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2010 titlists Korea can never be counted out given their wealth of experience in this event and their higher-ranked players in doubles. Besides winning the gold six years back, they also reached the final another six times to finish as the runners-up.
Currently, Ji Hyun Sung is the only Korean name in the women’s singles top 10 rankings at 7th. Bae Yeon Ju has slipped down the order and is 14th now but can come up with some scintillating play on her day.
But it is the doubles section where the Koreans can be a tough nut to crack. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin are the sixth-ranked team and the reigning champions of the Denmark Open and the Syed Modi International. Korea also has another duo in the elite list – the eighth-ranked Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee and they can surely be a headache for the other contenders.
