He didn't disclose the selection, but the event progress was also messed up. "Why did you call him if he was going to do this?" Director Ryu Joong-il was angry ahead of the match against Taiwan because

Nov 12, 2024

The Premier 12 baseball team held an official press conference at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan on the afternoon of the 12th. Taiwanese director Lin Weping and Korean director Ryu Joong-il attended the press conference. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.12/

The Premier 12 baseball team held an official press conference at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan on the afternoon of the 12th. National team coach Ryu Joong-il and captain Song Sung-moon attended the press conference. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.12/

[Taipei (Taiwan) = Reporter Park Sang-kyung of Sports Chosun] "Why did you call me if I was going to do this?"

Ryu Joong-il, the head coach of the national baseball team, was firmly angry. This is because WBSC (World Baseball Softball Federation), which hosts Premier 12, and Taiwan, the host country, handled poorly.

Ryu had a meeting with the coaches of Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic after the official training held at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 12th (Korea time). The Japanese and Australian coaches who came to Taiwan after playing Group B at the Nagoya Banterin Dome on the 13th participated via video, and the other four teams faced each other. The venue to discuss various tournament regulations as well as the announcement of the starting pitcher for the first round of Group B scheduled for the 13th.

But at this meeting, Taiwanese coach Tseng Hao-ju "I will not reveal the starting pitcher today." he said. He changed his stance that he would disclose the starting pitcher at the official press conference of Group B. A KBO official said, "(Taiwan suddenly said, `Let's not disclose the starting pitcher at the press conference.'

According to Premier 12 regulations, each team's starting pitcher will be announced after the previous game. There is no separate regulation for the first game starting pitcher notice. From Taiwan's point of view, it has taken a position in line with the regulations, but it is usually far from the custom of announcing the starting pitcher on the eve of the first game of the international tournament. At the official press conference of Group B, Zeng was surrounded by his own reporters and conducted an interview, but he did not disclose the starting pitcher. The Taiwanese reporters sighed, `We are also waiting for Zeng's announcement.'

The Premier 12 baseball team held an official press conference at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan on the afternoon of the 12th. South Korea's Song Sung-moon, Ryu Joong-il, Taiwan's Gueng Ha-roo, and Chen Jie-hsien attended the press conference. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.12/

The following Group B press conference. Coach Ryu and captain Song Sung-moon, who arrived at the press conference in a hurry after training, had to wait a long time even after the start. I spent a long time introducing and greeting the chairman of the WBSC, officials from Taipei City, and sponsors. Not only Ryu and Song Sung-moon, but also Taiwan, Cuba, and Dominican Republic coaches and players were forced to wait for their turn.

Introduction of participating countries after a long wait.

Director Ryu and Song Sung-moon stood on the podium for a long time. There were no chairs or tables usually provided at press conferences. When asked by the host 'You must be familiar with the Taiwan match, but the background and operation plan for young players', head coach Ryu is undergoing a generational change aimed at the 2026 WBC and 2028 LA Olympics. The players are doing well. I want to make a good result in this competition as well." Song Sung-moon also stood in an honorable position after being selected for the first time as a member of the national team. I'm looking forward to competition with players with great skills," he said politely.

With the introduction of the Taiwan team, the event ended as it was. Director Ryu and Song Sung-moon were able to leave the stage only after taking commemorative photos with WBSC, Taipei City officials, and sponsors for a while. The name of the event was 'press conference', but it was better to express it as a reception before the opening.

Director Ryu, who met with domestic reporters after the event, expressed regret by saying, `I don't know why you called me if this is the case.' KBO officials also expressed the atmosphere, saying, `The manager was very angry.'

The Premier 12 baseball team held an official press conference at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan on the afternoon of the 12th. Representatives of each country posing. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.12/

It is not that Taiwan has no experience in international competitions. He has more experience hosting WBC, Premier 12, and Asian Baseball Championships than us. However, this year's competition is being led by the CTBA (Taiwan Baseball Association), which is in charge of amateur baseball, rather than the CPBL (Chinese Professional Baseball Federation), which is in charge of Taiwanese professional baseball. A baseball official said, `If the experienced CPBL had taken over the operation, the operation would not have been this sloppy.'

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