Shin San-hee and Lee Deok-hee, tennis players from Sejong Special Self-Governing City, won the gold medal in the doubles category at the ‘2024 Korea Professional Tennis Masters’ held in Yanggu, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. This victory was a moment where the outstanding skills and teamwork of the two players shone through, and brought great pride to Sejong City and the Korean professional tennis world.
The journey of the fierce Masters Tournament
The ‘2024 Korea Professional Tennis Masters’ is a prestigious competition where the best professional tennis players in the country compete. This year, a total of 64 people, 32 men and 32 women, participated in a heated competition.
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[Korean Today] Unemployed Masters Tennis Top [Lee Deok-hee and Shin San-hee from the left] © Reporter Lee Yoon-joo |
Shin San-hee and Lee Deok-hee won a complete victory with a set score of 2 to 0 over Andong City Hall’s Chu Seok-hyeon (11th) and Lee Yeong-seok (32nd) in the doubles final. The two players’ quick footwork and precise strokes were evaluated to have overwhelmed their opponents.
Players who shine both individually and as a team
Shin San-hee is already a top-class player, ranked 3rd in the domestic singles rankings. This year alone, she has shown stable performance by winning 6 individual singles and doubles titles and 3 runner-up titles in domestic and international competitions. With this doubles win, she has proven her skills once again and is receiving great expectations from tennis fans.
Lee Deok-hee is also a rising star who is gaining attention. He has been building his career steadily by winning the first Korea Federation of Trade Unions team competition and placing second in international competitions three times. In this competition in particular, he has established himself as a strong player in doubles matches by working well with Shin San-hee.
Sejong Special Self-Governing City and Players’ Advancement
The gold medal in this competition is a great achievement that symbolizes the development of professional tennis in Sejong Special Self-Governing City, and is expected to have a positive effect on the development of sports in the region and the expansion of its base. This achievement also shows that the local sports support policy and improvement of the training environment have been of real help in improving the players’ performance.
After the competition, Shin San-hee said, “I’m really happy to win with Lee Deok-hee. I’d like to thank those who always cheer me on, and I’ll repay you with even better results in the future.” Lee Deok-hee also said, “This win is the result of our teamwork,” and expressed his ambition to “challenge on a bigger stage in the future.”
Key figures leading the future of Korean tennis
Shin San-hee and Lee Deok-hee are playing a major role in raising the status of Korean professional tennis with their outstanding performance. In particular, their performance is an inspiration to younger players and is contributing to spreading the appeal of tennis in Korea.
In the future, the two players are expected to be more active in domestic and international competitions and establish themselves as representative players of the Korean tennis world. Many people are interested in what kind of results their steady growth and challenges will produce.
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