SK Hawks → Incheon City Corporation Smile to Open Handball H League...Kim Dae-hyun, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, show us the possibility of developing
Nov 18, 2025
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The SK Hawks beat Doosan 23-20 in the official opening game of the 「Shinhan SOL Bank 2025-2026 Handball H League" held at TicketLink Live Arena in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 15th. SK, which was defeated by Doosan in the championship match last season and finished second, got off to a good start by avenging in its first game of the season.
SK, which was founded in February 2016, has not been able to overcome the wall of Doosan, which has won the integrated championship for 10 consecutive seasons from the 2015 season to the last season. However, this season, I gained confidence that I can shake off that disappointment.
The winner was Francisco Silva. He played a virtually full-time of 57 minutes and 58 seconds in his H-League debut, with the exception of one two-minute exit. He scored four goals and four assists, one block shot and one interception each. Francisco, who is 1m93-heavy and weighs 94kg, not only scored on the day, but also played his part in proper ball distribution and defense. It became SK's hope to win the league for the first time since its foundation in 2016. After the game, Francisco said "I will work hard this season to help the team win rather than personal goals"
Hanam City Hall defeated Sangmu Phoenix 24-21. My Chan scored four goals in his debut game and was named MVP.
In the match held on the 16th, Incheon City Corporation beat Chungnam Provincial Government 33-26 with Kim Rak-chan, who scored 10 goals alone. Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation scored 10 goals and Jinyoung Kim and Lee Joseph added seven goals each, winning a big victory by seven goals.
Meanwhile, Kim Dae-hyun, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kwak No-jung, president of the Korea Handball Federation, Katsuya Nakamura, president of the Japanese Handball Federation, and Shinhan Bank President Sanghyuk Jung attended the opening ceremony this season.
Kim Dae-hyun, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said "The number of handball H-League spectators increased by nearly 50% year-on-year last season, increasing their popularity." This is a meaningful result that shows the possibility of handball developing into a professional league in the future."Handball has participated in the promotion league project supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year. In the future, we hope to systematically reorganize the entire event, expand the base, and take a leap forward. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will also continue to support handball to become a sport in daily life.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
