Today on the show we go over the history of basketball in Korea, the start of the pro leagues and what holds them back, and we compare teams to NBA equivalents. We also talk about the WKBL and how Asan stuffed the winningest team into the hinterlands. Of course we talk about how to buy tickets and watch games, and we wrap up with our thoughts on the Korean Series and the rainouts.

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com . Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home Notes:

A brief history of Korean Basketball

KBL

Korean Basketball League scraps discriminative rules against foreign players

Samsung's sports marketing called into question after Bluewings' relegation - The Korea Times

WKBL Youtube Channel

Girls Basketball League

We're talking about the upcoming K-League playoffs! Who do we think will win the golden boot? Who will advance out of K2? We'll go over the teams and provide you with a schedule in the description as well. Also, what's the deal with the state of pitches in Korea these days? There's a lot to talk about in today's short episode, including our psychotic jokes hahaha.

K-league match schedule

American College Football in Gijang Busan:

10월05일Sat12:00 철마체육공원 동서대학교 (Blue Dolphins) vs 신라대학교 (Devils) 10월05일Sat15:00 철마체육공원 울산대학교 (Unicorns) vs 부산외국어대학교 (TORNADO)
Worst Persons in Sports!

Nap: Doosan Bears

Radon: Gwangju FC and Ulsan HD.

Plutonium: The KFA.

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com . Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Notes:

광주FC 잔디 문제로 ACLE 홈 경기 조호르전 용인에서 개최

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FIFA-warns-Korean-football-body-of-possible-sanctions-due-to-investigation-by-sports-ministry/

Our first live show is at the Yonsei-Korea Games! A long desired sports goal for both hosts, it is not the easiest thing to attend, as we will discuss today. We talk about the sports we saw, how we felt about the presentation and cheering activities of the fans, and our thoughts for the future of the games. We also interviewed a Korea U fan and a Yonsei fan to get their takes on the games as well.

Note: the audio quality is a bit rough since we recorded outside stadiums and in a hotel room this time.

YBS Youtube Channel

KUBS Youtube Channel

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com . Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Today on the show we talk about two sports that took off with Olympic successes but fell off in different ways. We talk about how volleyball went from a school game to national teams to the V-League and how handball's successes didn't translate to the public sphere. We interview a volleyball ref and discuss whether English is helpful for them with a surprising answer. Mr. P introduces the famous handball movie Forever the Moment, and the strange Handball League setup. We also would play volleyball if a skin cream exists that fixes the damage a 100km/h ball does to your face. And finally Worst Persons!

Nap award: the KBO VAR team

Radon award: Kicker Magazine in Germany for putting the wrong Korean on their article. Number was wrong too.

Plutonium award: the BKA because who else????

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com . Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Professional Sports, a History Written in Sweat : Korea.net

https://betsapi.com/ts/49084/South-Korea

SouthKoreaMen'sNationalTeam

SouthKoreaWomen'sNationalTeam

Scandals on the 100th anniversary

Namu Wiki on the volleyball organization (lots of scandals)

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/sports/11018912 (women’s team bad play)

Indonesian volleyball star helps KGC promote red ginseng products in her home country - The Korea Times

Handball

Namu Wiki (translation odd)

https://www.koreahandball.com/

https://www.sofascore.com/tournament/handball/south-korea/handball-korea-league/18530

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_League

https://www.flashscore.com/handball/south-korea/

https://asianhandball.org/

Today on the show we talk about ice hockey and we spend a lot of time on HL Anyang/Anyang Halla because...well, they're the only surviving team. We talk about the history of the Asian Ice Hockey league and its failed Chinese teams, the rivalry between High1 and Halla, some famous NHLers who played here in Korea and what the future holds (if any). Finally we introduce our new ending segment "Famous sportspeople in Korea" a segment Mr. S has wanted to do for a while now but Worst Persons kept getting in the way!

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com . Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home Notes:

⁠https://medium.com/@brentyoo/from-one-man-to-a-nation-a-spark-of-ice-hockey-in-korea-b342a6fa733c⁠

⁠Asia League Ice Hockey - Wikipedia⁠

⁠https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/asia-league⁠

⁠https://asiaicehockey.com/⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team⁠

⁠https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/south-korea/⁠

⁠OnTheSports Youtube channel (they cover ice hockey)⁠

⁠https://www.icehockeystream.net/⁠

Today on the show we explain one of the most important and difficult things to do in Korea- buying tickets for sports events, including from scalpers! We also talk about how to deal with confusing league websites, relying on gambling sites, payment methods, and figuring out buses to distant stadiums. We also perform a practice round to show listeners how easy it is to get to a game.

If you want to know how to learn about sports but don't want to work for it, listen for Mr.S' explanation of the lazy way!

Music from DumiAFava.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

#KoreanSports #traveltips #sportspodcast

In today's episode we talk about the K-League- it's history, our favorite teams, the relegation system, and whether it's called football or soccer. Then we talk about Kim Nam-il aka The Vacuum cleaner and how the World Cup affected the K-League, as well as the match-fixing scandal which later got a woman kidnapped. Also where to find information about the league as well as the ever-important KLeagueUnited.com (English language source).

PS: If you're a tourist who wants to see a K-League game, you'll want to tune into this episode. We just saved you an hour of pain!

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at hwatingsportspodcast@gmail.com .

Notes:

Wrong Rangers Jersey

Promotion Relegation system

Hallelujah FC - Wikipedia

K League decentralization policy - Wikipedia

Kim Nam-il - Wikipedia

Korea still living with unwanted World Cup legacy - The Asian Game

Take me out to the K League: Spectator count reaches new high

Korean Football Reform - K League Attendance | Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors

Fixing a game for three figures: the latest scandal to hit the K League

Match-Fixing scandal

How the ASEAN quota has changed the Thai League forever | Main Stand

Match-fixing scandal spreads to players on K-League teams | The DONG-A ILBO

Ex-soccer player banned for life busted for kidnapping | The DONG-A ILBO

Korean club confirm transfer with bizarre salmon-riding 'Dune' tribute