Who is the glory of the super special with only 5 people?

Nov 21, 2024

Exercise Who is the glory of the super special with only 5 people?
At Gwangmyeong Speed Dome, special athletes including Lim Chae-bin are set to start the race. Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation



With only four weeks to go until the grade evaluation in the first half of 2025, it is urgent as if the fire has fallen on the feet of the players at the boundary of the promotion level. However, attention is being paid to whether there will be a change in the seats of the top five super specialists (SS class), which is only 1% of the 500 racers among the highest grade specialists.

Currently, super specials are Lim Chae-bin (25th, SS, Suseong), Jeong Jong-jin (20th, SS, Gimpo), Jeon Won-gyu (23rd, SS, Dong Seoul), Yang Seung-won (22nd, SS, Cheongju), and Shin Eun-seop (18th, SS, Dong Seoul). Among them, Shin Eun-seop pushed out Inchhwan (17th, S1, Gimpo), who had ups and downs in the first half of July, and joined the super special line in the second half of this year.

Next year, absolute powerhouse Lim Chae-bin, returning Gyeongryun Emperor Jung Jong-jin, and Dong-Seoul Team's flagship Jeon Won-kyu are almost certain to maintain their super specialties, and Yang Seung-won, who overcame a slump in the first half of this year and succeeded in reviving the second half of this year, is also likely to remain in place. On the other hand, Shin Eun-seop, who had severe ups and downs in the second half of the year, has a red light.




Exercise Who is the glory of the super special with only 5 people?
Lim Chae-bin-Jung Jong-jin-Jeon Won-gyu. Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
Shin Eun-seop has played 22 times in the second half of the year, winning only eight games (36%). To make matters worse, he was unfortunately disqualified on October 3 with a fall injury. Shin Eun-seop, who returned to the 44th round afterwards, showed off his strong performance by beating the good deeds of Ahn Chang-jin (25th, S1, Suseong) with an extra hole in the preliminary match held on November 8, but he failed to catch up with Ryu Jae-yeol the next day, and crossed the finish line in fourth place in the final match held the next day, falling behind Jeong Jong-jin, Ryu Jae-yeol and Jeon Won-kyu.

Exercise Who is the glory of the super special with only 5 people?
신은섭-양승원. Photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
In the 45th qualifying round (November 15), which was held last week, he crossed the finish line in third place behind Bae Soo-cheol (26, S3, Jeonju) and Park Jin-young (24th, S1, Changwon Sangnam), who were evaluated as far below.

On the other hand, Ryu Jae-yeol, who has recently shown his best skills, and Inchhwan, who is aiming to retake the super special line in six months, are great.




Ryu Jae-yeol, who has been on the rise in earnest since August, has won nine games (43%) in a total of 21 appearances in the second half of this year. Although the winning rate is not very high, he won the 31st final on August 11, beating super specialists Shin Eun-seop and Yang Seung-won by second and third place, respectively, and in the 44th final on November 10, he passed the good deed of Ahn Chang-jin, his junior from the same team, to finish second after Jung Jong-jin. Jeon Won-kyu, who was considered a strong candidate for second place in the game, also succeeded in blocking him in third place.

Exercise Who is the glory of the super special with only 5 people?
류재열-인치환. Provided by Jin = Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
As such, Ryu Jae-yeol has been performing a special performance in the past two months, continuing his victory over all of the super specials Jeon Won-kyu, Yang Seung-won and Shin Eun-seop, and the blue light is on for the first time in his life. In addition, the prize money ranking jumped to third place after Jung Jong-jin and Lim Chae-bin, and is in fifth place in the multiple wins ranking.

Meanwhile, Inchhwan made a refreshing comeback after winning three consecutive games in Gwangmyeong's 36th round (September 13-15) after suffering a fall injury on June 30. Since then, Inchhwan, who has won eight more games, has played a total of 22 times in the second half of this year and recorded 11 wins (50% winning rate), and is showing performance ahead of his competitors Ryu Jae-yeol and Shin Eun-seop numerically.




However, it is regrettable that Choi Jong-geun (20th, S1, Mi-won) and Youngsoo Kim (26th, S2, Sejong), who were considered one level below him in the September 20th and October 4th games, lost to competitor Ryu Jae-yeol on October 3rd, 6th, and November 10th.

Park Jin-soo, the team leader of the expected magazine 'Doctor Kyung-ryun', said "The players' performance may be a variable until the remaining grade evaluation, but if you look at the entire second half of this year, Shin Eun-seop, Ryu Jae-yeol, and In-hwan are expected to compete fiercely for the remaining Super Special after Lim Chae-bin, Jung Jong-jin, Jeon Won-kyu, and Yang Seung-won." In particular, if Ryu Jae-yeol performs as well as he has recently in the remaining games, his chances of entering the Super Special Exhibition are higher than ever."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.