South Korea secures the U-19 mixed doubles gold and silver at the 2025 Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships, finishing with at least 2 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes

South Korea’s U-19 table tennis hopefuls swept the mixed doubles gold and silver at the 29th Asian Junior Championships. On June 30 local time, the pair Choi Ji-wook (Daekwang High School) and Yoo Yi-rin (Pohang International) defeated the North Korean duo Jeon Ju-pyung and Jo Hong-rin 3-1 (11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7) in the U-19 mixed doubles semifinals held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

South Korean mixed doubles team Choi Ji-wook and Yoo Yi-rin

The South Korean duo Kim Ga-won (Korea Exchange) and Park Ga-hyun (Korean Air) also battled fiercely against the Indian pair Bata Charji Ankur and Kotte Chataneshachow, eventually winning 3-2 (11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-3) to reach the final. Thus, the U-19 mixed doubles event was the first to crown champions at this tournament, with two South Korean pairs meeting in the final to compete for the medals. This all-Korean mixed doubles final will begin on July 1.

South Korean mixed doubles pair Kim Ga-won and Park Ga-hyun

The event, which started on June 26, features male and female youth players competing in different age categories U-19 and U-15. In the team events concluded on June 28, South Korea earned one gold (girls U-15), one silver (boys U-19), and two bronze medals (girls U-19, boys U-15).