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2022 Taiwan Series CTBC Brothers are the 2022 Taiwan Series Champions! they just swept the Rakuten Monkey 4 games to 0 (5-3 and 4-1 on the road to start the series, then 7-2 and 3-2 at home to seal the deal). Games recap: Game #1 http://cpblstats.com/brothers-win-g1-taiwan-series-timely-hitting/ Game #2 http://cpblstats.com/tyler-viza-dominates-brothers-win-g2-taiwan-series/ Game #3 http://cpblstats.com/brothers-demolish-monkeys-win-g3-taiwan-series/ Game #4 http://cpblstats.com/ctbc-brothers-win-2022-taiwan-series-championship/

updates on team Italy those names have been included at yesterday's official presentation of the team at the NF headquarter. Ben DeLuzio (OF, St. Louis Cardinals) Matt Festa (RP, Seattle Mariners) David Fletcher (IF, Los Angeles Angels) Dominic Fletcher (OF, Reno Aces, AAA Arizona Diamondbacks) Vito Friscia (C, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, AAA Philadelphia Phillies) Sam Haggerty (UTL, Seattle Mariners) Nicky Lopez (SS/2B, Kansas City Royals) Joey Marciano (RP, Sacramento River Cats, AAA San Francisco Giants) Miles Mastrobuoni (UTL, Tampa Bay Rays) Andre Pallante (RP, St. Louis Cardinals) Vinnie Pasquantino (1B; Kansas City Royals) Mitchell Stumpo (RP, Reno Aces, AAA Arizona Diamondbacks) Brett Sullivan (C/UTL, El Paso Chihuahuas, AAA San Diego Padres)

Fencing is baaaack!!! the new season starts Today in Algiers, with the preliminary rounds of the women and men's Sabre. this weekend will also feature the women's Epee in Tallinn, the men's Epee in Bern and the men's Foil in Bonn, starting Tomorrow. Links to live scoring and streaming, as usual, available on the dedicated pages of the FIE's website. https://fie.org/competitions

at this pace, in a few weeks also the Hungarian born skaters will ask to start for another Country...

are they already short of money? they don't want to host rowing in a proper venue, they want to move the slalom canoeing thousend miles away... they're doing even worse than Japan and Italy... the IOC should take care of these things rather than their "gender equality" and "youth and urban" obsession...

no way get a single chance... even if their "individuals" would eventually get it, there's no chance the Russian teams will be present in Paris in 2024 (even if the war ended today, which is more than impossible).

the "Mecca" of Rink Hockey...when it really matters U19 World Champs GMM ( vs ) Senior World Champs opener ( vs )

well, maybe he doesn't appreciate the fact that some other disciplines might take a bit of attention away from RH... or maybe he doesn't like the format of the tournament, which basically is back having only the top 8 teams in the world and all matches are very difficult, with no days off. surely the Italian team hasn't said anything about that, but you know, Aracu is the president of both World Skate and of the Italian NF, so it's better to keep a low profile. personally, I like that it's all done in a week and that most of the one-sided matches between the usual 4-5 powerhouses and the second/third tier teams are no longer played with this format. and with the "Games" format, it's also easier to find a better media coverage than with the RH tournament all by itself.

KBO 2022 Korean Series the SSG Landers Incheon are the 2022 Korean Series Champions! game #6: Kiwoom Heroes Seoul @ SSG Landers Incheon 3-4 (SSG Landers win the series 4-2) after 2 disastrous seasons when they couldn't even reach the playoffs, the team formerly known as the Wyverns is back on top of Korean Professional Baseball. in game #6, after a couple of quiet innings, the Heroes started the dance with a 2-run stint initiated by a leadoff single followed by a 2-run HR hit by Im Ji-Yeol. however, the Landers immediately answered in the bottom of the 3rd, helped also by a capital mistake of the opposing pitcher and 1st baseman. then the action got quiet once again until the 6th inning, when the match (and the whole series) got decided. in the top of the 6th the Heroes took a 3-2 lead thanks to a solo HR hit by Lee Jung-Ho, but they just couldn't keep the lead, as the Landers turned the score around in the bottom part of the same inning, scoring 2 runs thanks to 2 more errors by the Kiwoom's infielders and a double to left center gap hit by Kim Sung-Jun. there was quite some baseball left, but actually it was already all over, as today the Landers' relievers shut the Heroes down completely and managed to close the game and the whole Championship with no further runs scored. the game ended therefore with a score of 4-3 for the home team and, finally, it was time to celebrate in Incheon.

more to come in the next days...

Rink Hockey men's Junior (U-19) World Championship Gold: Argentina Silver: Italy Bronze: Spain Bronze Medal Match: b. 7-5 Gold Medal Match: b. 4-1

Inline Freestyle Skating women's Slide Freestyle Gold: Bohdana Hotsko Zakovryashyna Silver: Liu Chen-Yu Bronze: Matilde Terenzi men's Slide Freestyle Gold: Carlos Nelson Caro Silver: Herbert Ignacio Espinoza Carrillo Bronze: He Bing-Han Open Pairs Freestyle Slalom Gold: Lorenzo Guslandi & Valerio Degli Agostini Silver: Aleksandra Lisiecka & Justyna Teczar Bronze: Chen Chien-Ting & Hou Chun-Yen women's Junior Classic Freestyle Slalom Gold: Justyna Teczar Silver: Mihaela-Alexandra Muntean Bronze: Viola Luciani men's Junior Classic Freestyle Slalom Gold: Hou Chun-Yen Silver: Wiktor Smorarski Bronze: Chung Chen-En women's Classic Freestyle Slalom Gold: Mika Moritoki Silver: Klaudia Hartmanis Bronze: Chiu Yin-Hsuan men's Classic Freestyle Slalom Gold: Chou Po-Wei Silver: Lorenzo Guslandi Bronze: Valerio Degli Agostini women's Free Jump Gold: Maeliss Conan Silver: Francesca Brivio Bronze: Aline Sayuri Saito men's Free Jump Gold: Dame Fall Silver: Florian Petitcollin Bronze: Gianmarco Savi women's Junior Speed Slalom Gold: Ting Yu-En Silver: Chiang Jui-Lin Bronze: Matilde Arosio men's Junior Speed Slalom Gold: Kuo Chia-En Silver: Wang Yu-Chun Bronze: Huang Pin-Ruei women's Speed Slalom Gold: Liu Chiao-His Silver: Chen Pei-Yi Bronze: Laurine Moreno men's Speed Slalom Gold: Chen Yu-Hsiang Silver: Valerio Degli Agostini Bronze: Yang Tseng-Chih women's Junior Freestyle Slalom Battle Gold: Viola Luciani Silver: Mihaela-Alexandra Muntean Bronze: Justyna Teczar men's Junior Freestyle Slalom Battle Gold: Hou Chun-Yen Silver: Chung Chen-En Bronze: Wiktor Smosarski women's Freestyle Slalom Battle Gold: Klaudia Hartmanis Silver: Mika Moritoki Bronze: Paula Royo Martinez men's Freestyle Slalom Battle Gold: Lorenzo Demuru Silver: Chou Po-Wei Bronze: Lorenzo Guslandi

KBO 2022 Korean Series game #4: Kiwoom Heroes Seoul @ SSG Landers Incheon 4-5 (SSG Landers lead the series 3-2) the Heroes were off a flashy start and as soon as after the second inning were already up 3-0, thanks to a total of 4 hits and 2 base on balls given up by the Landers' starter Kim Kwang-Hyun. the team from Seoul then added another run in the top of the 6th. at that point, everything looked done and dusted...but...never trust Korean relievers... the combo setup man + closer of the Heroes, in fact, did the damage in the bottom of the 8th (2-run shot given up by Kim Jae-Woong to the 3rd baseman of the Landers, Choi Jeong) and in the bottom of the 9th, when the closer Choi Won-Tae did blow the save and lost the match thanks to a 3-run walk-off Home Run hit by the Landers' pinch hitter Kim Kang-Min. now the Heroes have the shoulders against the wall, as the Landers lead the series 3-2 and tomorrow could clinch the series at home. here's Today's match boxscore: https://mykbostats.com/games/10367-Kiwoom-vs-SSG-20221107 game #6 is scheduled for Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th in Incheon @ 6.30 p.m. local time (10.30 a.m. CET).

more to come...

Inline Speedskating (Road) women's Junior 1 Lap Sprint Gold: Ivonne Nochez Gallardo Silver: Nelly Fernandez Bronze: Maria Paula Cardenas men's Junior 1 Lap Sprint Gold: Jhon Tascon Holguin Silver: Riccardo Ceola Bronze: Faberson Bonilla Castillo women's 1 Lap Sprint Gold: Erin Jackson Silver: Kollin Castro Bronze: Luisa Gonzalez men's 1 Lap Sprint Gold: Jhoan Guzman Silver: Yvan Sivilier Bronze: Duccio Marsili women's Junior Elimination Race Gold: Luna Vargas Rodrìguez Silver: Alice Marletti Bronze: Aubane Plouhinec men's Junior Elimination Race Gold: Juan David Rodrìguez Chamorro Silver: Pablo Felipe Marin Serrano Bronze: Manuel Taibo women's Elimination Race Gold: Luz Karime Garzon Arboleda Silver: Gabriela Rueda Bronze: Gabriela Vargas men's Elimination Race Gold: Nolan Beddiaf Silver: Juan Mantilla Bronze: Andres Gomez women's Junior Points Race Gold: Alice Marletti Silver: Shih Pei-Yu Bronze: Jessica Rodrigues men's Junior Points Race Gold: Pablo Felipe Marin Serrano Silver: Manuel Taibo Bronze: Nicolas Garcia women's Points Race Gold: Gabriela Rueda Silver: Chang Yu-Hsien Bronze: Fabiana Arias men's Points Race Gold: Jason Suttels Silver: Juan Mantilla Bronze: Raul Pedraza women's Junior 1000m Gold: Shih Pei-Yu Silver: Lee Chiao-Jung Bronze: Samanta Ramirez Vargas men's Junior 1000m Gold: Manuel Taibo Silver: Wen Chen-Yu Bronze: Nicolàs Barrios women's 500m Gold: Liu Yi-Hsuan Silver: Erin Jackson Bronze: Maria Fernanda Timms men's 500m Gold: Andres Jimenez Torres Silver: Duccio Marsili Bronze: Yvan Sivilier women's Junior 100m Gold: Ivonne Nochez Gallardo Silver: Ilenia Carrer Bronze: Catalina Lorca men's Junior 100m Gold: Faberson Bonilla Castillo Silver: Riccardo Ceola Bronze: Tamimo Ohme women's 100m Gold: Kerstinck Sarmiento Silver: Sheila Muñoz Bronze: Erin Jackson men's 100m Gold: Jhoan Guzman Silver: Alessio Piergigli Bronze: Jorge Luis Martinez women's Open Marathon Gold: Luz Karime Garzon Arboleda Silver: Gabriela Vargas Bronze: Fran Vanhoutte men's Open Marathon Gold: Nolan Beddiaf Silver: Jorge Bolaños Bronze: Manuel Taibo

Artistic Skating women's Junior Free Skating Gold: Gioia Fiori Silver: Sira Bella Gallardo Bronze: Benedetta Altezza men's Junior Free Skating Gold: Lucas Yàñez Pèrez Silver: Aleix Bou Bronze: Alex Chimetto women's Free Skating Gold: Rebecca Tarlazzi Silver: Giada Luppi Bronze: Carla Escrich men's Free Skating Gold: Pau Garcia Silver: Alessandro Liberatore Bronze: Hector Diez Severino Junior Precision Skating Gold: Shiric Silver: Sincro Roller Bronze: Monza Precision Team Precision Skating Gold: Roller Dreams Silver: Precision Skate Bologna Bronze: Sincro Roller Show - Junior Quartets Gold: Quartexmar Silver: Alter Ego Bronze: Clover Show - Quartets Gold: Celebrity Silver: Vortex Bronze: Deja Vu Show - Small Groups Gold: CPA Tona Silver: Deja Vu Bronze: CPA Gondomar Show - Large Groups Gold: Millennium Team Silver: CPA Olot Bronze: CEPA Girona

Inline Hockey women's Junior Tournament Gold: Namibia Silver: United States Bronze: Colombia Bronze Medal Match: b. 2-0 Gold Medal Match: b. 9-1 men's Senior Tournament Gold: Czech Republic Silver: Italy Bronze: United States Bronze Medal Match: b. 5-3 Gold Medal Match: b. 7-3

really?

Stage #2 ( Salt Lake City) Final Medal Table 4 / 5 / 2 4 / 0 / 0 2 / 2 / 1 1 / 0 / 1 0 / 2 / 1 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 0 / 3 0 / 0 / 2 0 / 0 / 1

Stage #2 ( Salt Lake City) day #2 medallists: women's 500m #2 Gold: Xandra Velzeboer Silver: Choi Min Jeong Bronze: Rikki Doak women's 1000m Gold: Suzanne Schulting Silver: Courtney Sarault Bronze: Kristen Santos-Griswold women's 3000m Relay Gold: South Korea Silver: Canada Bronze: Italy men's 500m #2 Gold: Jens van't Wout Silver: Denis Nikisha Bronze: Pietro Sighel men's 1000m Gold: Park Ji Won Silver: Hong Kyung Hwan Bronze: Adil Galiakhmetov men's 5000m Relay Gold: Canada Silver: South Korea Bronze: China

meanwhile the Finalists in the Relays are: 3000m women's Relay: 5000m men's Relay:

by the way, these are yesterday's medallists: women's 500m #1 Gold: Kim Boutin Silver: Natalia Maliszewska Bronze: Kristen Santos-Griswold women's 1500m Gold: Kim Gilli Silver: Anna Seidel Bronze: Choi Min Jeong men's 500m #1 Gold: Maxime Laoun Silver: Abzal Azhgaliyev Bronze: Lee June Seo men's 1500m Gold: Jens van't Wout Silver: Park Ji Won Bronze: Reinis Berzins Mixed Relay Gold: China Silver: South Korea Bronze: United States

settimana che si conclude con luci e ombre per i colori azzurri. la stella più luminosa, anche se arriva in una disciplina che di sportivo ha solo l'agonismo che ci mettono i piloti, è la vittoria mondiale di Bagnaia su Ducati nella MotoGP. Pilota e moto Italiana insieme...non accadeva dai tempi di Agostini. venendo a sport più tradizionalmente al centro dell'interesse di questo forum, l'evento principale è stato ovviamente il mondiale di Ginnastica Artistica. e qui non c'è troppo da gioire, visto che, nonostante tutte le giustificazioni relative a infortuni, giudici prezzolati e sfortuna, non è arrivata neanche una misera medaglietta, con il quarto posto della squadra maschile che ancora grida vendetta. personalmente, spero che, una volta ottenuta la qualificazione di squadra a Parigi 2024, poi alle Olimpiadi al maschile si punti sui migliori "specialisti" per cercare soddisfazione (=medaglie) nelle finali agli attrezzi, le uniche in cui si potrebbe realisticamente raccattare qualcosa. discorso diverso per le ragazze, dove, al netto di infortuni da evitare, la gara a squadre rappresenta proprio l'occasione migliore, seguita probabilmente più dall'all-around che non dalle singole finali di specialità. altro sport molto attivo nel fine settimana, il Nuoto. tra CdM e meeting italiani si sono visti all'opera molti dei nostri migliori rappresentanti e il migliore è stato senz'altro Lorenzo Mora, che a Genova ha spazzolato la lista dei record nazionali del dorso in vasca corta, migliorando quelli dei 100m e dei 200m. personalmente, sono invece molto deluso dai mancati miglioramenti di Chiara Tarantino (che a genova non ha nemmeno gareggiato...malanni di stagione per lei? ), da cui mi aspetto un salto di qualità nettissimo dopo l'esplosione (relativa) degli europei di Roma della scorsa estate. infine, il Judo. si è disputato a Baku un nuovo torneo Grand Slam, con in palio tantissimi punti per il ranking olimpico. e le cose sono andate benino, anzi, bene per gli azzurri, che hanno portato a casa 5 medaglie, tra cui il trionfo di Alice Bellandi nei -78kg femminili, che ancora una volta ha facilmente disposto di tutte le avversarie, inclusa la stella francese Madeleine Malonga. ora le rimane da sfatare solamente il tabù delle rivali tedesche (di Anna Maria Wagner soprattutto), le uniche capaci fino ad oggi di metterla completamente fuori strada (e che le sono costate un risultato dignitoso ai mondiali). altre medaglie sono arrivate da Francesca Milani (argento nei -48kg, categoria in cui tra lei e Assunta Scutto rischiamo di avere problemi di abbondanza non da ridere...e personalmente ritengo che la napoletana abbia più chances di vincere l'oro olimpico, ma se Francesca continua così il posto non potrà che essere suo), Odette Giuffrida (bronzo nei -52kg...anche qui, perchè si "frena" il talento di Giulia Carnà? si è deciso di "proteggere la romana ad ogni costo nella corsa a Parigi 2024 nonostante sia chiaro che l'oro non è alla sua portata?), Christian Parlati (bronzo che è un oro buttato nel cesso nei -90kg) e Gennaro Pirelli (bronzo nei -100kg, cui il salto nella categoria superiore pare aver dato nuova linfa...che finalmente si sia trovato un ragazzo in grado di qualificarsi in questa categoria? sperèm! ). 2 parole anche su Manuel Lombardo, "solo" settimo a Baku...ma il ragazzo non si era seriamente infortunato a un legamento ai mondiali? e lo rimettiamo già in gara con sprezzo del pericolo? mi permetto di essere un po' perplesso sulla sua gestione...spero che non si stia sprecando uno dei più forti talenti che il judo azzurro abbia mai avuto. alla prossima...

Baku Grand Slam Day #3 Finally, some full success also for Italy! Alice Bellandi, in fact, dominated the women's -78kg weight class. the last women's event, the +78kg, instead, has been won by Milica Zabic. Serbia was one of the most successful Nations earlier Today also among the men, thanks to Nemanja Majdov and Aleksandar Kukolj, who won silver in the -90kg and -100kg respectively, after beating in the semifinals their Italian rivals (Parlati and Pirelli). today's men's Gold Medals went to Marcus Nyman (-90kg), Zelym Kotsoyev (-100kg) and Temur Rakhimov (+100kg). This means that Azerbaijan won with quite some margin the final medal table with 4 Gold Medals, followed by 10 Nations with 1 Gold Medal each ( and ). Italy ended the tournament with 5 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze), which is a very good result, even if we should carry home more regrets than joy, especially because of today's 2 losses in the semifinal matches in the men's -90kg and -100kg, bouts that our guys should have won quite comfortably, according to how things developed on the mat. but they both lost because of stupid mistakes.

by the way, among the other senseless options, I went with Brazil. even if my heart, being Italy out once again, is 99% with Argentina and the remaining 1% with Switzerland.