Why did KIA fans wait since the morning when it was a designated seat? This is how the formidable card section was born

Oct 28, 2024

Game 5 of the Korean Series between Samsung and KIA at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 28th. Spectators lined up to receive a cheering muffler. Gwangju = Reporter Jung Jae-geun

Gwangju, ahead of the fifth round of KS, is 'Festival' itself. Fans of the KIA Tigers, who have lined up since the morning, filled the area around Champions Field.

Game 5 of the Korean Series between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers of 2024 professional baseball will be held at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the afternoon of the 28th. Fans' interest is exploding, with the price of tickets for outfield free seats trading well over 200,000 won.

Fans began to line up early in the morning to take a good seat first in front of the outfield free seat entrance gate. The entrance time for fans is 4:30 p.m., two hours before the game starts. Around 4 p.m., about 30 minutes before the gate opening, the queue was stretched more than 200 meters.

Fans lined up from the morning to enter the outdoor free seats first.

The front of the gate for the infield reserved seats was also full with fans lining up. Why did the fans line up like this when it was a designated seat? There was a reason. The KIA team has been distributing cheering mufflers with red and yellow printed on the front and back to fans entering from the first game. However, if you enter late because this quantity is not enough, you may not be able to receive the muffler.

The red-yellow muffler distributed by the KIA team is showing tremendous power in the cheering match. The spectators of odd and even blocks alternately lift yellow and red to create a dynamic card section, creating a spectacular scene. KIA players are also admiring the fans' enthusiasm in unison.

Game 5 of the Korean Series between Samsung and KIA at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 28th. Fans lined up to enter the fan store first.

There is another reason why fans are lining up. This is to quickly enter the souvenir shop. Kia's sales of uniforms and other supplies this season are all-time. Kim Do-young's uniform sales alone amounted to about 8.9 billion won. It was also common this season for souvenirs to be sold out as the club could not handle the explosive demand from fans. This is why fans have lined up in front of the souvenir shop since early in the morning throughout this season.

cjg@sportschosun.com

Why did KIA fans wait since the morning when it was a designated seat? This is how the formidable card section was born

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