Park Ji-soo, As Expected of a Mainstay

[Asian Games] ‘As Expected of a Mainstay’ Park Ji-soo “I Thought I Should Come to my Senses”

Against North Korea, he scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists...

“North Korean players feel like they can’t say hello to us…they just think of us as opponents”

In Korean women's basketball, there was also Park Ji-su (25, KB).

South Korea, which faced North Korea in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games women's basketball bronze medal match held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 5th, struggled in the beginning. 바카라사이트

North Korea led the first quarter 21-15, led by center Park Jin-ah, born in 2003, who boasts a height of 205 cm, and even after South Korea caught up in the second quarter, it was a close game.

However, when the first half ended, they were ahead 40-33.

This was possible thanks to Park Ji-soo, who scored 19 points and 6 rebounds in the first half alone.

Korea, which held out well in the first half thanks to the presence of Park Ji-soo, was able to escape with Kim Dan-bi (Woori Bank)'s attack in the third quarter, and eventually won the bronze medal with a 93-63 victory.

On this day, Park Ji-su played a major role in winning the bronze medal with a ‘triple double’ performance of 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

After the game, Park Ji-soo said, "I expected it to be a difficult game.

“It was difficult in the beginning, but I feel refreshed and happy with the big win at the end,” he said with a smile. “

The atmosphere was a bit chaotic in the first half, and everyone seemed very nervous, but I wasn’t nervous at all,” he said, adding, “I kept my spirits up.”

“I thought I needed to focus and stay focused, so I was a little more aggressive,” he said.

Park Ji-soo continued, "When I first met North Korea, there was no video and I couldn't figure it out, so it was difficult because I didn't know what kind of play the players liked, but after meeting them once, I learned their tendencies and strengths, so I think the game became easier." added.

North Korea, which we met in succession in the group stage and bronze medal game of this tournament, formed a single team with us in the Jakarta-Palembang tournament five years ago.

Some players from the unified team at the time were included in the North and South Korean national teams.

Jisoo Park is one of them.

Park Ji-su said, "On the first day I came here, I greeted the North Korean athletes when we met at the athletes' village, but it seemed like (the North Korean athletes) couldn't say hello.

I saw them smiling behind us, but I got the feeling that they couldn't say hello to us."

He added, "Back then we were one team, and now we are the opposing team, but there is no big difference.

At first, I was happy, but after that, I just thought that we were opponents like China or Japan, and I didn't have any special feelings."