"Choi Yeseul Double Double Double"

South Korea's U18 women's team won 75-63 against Taiwan in Group A of the "2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup" held in Shenzhen, China on the 24th.
Choi Ye-seul played an active role in offense and defense with 19 points, 10 rebounds, two steals, and three blocks. Song Yoon-ha and Chung added 12 points apiece, while Lee Min-ji (10 points) also scored in double digits.

Jung Chae-won, Lee Min-ji, Song Yoon-ha, Jung Hyun, and Lee Ga-hyun were selected for the national team.

The Korean team, which gave up the score first to Taiwan through free throws, led the team 5-2 through a floater and a three-point shot by Lee Min-ji. The Korean team, which ran away due to Choi Yeseul and Lee Min-ji's scores, allowed the team to chase after due to errors. The team, which maintained a narrow lead, finished the first quarter 24-15 with Choi Yeseul's layup and Lee Won-jeong's three-point shot in the second half of the quarter.토토사이트 추천

Choi Ye-seul's 3-pointer opened the second quarter. The score created a double-digit lead for the Korean team. Afterwards, the team allowed five consecutive points for Taiwan, but maintained the gap at 32-20 with Song Yun-ha's jump shot and captain Chung Hyeon's extra free throw. In addition, the Korean team, which had Kim Bo-hyun and Bang So-yoon's successive 3-pointers, widened the gap even further. Bang's 3-pointer, which separated the rim with a buzzer beater, finished the first half 47-27.

While the Korean team remained silent in the second half, Taiwan chased after the rival team. The lead was narrowed to 12 points. It took four minutes from Chung`s successful fielding to Choi`s fielding. Afterwards, the team cut off the rival team`s flow thanks to Lee Won-jung`s steal, and Song Yoon-ha scored back-to-back points to lead the team by 20 points. Ahead of the end of the third quarter, the Korean team even scored a deep three by Bang So-yoon, preparing for the final quarter with a score of 63-44.

Taiwan's pursuit started the fourth quarter. The Korean team poured cold water on the opponent team's pursuit with Lee Min-ji's three-point shot. Despite Taiwan's rapid transition of offense and defense, the team stayed behind and defended its rebound by banking on its advantage in height. Chung's breakthrough and Yoo Ha-eun's three-point shot added more to the team's victory. With about three minutes to go, Taiwan finished the game by replacing four players on the court.

The next schedule for the national team, which started the tournament with a victory, is a match against Australia at 3 p.m. on the 25th (Tue).