Kim Min-joon and Shim Sang-cheol's fierce multi-win competition, and the 50th win record at the same time?

Nov 26, 2024

Correction Kim Min-joon and Shim Sang-cheol's fierce multi-win competition, and the 50th win record at the same time?
At Misarijeongjang, players are speeding on the water at a high speed. Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation



The fierce competition on the water and the 2024 Gyeongjeong are only about a month away. As the players' skills have improved overall, there are other things to see, including fierce competition for the most wins and achieving an unprecedented 50 wins.

▶ Will Kim Min-joon achieve both the most wins and the 50th victory of his dreams for the second consecutive year

Not a single Korean racer has won 50 games in a single year in Korean racing, which began in 2002. The record was 49 wins recorded by Seo Hwa-mo (1st, A1) in 2005 and Woo Jin-soo (1st, B1) in 2006.




However, there is a possibility that there will be a player who achieves '50 dream win' this year. The main character is Kim Min-joon. Kim Min-joon won 48 games last year to win the most. However, this year, he has already surpassed that record and recorded 49 wins.

He played in the 46th game (November 20-21) and added one win on the first day of Wednesday to achieve 49 wins. However, on the 2nd day, he was assigned two times and was highly likely to win, achieving a milestone of 50 wins, but he was only second and his achievement of the milestone was pushed back. However, it is currently at 52.1%, and with a strong start and a turning power, it is the most advanced to achieve the 50th victory mark of the most wins for two consecutive years.

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Kim Min-joon (13th)-Shim Sang-cheol (7th). Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
▶The relentless pursuit of correctional emperor Shim Sang-chul, still has a chance.




If Kim Min-joon is a rising superintendent, Shim Sang-cheol is simply a superintendent. Newcomers must have experience in correcting themselves to the point that their goal for this year is one win. However, Shim Sang-chul is a natural correctional player who recorded 13 wins in his first year as a correctional player in 2008. Since then, it has recorded double digits every year, recording 484 wins in total, and has the most wins in 2016 (41 wins), 2017 (45 wins), and 2019 (43 wins).

This year, he is always on the list of winners in various big competitions, recording 46 wins. The personal record of 45 wins in 2017 has already exceeded, and he is racing without hesitation to achieve his dream of 50 wins by competing with Kim Min-joon for the most wins.

▶ Park Won-gyu stands tall as the main player of generational change with 40 wins




Among the rookie levels, Park Won-kyu, the 14th player, is playing the leading role in the generational change. His 29 wins in 2019 is his record for the most wins, but he is currently on the verge of reaching the 40th victory mark with 36 wins. This year is even more special for Park Won-gyu. It was regrettable that he won the runner-up prize in last year's media competition (sports event), because he won the same competition in August this year.

Park Won-kyu is expected to perform well next year as he has won 15 times out of 36 wins this year, with even performance in all courses. However, there is a record of violation of the preliminary start in the 38th (September 25) race, making it difficult for the Grand Prix police, the stage of dreams, to participate.

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Park Won-gyu (14th)-Kim Ji-hyun (11th). Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
▶The strongest woman is Kim Ji-hyun, and there is no one to follow.

Kim Ji-hyun's performance this year is so great that she is definitely talking about Kim Ji-hyun if she chooses the strongest female player this year to police experts or customers. He reached the grand final of the race for the first time since his debut in April, and finished second at the same time. In May, she also won the title in the contest to determine the strongest women.

With this best performance, 17 wins in 2019 are the most wins for individuals, and 28 wins, 11 more. Experts see the reason why Kim Ji-hyun is active like this as a stable start. That's why Kim Ji-hyun has never recorded a starting violation this year.

Lee Seo-beom, a member of the expert committee of the prediction site Korea, said, `The last-minute multiple wins competition between Kim Min-joon and Shim Sang-chul was fierce, causing a synergy effect between the two players. "It seems that two people may come out at the same time with an unprecedented record of 50 wins" He added "In addition, Hanjin (1st, A1), Ryu Hae-kwang (7th, A1), Park Jin-seo (11th, A1), Lee Dong-joon (8th, A1), Ban Hye-jin (10th, A1), and Yoon Dong-oh (7th, A2) also improved so much that they set the record for the most wins in individuals."

Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com News



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