The Wonju DB team is all happy after the victory. The Korea Basketball Federation (KBL)

The first half of the regular season of "2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball" ended with a match between Busan KCC and Seoul SK on the 11th. In the game, KCC won 90-75 to block SK's 13th consecutive victory.

In this year's professional basketball league, unexpected things happened. The team has made strides not only in Wonju DB, which beat expectations before the season, but also in Seoul SK and Suwon KT.

At the bottom of the standings, Samsung is on the verge of being disgraced as the bottom for three consecutive seasons. Apart from the game, the Goyang Sono, which had a lot of noise, was also criticized by many. Let's take a look back on the first half of this season's professional basketball league.

One-two punches Didrick Lawson and Eason Albano of Wonju DB who give high five. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL

Average score of 90 points… 'Moving Acid' Wonju DB

Up until before the season, very few predicted that DB would create a sensation this season. In order to strengthen its power in the off-season, it recruited more talented players such as Min Se-soo and Kim Young-hyun than big names. It also raised questions about coach Kim Joo-sung's leadership, who was promoted from acting coach to official coach.

Although the team did not strengthen its power well, DB emerged as the best team in the first half by maximizing synergy. DB had 25 wins and 6 losses 80.6 percent win rate in 31 games, finishing the first half as the team's No. 1 ranking.

DB's average score in the first half amounted to 91.2 points. This is the league's No. 1 record, nine points higher than the league's average 82.2 points. It is the first time in 19 years that DB's average score exceeded 90 points as of the end of the third round since the 2004-2005 Daegu Orions.

The "One, Two, Punch Lawson" and "Etion Albano" combination, which lead the team, are the most successful products of this season. Lawson has played in all 31 games played by DB this season, averaging 22.29 points 4th in the league, 10.23 rebounds 7th in the league, and 4.84 assists 4th in the league. Albano is also leading his team's offense with an average of 15.87 points 11th in the league and seven assists 1st in the league.

Korean players are doing better than expected. Twin Towers Kim Jong-kyu average of 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds and Kang Sang-jae average of 14.3 points and 6.03 rebounds and 4.13 assists have significantly improved compared to the previous season. Besides scoring his own goals, he has opened his eyes to making chances, appropriately making the most of his team members' opportunities. Other Sixers with diverse styles, including Choi Seung-wook, Kim Young-hyun, and Park In-woong, have fattened up their team's depth. Guard Du Kyung-min's return from knee injury in the middle of the season was also a big boost.

Attention is focusing on whether DB will be able to break the highest winning rate in the regular season in the second half of the year. The highest winning rate in a single regular season was recorded in Wonju Dongbu current DB in the 2011-2012 season and 81.48% 44 wins and 10 losses by the Seoul SK Wyverns in 2013. With the current momentum, DB seems capable of breaking the record.

Chinanu Onuaku, a foreign player of Goyang Sono who has recently turned into a troublemaker. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL

Where's Happy Basketball? 'Goyang Sono' Destroys Touching

Goyang Sono, which was re-established by acquiring Day One Club, which was expelled due to the bankruptcy of its parent company despite its advance to the semifinal playoff last season, continues to be under fire this season. Lee Jung-hyun's performance at the beginning of the season predicted a sensation, but the club's image outside the game continues to be gnawed away.

In November last year, head coach Kim strongly protested against DB coach Kim Joo-sung and DB Secretary-General Lee Heung-seop by mixing swear words in the hallway of the gym leading to the locker room after the Wonju DB match at Goyang Gymnasium.

Head coach Kim reportedly acted like this in anger when he saw a scene in which DB general manager Kwon Soon-cheol approached the headquarters seat where the game supervisor and others sat in the middle of the third quarter and protested against the referee's decision.

The KBL imposed a fine of 10 million won on Kim. Kim later issued an apology through the club, saying, "As a manager of a team, as a person who should take the most responsibility, I deeply apologize for his shameful behavior."

In December last year, Chinanu Onuaku's dissolute attitude sparked controversy. Onuaku pushed his opponent, Lens Abando, who was jumping in a match with Anyang's Jeonggwanjang on April 28 and dropped it to the ground. Abando was diagnosed with two broken waist bones, a sprained wrist ligament, and a concussion that took more than four weeks to complete due to Onuaku's violent behavior.

Onuaku was not expressing any intention of apology, but when the controversy erupted, he belatedly issued a formal apology through an official, which was further criticized. At that time, the Korean Basketball Federation KBL fined Onuaku 3 million won, which was criticized for not suspending him or imposing stronger sanctions for unsightly fouls that threatened his life.

In addition, Onuaku was seen ruining the atmosphere by being annoyed by his team's performance during the match. Kim reportedly expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's power structure.

Although he expressed his intention to continue his story, which was like a drama last season, he is exhausting fans as he ranked 9th with 10 wins and 20 losses following a series of problems between coaches and players.

Lee Kwan-hee of Changwon LG, who has been reborn as the best hit product of the KBL this season. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL

The effect of "Solo Hell 3"... Lee Kwan-hee, who has been reborn as the "best star."

Heo Woong is definitely the most popular player in the KBL. In the All-Star fan voting conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 18 last year, Heo earned 166,616 votes out of a total of 339,206 votes, making him the most voted person. Heo Woong has garnered the most votes for three consecutive years and the fifth fan vote in his career.

However, the game may be reversed next season. There is a player who is causing a tectonic shift in the popularity of professional basketball recently, and it is Lee Kwan-hee Changwon LG.

To be honest, Lee Kwan-hee was not popular for his basketball skills. This season, Lee Kwan-hee has an average of 9.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. This is a slight decrease from the previous season's 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, and naturally, his average record has decreased as the number of playing time has decreased compared to the previous season.

Apart from basketball, however, Lee Kwan-hee remained the biggest beneficiary of Netflix's "Solo Hell 3," an online video service that recently ended. Lee Kwan-hee, who was called "Kwan-gyeon-i" short for "Kwan-gwan-hee + Geum-gyeon-i" in the early days, started to attract people's attention with her sincere attitude as the episode progressed.

Its popularity can be seen just by looking at his SNS account. Lee Kwan-hee, who had less than 100,000 followers on Instagram before "Solo Hell 3" aired, had 600,000 followers as of 6 p.m. on Saturday. He became the best character in "Solo Hell 3."

Naturally, an increasing number of fans have come to Changwon Indoor Stadium to see Lee Kwan-hee. According to the KBL announcement, Changwon LG has mobilized 64,472 cumulative spectators for home games as of the third round. This ranks first among the 10 teams in terms of spectatorship in home games.

The average audience increased 74 percent from 2002 to 3,493. Average earnings also increased 64 percent. It topped both indicators. This is due to the surging popularity of Lee Kwan-hee in addition to the marketing effect of Changwon LG.

If you look at Changwon Indoor Stadium recently, you can easily find signs cheering for Lee Kwan-hee. When Lee Kwan-hee shoots during the match, the cheering sound has increased significantly compared to the previous one. When asked by broadcasters whether he realizes his popularity after the match against Jeonggwanjang on April 26, Lee replied, "It is the same as today, but the last match the tickets were sold out. I think that proved it with that," with his signature confident attitude.

Kim Sun-hyung of the Seoul SK Wyverns is watching the game right after his injury. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL

Heo Hoon and Kim Sun-hyung left... Injury is the biggest variable in the second half

Professional basketball will take two more days off after the 2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball All-Star Game at Sono Arena in Goyang on the 14th and start the second half of the season with KCC-DB and Sono-Jeonggwanjang games on the 17th.

The biggest variable in the second half of the year is injury. Key players in the team cannot play for the time being due to injury.

For SK, Kim Sun-hyung, the team's field commander, was diagnosed with an ankle injury for four weeks. In the last game of the first half of the year when Kim Sun-hyung was sidelined due to an injury, SK lost 75 to 90 against KCC. Fortunately, Heo Il-young, who has been sidelined for nearly a month due to a knee injury since the 7th of last month, is expected to participate in the All-Star Game and appear in earnest in the second half.

KT, which is ranked third, will also be unable to play for at least four weeks due to Huh Hoon's torn fascia in his left calf. Huh Hoon returned to the team after being discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit Sangmu in November and played well with an average of 14.9 points, 2, 3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 15 games. In the middle of the season, he played in the game with a mask on due to a nasal injury, but this time, he was seriously injured enough to be unable to play at all. 토토사이트

Second-ranked SK 22-9 and third-ranked KT 19-11 are being pursued by mid-ranking teams, so the departure of key players is even more painful.

In addition, Lee Won-seok, the main big man of Seoul Samsung, and Lee Won-seok left the home game against Wonju DB on the 6th due to a fractured nose. Lee Jung-hyun also suffered a minor leg injury. In the second half of the season, he is expected to have to fight injuries.

English Premier League Fulham midfielder Joao Palinha wore a Bayern Munich jersey during the transfer window last summer.

On the last day of the transfer market, he moved to Bayern Munich, underwent a medical test, and even took a picture of his uniform to announce his joining.

When the final paperwork between the two clubs was completed, they would become an official Bayern Munich player.

However, as Fulham suddenly canceled his transfer because he couldn't find a substitute, Palinha's transfer to Bayern Munich became a reality. Palinha took off his Bayern Munich uniform and went back to Fulham, and the transfer window closed a few hours later. It happened on the last day of the summer transfer window.

"Farlina was shocked by what happened yesterday," said Fabrizio Romano, a transfer market expert. "Farlina is confident that she will join Bayern Munich. She met with the media in her uniform and prepared a contract."

"Fulham tried to recruit various players (Fofana, Heibert, McTominay), but he did not reach an agreement until 6 o'clock," he explained.

"Fallina is in shock and Thomas Tuchel is dissatisfied," he continued, "Coach Tuchel insisted on a defensive midfielder for a long time, but the club only moved on the deadline of the transfer market."

Not only Germany but also the English media predicted that Bayern Munich would be connected to Bayern Munich again in the winter transfer market, as Bayern Munich needed a defensive midfielder and Palinha was the top target. Palinha also made up his mind again and kept the Fulham midfield even after the shock of the cancellation of the transfer.

However, Palinha's transfer to Bayern Munich will remain as a memorable moment. On Monday (Korea time), Christophe Freind, the sports director of Bayern Munich, drew a clear line on the possibility of recruiting Palinha. "We wanted Palinha last summer, but the priority now was to strengthen the defense," he said. "Alexander Pavlovic has already played a good role there. That's why we believe we have a good alternative internally."

Pavlovic is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder. After failing to recruit Palinha, Bayern Munich rushed to call up Pavlovic, who is currently playing for the youth team. After appearing as a substitute, Pavlovic started for the first time in a match against FC Heidenheim on Nov. 12 last year, and has played full-time in two consecutive matches including a match against VfB Stuttgart last month, and a match against Wolfsburg, rapidly expanding his presence in the team.

Another reason why Bayern Munich has excluded Palinha from its list is Eric Dier. Bayern Munich bought Dier from Tottenham during this winter's transfer window. "Dier is a specialist as a central defender," manager Thomas Tuchel said. "Dier can play not only right or left, but also as a three-back. He also used to play as a defensive midfielder in the Premier League a few years ago." In other words, it is no longer necessary to recruit Palinha as it has two defensive midfielders compared to the summer transfer window.

Dyer grew up in Portugal at the age of seven and started playing soccer for Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, a unique English player.

He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, where he stood out as a Sporting Youth team and recognized his potential after signing a professional contract.

Dyer quickly joined Tottenham Hotspur in 28 games from the first year of his transfer. He played in a whopping 37 games in the 2015-16 season, 36 games in the 2016-17 season, and 34 games in the 2017-18 season. played both central defender and defensive midfielder, establishing himself as an indispensable player for the team.

He played in the 2018-19 season due to injury and the 2019-20 season due to sluggishness, but he settled down as a center back in the 2020-21 season and became a starting player again. He played in 35 games in the 2021 -22 season and 33 games in the last season. After the 2019-20 season, he extended his contract with Tottenham Hotspur until 2024.

However, due to frequent mistakes, his position in the team diminished, and when Tottenham gave up its intention to renew its contract, he decided to move. He is set to take on a new challenge at the German Bundesliga.

Dyer said he decided to move to a new team to play as a starting player. "Bayern Munich is an amazing team. I'm so happy to be here," he said with a smile. Dyer is confident in his competition to become a starting member of Bayern Munich. "I'm still 29. I don't have my best days yet," Dyer said. 토토사이트

He's a different player than Chelsea.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said

BBC reported on the 14th that Postecoglou is a completely different player from Chelsea regarding Timo Werner.

Werner was a Bundesliga striker with Robert Lewandowski in Leipzig four years ago. He was a line breaker with outstanding ability to utilize space and penetrate the second line.

Werner, who had a reputation, entered Chelsea in 2020 for a fee of £47.5 million, but failed. He has excellent space utilization skills, but his goal determination and ball touch were the problems. He was helpless as a striker in a pressure situation where there was no space.

He only scored 10 goals in 56 games. Eventually, he returned to his old soccer team Leipzig two years later. 스포츠토토

However, Tottenham bought Werner in a surprise move. It is a short six-month loan, but it is possible to transfer completely depending on the performance.

Postecoglou told the BBC that "Timo Werner is another player who struggled for Chelsea. What happened in the past has nothing to do with it. I am looking at what he can do to us today, not three or four years ago," adding, "I would say he is a different player, definitely a different person. We all evolve. He would have matured at different stages of his life."

"When we talk about players who have been recruited, we see how they can play in the system that we have established," he said. "With Son away for a long time, I felt that we need a different style of player at the forefront. Timo (Werner) knows that something can change from the current situation."

One of Werner's strong strengths is his speed and forward pass capability. He has pass capability that ranks among the top 5 percent of strikers in the European five major leagues.

Tottenham deploys very fast players on the left and right sides, disrupting the opponent's defense. If Brennan Johnson and Werner are deployed at the same time, the defense will naturally be confused. Local media in the UK are based on Werner's success in Tottenham.

Seoul SK won nine consecutive games over Busan KCC.

SK beat KCC 77-74 in the 2023-24 regular basketball match held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 3rd.

SK has maintained its position as No. 2 player with 19 wins and eight losses. It is three games shorter than Wonju DB 23 wins and six losses. With this victory, SK also achieved victory against other teams in all seasons.

On the other hand, KCC, which lost three consecutive games after its seven-game winning streak was cut at the end of last year, maintained an unstable fifth place 13 wins and 12 losses.

For SK, ace Jamil Warney had a one-man show with 36 points and nine rebounds. Oh Se-geun 11 points also contributed. 스포츠토토

For KCC, four players, including Heo Woong 19 points, Alize DeShawn Johnson 16 points, Song Kyo-chang and Choi Joon-yong 14 points scored double figures, but they failed to stop Warney.

SK finished the first half with a comfortable 47-35 lead.

KCC's counterattack started in the third quarter. While blocking SK's attack, Heo Woong scored five consecutive points, and Song Kyo-chang also joined the scoring procession, narrowing the gap gradually, before successfully reversing the game 57-56.

SK, which had a fire in its instep, ended the third quarter with Warney scoring four consecutive points and Oh Se-geun scoring a goal to turn the game around 62-57.

In the fourth quarter, a seesaw game was also played. The two teams faced each other 73-73 until 3 minutes and 39 seconds before the end of the game.

No team scored for the next two minutes or so, but SK's Warnie broke the balance by scoring a goal that went ahead again.

KCC had a chance to tie the game 37 seconds before the end of the game when Choi Joon-yong got a free throw and two shot. However, as Choi made only one, the chance to tie the game fell through.

Since then, SK, which has taken the right to attack, took a 77-74 lead as Warney scored a goal to seal the game.

For KCC, Song Kyo-chang threw a three-point shot in the last attack, but it did not go in, and SK won by three points.

 "There's no SON, there's no Sala!"

Manchester City has strong reflective profits. "Manchester City can have the upper hand in the Premier League championship race until January as its rivals face losing key players in the African Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup," global news agency Reuters reported on Tuesday.

The first two players mentioned were Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Mohamed Salah.

The media outlet said, "Liverpool loses Mohamed Salah from Egypt. Tottenham Hotspur has to endure without South Korea's Son Heung-min. The two players will compete in the African Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup, respectively. However, defending champion Manchester City is hardly affected." 스포츠토토

This illustrates Son's status. In fact, Son is the ace player in Tottenham. Reuters referred to the absence of Son and Salah as the most painful loss.

Son Heung-min and Salah were evaluated as equals.

This season's EPL is completely different from what it expected. In the beginning, Manchester City and Arsenal were considered the "two strongest teams" before the season. Manchester City had the highest probability of winning the title, and Arsenal was the dark horse to win the title.

Liverpool and Tottenham had quite a few experts who expected their struggles. Some predicted that Liverpool, which was not properly strengthened, would not be easy to make the big four, and some criticized Tottenham that Harry Kane's departure would fall to the middle of the list.

However, Liverpool is leading the league with 13 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss with 45 points. In second place is Aston Villa, which is creating a sensation. Manchester City is sluggish with 12 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses. In fourth place is Arsenal. Tottenham is in fifth place.

Reuters said, "Manchester City has not had a single player leaving for Qatar and Ivory Coast, where the Asian Cup and the African Cup of Nations will be held for almost a month starting on January 12."

Liverpool, on the other hand, is missing Endo, who joins the Japanese national team in addition to Salah. Not only Tottenham's Son Heung-min, but also Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma. Arsenal is also missing Mohamed Elneni, Thomas Partey and Tomiyasu Takehiro.

The Baltic Times reported recently "following last July's lifting of a nationwide gambling ban Lithuania's first casino has opened for business in the sea port city of Klaipeda.

Players at the Nese Hotel's casino can choose from four gambling tables, three of them for card games and one for roulette.

Some 20 croupiers are on hand to assist up to 30 players at a time in a classic English style casino setting. 슬롯머신사이트

Kazys Paulikas, Nese's owner, has spent the last few months visiting casinos in Las Vegas and talking to Belgian consultants in an effort to ensure the project's success.

The opening night at the casino on March 1 proved popular although nobody bagged the maximum potential payout of 1.2 million litas (US$300,000).

But Nese's casino will not have long to wait before competitors start nipping at its heels.

Last month two gambling halls were opened in Vilnius by Estonia's Olympic Casino Group Baltija, owner of the Baltic states' biggest casino, the Park Hotel and Casino in Tallinn, and owner of 12 gambling halls in Estonia.

The company plans more gambling halls and to open a casino in August.

Casino Planet plans to open casinos in Vilnius' former planetarium building and in Lubys' Vetra Hotel in Palanga this year.

Meanwhile an as yet unidentified Latvian enterprise is planning a casino in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, and is advertising for croupiers to work at the city's Los Patrankos nightclub.

Lithuania lies in the east of Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. In the north Lithuania borders with Latvia, in the east and south with Byelorussia, in the southwest with Poland and with the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation.

The Hall of Fame that every major league player dreams of. The interim tally of the 2024 Hall of Fame vote was announced for the first time. Will Adrian Beltre with 3000 hits be able to join?

The Hall of Fame Tracker announced the results of the first interim tally of the 2024 Major League Hall of Fame on the 3rd. Eight out of 384 votes were released.

According to the report, Beltre, who got his first chance to join the Hall of Fame this year, received 100 percent of the votes from all eight people.

Todd Helton then received 7 votes, recording 87.5%, while Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez met the enrollment threshold with 75%. 스포츠토토

In addition, Andrew Jones, Joe Mauer and Chase Earley followed with 62.5 percent, while Billy Wagner and Manny Ramirez received 50 percent of the votes from the half.

The Hall of Fame can be admitted if it exceeds 75% of the vote. A total of 10 chances will be given, and if it does not exceed 5%, it will be excluded from the candidates.

In this vote, Beltre of the first chance and Helton of the sixth are considered likely to be present. Sheffield is the last chance.

The results of the Hall of Fame voting for the players of an era will be released on Jan. 24, 2024. Attention is being paid to whether Beltre will be present at the first opportunity.

The competition for outfielder Juan Soto is flowing with interest.

Major League Baseball reporter Hector Gomez cited a source on the 3rd, saying that the Toronto Blue Jays have taken the lead in the recruitment of Soto.

Earlier, Soto was said to be likely to be traded to the New York Yankees.

The Yankees want a left-handed outfielder and want to make up for last year's slump when they failed to advance to the postseason. It is the most suitable team for Soto's destination.

However, negotiations with Soto's team, the San Diego Padres, did not go smoothly. According to 'SNY', the conversation between the two teams is currently stagnant.

The fact that Soto is a one-year "rental player" who will be eligible for FA after the 2024 season is holding back. 스포츠토토

San Diego wants a lot in exchange for giving up Soto. According to SNY, they want four to five prospects, including starting resources Michael King and Drew Thorpe.

For the Yankees, who have no guarantee of holding Soto again after the 2024 season, this may sound like an excessive demand.

While the discussion between the two teams was stagnant, Toronto came through the gap.

Toronto is so active in strengthening its power that it even entered the game to recruit Shohei Ohtani. He is determined to wash away the regret of being eliminated in the first round of the postseason for the third consecutive year.

If Soto is hired, he could use him as a left fielder and turn Dalton Basho, another left-handed outfielder, into center field. It will be able to reinforce the shortcomings of the team's batting lineup, which was weaker than the right-handed batter.

In this regard, SNY said that rival club officials expect Toronto to be a strong destination for Soto, but at the same time, Toronto can wait for the results of the Ohtani recruitment match and respond.

Soto's move is expected to be made clearer through the Major League Winter Meeting, which starts on the 4th local time.

"I think you're better than me at that age"

Coach Shin Young-cheol 59 of Woori Card said the same thing in a media interview about 10 years ago when he was the head coach of Korean Air. At that time, Han 38 was targeted at the top. Han, who came to gain strong trust after experiencing growing pains under Shin, a former speculator, has become the "irreplaceable" setter for Korean volleyball. The setter lineage, which ranges from Kim Ho-cheol, Shin Young-cheol and Choi Tae-woong, naturally fell to him.

Shin said, "I have discovered an excellent talent in this season as well. I am Han Tae-joon aged 19, Woori Card who joined the club last season. Han has been leading the league with 12.438 sets per set this season, contributing greatly to his team's maintenance of the lead. "I think he is better than me at that age," Shin said with a smile. "I thought that Tae-joon's performance Korea Card could have a big impact on whether he will be able to show stable performance this season, but he is doing very well so far."

The stone has not been refined yet. Han Tae-joon said, "When a team wins a game or makes a disappointing decision, Shin will scold me. "I am sure that I will be able to grow taller if I make my coach's teaching my own."

It is the first time that he plays a full-time season as a starting setter. This is why Shin is concerned about his deteriorating physical stamina. "I like him so much as he is young, but it remains to be seen whether he will continue through the second half of the season," Shin said. This is why he intends to lay the groundwork for him to improve physical stamina and promote growth. Lee Seung-won, who has completed his mandatory military service, will soon join the team, sharing the weight of his participation with Han Tae-joon. "If the two become competitors, would it have consequences?" Shin said. 스포츠토토

His commitment to the first full-time season is also unique. "There are many difficulties because it is the first full-time as a setter, but I always benefit from Oh Jae-sung and Han Sung-jung, who give me stable reception. When I put the ball up, Mattei and Issei just hit me well," Han said, expressing regret, "I wish I could have diversified my play in every game. I will gain something, but I still have to train harder."

"I think you're better than me at that age"

Coach Shin Young-cheol 59 of Woori Card said the same thing in a media interview about 10 years ago when he was the head coach of Korean Air. At that time, Han 38 was targeted at the top. Han, who came to gain strong trust after experiencing growing pains under Shin, a former speculator, has become the "irreplaceable" setter for Korean volleyball. The setter lineage, which ranges from Kim Ho-cheol, Shin Young-cheol and Choi Tae-woong, naturally fell to him.

Shin said, "I have discovered an excellent talent in this season as well. I am Han Tae-joon aged 19, Woori Card who joined the club last season. Han has been leading the league with 12.438 sets per set this season, contributing greatly to his team's maintenance of the lead. "I think he is better than me at that age," Shin said with a smile. "I thought that Tae-joon's performance Korea Card could have a big impact on whether he will be able to show stable performance this season, but he is doing very well so far."

The stone has not been refined yet. Han Tae-joon said, "When a team wins a game or makes a disappointing decision, Shin will scold me. "I am sure that I will be able to grow taller if I make my coach's teaching my own."

It is the first time that he plays a full-time season as a starting setter. This is why Shin is concerned about his deteriorating physical stamina. "I like him so much as he is young, but it remains to be seen whether he will continue through the second half of the season," Shin said. This is why he intends to lay the groundwork for him to improve physical stamina and promote growth. Lee Seung-won, who has completed his mandatory military service, will soon join the team, sharing the weight of his participation with Han Tae-joon. "If the two become competitors, would it have consequences?" Shin said. 스포츠토토

His commitment to the first full-time season is also unique. "There are many difficulties because it is the first full-time as a setter, but I always benefit from Oh Jae-sung and Han Sung-jung, who give me stable reception. When I put the ball up, Mattei and Issei just hit me well," Han said, expressing regret, "I wish I could have diversified my play in every game. I will gain something, but I still have to train harder."

A new chapter in Macau's gaming industry and urban growth story began a decade ago when the first Las Vegas-style casino opened.

Sands Macao was Stanley Ho Hung Sun's first casino outside of its 40-year monopoly and the starting point for Las Vegas Sands Corp's entry into Asia.

As the Macau government focused on diversifying its economy for services such as tourism, 18 May 2004 marked a turning point for an industry that has not stopped growing not only in Macau but also in Asia. 슬롯머신

When the $265 million casino opened, thousands of people jumped into the game floor to make the first bet. From that day on, Macau's game industry will never be the same again.

"Sands Maca was a 'game changer' that awakens the gaming industry in Macau," says Grant Govertsen, a Macau-based analyst at Union Gaming Research Macau Ltd. "It was the first to show the amazing potential of the Macau game market in terms of total game revenue and investment," he said.

Las Vegas Sands, managed by Sheldon Adelson, recouped its investment in less than a year and helped transform Macau into the world's largest casino destination.

"When Sands Macau opened in 2004, it definitely represented a new era of the redevelopment of Macau's game industry as a world-renowned casino game destination, especially the development of the popular market," said Ricardo Cucichen, a game expert at the University of Macau.

In the year Sands Macau opened, Macau's game revenue was $5.5 billion. Last year, Macau casinos generated $45.1 billion in revenue, seven times the revenue of Las Vegas Stripes during the same period.

"The entry of established international integrated resort operators has become a major catalyst for Macau to evolve into Asia's first choice as an entertainment destination," said Govsen.

"The trademark effect continued to stimulate new demand for casino games in Macau," says Ricardo Siu, after the announcement of an international company that obtained casino licenses in Macau under the liberalization process in 2002.

The competition in Macau's game industry has also intensified. There was even a very open fight between Mr Adelson and former proprietor Ho. But eventually, the cake got bigger and bigger and they could all have their share. It's a more profitable company than ever before.

However, some people think that there is too much focus on the game. Carlos Siu Lam, a gaming associate professor at the Macau Polytechnic Institute, said, "I think it rarely appears in the non-gaming sector because we've focused so much on the gaming sector. And this doesn't seem to fully reflect what was expected from game liberalization," he said.

The existing game attributes of 2004 are very different from the current standard. Sands Macao introduced a new concept into the market, but it also experienced trial and error in the company.

Shortly after opening with several hotel rooms and the longest buffet line in Macau, management understood that the strategy had to be revised. Customers who slept around the hotel and took advantage of significant discounts at buffets were not the kind of customers the company was after.

Nevertheless, it has set new standards for the industry. "Each new resort has set standards much higher, which has forced all operators to innovate and generally improve their operational skills," said Goversen of Union Gaming.

"Kotai will raise that standard even more," he added, "there will always be a casino market on the Macau Peninsula.

Sands China Ltd, a Macau subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands, opened its $2.6 billion Venice Macau in 2007, one of the city's most successful casino resorts. But the company's growth in Macau has not been without ups and downs.

Sands China had to go through a learning process to adapt to the new business culture. And it struggled to obtain government permission to sell apartments in Four Seasons Apartments Hotel Tower, and there was an agreement that Sands deserved such a plan, but officials suffered considerable difficulties when they refused the company's additional land application for Kotai on a site known as sections 7 and 8.

Sands China has also been embroiled in a legal battle between former President Steven Jacobs and the chief executive, who claims he was unfairly dismissed. Overall, the company has become famous for its high turnover among top executives. The last person to resign was Chief Operating Officer David Sisk, who left the company last September.

Sands China was instrumental in bringing the best entertainment and sports stars to Macau, which helped expand Macau's appeal as a tourist destination, as envisioned by Beijing. But ironically, in 2012, three and a half years after a 10-year contract, the production of Cirque du Soleil in Macau, Venice, was forced to stop. This is due to the low number of audience for expensive resident shows.

The cultural shock may have been greater than expected. Because of the "difference between foreign companies and the corporate culture and legal practices of Macau."

We are confident that it will not be easy for any foreign company to enter the new international market. Sands has clearly figured out how to operate successfully here in [Macau] (not just competitors)," said Govertsen.

Venice Macau is the first accommodation to open in Kotai, and is now the center of Macau's games, attracting millions of tourists every year.

In 2004, 16.7 million tourists visited Macau, which increased to more than 29 million last year.

However, Macau is still expected to gain more in terms of its growth potential. "The industry as a whole may still be at a turning point from traditional/regional to modern/global-level structures," says Ricardo Siu.

It will still take a lot of effort. "There seems to be a lot of work to be done to attract visitors from various jurisdictions (beyond Greater China) to make Macau a true regional (or international) game and resort," Carlos Sioux said.

One thing is for sure: Macau has undergone major changes over the past decade. Few can predict the growth it has heralded since 2004. "We are confident that there will be more than a decade left in relation to the growing demand from mainlanders for Macau," says Mr Govertsen.

San Diego Padres' main infielder Kim Ha-sung remained silent with no hits as he was overwhelmed by the disappointing referee's decision.

Kim Ha-sung started as the first batter and second baseman in a visit game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 29th (Korea Standard Time), and was sluggish with no hits in five at-bats.

The season batting average dropped slightly from 0.254 to 0.253.

At the top of the first inning, there was a disappointing decision in his first at-bat.

Kim Ha-sung endured a ball that went out of bounds in a two-ball-2 strike against Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller, but the referee ruled it a strike. 토토사이트

Kim Ha-sung froze in surprise, smiled as if he was dumbfounded, and went into the dugout with his tongue sticking out.

In the top of the second inning, trailing 0-2, he stepped down with a left fielder fly ball in the top of the second inning and was out with an infield fly ball in the fifth inning.

In the seventh inning, when he chased 2-1, he stepped down with three strikeouts by changed pitcher Kaman Mlozinski, and he persistently targeted opposing team's fourth pitcher Cody Bolton in the top of the ninth inning with a two-out full base opportunity.

He stepped down with a ground ball to third base after a neck-and-neck race of nine pitches, including five fouls in a two-dollar one-strike ball count.

Pittsburgh utility player Bae Ji-hwan, who has been in a no-hit slump for the past nine games, is absent.

San Diego lost 1-7.