【Chungbuk Break News】Reporter Lim Chang-yong = Jecheon City announced that the ‘2024 KBL Cup Professional Basketball Tournament’ held at the Jecheon Indoor Gymnasium for 9 days from October 5 to 13 was successfully concluded.
The winner of the competition was ‘Wonju DB‘, and the runner-up was ‘Suwon KT‘, and they received 50 million won and 30 million won in prize money, respectively. The MVP of the tournament was Wonju DB’s ‘Onuaku’, who was awarded a prize of 3 million won.
As this tournament was held for the first time in the Chungcheong region, which does not have a professional basketball team, attention was focused on the success of the tournament.
As a result, it was a great success, attracting more than 10,000 visitors over 9 days, and especially on weekends, it caused a basketball boom in Jecheon City to the extent that standing tickets were sold due to the lack of seats in the Jecheon Gymnasium, which can accommodate 2,000 people.
Jecheon Mayor Kim Chang-gyu said, “The direct economic effect through this tournament is expected to reach 1.5 billion won,” and “We will continue to attract high-quality games to meet the expectations of Jecheon citizens who are eager to watch professional games.” He said.
Meanwhile, KBL said, “We are grateful for Jecheon citizens’ high interest in professional basketball,” and donated a total of 24 million won worth of goods, including electronic display boards, for the development of sports in Jecheon City.
Jecheon City, ‘24 KBL Cup Pro Basketball Tournament Concludes Successfully
Wonju DB Wins, Suwon KT Wins Runner-up
Jecheon City announced that the ‘2024 KBL Cup Pro Basketball Tournament’ held at Jecheon Indoor Gymnasium for 9 days from October 5 to 13 has ended successfully.
The winner of the tournament was ‘Wonju DB’, and the runner-up was ‘Suwon KT’, and they received 50 million won and 30 million won in prize money, respectively. The tournament MVP was Wonju DB’s ‘Onuaku’, who received 3 million won in prize money.
As this tournament is the first to be held in the Chungcheong region without a professional basketball team, attention is focused on whether the tournament will be successful.
As a result, it was a great success, attracting over 10,000 spectators over 9 days, and especially on weekends, the Jecheon Gymnasium, which can accommodate 2,000 people, was sold out, creating a basketball boom in Jecheon City.
Jecheon Mayor Kim Chang-gyu said, “We expect the direct economic effect of this competition to reach 1.5 billion won,” and “We will continue to attract high-quality games so that we can meet the expectations of Jecheon citizens who are eager to watch professional games.”
Meanwhile, the KBL said, “We appreciate the high interest of Jecheon citizens in professional basketball,” and donated a total of 24 million won worth of items, including an electronic scoreboard, to develop sports in Jecheon City.
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