"I hope the evergreen boat will be a place of opportunity for all generations who enjoy basketball."
Kim Si-wan, chairman of the Ansan City Basketball Association, will take on a new challenge after completing the traditional Ansan evergreen boat club.
It is a successful start. Kim's first official event, which took office as chairman of the Ansan Basketball Association in January this year, ended successfully. The "2025 D3 Ansan Evergreen Basketball Competition," which opened in Ansan City on the 8th and lasted for a total of four days until the 16th, drew attention as the division system of the Korea Basketball Association was introduced. Thirty-two of the top teams in Korean amateur basketball participated in the competition.
It signals the start of the Korean sports championship. The evergreen boat is held in March every year, marking the beginning of the basketball competition for amateur players. It is also famous for being one of the top three amateur basketball competitions in Korea. The competition started this year as a division system. It heralded the soft landing of the Division 3 (sports for daily life) league, which is separated from the professional (division 1) and elite (division 2) leagues that the Korea Basketball Association is pursuing.
There is a sense of regret and relief. "I am satisfied that the players completed their hard work for four days without any injuries, but I wanted to make the stage better for the club members, but I think there were some regrets," Kim said with a smile. "I am grateful to the club members who liked and enjoyed what they prepared, and I will prepare for a more perfect and more desirable stage next year."
It heralds a new change. We will take a step further from the division system. Apart from the amateur league, which only adults participated in, the 20-something students, the U14, U15 youth elementary school students, and the Masters department will be held in succession to provide opportunities for more diverse generations.
The ambition is to make the event enjoyable for all ages. "The evergreen boat was only given to amateur players. As a person engaged in the youth basketball market, I wanted to provide opportunities not only for amateur players but also for teenagers in their 20s and 20s," Kim said. "I want to give evergreen boat to all ages who enjoy basketball, not limited to amateur players," adding, "It would be meaningful if young boys grow up through evergreen boat and go around the evergreen boat even after they become adults. It would also be cool to see a player who plays in the amateur team root for his son who plays in the youth team next month."
The next step is a youth competition. The Ansan Basketball Association will host the 20s, youth secondary and elementary schools next month. Since then, the team has been preparing various events along with international youth competitions in Asia. 토토사이트
Meanwhile, SET-UP is the strongest player in this competition, where many former professional players have appeared. Set-UP, where men's professional basketball players Park Rae-hoon and Jung Hae-won played, beat defending champions Owl in the semifinals and strong favorite Black Label in the final to win the title. Ace Park Rae-hoon was named the MVP and faced a double celebration, while Jung and Kim Hyung-jin were named the best 5.