Shin Yubin
Shin Yubin (신유빈) is a South Korean table tennis player. She competed in the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in the mixed doubles event with Cho Dae-seong. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, 0–3.[1] She also participated in the 2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships in both the women's singles and the mixed doubles, winning against the much higher ranked Cheng I-ching in the round of 32, 3–2, but lost to Feng Tianwei in the round of 16, 0–3 in the women's singles. In the mixed doubles, she competed with Cho Dae-seong. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, 1–3.[2][3] Also in 2019, she won the mixed doubles with Cho Dae-seong in the 2019 Czech Open, becoming the youngest person to win a mixed doubles title in the ITTF World Tour at 15 years, 50 days. They won against Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the finals, 3–2.[4][5]
Shin Yubin | |
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Nationality | South Korea |
Born | May 7, 2004 (age 16) |
Playing style | Right-handed, Shakehand grip |
Highest ranking | 85 (January 2019) |
Current ranking | 94 (November 2020) |
Shin Yubin was named to the South Korean Olympic team on 4 February 2021.[6]
References
- "Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – Results". results.ittf.com.
- "2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships – Results". results.ittf.com.
- "Shin Yubin: video, ranking". tabletennis.guide.
- "2019 ITTF World Tour Czech Open – Results". results.ittf.com.
- "Shin Yubin shines among rising Korean generation". ittf.com.
- "17살 '탁구 신동' 신유빈 1위…최연소 올림픽 출전". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.