This afternoon, the Korean short track speed skating national team trials ended the first round and the second day of competition. In the men's 1000m final, Huang Daxian fell again in the 500m final, just like in the 500m final, and ended up in fifth place.
South Korean media reported that Hwang Dae-heon was still in the lead position on the final lap, but tripped over the ice, was quickly overtaken by the runners behind, and finished at the bottom of the race like the 500-meter final.
Huang Daxian finished sixth in the 1500m and fifth in the 500m in yesterday's race, and after the three races, Huang Daxian finished eighth in the overall points ranking.
As can be seen from here, the points of the top three in the competition must have a bonus calculation. Otherwise, the total score of the three individual rankings of five, five and six cannot fall to the eighth place, and Huang Daxian suffers a loss without one entering the top three.
Kim won the men's 1,000m title and finished first in the first round of trials with a total of 42 points. Lee Junrui is second, Jang Sung-woo is third, and Kim Do-kyun is fourth.
According to the promotion clause set by the Korean Ice Association, the total score points of the three events after the second round of the competition, plus the total score points of the first round, the top two players will join Park Ji-won and can participate in the individual competition of next season's ISU World Cup. The 3rd and 4th runners qualified first in the relay race. The 5th, 6th and 7th runners, that are the backup substitutes, if the player in front needs to adjust or is injured in order to qualify for the international competition.
With Huang Daxian's reputation, he naturally won the top two and showed his all-round ability in the individual race and relay race. But according to the current ranking, Huang Daxian must have an overwhelming performance in the second round, otherwise he may not even get the bottom seventh. It is widely believed that at least the possibility of Wong Tai-han participating in the individual competition has become very small. The second round will take place from April 21 to 23.