On August 26, Beijing time, the Korean Table Tennis Association updated the big list to participate in the Asian Championships and the World Table Tennis Championships, and the previous absolute main force Jeong Young-sik was replaced by young players Zhao Chengmin and Huang Minhe respectively, and he will not be able to participate in the next two major competitions, marking the beginning of the replacement of the Korean men's table tennis team.
The Asian Championships will be held on September 28, while the World Table Tennis Championships will be held in November, the South Korean team previously announced the men's team's participation list, Jung Young-sik, Lee Sang-so, Jang Woo-jin 3 main players are all listed, but after comprehensive consideration, the South Korean team changed the Asian Championships and the World Table Tennis Championships quota.
Prior to this, the singles squad of the Korean men's team at the Asian Championships was: Lee Sang-so, Ahn Jae-hyun, Jung Young-sik, Jang Woo-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, and the singles lineup of the World Table Tennis Championships was: Lee Sang-so, Ahn Jae-hyun, Lim Jong-hoon, Jang Woo-jin, and Jung Young-sik. Today, the South Korean team has made adjustments, the Asian Championships, Cho Seung-min replaced Jung Young-sik, and the World Table Tennis Championships is Hwang Min-hyuk replacing Jeong Young-sik.
Jung Young-sik is the main force of the South Korean men's team, 29 years old this year, currently ranked 13th in the world, second only to Zhang Yuzhen, his highest ranking in the world has reached the 7th place, is a fierce general, Jung Young-sik's playing style is a little rough, but the style is very brave, once defeated many of the main players of national table tennis, with strong strength. However, in some World Series, Zheng Rongzhi's results are average.
For this adjustment, South Korean men's team head coach Kim Taek-so said that considering that Lee Sang-so and Jung Young-sik have not won medals in the Olympic Games twice before, the Asian Championships and the World Table Tennis Championships, the South Korean team will send young players to exercise and make a long-term layout, Ahn Jae-hyun, Lim Jong-hoon, Cho Seung-min and Hwang Min-hyuk are all young players, which shows the determination of The Korean men's table tennis to renew.