"Cold game of shock → Explosion of batting Korea in South Korea" and funeral home "Shocking Spa" service... Taiwan already has a festive mood

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He was held back at the most important road for Taiwan, which showed its natural enemy by winning all four games. On the other hand, it is a slope for Taiwan. Although the possibility of advancing to the quarterfinals is still slim, the atmosphere is much hotter than that of Korea because it was already expected to be eliminated.

Taiwan's national baseball team won 5-4 after an extended blood fight against Taiwan in the third round of the 2026 WBC first round group stage at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 8th.

Taiwan, which lost 0-3 against Australia with only three hits on the 5th, was criticized for a devastating 0-13 defeat in the second game against Japan, with only one hit in seven innings.

Taiwan coach Chung Hao-jwi was also seen crying in the dugout during the game when he lost a large number of points to Japan on the 6th. It was an emotionally difficult situation.

Taiwan, which was South Korea's archrival in the international competition, met four times and lost all four times at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), where the best members played, so it was determined to be a life-or-death match.

Taiwan, which was only a poor hit, met South Korea and exploded its slugging power. Jang Wi hit a first solo shot in the top of the second inning, Jung Chun-er hit a home run again in the top of the sixth inning, and Fairchild fired a come-from-behind two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning. South Korea tied the game dramatically and headed for extra time, but it scored one point along with the disappointing choice of South Korean defense and added a stable defense to win 5-4.

Taiwanese media Focus Taiwan reported, "The tense game attracted a large crowd across Taiwan, and fans cheered enthusiastically when Taiwan won a historic victory after extra time."

According to another Taiwanese media outlet ET Today, Tsai Chi-chang, chairman of the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL), said shortly after the game, "This is really a textbook example of a great game," adding, "I still can't calm down." I'm so excited that I can't even speak properly. His voice rested," he said in emotion.

Everyone wished Taiwan a victory. A video of monks performing a blessing ceremony for the Taiwanese team at Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhist prayer meetings to pray for the victory of the Taiwanese baseball team was also reported on YouTube. The players also shed tears after the game.

Like South Korea, which achieved the semi-final myth at the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, he was enthusiastic about watching the Taiwanese baseball team play at the funeral hall and even introduced a "body spa" service to send the last of the deceased to the softest.

In addition, the four major convenience store franchises held events to present free coffee and cookies, and various fast food companies also launched various promotions to celebrate the national team's victory.

South Korea faced a difficult number of cases where it had to win its last game against Australia on the 9th by two runs or less and five points or more. The conditions in Taiwan are even trickier. It is impossible to advance on its own as it has finished the group league schedule with two wins and two losses. I have to cheer for Korea but hope that they are not doing too well.

If South Korea wins against Australia, the three teams will have to win two games and lose two games, matching the winning rate and the winning rate of the same team, and determine the minimum number of runs per game defense inning. South Korea needs to finish with two runs or less, even though it wins Australia by more than five points. However, even if they win by more than five points, there is also a slim possibility that Taiwan can advance if they score more than two runs. ET Today also introduced the number of cases in Taiwan and said, "In summary, Korea will score more than 8 points and Australia will score more than 3 points."

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