South Korean team’s doubles pair played brilliantly in the finals of the German Open Grand Prix Gold 2013. First Kim Ha Na/ Jung Kyung Eun fought back to overcome China’s Ma Jin/ Tang Jin Hua in the women’s doubles. Shortly after, in the mixed doubles, Shin Baek Choel/ Jang Yi Na took the second title for the South Korean team, showing great tenacity and will to win to beat Denmark’s highly rated Kristiansen/ Houmann 21-19, 19-21,24-22.
In the women’s doubles, Kim Ha Na/ Jung Kyung Eun, who are seeking to replace Kim Min Jung/ Ha Jung Eun as the number one women’s doubles pair in South Korea, were up against the new pairing of Ma Jin/ Tang Jin Hua of China. Before the match not many commentators or fans thought the Kim/ Jung would win.
In the first game Kim Ha Na/ Jung Kyung Eun had no answer to Ma’s nimble distribution and Tang’s attacks from the back of court, going down 11-21. After changing ends, Kim was reminded by her coach to be more aggressive in front of the net to win back control of play and she did just that. In the second and third games the Chinese attacking play was neutralized and Kim/ Jung took them 21-14 and 21-13 to take the match two games to one. This was their second international tournament win after taking the title at the Indian Open Super Series four years ago.
In the mixed doubles, the new pairing of Shin Baek Choel/ Jang Yi Na made it to the final on their first outing together. It can be said that their playing style is very strange......Full Article
