Korean Series champion manager Ryu Joong-il will lead the national baseball team during the 2022 Asian Games. It will take place on September 10 to 25 in China. Also, the KBSA will finalize the appointment during its board meeting in March.
The champion manager led the Samsung Lions to four continuous Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) titles from 2011 to 2014. His last KBO administrative occupation was with the LG Twins from 2018 to 2020.
According to soccer betting tutorials and news sites, the former Jeju shortstop is no stranger to global baseball. He was part of the coaching staff in the first two editions of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2006 and 2009. Also, he was the manager of the national team during the WBC in 2013. He was additionally the team manger during the 2014 Asian Games held in the country. They took their second straight gold medal in the tournament.
Korean Series Champion Manager in Asian Games
South Korea additionally dominated the 2018 Asian Games on its way to win the gold medal. However, people criticized the national team because of the lack of transparency in the process of selecting players. As a result, manager Sun Dong-yol resigned.
According to iGamingko.com sources, South Korea had another manager for the Tokyo Olympics. Kim Kyung-moon led the team that finished in fourth place. Also, the team faced the same criticisms it faced in 2018.
During the current year’s Asian Games, South Korean baseball pioneers chose to gather the public group with just under-23 players from the KBO and university student-athletes.
According to sports interaction experts, the KBO will likewise not plan a middle of the season break during the Asian Games, as it had for past Olympics and Asian Games. Every one of the 10 clubs will release a maximum of three players for the Asian Games.
The Asian Games will take place from September 18 to 24. Also, it includes the top six teams from Asia and the best two best finishers from the qualifying round.
Those eight squads will be separated into two groups. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Round.
The two best groups after the Super Round games will qualify for the final round. The two other teams will vie for the bronze medal.
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