"The naturalized ace retired." Jeon Ji-hee said, "If you hadn't come to Korea, there would be no player named Jeon Ji-hee."

"The naturalized ace retired." Jeon Ji-hee said, "If you hadn't come to Korea, there would be no player named Jeon Ji-hee."

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Jeon Ji-hee, who had the best performance among Korean table tennis naturalized players, retired at the Korea Table Tennis Association (KTA) Awards 2025 held at the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul Grand Ballroom in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 14th.

Jeon Ji-hee, who met with reporters before the retirement ceremony, said, "It's been a long time since I thought about retiring, and I thought I should quit after the Paris Olympics. I was so happy while playing table tennis because I achieved crazy results with (Shin) Yu-bin starting in 2023. I want to say that I didn't give up and worked hard and did well."

Jeon Ji-hee, who was naturalized to Korea from China in 2011, has played for the national team since 2014 and has been the best player naturalized for table tennis.
He won one Olympic bronze medal, one World Championship silver and one bronze, one Asian Games gold and five bronze medals, one Asian Championship gold, three silver and one bronze. 메이저사이트

In particular, he won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics last year and won a silver medal in the women's doubles table tennis at the World Championships.

Jeon Ji-hee, who returned the national flag she had played for 10 years, said, "If I didn't come to Korea, there would be no table tennis player named Jeon Ji-hee. I have nothing to be desired, but I remember that I couldn't leave my name on the trophy as a player because I was so close to Yubin."

Next to Jeon Ji-hee, who had enjoyed stellar playing days, was Shin Yoo-bin (copyright), a "fantastic duo." The bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, the silver medal at the World Championships, and the gold medal at the Asian Games are all achievements made by working with Shin.

At the retirement ceremony, Shin Yu-bin also delivered a plaque of appreciation to Jeon Ji-hee.

Looking at Shin sitting next to her, Jeon Ji-hee said, "I am proud that she has become a star. It is good to receive a lot of attention at an early age, but it seems that she is hiding her feelings from some point. I have to overcome the stress of being under pressure at a big competition, but sometimes it hurts me to see her. When I get attention, I get more stress," and added, "There are times when she is good and sometimes she is not good at table tennis. I hope she will continue to play well without getting sick."