Lee Jun-suk reaches men's teqball final
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Lee Jun-suk reached the final of the men's singles in teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Saturday, securing at least a silver medal in the sport that made its debut at the continental multisport event. Lee was leading 12-10 and 3-2 against Zaid Eidan of Kuwait in the men's teqball semifinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center in…
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean Lee Jun-suk advanced to the men's singles final of teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, ensuring a silver medal at the new continental multisport event. In the semifinals against Zaid Eidan of Kuwait at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center, Lee led 12-10 and 3-2 before Eidan withdrew due to a thigh injury.
Lee will face Iraq's Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi in Sunday's final. Unbeaten since the group stage, Lee claimed all five matches in the preliminary round, including a comeback in the quarterfinals against Kyrgyzstan's Kudaiberdi Abdilazizovich Aidarbekov (12-2, 12-1). He evened the score in the second set despite a 4-0 deficit and held off Eidan's rally to secure the 12-10 win. Teqball, invented in Hungary, debuted at the Asian Games.
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