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Kim Dan-bi, who led the victory in the match against North Korea

"Let's play simply and coolly among the players." I think I only focused on the game."

Kim Dan-bi, who led the fierce match against North Korea to victory, expressed his feelings.

The South Korean women's basketball team, led by head coach Jeong Sun-min, defeated North Korea 81-62 in the second Group C match of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in China on the 29th. South Korea, which defeated Thailand 90-56 in the first round, secured two wins and a ticket to the quarterfinals. The national team will play its final group match against Taiwan on October 1.

Kim Dan-bi's performance was a brilliant game. Playing 38 minutes and 09 seconds, he led Korea's offense with 16 points, four rebounds and seven assists.

The early trend in Korea was not good. Struggling with North Korean center Park Jin-ah, who is overwhelmingly tall at 205 centimeters, he trailed until the middle of the second quarter.

But it didn't collapse. Gradually, fast basketball, including its unique teamwork, revived, and was able to win a valuable victory in the end.

Kim Dan-bi, who met after the game, said, "The fact that the opponent is North Korea seems to have been very nervous for us in the beginning," and explained, "I asked our players to score easy points focusing on defense first."

He added, "In the case of (Park) Ji-soo, I asked to play coolly," adding, "Even if it's a little bad, we talked a lot between the players to do it simply and coolly."

North Korea has refrained from making any contact with South Korean players at the Asian Games. It was the same day. There was no scene to raise the players even if they fell while fighting throughout the game, and there was no handshake with the players after the game.

Kim Dan-bi emphasized, "It's not because it's North Korea, but the game is cold no matter which country it is," adding, "I think I was only focused on the game."

Meanwhile, there was a happening at the official press conference after the game. A South Korean reporter asked director Jung Sung-sim and guard Kang Hyang-mi, "North Korea participated in an international competition for the first time in a long time, and does the food suit your taste?" and a North Korean official said, "We are not 'North Korea', but DRP Democratic People's Republic of Korea," and added, "Please use the official name as it is an international competition."

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