Park Won-gyu finally worked! First Grand Prize winner in his life
Aug 27, 2024
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The competition began on the 21st with 12 top performers from the 18th to the 32nd qualifying round (14-15 races). Attention was focused on whether the first-time veteran players, including Gil Hyun-tae, Jang Young-tae and Jung Min-soo, who appeared in the Daesang Gyeongju preliminary match for the first time in a long time, will be able to advance to the final. In addition, it was also notable that motors evaluated as the strongest motors such as No. 19, No. 19, and No. 40 were allocated.
It was also a competition where the top-ranked players participated recently, so it was difficult to determine the superiority and inferiority from the qualifying round, and a series of unexpected events occurred. In the first race of the preliminary round, most expected that the competition between Shim Sang-chul and Cho Sung-in, who were assigned No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, would unfold. However, an unexpected incident occurred as No. 6 Gil Hyun-tae's counterattack, who was assigned a powerful No. 10 motor boasting an average of 7.32 points, worked. In the second preliminary match that followed, Park Won-kyu won the first place as expected, but Jang Young-tae, who was ranked fourth in the popularity rankings, won the prize.
Park Won-kyu, Gil Hyun-tae, Shim Sang-chul, Jang Young-tae, Kim Min-cheon and Jung Min-soo were listed on the final list on the 22nd. The main elements of the final were Park Won-kyu's chances of winning the championship, Gil Hyun-tae, Jang Young-tae, and Jung Min-soo, who were assigned the best motors with an average starting point of 7-8 points, and Shim Sang-chul's strong position.
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However, a close race was held for the last third place. Jang Young-tae and Jung Min-soo, who were assigned top-class motors against Shim Sang-chul, who threw a game-winning move with a stick, went on an unstoppable chase. Jang Young-tae threatened in the two-week one-turn mark, and Jung Min-soo attempted to turn the tables in the last two weeks and two-turn mark. However, Shim Sang-chul crossed the finish line in third place as he failed to overturn the game by a short margin.
Park Won-gyu won the prize money of 10 million won by winning the grand prize race for the first time since winning the first place in the 2017 Rookie of the Year competition. Gil Hyun-tae, who has been on the podium for the first time in a long time since winning the 2016 Grand Prix, received 7 million won in prize money for the second place and Shim Sang-chul, the third place, 5 million won in prize money.
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Lim Byung-joon, head of the speed boat team, commented, `This was a competition where the first and second-year strong players, who were far away from the Daesang race, advanced to the final and were able to confirm their skills and skills.'"Park Won-kyu's first victory in the Daesang race, which is relatively young at the 14th, will be a great example for his juniors." We look forward to doing well for the rest of the second half of the year."
wman@sportschosun.com
