'Bbyaki' Shin Yu-bin did it... After a close match, she advanced to the women's singles semifinals.

It was really a close call. I ended up crying after it was over.ㅜ

Our Bibi-yaki Shin Yu-bin player did very well~

It was a thrilling match where both the winning and losing players showed tears. Women's table tennis ace Shin Yu-bin (20, Korean Air) advanced to the singles semifinals.

Shin Yu-bin, ranked 6th in the world, defeated 13th-ranked Miu Hirano of Japan 4-3 (11-4, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympic table tennis singles held at South Paris Arena 4 on the 1st (Korean time). Shin Yu-bin, who lost to Hirano in the team final at last year's Hangzhou Asian Games, has repaid her debt.

Shin Yu-bin easily won the first game. She calmly received the opponent's attacks and launched counterattacks. In the early part of the second game, she struggled against the opponent's powerful banana flick. However, Shin Yu-bin, who persistently targeted the opponent's course with her backhand, repeatedly won and succeeded in a comeback. At 10-7, she countered a deep opponent's forehand attack and closed out the game.

In the third game, Hirano was also trailing 1-4, and she called a timeout. However, it was useless. Shin Yu-bin continued to dominate her opponent. When the game score reached 0-3, Hirano changed her mood by changing her uniform. She completely changed her play style, starting with her serve strategy. Playing more aggressively, she won all four to six games, tying the game score at 3-3.

Leading comfortably ahead, she was pushed into a crisis, but 'Strong Heart' Shin Yu-bin did not collapse. In the final 7 games, the two players engaged in a close match with scores of 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11. At 11-11, Hirano's desperate backhand attempt hit the net and went out, and Shin Yu-bin, riding the momentum, finished the match with an additional point. Shin Yu-bin raised both arms and cheered loudly. Both Shin Yu-bin and Hirano shed tears after the match. Shin Yu-bin said, "It was tears of relief."