Holding FIBA 3x3 Challenger for 4 Consecutive Years

The Korea 3x3 Basketball Federation (KXO) will expand to the world by attracting domestic competitions.

KXO has officially announced that it will hold the FIBA 3x3 Challenger for four consecutive years until 2026 in Korea. KXO (Korea 3x3 Basketball Federation), which has been steadily working to develop 3x3 in Korea since its foundation in 2019, hosted the FIBA 3x3 Hongcheon Challenger 2023, the only 3x3 international competition in Korea last year. Through this, it has also contributed to improving the quality of Korea's 3x3 by attracting sponsors of NH Nonghyup Bank and KBSN live broadcasting.

KXO, which judged that steady participation and attraction of international competitions are important for Korea's 3x3 to develop properly, has held continuous consultations with FIBA (International Basketball Federation) since last year, and finally agreed to hold "FIBA 3x3 Challenger" in a row until 2026.

It is significant that FIBA 3x3 Challenger will be held in Korea continuously until 2026. South Korea, which has always stayed on the periphery on the international stage due to lack of experience in international competitions, will be able to gain great strength in securing FIBA 3x3 national ranking points as well as improving the experience of international competitions through continuous challengers held in Korea.

In particular, KXO has also prepared various measures to give as many points as possible to 3x3 players in Korea by holding consecutive FIBA 3x3 Challengers and improving the level of the KXO League's competition and securing light quest tickets that qualify for overseas Challengers.

This is also the will to secure as many points as possible this year with KXO's efforts to play in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup, which has not played since 2019, and to challenge to play in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup in 2025.

KXO Director Song Tae-hoon said, "It is very meaningful that FIBA 3x3 Challenger will be held continuously in Korea. It is not that FIBA 3x3 Challenger has not been held in Korea, but it is also true that it did not help Korea's 3x3 development because it ended as a one-off event. There was always a regret about that, but fortunately, the consultation with FIBA has progressed well, making it possible to hold FIBA 3x3 Challenger in Korea every year until 2026. This will certainly serve as an opportunity for Korea's 3x3 to take another leap forward. The FIBA 3x3 Hongcheon Challenger 2024 is scheduled to be held in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon State, for two days on May 11 and 12, and we will try to make Korea an axis of Asia 3x3 by successfully holding this competition." 메이저 토토사이트

KXO, which is scheduled to hold the Challenger in the second half of the year as well as this year's Hongcheon Challenger, is scheduled to start its schedule in 2024, earlier than usual, from January 27 to digest the international competition.

Too bad compared to Son Heung-min!

Timo Werner, who made his Tottenham Hotspur debut, is drawing attention.

Tottenham drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the 21st round of the 2023-24 English Premier League at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 15th (Korea time).

As the final score indicates, the two teams fought a tight battle. The first goal came in the third minute of the first half. Manchester United's Marcus Rashford drove the ball into the Tottenham box. Here, the Tottenham defense competed, and a protruding ball connected to Rasmus Hoyleun in the back. Hoyleun calmly made the angle of the shot, and then cut into the net for Tottenham, guarded by Guglielmo Vicario with a powerful left-footed shot.

Tottenham, which conceded the first goal, quickly attempted a counterattack and equalized the score in the 19th minute. Tottenham scored a corner kick and Hisharlisson, who was in front of the goal, turned the ball between the Manchester United defenders when they scored a cross from Pedro Porro as a kicker. This goal has boosted Hisharlisson's momentum, having scored six goals in his last six games. The two teams have balanced the score at 1-1.

In the 37th minute, there was a dizzying scene. Rashford scored a sharp cross towards Hoyleun from the left side. However, after the ball passed Hoyleun's head, it was directed to Udo-ki in the back. Udo-ki attempted a header to clear the ball, but it rather hit Tottenham's post. It was a dizzying moment for Tottenham.

Then, three minutes later, the two teams were out of balance. In the 40th minute of the first half, Rashford scored Tottenham's goal with a low and accurate shot after Hoyleun exchanged a 2-1 pass near the left side of the box. It was a sharp shot for the empty corner, and Vicario could not help it. United took the lead again with this goal.

Tottenham threatened Manchester United's goal based on a counterattack using Werner. Two minutes after conceding the extra goal, Werner attempted a sharp shot with a Manchester United defender in front of him. However, the shot was slightly off Manchester United's goal. The two teams finished the first half with United leading 2-1.

Rodrigo Bentancur scored an equalizer at the start of the second half. After Werner caught the ball from the left side, he passed it to Bentancur, who penetrated the box, and Bentancur took a decisive opportunity to make use of the ball's texture. He then cut United's net with a powerful shot. Werner scored one assist in his debut for Tottenham. Since then, no more goals have been scored, and the two teams have shared a point each.

As soon as he transferred after the game, attention was focused on Werner, who made his Tottenham debut. Werner is a striker who came on loan from Leipzig on the 10th. Tottenham urgently found a new striker in this transfer market. Son Heung-min had to find a replacement for Son Heung-min as soon as possible. Son Heung-min will be away from Tottenham for more than a month to participate in the Asian Cup of 2023 Qatar, which opened on the 12th. Currently, Son Heung-min is sweating hard to win the Asian Cup with his teammates of the Korean national team led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann.

Naturally, Tottenham is not happy with Son's absence. Son has scored 12 goals in the Premier League alone this season, tying with Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth) for third place in goalscoring. He has also successfully led Tottenham as captain.

Son Heung-min's absence is very difficult for Tottenham. In the end, Tottenham quickly found a new striker and selected Werner.

However, there were doubts about Werner. Werner was the best striker in Leipzig until 2020. Based on his fast speed, penetration capability and strong scoring ability, he ranked second in scoring goals with 28 goals at the German Bundesliga in the 2019-20 season. Werner joined Chelsea in 2020 and made the Premier League stage based on such performance. At that time, Chelsea invested 47.5 million pounds (78.6 billion won) in Werner's transfer fee.

However, Werner did not live up to Chelsea's expectations. Werner played a total of 89 games as a member of Chelsea F.C., scoring 23 goals and 21 assists. Due to his poor positioning, he was frequently caught offside and his scoring ability was also not up to expectations.

In the end, Werner chose to return to Leipzig in the summer of 2022. In the first season after his return, he scored 16 goals in a total of 40 matches. However, he was pushed back from the starting lineup this season as he faced a strong competitor.

Lois Oppenda, the new starting member of Leipzig, has scored 15 goals in 26 matches in all competitions this season. Werner, on the other hand, has only scored two goals in 14 matches. Naturally, Werner became a resource beyond his capacity, and Premier League clubs including Tottenham, Manchester United, and Aston Villa immediately expressed interest in recruiting Werner.

And Werner succeeded in joining Tottenham. However, he had many doubts due to his poor performance in the past at the same time as his transfer. Meanwhile, he quickly made his Tottenham debut through a match against Manchester United in the absence of Son Heung-min.

Werner took his first shot in the 10th minute of the first half. He got a cross from the right and connected it with a header in front of the goal, but he was blocked by the opponent's defense. Then, at the 22nd minute of the first half, he drove the ball into the center from near the left side of the box and attempted a powerful right-footed shot. However, Werner's shot flew high above the goal. Soccer fans were shocked when they saw him. At the 43rd minute, he threatened Manchester United's goal with a sharp shot.

Later, he assisted Bentancur's equalizer in the first minute of the second half, and attempted a volley shot after receiving a direct cross from a corner kick in the 13th minute of the second half. However, the ball slightly missed the goal. Werner replaced Brian Hill in the 35th minute of the second half and finished the game.

After the match, football statistics magazine Footmob gave Werner a 7.1 rating. It was the fourth lowest score on Tottenham's selection list. He recorded one assist, but his other performances were disappointing. According to Footmob, Werner attempted a total of five shots on the day, but failed to record a single shot on goal. The pass success rate was observed. He succeeded 32 out of a total of 35 passes, recording a 91 percent pass success rate. In addition, there were a total of 46 ball touches, and 10 ball touches in the opponent's box. The dribble success rate was 0%. There was one attempt, but it failed.

Werner left his impression on the match on his social networking service (SNS) after the match. Werner mentioned, "We wanted more. But we played well, and we are very happy to make our debut for Tottenham." 사설토토

OK Financial Group Defeated KB Insurance's Shutdown at The Bottom

OK Financial Group is showing a completely different performance in the fourth round. Having won five consecutive games in the fourth round alone, OK Financial Group can start a major reversal of the second half by winning all four rounds if it wins one remaining game in the fourth round. Now, the team is only two points shorter than the third-ranked Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

OK Financial Group played a home game against KB Insurance in the 2023-24 V-League at Sangnoksu Indoor Stadium in Ansan on Jan. 13 and won the game 3-0 25-15, 25-21, 25-13. With the victory, OK Financial Group, which recently won five consecutive games, maintained its fourth place in the league with 13 wins, 10 losses and 36 points.

OK Financial Group entered the fourth round after losing the final round match against Korean Air set score of 0-3 on Dec. 25 last year. "From the fourth round, we will be able to play volleyball as if we were OK Financial Group," said Ogono Masahiro, manager of OK Financial Group.

As coach Oh Gi-no wished, OK Financial Group showed a reversal of catching Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Korea Electric Power Co., and Woori Card in the new year, starting with a victory against Korean Air on December 29th set score of 3-0.

OK Financial Group challenged KB Insurance to win its fifth straight game. KB Insurance has been sluggish at the bottom of the league with four wins and 18 losses in this season. It was comforting to see that it ended a long losing streak by winning against Korean Air on Jan. 9 set score of 3-1.

On the day, OK Financial Group pushed KB Insurance from the first set. At a 3-3 tie early in the first set, OK Financial Group instantly widened the gap to 7-3 with Leo's powerful spike serve.

Throughout the first set, OK Financial Group, which occasionally scored by Shin Ho-jin at the center of Leo, easily led the flow of the first set to 22 to 13 as the rival team made an error. OK Financial Group grabbed a set point with its opponent team's error, and finished the first set with Leo's time difference attack.

Early in the second set, the tide was tight. Rather, KB Insurance, which staged a counterattack, garnered its first technical time of 8-6 with fastballs and Villena scoring a back attack.

However, OK Financial Group's momentum was extraordinary. Going into the chase while maintaining a narrow gap, OK Financial Group got its 16th 14th technical time with Park Chang-sung's fastball score and Leo's decisive blocking score in the 14th tie.

At the end of the second set, OK Financial Group widened the gap to 23 to 19 thanks to its remarkable defensive concentration and Leo's troubleshooter skills. OK Financial Group grabbed 24 to 21 set points with Song Hee-chae's score. Immediately after, Song Hee-chae sealed the second set with a sharp serve ace.

OK Financial Group ran to 5 to 1 in the beginning of the third set, taking advantage of the opponent team's receiving anxiety. OK Financial Group, which briefly slowed down due to KB Insurance's pursuit, had its first technical time of 8 to 5 with Leo's consecutive goals. 먹튀검증

OK Financial Group widened the gap to 14 to 9 with Leo's four consecutive points in the middle of the set. OK Financial Group even gained its second technical time of 16 to 9 with Cha Ji-hwan's serve ace and Park Chang-sung's blocking score.

OK Financial Group, which had enjoyed a comfortable flow in the third set, led 20 to 11 to completely defeat the rival team's willingness to pursue the rival team. OK Financial Group grabbed set point with Leo's powerful serve ace, and then easily finished the game with Bayar Saihan's fastball score.

On this day, OK Financial Group defeated KB Insurance through various scoring routes, including Cha Ji-hwan 7 points, Shin Ho-jin 7 points, Bayarsaihan 5 points, and Park Chang-sung 4 points, centering on the 23 points 55.56% attack success rate of the main gun Leo. OK Financial Group, which won five consecutive games, achieved five consecutive wins again in about three years and two months after winning the first round from October 20 to November 10, 2020 and recording six consecutive wins 2020-2021 season.

KB Insurance, on the other hand, suffered a complete defeat due to poor performance of its main gun Villena with only 46.67 percent of the 14 points attack success rate. KB Insurance, which recorded a whopping 25 errors alone, failed to continue its momentum to win the previous game.

The "golden setter" that decorated a page in the V League

Good thing you played volleyball.

Yeom Hye-sun succeeded in 48 sets in the fourth round of the "Dodram 2023-2024 V League" women's match between Chung Kwan-jang and Pepper Savings Bank at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 11th, achieving a milestone of 14,000 professional sets.

Yeom Hye-sun, who debuted in the V-League as the No. 1 player in the first round of the 2008-2009 season, succeeded in setting 14,000 in 422 games, becoming the second player in history after coach Lee Hyo-hee of the Korea Expressway Corporation and marking a page in V-League history.

As a veteran, he displayed outstanding crisis management skills. When the two-winged toss was read by the opposing blockers, he overcame the crisis with the central toss. Chung Ho-young and Park Eun-jin, who received a stable toss from Yeom, saw a whopping 73.68 percent and 72.73 percent success rates of attack. Ultimately, Chung, who put the height first, won with a set score of 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 25-13).

As a setter for the Korean national team, Yeom used five players evenly and never gave up on defense, inspiring her team to cheer up. But her hands and feet were completely different. The ball passed through Yeom's hand drew a beautiful parabolic line and headed for a good position for the striker to hit the spike, but her feet did not go as expected. 안전놀이터

With Chung leading 18-16 in the first set, Park Eun-seo of Pepper Savings Bank attempted a quick open attack, and Chung Ho-young and Yeom Hye-sun tried to block. Jung Ho-young fell while holding the ball, and Yeom Hye-sun tried to save it with her foot, but it didn't work out as expected. After losing her balance, Yeom Hye-sun misfiringly fell and her teammates regretted watching her misfiring.

However, Chung Kwan-jang's players cheered up by the veteran who never gave up, and five players, including Jung Ho-young 20, Jia 15, Mega 14, Lee So-young 10, and Park Eun-jin, were able to easily win by scoring double digits.

With the victory, Chung has won 16 consecutive games against Pepper Savings Bank. Pepper Savings Bank, on the other hand, has been humiliated by failing to win any of the 16 games it played against Chung since its foundation.

Liverpool FW "7-0 Great Victory Against Manchester United

Liverpool striker Cody Hakpo hoped to be able to replicate his great victory last season ahead of the "North West Derby" against Manchester United.

Global media "GOAL" reported on the 17th (Korea Standard Time), "Cody Hakpo hopes Liverpool will be able to defeat rival Manchester United 7-0 once again."

Liverpool and Manchester United will face off in the 17th round of the 2023/24 Premier League and play their first "North West Derby" of the season at Anfield, located in Liverpool, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 18th.

Liverpool and Manchester United, two prestigious Premier League teams, are world-famous rivals, and their rivalry match is drawing the attention of soccer fans all over the world beyond England. The two teams have 90 wins, 68 draws, and 81 losses against each other, with Manchester United leading the way.

With the 240th career Northwest Derby imminent, Liverpool fans had no doubt that their players would beat their rivals at home. Recently, Liverpool has never lost a single game against Manchester United, with four wins and three draws in seven games at home.

In addition, Manchester United captain and key midfielder Bruno Fernandes was warned for the fifth time this season in the previous game, and key defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are also uncertain about playing against Liverpool due to injuries.

Above all, Liverpool fans expected a great victory once again as they have a good memory of defeating Manchester United 7-0 at home last season.

In March, Liverpool said it was a home game in the 26th round of the 2022/23 Premier League, but it caused a lot of buzz when it beat Manchester United 7-0. Liverpool, which finished the first half 1-0 at the time, scored as many as six goals in the second half alone, finishing the game with a landslide victory of seven goals.

This is the first time Liverpool has won 7-0 against Manchester United. Liverpool's biggest margin of victory against Manchester United was a 7-1 win in 1895, setting a new record in 128 years.

At that time, Hakpo, who contributed to the great victory by achieving multiple goals, including the first goal in the first half, expected to be able to recreate a 7-0 great victory at home once again.

According to the media, he said, "It was a great game. We knew we had to win, and after both teams had a good first half, we scored a lot of goals in the second half, dominating the game."

"I scored just before half-time, Darwin Núñez scored his second goal two minutes after the first half, and I think I scored my third goal two minutes later," he said, adding, "It was good for us to score and finish the game so quickly after the end of the first half, and it was great." 스포츠토토

"At some point, I don't see the score, I just want to dominate the game and do my best, so I think everyone played a really great game that day," he said. "I hope I can repeat this again."

Liverpool, which currently leads the Premier League, hoped to secure three points at home and widen the gap with its rivals. Arsenal (36 points, 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses) and Aston Villa (35 points, 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses) are closely following Liverpool, which has 37 points (11 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss).

Defending champion Manchester City (34 points, 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses) failed to narrow the gap with Liverpool to one point after losing a penalty kick in the 17th round against Crystal Palace in the second half.

As Hakpo wishes, Liverpool once again beat Manchester United by a large margin at home, a rival match great victory and a leader. Attention is focusing on whether they will be able to catch both rabbits.