South Korea's table tennis men's signature player Jang Woo-jin was blocked by China in the WTT series "Singapore Grand Slam 2025" and failed to reach the semi-finals. So far, no Korean player has reached the semi-finals of the tournament and has been wiped out.
South Korean table tennis men's signature player Jang Woo-jin
On the 7th, Zhang Yuzhen defeated China's Liang Jingkun 0-4 (7-11, 8-11, 7-11, 4-11) in the men's singles quarterfinals held in Singapore.
At this point, Zhang Yuzhen failed to get a ticket to the semifinals and ended the game. In this tournament, in the men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, no Korean player has crossed the threshold of the quarterfinals.
Zhang Yuzhen lost to Liang Jingkun 7-11 in the first game, and he failed to take the lead in the second game after an unstable start, handing over 8-11. In the third game, Zhang Yuzhen, who was once 4-6 and 6-9 behind, and failed to turn the tide of the game, finally lost another game 7-11. In the 4th game, where there was no way out, Zhang Yuzhen also lost 4-11. As a result, Zhang Yuzhen failed to win a game and was eliminated from the quarterfinals.
Previously in the Mixed Doubles, South Korea's Cho Dae-sung/Shin Yu-bin were unqualified in the quarter-finals, while Men's Doubles Lim Jong-hoon/Ahn Jae-hyun were also defeated in the round of 16.
Men's Singles Ahn Jae-hyun and Women's Singles Shin Yu-bin were unqualified in the round of 16, while Women's Doubles pair Shin Yu-bin/Lee Eun-hye suffered a first-round tour.