S. Korean pair takes mixed doubles bronze in table tennis

Nagoya, Japan - Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin secured their second consecutive Asian Games bronze medal in the mixed doubles table tennis event, facing their Chinese rivals in the semifinals. The duo, currently ranked world No. 1 in mixed doubles, lost to Lin Shidong and Kuai Man of China with a score of 4-2 (9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3) at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota, located approximately 25 kilometers east of Nagoya.

Since table tennis lacks a bronze medal match, all semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals. This marked the third bronze medal for South Korea at this year's Asian Games, following their victories in the men's and women's team events.

Lim and Shin's sole triumph came in December 2025, when they defeated the Chinese team, then ranked world No. 1, in the semifinals of the World Table Tennis Hong Kong Finals. They subsequently triumphed over another Chinese duo, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, in the final of that competition. Despite harboring hopes of clinching the final against Wang, Lim and Shin fell short in their quest for the gold medal.