CCTV-5 and Yangshipin are providing free live coverage of the China versus South Korea match at the Table Tennis Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup.
This match uses a format of five sets, each set best of three games, with a total of 15 games and the winner being the first to reach 8 victories. The detailed matchup is shown below.
In the first set, Lin Shidong and Kuai Man face Park Kang-hyun and Kim Na-young.
The second set features Wang Manyu against Lee Eun-hye.
The third set is Wang Chuqin versus Ahn Jae-hyun.
The fourth set pits Wang Yidi and Kuai Man against Kim Na-young and Choi Hyo-joo.
The fifth set will be Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun against Wu Juncheng and Park Kang-hyun.
Currently, the match is in the first game of the first set, with Lin Shidong and Kuai Man tied 0-0 against Park Kang-hyun and Kim Na-young.
Judging from the lineup details, it seems South Korea has essentially forfeited the match; their main player Shin Yu-bin is not participating. The players on the court, Park Kang-hyun and Choi Hyo-joo, are unfamiliar to me—I wonder if anyone else has heard of them. Of course, our Sun Yingsha is also not playing. If all goes as expected, we should quickly defeat South Korea by 8-1 or 8-2, likely in under 90 minutes. What do you all think?