Mr. S checks out the new and zany world of Sky-drone Soccer! This year's tournament is being hosted at Jeonju World Cup Stadium, and it's a blast...well not literally. Though the computers blasted themselves and the quarterfinals got delayed. Eh, nothing's perfect.

What does this mean for Jeonju's Olympics bid? Let's talk about it.

As usual, music by DumiAFava, and artwork from our cycling expert James! Transcripts and photos at our website hwatingsportspodcast.com!

#drones #droneSports #olympicbids #funsprots #e-sports #koreaSports #sportstalk

Today on the show we're talking about Busan's pride the Lotte Giants, though to be honest it's more of a local shame. A beloved black sheep compared to other teams. The stadium used to be nice, and it will be replaced soon. Mr. S visits it for the last time and finds a good burger.

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

#sports #Koreansports #sportstalk #KBO #baseball #Busan #LotteGiants

Notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqBQIEd6aQ

Sajik Stadium- Namu Wiki

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/society/11358973

https://mykbostats.com/teams/2-Lotte-Giants

Woman arrested for allegedly attacking former speed skating coach over sexual assault case

Today on the show, Mr. S decides to pick a Sports town! What are sports towns and does Korea have them? We may have to play with the definition a bit. Vote in our Spotify or Facebook pool for the winner!

GOTW: There are a lot of games and tournaments this week! Pick your poison!

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

Notes

Sports towns article-SportsBank

https://x.com/KORFootballNews/status/1961796098537959619

https://www.starnewskorea.com/sports/2025/09/06/2025090610461367806

Gwangju: 4 pro teams, lots of championships, hosted sports events, sold out baseball but 4,000 average attendance this season, volleyball and handball don’t have proper attendance records.

Busan: Many teams, no baseball championships since 1992, even E-Sports teams and American college football, football top 5 in attendance, Busan got a men’s volleyball team this year thanks to efforts from city hall. Sports bars; Yes, called DugOut!

Seoul: Many sports bars, lots of fans, so many teams, championship teams, but some stadium problems due to overbooking and concerts. They also lost the Olympics bid.

Suwon: hosts many international events to get things out of Seoul, some championship teams, a couple of sports bars.

Daejeon: Many teams like American football as well, some decent football teams, and a TV-Run baseball team, along with a military rugby team. Fans love the baseball team even when they’re trash. The other teams… not so much but Daejeon Hana gets 10k fans a game. The Bluefangs men's volleyball team used to be the best but now they aren’t good.

Anyang: Hockey town feel, lots of fans at the hockey games, winning culture, decent soccer attendance, but the basketball team has had some struggles. The city and transportation ministry plan to open a subway station near the sports complex to improve the transportation links.

Daegu: Has a bit of everything, more of a baseball town, strong fan support for other teams, even some surprise teams like a baduk league, and they have hosted international events. I went to the athletic games in Daegu and saw blade runner. But fans are fickle here. They have 1 sports pub in the baseball stadium, with uncertain hours.

#sports #Koreansports #sportstalk #KBO #baseball #football #volleyball #sportstowns #sportsculture #KPOPStars #newsports

Today on the show we're talking about Changwon's first pro baseball team the NC Dinos. If negotiations fail, it might be their last pro team. Lots of controversy to cover in today's episode. Mr. S also went to the stadium and found the spot where the tragedy occurred. Has Changwon made the necessary changes? We'll talk about Eric Thames, the Hacker brawl, and the gambling controversy of 2016. Get your popcorn because there are MANY winners of the Worst Persons in Sports awards this episode.

GOTW: K3 footie Yangpyeong vs BTC on Sunday, Gwangju Archery Championships Sept 5th to 12th.

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

#sports #Koreansports #sportstalk #KBO #baseball #football #archery

Notes:

Controversy over site selection for NC Dinos home stadium - NamuWiki

https://www.sbnation.com/2020/11/24/21612616/korean-world-series-sword-trophy

NC Dinos/accident - NamuWiki

Changwon NC Park Structure Faller Accident/Process - NamuWiki

Eric Thames celebrates NC Dinos with first pitch and fan support in Changwon - CHOSUNBIZ

https://blog.naver.com/sjhw118/223979996096

대학축구 경기서 나온 ’29 대 0′… 만화 같은 스코어, 이유 있었다

아수라장으로 변한 토론회장…남겨진 과제는?

Gwangju 2025 World Archery (Para) Championships

https://m.sports.naver.com/kfootball/article/396/0000719534

https://m.sports.naver.com/kbaseball/article/076/0004317335

Today on the show we're interviewing sports fan Jackie about his experiences with sports in Korea and some of the differences between cultures there and in the USA. Also we talked about water sports in Korea and the strange disappearance of kayaks from 곡성 Gokseong county's rivers. And how does he feel about sports betting? Is it as in-your-face in Korea as it is in the West? Tune in and get your answers here!

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

#sports #Koreansports #sportstalk

Today, we're talking about billiards, one of Korea's big hobbies and championship caliber products! We'll talk a little about the history, some famous players, and how you can find them in your neighborhood. Yes, neighborhood because unless you're in the countryside, there's probably 2 on your closest busy street.

Game of the Week!: FC Barcelona is in town and the other leagues are on summer break, but there's still K2 action worth watching, especially Bucheon vs Seongnam. Also, look for LG vs Samsung. And if you want to be indoors, there's a volleyball tournament in Danyang.

Worst Persons in Korean Sports is a shorter segment today.

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

#sports #Koreansports #sportstalk

Notes:

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-3-cushion-billiards-so-popular-in-South-Korea

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

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EB%8B%B9%EA%B5%AC%EC%9E%A5

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EB%8B%B9%EA%B5%AC

Japanese Billiards: The Evolution of Pocketless Pool Tables in Japan and Korea.

After years of decline, billiards on the rebound

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EB%8B%B9%EA%B5%AC

Jeanette Lee - Wikipedia

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-3-cushion-billiards-so-popular-in-South-Korea

https://m.sports.naver.com/kfootball/article/657/0000041096 - Daegu FC’s fans

Today on the show we're talking about the often-overlooked college sports in Korea and where you can find details about them. We'll talk about the differences here with the more obsessed USA NCAA system as well as Korea's recent changes. Then we'll talk about the 2015 Gwangju Universiade and our experiences there.

Game of the week: Wheelchair basketball in Suwon, Roller skating in Jecheon, Kia Vs Lotte in Busan, Gwangju FC vs Jeonbuk, Seoul City Hall vs Incheon Red Angels.

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

Notes

https://www.chungcheong2027.com/en/main.do

https://jcasiaroller.com/#lang=enhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMn2J2kJy0s

https://www.kusf.or.kr/

Today on the show we've got a short episode dedicated to the East Asian Football Federation Championships played this month in the Suwon area. How did Korea do? If you didn't watch it, you probably never knew it was happening.

Game of the week: Dragons vs Bluewings K2. Baseball might have trouble because of rain. Korea vs Qatar Basketball tonight and Sunday afternoon.

If you want to read along, our transcripts are on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hwatingsportspodcast.com/home

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, send an email. You can get our transition clip and other effects here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

Notes

https://eaff.com/

#EAFF #football #KoreanSports