40 teams, 850 participants, competing for a month
On the afternoon of the 10th, in the Gyeonggi Ilbo conference room, representatives of each participating team in the 9th Suwon Cup National Professional Baseball Competition are shouting out their fighting spirit, pledging to do well before the draw. Reporter Hong Ki-woong
The bracket for the ‘9th Suwon Cup National Baseball Competition’, a festival for baseball enthusiasts co-hosted by Gyeonggi Ilbo and the Suwon City Baseball Softball Association, has been confirmed.
The competition, which will be held on the 19th with 40 teams and 850 participants sponsored by Suwon City and Suwon City Sports Council, is designed to expand the base of baseball as a daily sport and to improve the leisure life and health of club members.
On the afternoon of the 10th, the Suwon City Baseball Softball Association held a representative meeting in the conference room of the Gyeonggi Ilbo headquarters, with representatives of the teams participating in the competition attending, and drew a draw.
This tournament, which will be held in a tournament format, will have the opening game at Tap-dong Baseball Stadium. The first match will be held at 8 a.m. on the 19th at Stadium 1 in Tap-dong, between Infinity and Dynasty, and at Stadium 2, there will be a match between ABBA and Suwon Western Wester.
20 internal teams (registered teams from the Suwon City Baseball Softball Association) and 20 external teams compete, and in the finals, the two teams from each division will compete for the championship trophy.
The finals, third and fourth place matches, and closing ceremony will be held on November 24.
Park Joo-hoon, executive director of the Suwon City Baseball Softball Association, who held the draw on this day, said, “I hope that this tournament will revitalize daily sports and expand the base,” and added, “Tapdong Baseball Stadium will only be used until this year, and we will reap the joy of leaving precious memories in the meantime.” It will. “We will do our best to hold the next tournament at the new baseball stadium in Homaesil,” he emphasized.
Kim Yeon-bae, business director of Gyeonggi Ilbo, said, “This year’s competition was in its 9th year, and many teams participated and applications for participation closed early. “Thank you for your passion,” he said. “As the new Homaesil baseball stadium is under construction, we are doing our best to prepare for each team to play there in the future. “I hope to hold the 10th competition in a good facility next year,” he said.
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2024-10-10 17:22:00