The first target of the second half of the year from the 21st to the 22nd, heralding fierce competition for the championship
Aug 13, 2024
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The qualification for participation in the race for this sports event will be limited to the top 12 average scorers from the 18th to the 32nd rounds. After the preliminary round at 14-15 races on the 21st, the team will stage a fiery battle for the trophy and the prize money of 10 million won in 15 races on the 22nd.
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Shim Sang-cheol (7th, A1), who is called the "Congjeong Emperor", boasts the strongest power to win all five of this competition. He first competed in 2010 and won the championship, and has won the championship for four consecutive years from 2015 to 2018, so he is considered a strong candidate for this tournament.
Kim Min-joon (13th, A1), who won 48 wins with his best performance last year and won his first career multiple wins, is also not easy. In particular, Kim Min-joon has won this competition and the year-end Grand Prix last year. Shim Sang-chul and Kim Min-joon are currently tied for the lead in multiple wins with 35 wins, so it is expected that the two players will compete fiercely in this competition.
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In the past, the runners-up in this competition took the opportunity once again. This time, he is determined to win the championship.
First of all, Park Won-kyu (14th, A1) participated in the competition as a six-course course last year, but he is so good that he won the runner-up prize. In addition, his skills have recently improved to the extent that his average score in the last six innings is 8.59 points, which is higher than Shim Sang-chul, who is called the "strongest in correction". It is expected that Park Won-kyu, who has a strong first-turn development, will be able to win this time.
Next is Kim Min-cheon (2nd, A1), who has advanced to the final of the tournament in 2007 and 2011 and finished second in the second course in 2011. He's been good enough lately to be called a `second heyday.' He won the title for the first time in 13 years in the previous big competition, the King of Kings Lee Sang-bae, and has participated in 12 games since July, winning all but one. With this momentum, he set his sights on winning this tournament as well and threw his hat into the ring.
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Among female athletes, the best player in recent years is by far Kim Ji-hyun, the 11th. Kim Ji-hyun is winning 18 games this year, and he is already writing a new personal record of most wins just over half of the time. Kim Ji-hyun, who won the runner-up prize in the Sports World Cup in April and the May Queen Special Correction in May, has recently shown good results even if she is assigned to the outside (No. 5-6), so it is expected that she will be able to perform well again this time.
Meanwhile, Han Sung-geun, who ranked third in the King of the Board Chairman's Cup at the end of June, is also not easy. Han Sung-geun is aiming to win his first grand prize race as a player with good game management ability through a stable start no matter what course he is assigned 1-6.
In addition, Cho Sung-in (12th, A1), who slowed down a bit in the first half of last year after showing his best skills, regained his skills and took the opportunity to participate. Jeong Min-soo (1st, A1) and Jang Young-tae (1st, A2), as well as Jeong Kyung-ho (7th, A2), Park Jin-seo (11th, A1), and Lee Ju-young (3rd, A1) were also on the list of participants in the qualifying round for the Korea Sports Festival.
Lee Seo-beom, an expert member of the prediction site Korea, expressed his expectation for this competition, saying, `As the best players have recently competed in the competition, fierce competition is expected from the preliminary round.' Meanwhile, the Korea Racing Authority will hold a free entrance event to Misari's headquarters during the special correction period on the 3rd to be held from the 13th to the 15th and the sports orientation period on the 21st to the 22nd.
wman@sportschosun.com
