[Sports Round-up] KBO reaches 4 million fans in record time

Time now to take a look at what's been happening in the world of sports.

Joining us in the studio is our sports editor, Paul Neat.

Hello, Paul.

Hello.

Let's begin with baseball.

The KBO League has reached yet another attendance milestone.

Yes, four million fans in record pace.

The KBO announced on Sunday that it had surpassed 4 million in a record 230 games.

The previous record was 255 games set in 2012.

This is just one of a few milestones already this year.

One, two, and three million were all achieved in record time.

And the pace at which the KBO went from 3 to 4 million was also a record -55 games beats the last record by 10.

Meanwhile, speaking of records, Hanwha Eagles star Cody Ponce on Saturday in a 1-zero home win over the SSG Landers, tied the KBO record for the most strikeouts in a single game with 18 level with Sun Dong-yol of the Haitai Tigers, set on June 19th, 1991.

Moving on to football now.

Lee Jae-sung played a big part in his team securing European football for next season.

Yes, Lee Jae-sung helped Mainz secure a spot in the UEFA Conference League.

Mainz on Saturday earned a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen, with Lee Jae-sung winning a penalty kick for Jonathan Burkardt to level just after the hour mark.

Lee thought he'd scored himself at one point, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

The point meant that Mainz finished sixth in the Bundesliga, their best finish since 2016.

The following season was the last time Mainz played in Europe.

Lee Jae-sung scored seven and laid on eight assists in 33 league appearances this season -his best return for the club.

He joined them in 2021 and has so far played 123 times.

His contract is due to expire at the end of next season.

And finally, to volleyball. The legend that is Kim Yeon-koung has said goodbye to the sport.

Yes, she waved goodbye to fans at an all-star game on Sunday.

At the KYK Invitational 2025 All-Star game series at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium this weekend, Kim took part as a player and coach in a two-game series that on Sunday had Team Star take on Team World.

Kim and Team Star won Sunday's match 80-63.

The day before, Kim played with the World All-Stars and beat the women's national volleyball team 80-59.

This past season, Kim and the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders won the regular season and championship titles.

This meant Kim won five V Leagues in total and four championships.

She also played and won trophies in Turkiye and Japan, and led the national team to the semifinals of the Olympics in 2012 and 2020.

An incredible career.

Alright, thank you for that, Paul.

See you next time.

Thank you.