Shin Yu-bin

Shin Yu-bin (Korean: 신유빈; born 5 July 2004) is a South Korean table tennis player.[4]

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Yu-bin
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2004-07-05) 5 July 2004
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do[1]
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking19 (8 November 2022)[2]
Current ranking30 (18 Aprl 2023)[3]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2021 DohaSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 DohaTeam
Shin Yu-bin
Hangul
신유빈
Hanja
申裕斌
Revised RomanizationSin Yu-bin
McCune–ReischauerSin Yu-bin

Career

2019

She competed in the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in the mixed doubles event with Cho Dae-seong. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, 0–3.[5] She also participated in the 2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships in both the women's singles and the mixed doubles, winning against the much higher ranked Cheng I-ching in the round of 32, 3–2, but lost to Feng Tianwei in the round of 16, 0–3 in the women's singles. In the mixed doubles, she competed with Cho Dae-seong. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, 1–3.[6][7] Also in 2019, she won the mixed doubles with Cho Dae-seong in the Czech Open, becoming the youngest person to win a mixed doubles title in the ITTF World Tour at 15 years, 50 days. They won against Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the finals, 3–2.[8][9]

2021

Shin was named to the South Korean Olympic team on 4 February 2021.[10] She will be 17 at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021, making her the youngest ever Korean Olympic table tennis player, breaking a record previously held by Ryu Seung-min.[11]

In March 2021, Shin played in WTT Doha. She lost to eventual semi-finalist Miyuu Kihara in the round of 32 in the first WTT Contender event, but she beat Miyuu Kihara in their second match-up in the round of 64 of the WTT Star Contender. Shin then upset Margaryta Pesotska in the round of 32.[12] In a potential preview for the Tokyo Olympics, Shin upset Miu Hirano in the round of 16 in an aggressive and dominant win.[13]

Singles titles
Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2022 WTT Contender Nova Gorica Monaco Xiaoxin Yang 4–3 [14]

References
  1. "SHIN Yubin". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. "ITTF World Table Tennis World Ranking Women's Singles 2022 Week #45". ittf.com. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. "SHIN YU BIN". kttl.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. "Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – Results". results.ittf.com.
  6. "2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships – Results". results.ittf.com.
  7. "Shin Yubin: video, ranking". tabletennis.guide.
  8. "2019 ITTF World Tour Czech Open – Results". results.ittf.com.
  9. "Shin Yubin shines among rising Korean generation". ittf.com. 31 August 2019.
  10. "17살 '탁구 신동' 신유빈 1위…최연소 올림픽 출전" [17-year-old 'Table Tennis Shindong' Shin Yu-bin 1st place… the youngest to participate in the Olympics]. KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. "16-Year Old Shin Yubin Becomes Youngest Ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis Player - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. "A Deep Dive Into How Shin Yubin Upset Miu Hirano 3-1". edgesandnets.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. "WTT Contender Nova Gorica 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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