London 2012: South Korea And China In The Olympic Final!

South Korea booked the last ticket to the olympic final as it stood victorious over Hong Kong that surprised in quarterfinals after beating Japan by 3:2. However, Ryu Seungmin and Co. weren't surprised and posted a 3:0 victory.

Ryu Seungmin got the first point for South Korea after beating Tang Peng in the opening match. Tang Peng won the first game by 11:7. However, Ryu reacted and got the next two games by 11:4 and 11:6. Tang Peng kept fighting and managed to level by 11:8. In the deciding game the player from Hong Kong managed to be 8:6 but Ryu leveled and sealed his victory by 11:9.

Then Joo Saehyuk swept with Jiang Tianyi by 11:3 in the first game. In the second game Tianyi got used to Joo's game but the Korean player won by 11:6 anyway. Tianyi improved his game in the third game but it was too late because Joo secured his victory by 11:8.

Oh Sang Eun and Ryu Seungmin faced Leung Chu Yan and Jiang Tianyi in the doubles match. Hong Kong's pairing won teh first game by 11:5 but Ryu and Oh leveled by 11:6. Then South Korea swept by 11:2 but Leung and Jiang had a great recovery and won the fourth game by 13:11. The Korean pair started leading by 5:1 but Hong Kong's players fought back and leveled at 9:9. Oh and Ryu didn't hesitate and secured his victory by 11:9.

The final match South Korea vs China will be on Wednesday at 3:30 PM (local time).

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