The Korea Professional Table Tennis League (KTTL) Korea League successfully completed its second regular season on the 22nd. In particular, the men’s Samsung Life Insurance and women’s Posco International (former POSCO Energy), who were the ‘defending champions’ of the regular season last season, are aiming for a second consecutive championship this season by driving the momentum of winning the regular league.
Samsung Life Insurance won the KTTL Korea League men’s regular league with 12 wins, 2 losses, and 41 points, easily beating the Armed Forces Sports Corps (34 points) and the Korea Exchange (9 wins, 5 losses, 33 points). This is thanks to Ahn Jae-hyeon 토토사이트(Korea Exchange)’s transfer being filled with Jo Seung-min’s entire military training unit. Cho Seung-min, who was active as the main member of the Armed Forces Sports Unit last year, recorded a total of 26 wins (5 losses) in singles and doubles in this tournament, his first season after being discharged, and took first place in both categories.
In addition to the Troika series of Lee Sang-soo, Cho Seung-min, and Cho Dae-seong, high school graduate rookie Lim Yu-no’s performance was also impressive. At the end of last year, Cho Dae-sung suffered from an injury before and after the national team selection match, and in the opening game of the league, he was caught in the arms of the Armed Forces Sports Unit and fiercely competed for first place until the middle of the season. In the process, Yuno Lim won 4 wins (2 losses) in singles and doubles, laying the foundation for a leap forward. Lee Chul-seung, coach of Samsung Life Insurance, said, “In fact, before the start of this season, I thought that it would be a more difficult season than last season due to the strength of the Armed Forces Sports Unit and Mirae Asset Securities. In fact, there was no game that was easily won,” he said. “When Cho Seung-min and Cho Dae-sung were physically exhausted due to overlapping national selection matches and international competitions, Lim Yu-no, Ho Jeong-moon, and Oh Seung-hwan played their part. I want to win the championship match and win the men’s and women’s divisions together, which I did not last year.”
Posco International also won 12 wins, 4 losses, and 42 points, including 8 consecutive wins at the end of the KTTL Korea League Women’s Regular League, defeating Samsung Life Insurance (10 wins, 6 losses, 37 points) and Mirae Asset Securities (7 wins, 9 losses, 31 points). Climbed to the top. Despite the transfer of former ace Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities), Yang Ha-eun (18-6) and Kim Na-young (12-11) remained healthy, and Yuhan-na, who did not enjoy much in last year’s singles, showed rapid growth. Yuhanna swept a total of 19 wins (7 losses) in singles and doubles this season, and played a big role in winning 7 wins in singles. Jeon Hye-gyeong, coach of POSCO International, said, “This year, we focused on the growth of promising players such as (Yoo) Siu and (Kim) Ye-rin.” I am grateful to the players who did their part,” he said, showing his will for a second consecutive victory.
Meanwhile, in the KTTL Korea League men’s championship match, the winner of the Armed Forces Sports Corps and Mirae Asset Securities will face Samsung Life Insurance on the 24th of next month. In the women’s championship match, the winner of Samsung Life Insurance and Mirae Asset Securities will face off against POSCO International on the 24th of next month.