Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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‘Third place is in sight’ Doosan picks up first winning series of the season against LG…LG loses, but cuts magic number from 6 to 5 with NC loss
Despite the loss, the magic number to advance to the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years dropped from six to five. LG lost to Doosan, the “Jamsil rival” of the two Hanji roof families, but the NC’s loss reduced their magic number by one. Lee Seung-yeop’s Doosan solidified its hold on fourth […]
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Heo Hoon’s anger after losing to Japan’s second line “I’m disappointed and angry, I should have put everything on the line”
South Korean men’s basketball player Heo Hoon has spoken of his emotions after his country’s loss to “arch-rivals” Japan. Chu Il-seung’s men’s basketball team fell to Japan 77-83 in their third game of Group D at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. With the loss […]
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‘I did it’ Table Tennis’ Yubin Shin comes from behind to secure singles bronze–Sets semifinal with world No. 1 Sun Yingxia of China
‘Pee-wee’ Shin Yoo-bin (Korean Air) continues her quest for gold in the women’s singles at the Hangzhou Asian Games (AG). The world No. 8 defeated world No. 48 Chen Hsiu-yu (CHN) 4-1 (6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 11-3) in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday. Shin […]
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44-year-old Street Fighter who was ‘scolded for going to the arcade’…bursts into tears over mom’s ‘congratulations on your gold medal’ text
Korean e-sports player Kim Kwan-woo, the first gold medalist in the history of the Summer Asian Games, broke down in tears as he recounted a text message he received from his mother. Kim Kwan-woo attended the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Athletes’ Chuseok event at the Grand New Century Hotel Boao Hangzhou on Sept. 29. Kim […]
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‘Pillar of the National Team’ Park Ji-soo “I want to show good results without excuses”
“We want to show it with good results.” The South Korean women’s basketball team left the country on Thursday through Incheon International Airport to compete in the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games. One of the team’s pillars, Park Ji-soo, also boarded the flight to Hangzhou. Park said, “My physical condition is fine. However, I’ve used up […]
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Singles quarterfinals! ‘Piyak’ Shin Yoo-bin smiles again, “I have a bright expression.”
“I always have a bright face”. After breaking down in tears following her 1-3 loss in the team event quarterfinals against Japan on Aug. 25 (local time), “Piyak Yi” Shin Yubin has returned to her bright smile. The South Korean completed a 4-0 sweep against Singapore’s Zheng Jian in the women’s table tennis singles round […]
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Suwon FC’s resolute response to Lars’ signing at the end of the summer transfer window
Lars Veltvik, who was charged with drunk driving in August, was eventually released from his contract during the summer transfer window. It is unlikely that he will be able to play for any team until the winter transfer window. Suwon FC announced that it held a second meeting with Lars, who recently came under fire […]
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‘We’re in the quarterfinals!’ Hwang moves on to Hangzhou after 12 days of happy Jinhua memories… will rest on 28th
After 12 days in Jinhua, Hwang Sun-hong’s men advance to the quarterfinals and move on to Hangzhou for the final. The South Korean men’s national football team, coached by Hwang Sun-hong, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games with a 5-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the round of 16 at the Jinhua […]
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Banpik happy with ‘Canavi’, “It came out about 90% of what we expected”
Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyuk was pleased with his ban pick against China. South Korea defeated China 2-0 in their League of Legends quarterfinal match at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Monday at the Hangzhou Esports Center Main Stadium in Hangzhou, China. In a post-match Mixzone interview, Seo Jin-hyuk said, “I think we were stuck because […]
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‘Doubleheader sweep’ LG Magic Number 6! First win in 29 years…22 innings without Ko Woo-seok ‘iron wall’
The LG Twins are one win away from their first regular season title in 29 years. The LG Twins won the second game of a doubleheader against the KT Wiz of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League 3-0 on Sunday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, the 15th game of the season. After […]
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