What a humiliation: South Korea suffer shocking loss to world No. 52 Thailand
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- South Korea’s men’s volleyball team lost 3-2 to Thailand in the second Group C match in Kitakyushu, Japan.
- Ranked 25th in the world, South Korea fell to 52nd-ranked Thailand after leading 10-8 in the fifth set.
It was a shocking defeat for South Korea. The world No. 25 men’s volleyball team lost to Thailand, ranked 52nd, in a full-set battle in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
South Korea lost 3-2 in the second Group C match at the Kitakyushu General Gymnasium on the 7th. The team had taken a positive first step by beating Taiwan 3-1 in its opening match on the 4th.
But against Thailand, South Korea surrendered the decisive fifth set after taking an 8-10 lead, turning what had seemed within reach into a damaging defeat.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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