“Chosun’s Shooter”, “Fire Shooter”, and “Snow Shooter”…The Korea-Japan War by Yoo Ki-sang

The men’s basketball team led by head coach Ahn Jun-ho returned to Korea via Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. The men’s team had one win and one loss at the exhibition games against Japan held in Japan on Wednesday and Thursday. While the men’s team consisted of those who were all born in 1996 or younger, Japan set up its best performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which can be considered above propaganda.

Yoo Ki-sang, who was selected for the senior national team for the first time in his career, showed his true value. He played just 15 minutes and 28 seconds in the first game and recorded eight points, including two three-point shots, while in the second game, he played 17 points, three rebounds, and two assists, including five three-point shots. The success rate of three-point shots in both games reached 53.8 percent (7/13). 에볼루션 바카라사이트

“I would like to thank the coaches and coaches for giving young players a chance. As my opponent is Japan, I just felt that I had to win the match without fail, rather than being happy that I was selected for the first time,” Yoo said. “I regret that the results (80-88) of the second match were regrettable, but I still think I won one valuable match.”

The men’s national team was shocked by losing 77-83 to Japan, which had been in the second division at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held last year. On the contrary, it was not unreasonable to say that Japan was the best and the men’s national team was underpowered by young players.

In fact, the players made up their minds, saying, “We will not lose.” “We expected that it would not be easy just because Rui Hachimura is coming, but we didn’t think that we would lose. Many Japanese players are similar in age to ours, and from a distance, they have to compete for eight years. We played with the mindset that if we lose, it’s over. Rather, while Japan seemed nervous in the first match, our fielding rate was high from the first match. We didn’t shrink at all, but we envied ourselves to participate in the Olympics,” he said.

Yoo Ki-sang, who debuted as a professional golfer by winning the Rookie of the Year award last season, took his value to the next level through 3&D resources through an exhibition match against Japan. He is expected to be a shooter who is succeeding Cho Sung-min and Jeon Sung-hyun.

In fact, the video of the game that Yoo Ki-sang looked for before the warm-up match was also Cho Sung-min’s performance at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. “I’m grateful for the evaluation, but I still have a long way to go,” said Yoo Ki-sang, who said, “[Former] Sung-hyun is a great shooter, but coach Cho Sung-min is also a great player for the national team. I looked up the video of the Asian Games because they are in the same number 2 and their physical conditions are similar. It motivated me to study how I can do better.”

Then, what is the strength of Cho Seong-min, the “shooter of Joseon” that Yoo Ki-sang realized? When asked about this, Yoo said, “He is a shooter but he excels in defense. Above all, the process of throwing shots and shaking off defense through swing was impressive. He also provided assistive management, which made him feel like the standard of number two.”

He has a unique nickname. Among Yoo Ki-sang’s English names (YOO KI-SANG), “Yuki” means snow flower in Japanese. With this idea, Korean fans gave Yoo the nickname “Snow Shooter.” “I heard it from my fans. I think it’s a unique nickname like Sung-hyun’s nickname, Fire Shooter,” Yoo said with a smile.

After finishing the national team’s schedule, Yoo will return to his team, Changwon LG, to prepare for the next season. “We have to improve further when we return to LG. If we show our hard work, we will be given another chance to play for the national team,” Yoo said. “I will do my best to show better performance before the next national team is selected.”