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Hyundai E&C 'chance to solidify 1st place'
The battle for the top spot in the V-League Women's Division is coming to an end. Hyundai E&C is now in a favorable position to maintain its lead.
Hyundai E&C will take on IBK IBK in the final match of the sixth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Women's Division at Suwon Gymnasium on Monday. A three-point victory over IBK will make it easier for Hyundai E&C to secure first place.
Hyundai E&C leads the standings with 24 wins, 9 losses, and 74 points from 33 games. Heungkuk Life, which was chasing Hyundai E&C, suffered a 1-3 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 14-25) setback in the sixth round match against Pepper Savings Bank at the Pepper Stadium in Gwangju the previous day (Aug. 8).
Heungkuk Life was caught off guard by last-place Pepper Savings Bank in the women's division at the end of the lead fight. It was a chance for Heungkuk Life to reclaim the top spot.
Heungkuk Life hadn't lost to Pepper Savings Bank this season. They were undefeated from rounds one through five. They failed to secure a point in the final game of the sixth round and were unable to overtake leader Hyundai E&C.
Heungkuk Life has 26 wins, 스포츠토토 8 losses and 73 points from 34 matches. Hyundai E&C has played one game less. The regular season title challenge is in Hyundai E&C's favor.
Hyundai E&C lost to Korea Expressway Corporation on June 6 with a set score of 2-3. However, Heungkuk Life, which is chasing HEC, is not far behind.
In the battle for first place, Hyundai E&C has a chance to make a comeback.
If Hyundai E&C secures three points against IBK, it will lead Heungkuk Life by four points. Hyundai E&C and Heungkuk Life have a matchup on April 12, followed by the final game of the sixth round on April 16 against Pepper Savings Bank.
Heungkuk Life also has two games left. Heungkuk Life can only hope to secure three points against Hyundai E&C on the 12th and hope that Hyundai E&C is caught on the 9th against IBK or the 16th against Pepper Savings Bank.
Hyundai E&C will win the regular season championship if it beats IBK and wins against Heungkuk Life on the fateful 12th.
Woods pulls out of Players Championship ahead of Masters
Tiger Woods (USA) will not compete in the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour's Players Championship, the fifth major of the year.
The Associated Press and other news outlets reported on Monday (Aug. 8) that Woods was not included in the Players Championship field. The Players Championship is scheduled to begin on Aug. 15. Woods' absence means his spot will go to Sweden's Alexander Bjork.
Woods, who underwent ankle surgery after withdrawing from the Masters in April last year, made a comeback at the Genesis Invitational last month but withdrew after just 24 holes due to a cold. At the time, 안전놀이터 he vowed to play once a month ahead of the majors.
The Valspar Championship, the Houston Open at Texas Children's and the Valero Texas Open are the three events leading up to the Masters, which begins on April 11. However, Woods hasn't played since winning the Valspar Championship in 2018, and the rest of the tournaments aren't his favorite events, so his schedule is unclear.
SK hawks defeat Commerce Phoenix in a close game to keep pace with first-place Doosan
SK Hawks defeat Sangmu Phoenix to stay level with first-place Doosan.
The SK Hawks defeated Sangmu Phoenix 23-22 in the second game of the fourth round of the Shinhan SOL Pay 23-24 Handball H League Men's Division at Samcheok Civic Gymnasium in Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do on Monday.
With the victory, the SK Hawks bounced back from back-to-back losses to remain in second place with 11 wins, two draws and four losses, the same as first-place Doosan, which has played one game less. With the loss, Commerce Phoenix remains in fifth place with 13 points from three wins, one draw and seven losses.
The first half was tight. Both teams played forward defense, wary of the opponent's mid-range shots. Goals were hard to come by, as shots were blocked by the goalkeepers with little breakthroughs.
With the score tied at 2-2 after 10 minutes, SK Hawks took control of the game with a goal from Lee Hyun-sik and a fast break to take a two-point lead. However, a mistake by the SK Hawks allowed Commerce Phoenix to rush forward and score three goals in a row to take the lead at 8-7. The first half ended with Commerce Phoenix leading 10-8.
Early in the second half, an error by Commerce Phoenix allowed SK Hawks to capitalize on a fast break to tie the game at 13-13. 카지노사이트 The offense was led by Kim Myung-jong of Commerce Phoenix and Lee Hyun-sik of SK Hawks, who took turns scoring.
Commerce Phoenix took the lead at 18-16 with a quick pass. However, after two consecutive ejections in two minutes, SK Hawks utilized their wings to score five goals in a row to take a 21-18 lead. However, an error by the SK Hawks allowed the Commerce Phoenix to score three unanswered goals to tie the game at 21-21.
SK Hawks goalkeeper Yunus made a crucial 7-meter save to make it 23-21, and the SK Hawks went on to win the game 23-22.
SK Hawks were led offensively by Lee Hyun-sik with six goals and Jang Dong-hyun with five goals, while Yunus made 11 saves.
Commerce Phoenix was led offensively by Kim Rak-chan and Kim Myung-jong with five goals apiece, while Ahn Jae-pil made 11 saves.
Jang Dong-hyun was named the MVP after breaking up a frustrating second-half flow on the wing to lead the SK Hawks to victory. "I expected it to be an easy game, but it was difficult, but I'm glad we got the three points," he said. "We have a lot of good players on the wing, so the players who play in the back try to utilize the wing a lot," he added.
Badminton Ahn Se-Young reaches French Open semifinals
By Park Dae-rae Reporter = Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has reached the semifinals of the women's singles at the French Open. Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) will look to complete a double by reaching the semifinals in both the men's and mixed doubles.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young advanced to the semifinals with a 2-0 (21-18 21-16) victory over world No. 6 He Bingjiao (CHN) in the quarterfinals of the tournament at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, on Monday (June 9).
Despite holding a 6-4 head-to-head lead, Ahn fell behind early in game one and went into the intermission trailing 5-11.
After catching her breath, Ahn rallied with a drop shot to tie the match at 14-14. She used the court wide to rattle He Bingzhao and break back.
Facing game point, Ahn threw herself at He Bingzhao's smash, and the shuttlecock sailed over the net with precision. He Bingzhao couldn't get it down and Ahn took game one.
In game two, Ahn dominated the hairpin battle and took an early lead. Leading 11-9 and earning a return point, Ahn rallied at 12-12 and forced her opponent into an error to take the lead.
A hairpin error by He Bingzhao put Ahn on match point. 바카라사이트 He Bingzhao's high clear went out of bounds, giving Ahn the win.
Ahn's semifinal opponent will be world number three Tai Chiu Ying (TAIWAN). Ahn holds a commanding 11-3 head-to-head lead over Tai Chiu-Ying. Ahn lost to Tai in the semifinals of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 last year, but defeated him in the final of the Malaysia Open in January this year.
On the men's side, Seo Seung-jae will be looking to complete a double by reaching the semifinals in both events.
Seo, paired with Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance), defeated world No. 5 Aaron Chia-Sow Yee-ik (Malaysia) 2-0 (21-19 21-16) in the men's doubles quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
His semifinal opponent will be World No. 1 Satwiksairaj Lankireddy-Chirag Shetty (India). Despite being down 2-4 in their head-to-head record, Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk won the India Open final in January.
In the mixed doubles quarterfinals, Seo teamed up with Chae Yoo-jung (Incheon International Airport) to defeat World No. 13 Tom Zickel-Delfin Delleuze (FRA) 2-0 (21-12 21-9) to reach the semifinals.
Their semifinal opponents will be World No. 6 Dechapol Dechapol Puavaranukro-Sapshiri Tharatanachai (Thailand). The Thai pair reached the semifinals after defeating the top-ranked mixed doubles team in the world, China's Zheng Zhiwei and Huang Yaocheng.
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung trailed the Chinese pair 7-10, but had won their previous two matches.
In the highly anticipated women's doubles, Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport)-Baek Hana (Saemaul Money) and Kim Hye-jung (Samsung Life Insurance)-Jung Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) were both eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Kim Min-sun finishes second in second 500m race at Sprint World Championships
South Korean ice queen Kim Min-sun (25, Government of Korea) finished second in the second race of the women's 500 meters at the Sprint World Championships to finish sixth overall.
Kim crossed the finish line in 37.11 seconds in the second race of the women's 500 meters at the 2023-2024 International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating Sprint World Championships at the Insel Max Eicher Arena in Germany on Monday (Sept. 9).
The South Korean skater set a personal best in the 500 meters this season, finishing second behind Pemker Kock (NED), who clocked 37.07.
Racing with junior Inahyun Lee (KOR) in Heat 8, Kim completed the first 100 meters in 10.35 seconds. She was the fastest of the 26 athletes in the second 500-meter race.
It was a good start for Kim, whose strength lies in the latter stages of the race rather than the start.
Kim continued to run a steady race from there. She exited the final bend smoothly and then made a final sprint to the line.
Kok, who raced in the last heat, 토토사이트 just missed out on the top spot as she posted a good time. Kok set a track record on the day.
Erin Jackson of the United States was third in 37.13 seconds.
South Korean ice sprint hopeful Inahyun In-hyun finished ninth in 37.83 and Kim Min-ji (Seoul General) was 17th in 38.56.
Kim finished fifth in the second women's 1000-meter race in 1:14.69.
Inahyun finished 12th in 1:16.37 and Kim Min-ji was 20th in 1:17.73.
After four races over two days, Kim finished the competition in sixth place overall with 150.490 points.
Kim finished third and 18th in the first races of the 500 and 1000 meters, respectively, on Aug. 8.
At the Sprint World Championships, athletes run two 500-meter and two 1,000-meter races over two days, converting their times into points and ranking them according to their combined scores. The lower the score, the higher the ranking.
Although she didn't medal in the overall standings, it was significant for Kim to stand on the podium in her main event, the 500 meters, for the second consecutive day.
Last season, Kim struggled with low stamina and had a disappointing World Championships at the end of the season.
This season, he changed his training regimen to focus on the end of the season, when major international events like the World Championships and Olympics are held.
He had a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season due to a change in his training regimen and problems with his skating shoes, but he showed improvement towards the end of the season.
At the World Championships last month, Kim won a silver medal in the 500 meters.
At the World Sprint Championships, she finished third and second in the first and second 500 meters races, respectively.
After the 2023-2024 season, Kim will return home to rest and prepare for the next season.
In the all-around standings, Inahyun was 12th with 152.690 points and Kim was 18th with 154.680 points.
Japan's Miho Takagi won the all-around title with a score of 147.545. Kok was second with 148.100 points and Utta Leirdam (NED) was third with 148.265 points.
In the second men's 500m race on the same day, Kim Jun-ho (Gangwon Provincial Office) finished seventh in 34.72, Cho Sang-hyuk (SportsToto) was 13th in 34.81 and Kim Gory-min (Pangok Go) was 14th in 34.86.
In the second race of the men's 1000 meters, Gyong-min finished seventh in a personal best of 1:07.93. He was the highest-placed South Korean athlete.
Cho Sang-hyuk was 12th in 1:08.14 and Kim Jun-ho was 25th in 1:10.15.
In the all-around standings, Cho finished ninth with 138.070 points, Gyongmin took 10th with 138.185 points, and Kim finished 20th with 140.375 points.
