South Korean women's table tennis ace Shin Yubin ended the final match of the group stage with victory at the 34th Asian Cup and advanced to the women's singles round of 16.

South Korean women's table tennis ace Shin Yubin

World No. 10 Shin Yubin defeated Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu (No. 56) 3-0 (14-12, 11-5, 11-4) in the third match of Group 6 of the women's singles qualifiers held in Shenzhen, China on the 21st. Shin Yubin, who was defeated 1-3 by Japan's Miwa Haramoto (world No. 6) the day before, finished second in the group with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss and entered the round of 16.

At the Asian Cup, co-hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Federation (ATTU), 32 men and women in singles are divided into eight groups in the group stage, and the top two teams in each group advance to the round of 16, and then the champion is determined through a knockout round.

South Korean men's signature player Jang Woo-jin

When Shen Yubin took the lead against Zhu Chengzhu, he took the lead 14-12, and after taking the lead, he calmly won the second and third games to lock the place in the round of 16.

South Korea's signature player Jang Woo-jin (world No. 12) also defeated Zhou Zheyu (Singapore) 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-1) in the third match of Group 6 of the qualifiers to reach the round of 16 with a record of 2-1 and second place in the group.

Following the first game, Zhang Yuzhen won the second game of the duel after 10 draws, and the third game was easily won 11-1. The other two South Korean men, Ahn Jae-hyun and Cho Dae-sung, passed the qualifying mark with three wins and two wins and one loss, respectively, while Oh Jun-sung was eliminated with a third-place finish (1 win and 2 losses) in the group stage.

In the women's group, Seo Hyo-won, Lee Eun-hye, and Kim Na-young all ranked second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, and successfully advanced to the top 16 of women's singles.