Game in front of a full crowd... Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government '5G' kept top place in the curling super league
Game in front of a full crowd... Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government '5G' kept top place in the curling super league
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The winner of the 2024-2025 Curling Super League's regular season will be the national team and the Gyeonggi Provincial Government's "5G." The provincial government, which went straight to the final, will play the final after a two-day break.
In the sixth week of the 2024-2025 Curling Super League held at Uijeongbu Curling Stadium in Gyeonggi Province at 8 p.m. on the 4th, Gyeonggi Provincial Government beat rival Gangneung City Hall "Team Kim" 7-4. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government, which won by successfully stealing as many as four points in the sixth end, shook hands of Gangneung City Hall without playing the eighth end.
The stands at the Curling Super League were truly "full." Not only the players' families, but also curling fans and ordinary people who came to the stadium out of curiosity filled the seats. In the meantime, the players from Gyeonggi Provincial Government, who won a thrilling victory, said, "We will definitely win the title by showing who we are."
The fierce brain fight... Gyeonggi Provincial Government laughed at the last minute
Gangneung City Hall's "Team Kim" (Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyung-ae, Kim Cho-hee, Kim Sun-young, and Kim Young-mi), and Gyeonggi Provincial Government's "5G" (Kim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, and Seol Ye-ji) are also rivals that represent Korean curling. From overseas grand slams, national team trials, and leagues, the opponent's record in 2024 has been tight with 3 wins and 3 losses.
As it was a showdown between the two teams, spectators were also quickly filled up on the ice. The already-filled spectators' seats right before the start of the game showed high expectations for the match. The team that wins the match will rank No. 1 in the league.
In the meantime, the match between the two teams started with the Gyeonggi Provincial Government taking the second place. The first end was blank. The Gyeonggi provincial government also took the second end, but as Gangneung City Hall players placed several stones across the house, the Gyeonggi provincial government succeeded in taking only the first stone. The score was 1:0.
In the third end, there was an initial race between the center lines. However, Kim Cho-hee broke the stone arrangement that was arranged in a row, changing the trend in favor of Gangneung City Hall. Kim then placed the stone in a position where double take-out was not possible, helping Gangneung City Hall take two points. In the fourth end, Gyeonggi Province also tied the score, making the score 2-2.
The game started to get weird from the fifth end. While the two teams were continuing to fight for the center line, one of Gangneung City Hall's stones failed to hit a certain stone and escaped. Gangneung City Hall failed to recover despite its steeper use of timeout, and lost a steal to Gyeonggi Provincial Government. The score was 3 to 2.
In the following 6th end, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government placed four stones in the house, leading to a still by forming a natural guard stone in an advantageous direction. In the end, Gangneung City Hall gave up four massive steals to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government as the tap shot attempted in the last pitch failed.
7And and Gangneung City Hall succeeded in recovering by winning two points, but it was not easy to overcome the eight-end gap by starting first. The two-hour battle ended with Gyeonggi Provincial Government's victory as Kim Eun-jung asked her opponent Kim Eun-ji to shake hands. The final score was 7 to 4.
As the game was full, loud applause used to ring in the stadium whenever the shot was successful. The players of Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government, who won the game, also gave high-fives to the crowd and thanked the crowd who filled the stadium late at night.
"I'll do my best to win the final with experience"
"There were some good games and some bad games, but the results were good," said Kim Eun-ji, a skip at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government who met after confirming the regular league win. "I can gain more confidence in the finals." 안전놀이터
Kim Min-ji said, "When I play the game, I don't care about the stands, but I still thought, 'Oh, so many people came,'" adding, "It was so nice and encouraging to see a lot of people who came and watched."
Ice conditions have changed a lot throughout the entire league. The same was true of Sunday's game. "Ice conditions are always difficult no matter which game we go," said Kim Eun-ji, "Who knows the ice quality faster determines the outcome of the game. This game also worked well thanks to our adaptation to the latter half."
Now, we have three more games to go to the finals. "Winning is always my greed," Seol said. "I think it would be even better if I win well. I want to work harder by focusing on experience rather than winning or losing the remaining three games." Kim Min-ji also said, "If we show our true selves, we will be able to win the championship."
Gyeonggi Provincial Government will directly advance to the finals, which will take place from July 7, thanks to its victory in the final round. Gangneung City Hall will play the final round of the league on June 5, and the winning team will advance to the final round in the single playoff on June 6. The remaining matches and the final round of the league will be broadcast live on MBC Sports+ and the next curling super league page.