Kwak Jun-hyuk, the e-sports national team member who participated in the Hangzhou Asian Games, is being interviewed by reporters in the mixed zone immediately after the game. /News 1
In e-sports, which was adopted as an official sport for the first time at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, Korea’s first medal went to Kwak Jun-hyuk (23, KT Rolster) in the FC Online category. Kwak Jun-hyuk won the bronze medal after losing to a Thai player in the losers’ bracket final on the 27th.
Kwak Jun-hyuk was defeated 1-2 in the final game of the losers’ bracket against Patanasak Baranan (20, Thailand) held at the Hangzhou Esports Center in China at 8 p.m. (Korean time) on the 27th, and only won a bronze medal. On this day, Kwak Jun-hyuk gave up the first goal at the beginning of each set and made the game difficult. In the first set, Patanasak did not miss Kwak Jun-hyuk’s mistake early in the first half and scored the first goal by shooting a ground ball. Then, a mid-range shot from the front of the penalty box into the corner of the goal was successful, widening the score by two points. Kwak Jun-hyuk, who lost the lead, followed up by scoring goals mainly through quick and short passes, but Patanasak strengthened its defense and ended the game 2-1.
In the second set, Kwak Jun-hyuk scored the first goal and took the game. This time, on the contrary, Ronaldo scored using a short pass, putting Patanasak ahead. In the first half of the game, Kwak Jun-hyuk went on the offensive using Gullit, but was unlucky as he was blocked by the goalkeeper. However, Kwak Jun-hyuk succeeded in tying the score by scoring a goal through Pele in the second half. A fierce battle took place throughout the extra period, but the winner was not decided, and after a match that ended in a penalty shootout, Kwak Jun-hyuk took the game.
Kwak Jun-hyuk is disappointed after losing to Thailand’s Pattanasak Varanan in the ‘FC Online’ losers’ bracket final held at the e-sports main stadium in Beijingyuan Ecological Park in Hangzhou, China on the 27th. Kwak Jun-hyuk lost 1-2 to Patanasak in the losers’ bracket final and won the bronze medal. This is Korea’s first esports medal. /News 1
In the final third set, Kwak Jun-hyuk also started at a disadvantage, giving up the first point on a mid-range shot early in the game. Afterwards, Kwak Jun-hyuk had several decisive chances, including free kicks, but there were no shots that led to a goal. Patanasak strengthened its defense and led the game steadily, but in the end, Kwak Jun-hyuk was unable to attack it and the game ended.
Since it was Kwak Jun-hyuk who advanced to the winner’s bracket final, the bronze medal in this tournament feels somewhat disappointing. Kwak Jun-hyuk recorded consecutive wins during the tournament, which was the preliminaries, and advanced to the finals of the winner’s match, but lost to Thailand’s T-Tech Song Saisakul (25) and fell to the losers’ final. And he lost to Patanasak and had to be satisfied with the bronze medal. It has been blocked twice by the walls of Thailand alone.
Kwak Jun-hyuk, who met with reporters in the mixed zone after the game that day, said, “Ever since I heard the news that FC Online was included as an official event in the Asian Games, I came with the determination to win a gold medal, but I am disappointed that I was not able to achieve it.” He added, “Thank you for coming all the way to Hangzhou, a distant place, to support us. “Thank you to the fans,” he said. As Korea’s first medal from the FC online event was decided to be a bronze medal, the opportunity for Korea’s first gold medal in esports at the Asian Games passed to other events such as League of Legends (LoL) and Street Fighter V.
2023-09-27 13:09:06
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