Men's Tennis Hong Seong-chan.
Men's tennis Hong Seong-chan (247th place, Sejong City Hall) took second place in the 3rd round of the Bangkok Open Challenger, a men's professional tennis (ATP) challenger tournament (total prize money of $82,000).
Seongchan Hong lost 0-2 (4-6 1-6) to Matteo Gigante (171st place, Italy) in the singles final on the last day of the tournament held in Nonthaburi, Thailand on the 21st (Korean time).
Challenger competitions are one level lower than tour competitions and feature singles players ranked 100 to 300 in the world.
Seongchan Hong met Gigante, whom he had lost in the first round of the Roland Garros preliminaries last year, again in the finals of this tournament, but was unable to get revenge.
Hong Seong-chan, who reached the semifinals in the first tournament held earlier this year, is expected to rise to 221st in the world rankings announced after the Australian Open by advancing to the finals of this tournament. Her personal best world ranking of Hong Seong-chan is 184th. 스포츠토토맨