[Asian Games] Kim Hong-yeol, Aiming for the First Breaking Champion, Advances to the Semifinals… Overpowering Potential Winners

2-0 win over ‘Amir’ Zakirov… Kim Heon-woo, Jeon Ji-ye, and Kwon Seong-hee were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Breaking world's 'living legend' Kim Hong-yeol (Hong10), who is aiming to become the first champion, advanced to the men's semifinals of the Hangzhou Asian Games. 바카라사이트

Kim Hong-yeol defeated Kazakhstan's Amir Zakirov with a round score of 2-0 (5-4 7-2) in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the afternoon of the 7th.

In the quarterfinals, which were conducted as a 1-on-1 battle, the person who won 2 rounds out of 3 rounds first would advance to the semifinals. 

Each round is given one minute for each player to act.

Nine judges score five categories including technical ability, expression, originality, performance, and musicality.

Kim Hong-yeol, who passed the round of 16 group stage in second place in Group A behind China's Qi Xiangyu (Lithe-ing), faced a difficult match against Zakirov, a strong contender for the title, from the quarterfinals, but showed his wits like a veteran and advanced to the semifinals.

Unlike Jakyroff, who started his power move early by using Halo (a technique where he rotates with his head and hands on the ground) from the beginning, Kim Hong-yeol, who stepped in a rhythm for a while, often used the freeze technique, which momentarily stops the body.

At the last moment of the first round, he held the freeze for more than 3 seconds in a posture that was almost like a stunt, as if time had stopped, drawing cheers from the audience.

At this time, Zakirov also stuck out both thumbs.

Kim Hong-yeol, born in 1985, won the Red Bull BC One Finals twice (2006, 2013), which is considered the most prestigious international competition.

He is the first Korean winner.

Winning twice is also the first time in Korea.

Kim Hong-yeol, who started as a b-boy by participating in international competitions in 2001 at the age of 16, has maintained world-class skills for 22 years and is respected in the breaking world.

Breaking was introduced for the first time in the Asian Games through this competition.

If Kim Hong-yeol wins the gold medal, he will become the first champion.

Meanwhile, Kim Heon-woo (Wing) was caught by Japan's powerhouse Hishikawa Issin and withdrew in the quarterfinals.

Kim Heon-woo lost the round score 0-2 (4-5 3-6) to Hishikawa, who made up most of his performance by combining high-level power moves (spinning techniques).

B-girls Jeon Ji-ye (Freshbella) and Kwon Seong-hee (Starry) also met the winning candidates from the quarterfinals and packed their bags.

Jeon Ji-ye lost to China's Liu Qingyi (671) with a round score of 0-2 (0-9 0-9).

The judges, who saw the powerful power moves of Liu Qingyi, who is the most skilled in the most difficult rotation techniques among active B-girls, gave her a no vote.

Seong-hee Kwon also lost 0-2 (0-9 3-6) to Ayumi Fukushima, a Japanese B-girl who maintains world-class skills even at the age of 40, without winning a single round.