Special promotion, who are the 8 players who pierced the needle hole?
Oct 31, 2024
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There are two ways for racers to raise their ratings. It is a regular grade review and special promotion.
First of all, the regular grade review will be conducted twice in the first half and the second half. On the other hand, the special promotion can be ranked first or second in three consecutive games (9 games). Every player wants to get a special promotion that can raise the grade quickly rather than a regular grade review that requires consistent performance. However, as I said above, passing this is not as easy as passing through a needle hole because it has to meet strict conditions to finish first or second in nine consecutive races.
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A total of eight players succeeded in special promotion in the second half of this year. It is less than half the number compared to other years, and it also proves that the players' skills have been leveled up and fierce competition has unfolded.
Kwak Hyun-myung (17, S3, Dong Seoul), who has succeeded in making the first special promotion, is the first player to win the special promotion. Kwak Hyun-myung, who was promoted to an excellent grade in the second half of the year, succeeded in re-entering the special grade by winning all races he competed in, starting with the first race on July 5 and until July 28.
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▶ Many players failed to get a special promotion due to a slight difference
continue to win prizes one after another for a special promotion In some cases, the last gateway was not crossed.
Kim Joo-ho (23, A1, East Seoul) won the 26th round of Changwon (July 5-7), which he participated after the class, and won the title on the first day and the next day, but suffered from finishing sixth in the final. Since then, however, he has won eight consecutive games and is on the verge of advancing to the special grade. However, he failed to overcome Kim Won-jin (13th, A1, Suseong) in the final held on August 18, and at the same time allowed Won Shin-jae (18th, S1, Gimpo), who was behind him, to turn the tables, and succeeded in winning third place, but the special promotion was unfortunately frustrated.
Likewise, Ha Dong-sung (18th, B1, Changwon Sangnam) and Yeo Min-ho (5th, B1, Changwon A) failed to advance to the top level by finishing third in the final round, which was on the verge of a special promotion, and a number of players, including Park Sung-hyun (16th, A1, Sejong), Cha Bong-soo (12th, B1, Changwon Seongsan), and Kim Hak-cheol (22nd, B1, Seoul Hannam), failed to catch the luck of the special promotion at the end.
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Players who have succeeded in special promotion are also performing well at the upper level, driving the momentum. In addition to confidence, race analysts believe that there is also the impact of the changed scoring system from this year. On the other hand, in the case of players who have failed to get a special promotion, there are situations in which they are losing ground to challengers, perhaps due to their disoriented concentration.
Lee Geun-woo, chief of the expected high-end race competitor, said, `It is worth paying attention to the athletes who have taken the opportunity to get special promotion because they are motivated a lot"The website of the Korea Racing Authority provides information on athletes who are about to receive a special promotion and their participation in advance. Paying attention to this information will help you in reasoning about the race,' he advised.
wman@sportschosun.com
