Second match against Greenland on December 2nd

Korean women's handball, aiming to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in 14 years, lost to Austria in its first match at the World Championships.

Korea lost 29-30, by one goal, in the first match of Group C of the 26th World Women's Handball Championship against Austria held in Stavanger, Norway on the 30th (Korean time).

They chased until the end with Woo Bit-na (Seoul City Hall) and ace Ryu Eun-hee (Hungary Doctrine) at the forefront, but were unable to overcome the hurdle. Woo Bit-na contributed with 11 goals and 4 assists, and Ryu Eun-hee contributed with 6 goals and 9 assists.

Korea, which finished the first half trailing 12-16, fought back fiercely in the second half and succeeded in turning the score around 21-20 in the 11th minute of the second half.

A tight match continued until the end. Korea tied the score at 29-29 with Woo Bitna scoring with 10 seconds left, but gave up a 7m throw to Austria and bowed out.

A total of 32 countries participated in this competition. The teams will be divided into eight groups of four countries and play in the group stage, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the final round.

Korea was placed in Group C with Austria, Greenland, and Norway. The second match will be played against Greenland on the 2nd of next month.

Korea has won the tournament once in Austria in 1995.

Subsequently, they consistently reached the quarterfinals or higher by placing 5th in 1997, 3rd in 2003, 8th in 2005, and 6th in 2007 and 2009, but have never reached the quarterfinals since.

They are aiming for the quarterfinals for the first time in 14 years since 2009. In the previous 2021 competition, it ranked 14th.


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