Jang Woo-jin was completely defeated 0-4 by "Brazil's top ranker" Hugo Calderano (29, world No. 6) in the quarterfinals of the men's table tennis singles at the Paris Olympics held at Arena 6 in South Paris on the 1st (Korea time).
Jang Woo-jin easily beat Japanese ace Dogami �Suke (11-7, 18-16, 12-10, 11-9) in the quarterfinals. They faced Calderano, who is underdog with 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 win and 3 losses in the last four games since 2021. Above all, China's Wang Chuqin, who was the top seed of Jang Woo-jin's match, lost to Trules Muregod (Sweden, 26th in the world) in the round of 32. In the midst of confusion that reporters gathered immediately after the mixed doubles gold medal, a photographer stepped on Wang Chuqin's racket and played as a preliminary racket, causing a sudden drop in the speed of light. The prevailing view was that the elimination of Wang Chuqin, a strong gold medal candidate, would be an opportunity for top rankers in non-weight countries.
In the first game, Jang was trailing 1-5 and 2-7, struggling with Calderano's powerful backspin. He lost the game 4-11. Jang seemed to revive his powerful foredrive in the second game, but due to errors, he trailed 3-6. However, he did not give up and caught up. His foredrive raged to balance 7-7, but he lost the game 7-11, losing four points. He lost the third game 5-11, trailing only Calderano, who had lost three consecutive games. He lost the last four games 6-11, recording a total loss of 0-4 in the game score. He regrettably lost the opportunity to win the men's singles medal in 20 years after Korea's long-cherished dream at table tennis and the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in Yoo Seung Min. Now he starts again in the last group competition.
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