Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong and Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara played out an epic women’s doubles quarterfinal at Tokyo 2020, with the Koreans prevailing 28-26 in the third game. They would go onto claim the bronze medal.
Both pairs return at Paris 2024 with Kim/Kong drawn in Group C, and two-time world champs Matsumoto/Nagahara in Group A.