Oh Jun-sung secured the runner-up position at the 2026 World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions in Yokohama.
According to Yonhap News and other sources, Oh faced Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto (ranked 5th) in the men's singles final on August 9, losing with a score of 1-4 (11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 8-11, 7-11).
Earlier, Oh defeated world number 11 Dang Qiu (Germany) 4-3 in the quarterfinals. He then triumphed over Hiroto Shinozuka (ranked 24th, Japan) 4-1 in the semifinals, marking his first appearance in a Champions final.
The Champions event is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the WTT series, ranking just below the Grand Smash and Finals, and is held exclusively for men's and women's singles.
Harimoto's victory over Oh marked his second consecutive title at the tournament. Meanwhile, Korea's highest-ranked male player, Jang Woo-jin (ranked 5th, Se-A), was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing 3-4 to Sora Matsushima (ranked 3rd, Japan).
In the women's singles, Shin Yu-bin (ranked 10th, Korean Air) was the only Korean player to reach the quarterfinals.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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