The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that it has changed the schedule and location of the three consecutive games between KIA and NC, which were scheduled to be held in Changwon from the 29th to the 1st of next month, and the three consecutive games between NC and KIA, which were scheduled to be held in Gwangju from August 8th to 10th. KBO explained that it is an additional safety measure based on the results of the safety inspection of Changwon NC Park's death accident.먹튀검증
The Kia-NC match, which was scheduled to take place at Changwon NC Park from August 29 to 31, will be held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. In addition, the three consecutive games, which will be held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field for three days from August 8, will be relocated to Changwon NC Park. They will exchange host matches with each other.
As a result, the team's schedule will inevitably be disrupted. KIA will have nine consecutive games at home from last Saturday through three consecutive games against LG and Gwangju, followed by nine consecutive games against Gwangju NC from May 29 to May 1, and Hanwha from May 2 to May 4. NC, which cannot currently use its home stadium in Changwon, will continue its away game without any plans.
Moreover, Kia has decided to embark on an away game for a long time in August when the scorching heat is raging. The team will play the match against Hanwha in Gwangju from August 1 to 3, and embark on an away game for 14 days. The team will hold three consecutive games in Busan (against Lotte) on Saturday and move to Changwon to hold three consecutive games against NC. It will then hold three consecutive games against Samsung in Daegu and three consecutive games against Doosan and Jamsil in Seoul. As the team moves and travels away for a long time during hot weather, it is feared that the team may affect players' performance.
The NC team discussed with the KBO over the cancellation of the game, the hosting of the second stadium and the hosting of the game without spectators, but eventually decided to swap the Changwon and Gwangju games. The team also considered using Masan Stadium in the past, but reportedly cannot host the game due to lack of lighting facilities. It seems that the team has already exchanged games with Samsung such as Changwon on April 25-27 and Daegu on August 19-21.
Although the schedule is severely disrupted, there are also practical problems that arise when changing the weekday games (Changwon) and weekend games (Gwangju). Since spectators flock to the stadium on weekends, admission fees, food, beverage and product sales revenues will inevitably change. The difference needs compensation. Problems that have never been thought of are occurring. KIA also accepted it in a grand way, but its concerns are not easy. There is a possibility that the sales of tickets will be sluggish immediately due to the sudden change.
The timing of reuse of Changwon NC Park is also still undecided. The NC Dinos, Changwon City, and Changwon Facilities Management Corporation held the 4th plenary meeting of the Joint Task Force on the crash of the structure of Changwon NC Park at the Changwon Facilities Management Corporation on the 25th. Focusing on the complementary matters of the precise safety inspection by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which were received by the Changwon Facilities Corporation, the overall safety measures of Changwon NC Park and ways to normalize the stadium as soon as possible were discussed.
Along with the overall safety measures, the entire 227 louvers on the outer wall of Changwon NC Park will be removed. The removal of the louvers was decided after collecting opinions from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Land Safety Management Agency, and agreed between representatives of the three organizations. The removal will take place from July 26 to 29. The joint task force will take measures to supplement emergency safety inspections requested by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and decide whether to reopen Changwon NC Park after reporting to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.