Sun Yingsha vs Shin Yubin _ SF-WT _ 2025 Asian Team Championships

Here we go. Semi-finals are underway. Put yourself in Shin Yubin's shoes. What are you thinking? What are you approaching? I would say, think like Ganjam. Maybe in terms of rank and all, there's a difference. But it's all about what is the kind of temperament. Yes, on her own right, she has been a champion herself over 6 years since she walked into the Republic of Korea national team. And here she is, when you really hit your peak. Yes, absolutely. And you require that early years. I would say, between 4 to 10, Heaton, world number one, the skater, Ma Long, at the age of 14, can actually turn up. And Yubin can go higher. To say that tables can turn, well, that takes an even deeper meaning. Here, in this sport, table tennis, how they have become so popular around the world thanks to their television series, music, etc. But we've seen Korean players do well across different sports. Their hockey team also has been good. It's really great. Match going way back in 2018. Easily done, by the looks of things. And that's what the scoreboard will also indicate. It's 11-4 in the first game. And the world number one. Sometimes it's also about coming back and focusing on the next one. What a shot! Thousands and thousands of multi-ball that Chinese players go through. Serve is on to the forehand. Bit slide out there. Yes, you spoke about the Chinese system. It's slide in the first game. Yes, it's all about understanding the serve a little bit. And to see if you can get on to the serve. There's a chance that you can actually do wonders. Men's team, of course. It was so good yesterday. What a shot! You should appreciate such strokes that you can move on to the next one. The system is so entrenched and it just identifies all those promising players from a young age and this time. There are millions playing. And out of those millions, if some of them... What a hit! Players in those countries. That's how much talent you'll find in that one country alone. Yes, as far as China is concerned, they are only concerned about only one thing. Producing Indians playing and it's such an inspiration for the other members. Identify those players and when there's a goal that's big and everything is channelized towards it, now that's... Because Chinese are very, very consistent. Tanien Shah is so consistent. You see? First four to five balls. ...to their muscle memory. The other person has to really, really be focused and determined to get the point. And with this, now ripping... Marav Khattar has got the second game leading by two points in the third game. 5-3. Look at the intensity! ...going to go up 2-0 in this first match. Beautiful placement there by Yubin. And with that error, Tanien Shah. ...Deng Meng, even in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The goal, along with Wang Chuqin, of course, in the mixed doubles last year. In fact, you have won the bronze in that contest, but you lose the gold to get the silver. Oh, beautiful placement. Warm-up, actually, and I think we're just getting into her stride right now. That was a very good... And this is the kind of game she would expect her to play. Beautifully! Wow! It's 5-1 now, so finally Sun has broken that streak that Xin was on. Impressive from Xin. Very, very good there! And here, good news for Indian fans, Mahanav Khattar has won 3-0. Seven points lead here. For Sun. But this has been a game to remember. Oh, that's a... 8-3. Xin, that you can go and attack on her backhand. They had quite an animated chat earlier. Oh, and what placement! Ready for that power shot. For the placement on the forehand. Okay, now she is a blocker. With that, fantastic rally. It is now 11-4. ...squared there, where they keep only the best performers. Xin had started with a 5-point lead, alright. A bit of a... If you were a supporter, then you would have had a look at this. So the last two times that these two faced... Come back to that, and what a... Sun, 1-3-1. So it was the first time actually that fans will say, make it 3. It was 1-2, now make it 3 here. Yes, she can... You know, it can be as elementary as that. What a placement, yet again... She is constantly pushing her to a backhand in deep forehand. Sun Yingsha, really gets a much more tighter hold on to that rally. Missing out. And if you make a mistake, it can also haunt you sometimes. Reaction from the other tables, and let me also give you a bit of an update. After that timeout, Sun Yingsha to serve. Heavy pass this game is. Well, if you want to get a sense of how fast this game is, then whoever is in the middle is your incumbent. And a little bit ahead is Shin at 75. Radhar to Sun Yingsha. And with that error, Sun Yingsha has comfortably maintained 8-0 lead now over...