The NH Nonghyup Bank 2024 Global Youth Basketball Super Cup was held in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday. The seven-category competition will be held in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan and Mongolia for three days.
The Super Cup made its debut in Hongcheon in February. It will be the second competition in Pocheon in about five months. In order to secure diversity in Korean youth basketball, Choi Hee-am, Pocheon Mayor Baek Young-hyun, Pocheon City Sports Council Chairman Chung Jong-geun and KXO Chairman Kwon Ki-bok joined forces to hold the event quickly.
An extraordinary event occurred on the second day of the preliminary round. In the U12 division, Dongdaemun Tomo defeated Bundang Samsung 27-13. Taking the lead 15-4 in the first quarter, Dongdaemun Tomo won without allowing a turnaround at all.
This reporter met Dongdaemun coach Jiu-jin who led the team to victory. "Players had never beaten Samsung in Bundang for two years since they were in fourth grade, but today they won for the first time. They came to the championship with the goal of capturing Samsung in Bundang. As they have faced off a lot, they have recognized that they know each other well. They focused on defense," he said.
Coach Ji Woo-jin said, "All of our team members are good at training. Rather than picking one player at a time, we are exercising with the principle of playing all together. Players used to be overwhelmed by strength when they met a strong team, but they showed off the basketball that they want to play today."
Youth club basketball is becoming the new grassroots of Korean basketball. Coach Ji Woo-jin said, "When I was young, there was no club basketball, and to play basketball, I only played elite basketball. I hope that the players will have fun exercising in a bright atmosphere and naturally go to elite basketball when a talented player comes out." 에볼루션 바카라사이트
The match between Dongdaemun Tomo and Bundang Samsung, which took place at 10:45 a.m. on the 13th, was broadcast live on KBS N Sports. As it is a Korean youth basketball competition where TV broadcasts are rarely conducted, Dongdaemun Tomo's victory over Bundang Samsung for the first time in two years has become all the more meaningful.