{"id":292508,"date":"2023-09-29T08:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292508"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:37:29","slug":"huge-on-court-tantrum-by-south-korean-tennis-star-leads-to-government-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/tennis\/huge-on-court-tantrum-by-south-korean-tennis-star-leads-to-government-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge on-court tantrum by South Korean tennis star leads to government criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kwon Soon-wo reacted angrily after a shock second round defeat <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s sports authorities said they will take measures to address the \u201cunsportsmanlike\u201d conduct of tennis player Kwon Soon-woo at the Asian Games after he smashed his racket and refused to shake hands with his opponent on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Video of Kwon\u2019s meltdown after losing 6-3 5-7 6-4 to Thailand\u2019s Kasidit Samrej went viral on social media, racking up over one million views on China\u2019s Weibo platform and drawing the ire of netizens at home in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came in the second round of the men\u2019s singles competition at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in eastern China, where 112th-ranked Kwon had been expected to beat the 634th-ranked Thai.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC) said Kwon\u2019s actions were \u201cextremely regretful\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/27\/09\/5YdGAhca-720.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/26\/11\/46315c5dd396f9976c74ee073d30196eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk1ODA4Njkx-2.72915875.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/23\/13\/SEI172618256.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will take appropriate measures for the situation through a comprehensive review after the Games come to an end,\u201d KSOC said.<\/p>\n<p>Kwon also drew criticism from South Korea\u2019s vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, who called the player\u2019s reaction to the defeat \u201cregretful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kwon apologised to Samrej, and to his South Korean fans, in a handwritten note posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI behaved recklessly soon after a match ended and I shouldn\u2019t have as a national team player,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Asian Games are being held this year due to the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis at the event will conclude on Saturday 30 September \u2013 China\u2019s Zhang Zhizhen is the top male seed on home soil.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/27\/09\/5YdGAhca-720.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/26\/11\/46315c5dd396f9976c74ee073d30196eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk1ODA4Njkx-2.72915875.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/23\/13\/SEI172618256.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Samrej exited the men\u2019s singles in his next match, losing his round of 16 encounter with Uzbekistan\u2019s Khumoyun Sultanov<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/kwon-soon-woo-tantrum-meltdown-south-korea-asian-games-b2419348.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwon Soon-wo reacted angrily after a shock second round defeat Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292507,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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