What race was thrilling enough to blow off the heat?

Jul 30, 2024

It is a time when many people, including players who play in the scorching heat with the continuous rainy season, are exhausted. It is the most difficult time of the year, and it is also the races where unexpected events took place that can turn this atmosphere around at once.

Regardless of whether these races are hit or not, customers can feel fresh joy just by the fact that an unexpected event has occurred. So who are the races and their main characters that surprised everyone this year?

Correction What race was thrilling enough to blow off the heat?
Yoon Dong-oh (7th)-Kim Ki-ki. (2nd) Photo courtesy =Sound Public Relations Team



With the strong performance of the in-course, and the solid performance of top players, there are not many cases where unusual events occur in first and second places. However, in the 13th race on May 1 (Wednesday) in the 18th round of the last Gyeongjeong, the best unexpected event of the year occurred.



No. 1 Seo Hwa-mo (1st, A1), who was the No. 1 popular player at the time, was greatly pushed back despite a good start, and No. 6 Yoon Dong-oh (7th, A2), who penetrated the gap by showing a surprise winding and stabbing from the outside, won a surprise victory. In addition, No. 2 Kim Ki-ki (2nd, A2), who was considered weak, also held out Seo Hwa-mo's pursuit by a short distance to win the runner-up prize. Yang Seung-sik recorded 539.9 times as a joint venture between Yoon Dong-oh, who was assigned No. 6, and No. 2 Kim Ki-il, who was evaluated as a weak player.

In the online start-up method, where an unusual event rarely occurs, there were cases where an unusual event occurred, and it was 17 races on April 18 in the 16th round of correction. Players No. 1 to 3, who started the fastest, were all pushed back in the turnmark competition, and No. 5 Kim Hyun-deok, No. 6 Seo Hwa-mo, and No. 4 Won Yong-kwan, who started very late, penetrated the gap one after another and finished first to third. As out-course players, not in-course players, entered the prize, the three-time winner Seung-sik recorded 194.5 times.



On March 27, the 13th edition of the Gyeongjeong, Gyeongju was also a race where a big surprise occurred. While the wind of No. 2 Kim Eung-sun (11th, B2), the top-ranked powerhouse, was greatly pushed outwards and struggled, No. 5 Han-woon (2nd, B1) took control of the extension moderately, and then clearly turned the tables on the second turn and won the championship. Kang Young-gil (12th, B1), who actively pushed Kim Eung-sun, won the runner-up prize, and Han Jong-seok (8th, B2) took the third place, which was a big surprise as Kim Eung-sun, the leading candidate, failed to enter the prize. As a result, the double-watched diet recorded 2472.9 times.

Correction What race was thrilling enough to blow off the heat?
Ahn Ji-min (6th)-Kim Bo-kyung (16th). Photo courtesy = Health Promotion Team
The same is true of the 13th race on March 20, the 12th race of the Gyeongjeong. Most expected No. 2 Park Won-kyu (14th, A1) and No. 3 Kim Min-joon (13th, A1) to lead the race. However, No. 4 Ahn Ji-min (6th, A1) won the championship by pressing Park Won-kyu and Kim Min-joon, while Kim Bo-kyung (16th, B2), who was assigned a weak and unfavorable number 6, penetrated the gap and ranked second, and No. 1 Yang Won-joon (6th, B2) ranked third. With the collaboration of the three, the triple-winner Seungsik recorded 2767.3 times.



Experts say that the outside players in No. 5 and No. 6 have a narrow range of tactical choices. In particular, it is quite difficult to move on to a whirlwind unless the athletes are assigned a top-notch motor because the athletes' starting ability has improved overall. Therefore, most of them have no choice but to aim for a gap through the method of stabbing or whirlwind. "However, there are times when the head-to-head confrontation takes place with a fall-out and a whirlwind at the turn 1 mark, so if the race is expected to develop like this, the 5th and 6th players may be able to win the prize." he analyzed.



wman@sportschosun.com