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There was nothing unusual. Again, Doosan reached the top.
Doosan, led by head coach Yoon Kyung-shin, beat the SK Hawks 26-22 in the third round of the men's championship game (two wins out of three) at the Olympic Park Handball Stadium in Seoul on the 26th. As a result, Doosan won and lost 2-1 in the series, once again reaching the top. Doosan won the first game 26-24 on the 21st. They lost 17-19 in the second game on the 23rd. However, with the victory in the third game, he also achieved the 'integrated championship' that swept the regular league and the championship game in the 2024-2025 season.
Doosan won the SK Korea League title for eight consecutive seasons from the 2015 season to the 2022-2023 season. He also dominated the regular league and championship game for the second consecutive year in the H League, which was launched in the 2023-2024 season.
The two teams fought 12-12 in the first half. Doosan laughed from the back. Doosan raised the mood with veteran Chung Eui-kyung's consecutive points early in the second half. Since then, he has played a one-sided game with a gap of up to eight goals at one point. Lee Han-sol scored seven goals for Doosan. Chung Eui-kyung (4 goals-3 assists), Kim Yeon-bin (4 goals-5 assists), and Taewoong Kim (5 goals-3 assists) also contributed to the offense. Lee Han-sol was honored as the MVP of the championship game.
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Coach Yoon Kyung-shin said, `I'm glad I wrote history because it's not easy to win a double-digit combined championship. Thank you for your hard work, and if I'm greedy, I want to win next year and achieve 11 consecutive wins."
Meanwhile, SK, which tried to win its first championship since its foundation in 2016, failed to overcome the Doosan wall this year and remained in second place for the second consecutive year. However, after losing all nine games in the unemployment league championship game after the team was founded, it was consoled to win its first game in the second game of this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
