Today on the show, Mr. S decides to pick a Sports town! What are sports towns and does Korea have them? We may have to play with the definition a bit. Vote in our Spotify or Facebook pool for the winner!
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Sports towns article-SportsBank
https://x.com/KORFootballNews/status/1961796098537959619
https://www.starnewskorea.com/sports/2025/09/06/2025090610461367806
Gwangju: 4 pro teams, lots of championships, hosted sports events, sold out baseball but 4,000 average attendance this season, volleyball and handball don’t have proper attendance records.
Busan: Many teams, no baseball championships since 1992, even E-Sports teams and American college football, football top 5 in attendance, Busan got a men’s volleyball team this year thanks to efforts from city hall. Sports bars; Yes, called DugOut!
Seoul: Many sports bars, lots of fans, so many teams, championship teams, but some stadium problems due to overbooking and concerts. They also lost the Olympics bid.
Suwon: hosts many international events to get things out of Seoul, some championship teams, a couple of sports bars.
Daejeon: Many teams like American football as well, some decent football teams, and a TV-Run baseball team, along with a military rugby team. Fans love the baseball team even when they’re trash. The other teams… not so much but Daejeon Hana gets 10k fans a game. The Bluefangs men's volleyball team used to be the best but now they aren’t good.
Anyang: Hockey town feel, lots of fans at the hockey games, winning culture, decent soccer attendance, but the basketball team has had some struggles. The city and transportation ministry plan to open a subway station near the sports complex to improve the transportation links.
Daegu: Has a bit of everything, more of a baseball town, strong fan support for other teams, even some surprise teams like a baduk league, and they have hosted international events. I went to the athletic games in Daegu and saw blade runner. But fans are fickle here. They have 1 sports pub in the baseball stadium, with uncertain hours.
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