[Asian Games] Park Ji-soo, “It’s a Shame that we Couldn’t Stop Japan Even Though we Knew About its Strengths… It’s Too Much”

Park Ji-soo (KB), the star of Korean women’s basketball,

could not hide her disappointment at the complete loss to Japan.

Asian Games

Korea lost 58-81 against Japan in the semifinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd.

They never took the lead throughout the game, and fell behind by 3-14 in 3-point shots made. 온라인카지노

Japan’s 3-point shot success rate was 44% (14/32),

which was more than twice that of Korea’s 20% (3/15).

On the contrary, the game was also one-sided, with us making twice as many errors (14-7).

After the game, Park Ji-soo said, “I think we were lacking too much, and we lost from the point of will,”

and added, “I know Japan’s 3 points were very good,

but it’s disappointing that we couldn’t stop them.”

He criticized himself, saying, “Also, Japan is a team that is internationally competitive despite being short in stature,” and added, “We should not blame our height, but rather put in a lot of effort.”

Japan’s average height in this tournament was 176cm, which is shorter than Korea’s 178cm, and the tallest player was 185cm.

Park Ji-soo

The tallest person in Korea is Park Ji-su, 198 cm tall.

However, Japan won a silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and Korea lost all three matches in the group stage at the time.

Additionally, advancement to the finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics has already been thwarted.

Park Ji-soo said, “Korea’s strengths in basketball were originally speed and three points,

but those are no longer strengths,” and added, “It’s a bit disappointing that it’s lagging behind the global trend because it’s only played domestically.”

He, who will play the 3rd and 4th place match against North Korea on the 5th, said,

“There is no need to be nervous now, I just want to show my best performance,

if all players do the same, wouldn’t there be good results?”

He said about the match against North Korea’s 205cm tall Park Jin-ah,

“That player “I didn’t know much about it, but now that I know a little bit, I will play smartly,” he said.