Table Tennis: Jang Woojin and Park Gyu-hyeon Suffer Loss to North Korea, Miss Men's Doubles Round of 16 [Nagoya AG]

[Financial News] The Jang Woojin (SeAH)-Park Gyu-hyeon (Mirae Asset Securities) pair lost in the inter-Korean men's doubles event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, failing to advance to the round of 16.
The Jang Woojin-Park Gyu-hyeon pair lost 0–3 in games (9–11, 6–11, 9–11) to a North Korean pair in the men's doubles round of 32 held on the 25th at Toyota City General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The first game remained tightly contested until 9–9, but they conceded two consecutive points at the end and surrendered the momentum.
After also dropping the second game 6–11, the Jang Woojin-Park Gyu-hyeon pair looked to fight back in the third. However, they lost 9–11 after a close battle, bringing the match to an end.
The Lim Jong-hoon-Oh Junsung pair, both representing Korea Exchange (KRX), also competed and advanced to the round of 16. They defeated a Thai pair 3–0 (11–2, 11–5, 11–4) in just 14 minutes.

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