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Moon full of confidence shines on Korean showdown
Busan, Sept 30: Political rivals North and South Korea booked a Asian Games Quarter-Final Round Men`s Basketball showdown for Thursday, a landmark match-up of political rivals that already has a victory guarantee.
Busan, Sept 30: Political rivals North and South
Korea booked a Asian Games Quarter-Final Round Men's
Basketball showdown for Thursday, a landmark match-up of
political rivals that already has a victory guarantee.
South Korea defeated rival Japan 79-62 while Philippines downed North Korea 89-63 in preliminary games here today, ensuring 2.36m giant Ri Myong-Hun and his north teammates would face the skilled 3-point shooters from the south.
"Although there is Ri Myong-Hun, I am sure we will win against north Korea," said moon Kyung-Eun, who scored 26 points in South Korea's comeback victory.
Mind games began even before the tough talk. North Korean players were cheered when they walked into the arena early in the fourth quarter of South Korea's victory, the yells for Ri loudest of all.
"I wanted to show them the South Korean team is a really strong team," said moon, who joined teammates in watching the first quarter of North Korea's game.
Both Koreas and Kazakhstan are in quarter-final group 2. The Philippines, Taiwan and Japan are in Group 1. The top two from each round-robin group reach the October 12 semi-finals.
Bureau Report
South Korea defeated rival Japan 79-62 while Philippines downed North Korea 89-63 in preliminary games here today, ensuring 2.36m giant Ri Myong-Hun and his north teammates would face the skilled 3-point shooters from the south.
"Although there is Ri Myong-Hun, I am sure we will win against north Korea," said moon Kyung-Eun, who scored 26 points in South Korea's comeback victory.
Mind games began even before the tough talk. North Korean players were cheered when they walked into the arena early in the fourth quarter of South Korea's victory, the yells for Ri loudest of all.
"I wanted to show them the South Korean team is a really strong team," said moon, who joined teammates in watching the first quarter of North Korea's game.
Both Koreas and Kazakhstan are in quarter-final group 2. The Philippines, Taiwan and Japan are in Group 1. The top two from each round-robin group reach the October 12 semi-finals.
Bureau Report