Shin Yu-bin

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In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Yu-bin
Nationality South Korea
Born (2004-07-05) July 5, 2004 (age 17)
Playing styleRight-handed, Shakehand grip
Highest ranking85 (January 2019)
Current ranking94 (November 2020)
Shin Yu-bin
Hangul
신유빈
Hanja
申裕斌
Revised RomanizationSin Yu-bin
McCune–ReischauerSin Yu-bin

Shin Yu-bin (Korean: 신유빈; born 5 July 2004[1]) is a South Korean table tennis player.

Career[]

2019[]

She competed in the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in the mixed doubles event with . They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, 0–3.[2] 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.[3][4] Also in 2019, she won the mixed doubles with Cho Dae-seong in the , 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.[5][6]

2021[]

Shin was named to the South Korean Olympic team on 4 February 2021.[7] She will be 17 at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021, making her the youngest ever Korean Olympic table tennis player, breaking a record previously held by Ryu Seungmin.[8]


In March 2021, Shin played in WTT Doha. She lost to eventual semi-finalist Miyuu Kihara in the round of 32 in the first WTT Contender event, but she beat Miyuu Kihara in their second match-up in the round of 64 of the WTT Star Contender. Shin then upset Margaryta Pesotska in the round of 32.[9] In a potential preview for the Tokyo Olympics, Shin upset Miu Hirano in the round of 16 in an aggressive and dominant win.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "신유빈".
  2. ^ "Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – Results". results.ittf.com.
  3. ^ "2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships – Results". results.ittf.com.
  4. ^ "Shin Yubin: video, ranking". tabletennis.guide.
  5. ^ "2019 ITTF World Tour Czech Open – Results". results.ittf.com.
  6. ^ "Shin Yubin shines among rising Korean generation". ittf.com. 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "17살 '탁구 신동' 신유빈 1위…최연소 올림픽 출전" [17-year-old 'Table Tennis Shindong' Shin Yu-bin 1st place… the youngest to participate in the Olympics]. KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ "16-Year Old Shin Yubin Becomes Youngest Ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis Player - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  9. ^ "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  10. ^ "A Deep Dive Into How Shin Yubin Upset Miu Hirano 3-1". edgesandnets.com. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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