He's much smaller than the opponent
but his table's a lot bigger..?!
His speed that can cover the doubled-table
and even beat the current national player!
NamGyu Yoo: The technique that he used..it's not easy for a kid to do
His innate sense..!
K-table tennis rising star!
Hyuk Kwon's here to smash your heart ;)
Two! Two tables!
What's this reformed table doing in here?
I'm practicing my speed
In this case, I have to move faster and
there's more space that I have to cover
This is how a whiz kid trains himself
How old are you?
I'm 13
Table Tennis Whiz Kid, Hyuk Kwon!
He was selected as the youngest national player
A 13-year-old boy player Following SeungMin Yoo, who was was also the youngest player 27 years ago
Coach: He got outstanding speed
so I think it's totally fine to compete with the older ones
Sure, then let's see!
with the ace high schooler!
neck and neck match
Hyuk's on fire!
A rally continued
and powerful smash!
Phew if it was 3d, I would have peed on my pants
Omg, I'm already so tired...
Hyuk's victory~!
Chulwoo Park: He got good techniques compared to his peers
and I think he knows how to attack well
Hyuk's main technique is like a sniper
It's the 'backflip'!
Hitting the ball with the back of the racket to rotate the direction of the ball
Because the backflip hits the side of the ball,
the direction goes from left to right.
It's like a breaking ball of baseball.
you can give a sudden change to the ball's direction.
So he's good at doing a sudden strike
Can you control the direction!?
I'll show you
Mission 1: Hit the toothpick
Huh? Did he hit it?
Yes, perfectly!
Mission 2: Put out the candle light!
Obviously
PERFECTION
No!!!
LOL It survived
He did put it out but
I fooled yall hahaha
Imma put you out forever.
His angry strike!
And
it was very powerful
-You did it! -Yes.
-I knew you could do it. -Yes.
Even after then,
Don't you think we should check if that ball is alive or not?
He can control the ball 100%
Precise aim
and look at his technique~!!!!
Try us!!!
Ready set go!
PERFECTION
+ His talent
Hyuk, you're a maestro of pingpong!
This is why I love doing pingpong.
He started playing pingpong when he was in grade 1
and has been conquering many contests for 6 years
He even won the international contest 2 years ago
His sincere wish is
I really hope that I can train with the national team players.
Now we know what he wishes for,
we invited a special guest for him.
GLAZING EYES
The legend of Korea's table tennis!
A former national team, NamGyu Yoo!
Finally the rising rookie and the legend have met!
I'm so nervous
Evaluating his ability through various tests
How's his talent?
What he does isn't easy for the elementary students.
He does know how to do backflip
But knowing how to control one's own wrist well
it's very tough for the young players.
Let's start the match!
Current national team member
Sangsoo Lee!
Don't go easy on him, just do your best.
Table tennis match with the national team player
GO!!
Whoa, what was that...!?
He's surprised at Hyuk's skill!
And soon makes a mistake
Shoot, I might lose
Hyuk lost a point, too
Continuous mistake
Is this a gap between an amateur and a professional?
2:2 TIE
ON FIRE
A powerful smash!
But...
He failed to control his power and made a mistake
Now the score is 3:2
THEN!
Sangsoo lost a point!
(Oh no...)
The legend hurriedly stops the match to protect his player LOL
You managed to hold to a draw :)
(Sangsoo, you gotta talk to me after)
If he continues to receive good training,
he'll become a very powerful player for sure.
I think I should train myself harder
It was so fun to play with him and also just be in here with them.
What kind of table tennis do you wanna play?
I wanna show ppl that being the first place isn't everything.
I wanna be free but wanna have good personality
I want to enjoy this.