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Jang Woo-jin

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Jang Woo-jin
Personal information
Born (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)
Sokcho, South Korea[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand attacking[2]
Highest ranking8 (4 July 2023)[3]
Current ranking13 (12 August 2024)
ClubKorea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (KTTL)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Houston Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Durban Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Halmstad Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chengdu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Busan Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chengdu Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuxi Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yogyakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Pattaya Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana Team

Jang Woo-jin (born 10 September 1995) is a South Korean table tennis player.[2]

Career

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Junior

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Jang started playing international matches from the South Korean cadet boys' team in 2009 – Bahrain Junior Open held in Manama, Bahrain.[4] He won boys' singles title at the 2013 World Junior Table Tennis Championships.

2018

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He won the gold medal in 2018 Korea Open held at Daejeon, South Korea without even having been a seeded player at the start of the tournament.[5] He became the first-ever ITTF World Tour triple crown winner in this event as well by also winning gold medals in men's doubles and mixed doubles.[5]

2020

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In 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup, he was seeded at 12 and managed to reach up to semi-finals.[6] Within a week from this world cup, in 2020 ITTF Finals, he was seeded at 14 and managed to reach semi-finals again.[7]

2021

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Jang Woojin represented South Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after qualifying by virtue of being the highest ranked Korean player.[8] In March, Jang played in the WTT Star Contender event at WTT Doha, but he suffered a disappointing round of 32 exit to Ruwen Filus.[9]

Jang lost 4–3 to Hugo Calderano in the round of 16 in the men's singles event in the Tokyo Olympics.[10]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2016 ITTF World Tour, Belarus Open Russia Grigory Vlasov 4–3 [11]
2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Korea Open China Liang Jingkun 4–0 [12]
2022 WTT Feeder Otocec China Xiang Peng 4–3 [13]
WTT Contender Muscat China Liang Yanning 4–3 [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "JANG WO JIN". KTTL (in Korean). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "JANG WOO Jin | Victas Advisory Staff". Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Player matches". Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Another fairy tale on the horizon for Jang Woojin?". 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Dishang 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup: Final Day". 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals: Day Three". ittf.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Korean Olympic Trials Day 4: Lee Sangsu Qualifies for 2021 Tokyo Olympics – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Hugo Calderano Defeats Jang Woojin 4–3 – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Players matches". ittf.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Review Final Day: Jang Woojin makes World Tour history in Daejeon as tournament closes in style". ittf.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ^ "WTT Feeder Otocec 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ^ "WTT Contender Muscat 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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