South Korean women's table tennis player Shin Yubin missed out on reaching the women's singles semifinals in the WTT series for the first time this year due to a defeat in a battle between Korea and Japan. On the 11th, Beijing time, Shen Yubin lost 0-3 (9-11, 4-11, 6-11) to Japan's Miyu Kihara in a quarterfinals match of the 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha held at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar.

South Korean women's table tennis player Shin Yubin

After losing in the semifinals of mixed doubles, Shin Yubin was also eliminated in the semifinals in the singles competition, ending the journey of this tournament. With the end of the "golden partner" Tian Zhixi's career in South Korea, Shin Yubin, who was disbanded in the women's doubles group, did not sign up for the women's doubles of this tournament.

On the same day, Shin Yubin, ranked 9th in the world, welcomed Miyu Kihara, ranked 29th in the world. The two were evenly matched in the first game, but in the end, Shin Yubin lost 9-11. In the second game, Shin Yubin lost by a big score. Shin Yubin also handed over a score of 6-11 in the 3rd game, watching Miyu Kihara win a complete victory.

South Korea's Park Kang-hyun, who reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles, lost 1-3 (9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11) to Aruna (Nigeria) and failed to reach the semi-finals.