South Korea Wins Silver in Women's Sepaktakraw Team Regu for 3rd Straight Asian Games

The South Korean women's sepaktakraw team regu national team has won the silver medal at the Asian Games for the third consecutive time.

The national team lost 2-0 in regu points to Thailand in the final of the women's sepaktakraw team regu at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, on the 25th.

Having won silver in this event at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou Games, South Korea stood on the second step of the podium for the third straight time.

World powerhouse Thailand secured its fifth consecutive title since the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

Team regu is a team event where each side fields three regus (trios) to compete and determine the winner. Four teams participated in this tournament: South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan.

South Korea finished second in the preliminary round with two wins and one loss, and advanced to the final by defeating third-place Indonesia 2-0 in the semifinals.

Having lost 3-0 to Thailand in their third preliminary match of the tournament, South Korea was unable to overcome the difference in power in the final either.

In the first regu, South Korea fielded striker Han Ye-ji (Busan Environmental Corporation), feeder Lee Min-ju (Busan Environmental Corporation)—similar to a setter in volleyball—and tekong Choi Ji-na (Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Office), who primarily serves, losing the match 2 sets to 0.

The first set was a tightly contested battle.

Trailing 10-7, they successfully scored three consecutive points to tie the game, and after tying at 11-11, took the lead when the opponent's attack hit the net.

However, at 13-12, Han Ye-ji's attack hit the net, conceding a point, and they subsequently failed to block the opponent's attacks and serves, ultimately giving up the first set.

The second set was a one-sided affair.

They quickly lost momentum as the deficit widened to 4-0 early in the set, and Lee Min-ju briefly lost consciousness after taking a ball to the back of the neck while blocking at 5-2.

The second regu—featuring striker Kim Se-young (Chungnam Sports Council), feeder Bae Han-ul (Incheon City Sports Council), and tekong Wi Ji-sun (Incheon City Sports Council)—also lost 2 sets to 0.

South Korea maintained a close one-point game early in the second set, but after falling behind 5-4, they gave up consecutive points, widening the gap, and subsequently lost momentum for a comeback due to a string of unforced errors, giving up three straight points.
 
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