SBS Ranks 1st in Ratings for 5 Consecutive Days with Oh Sang-uk's Back-to-Back Wins and An Se-young's Perfect Performance

SBS dominates the 'Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games' viewership ratings!

Ranking 1st in national and metropolitan areas for the 5th day $\rightarrow$ Sweeping major matches!

"You can't win with just one or two things" Lee Yong-dae marvels! Badminton's An Se-young shows 'perfect performance'

Baseball's Park Jae-hyun and Park Jun-sun hit back-to-back grand slams! A 'youngest players' home run show leads to a cold game victory!

"Don't doubt her" Gu Bon-gil's confidence pays off! Oh Sang-uk wins 2nd consecutive gold medal $\cdot$ Park Ji-hui wins first AG silver medal!

"An athlete with a very good early spurt" Park Tae-hwan analyzes, as Hwang Sun-woo wins silver in 200m freestyle!

Table tennis men's and women's team bronze medals! From Oh Jun Sung's close battle to 'rhythm changes,' Hyun Jung-hwa's sharp analysis!

On the 5th day of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, SBS recorded 1st place in national and metropolitan viewership ratings, vividly delivering the shining moments of South Korean athletes by covering major medal-deciding matches.

SBS's strength continued in the ratings. According to the ratings research company Nielsen Korea on the 24th, the major matches broadcast by SBS the previous day swept 1st place among the three major terrestrial broadcasters in the same time slot. The men's sabre fencing final, where Oh Sang-uk achieved his second consecutive title, recorded 2.2% for metropolitan households and 2.1% for national households. The women's badminton team semi-final, where An Se-young showed overwhelming performance, recorded 2.1% for metropolitan households and 2.0% for national households. The men's table tennis team semi-final ranked 1st with 1.9% for metropolitan households, and the baseball Group B preliminary match against Thailand, where Park Jae-hyun and Park Jun-sun hit consecutive grand slams, took 1st place among the three major terrestrial broadcasters with 1.6% for both metropolitan and national households. With this, SBS has continued to lead national and metropolitan viewership ratings since before the opening, proving its strength by sweeping 1st place among the three major terrestrial broadcasters in major matches.

In the women's badminton team semi-final, An Se-young opened the Korea-Japan match by defeating Japan's ace Akane Yamaguchi. An Se-young showed her ace-like presence, taking the 1st game 21-9 with sharp attacks and flawless defense, and winning the 3rd game 21-11. Commentator Lee Yong-dae praised her, saying, "It is difficult to beat An Se-young with just one or two things. Her performance is so perfect that you need about five different strengths to compete on equal footing," adding, "Her current performance is truly too perfect." Caster Bae Seong Jae also highlighted her strong presence, stating, "An Se-young is an athlete who cannot afford to lose." Korea subsequently lost 1-3 to Japan after consecutive losses in doubles and singles, but An Se-young clearly demonstrated her ace-like presence from the very first match.

The South Korean national baseball team defeated Thailand 18-1, ending the group stage with three consecutive wins via a 5th-inning cold game. Following Moon Bo-gyeong's two-run home run, Park Jae-hyun and Park Jun-sun hit consecutive grand slams, showcasing a fiery lineup, with the performance of the two youngest players, who were selected for the senior national team for the first time, standing out. Caster Jung Woo-young evaluated, "In today's match, the youngest players of Team Korea, Park Jae-hyun and Park Jun-sun, hit two grand slams," and "These are home runs from two youngsters showing the bright future of Team Korea." On the mound, Oh Won-seok contributed with a strong performance, pitching 4 innings with 1 hit, 8 strikeouts, and 0 runs. Having secured 1st place in Group B with the victory over Thailand, South Korea has advanced to the Super Round.

Park Ji-hui, the dark horse of South Korean women's fencing, earned a valuable silver medal in the women's individual foil. Commentator Gu Bon-gil expressed confidence in Park Ji-hui before the final, saying, "I believe she has a good chance of winning," and offered encouragement during the match, saying, "I hope she performs with confidence" and "I hope she enters even deeper with boldness." While emphasizing, "She must show that she does her best until the end" even when the score gap widened, Park Ji-hui did not give up until the end and successfully completed her first Asian Games by winning a valuable silver medal.

Oh Sang-uk achieved his second consecutive Asian Games title by winning the gold medal in the men's individual sabre. Commentator Gu Bon-gil showed strong belief even before the match, saying, "Don't doubt," and "I absolutely think he can win the gold medal," and praised him, saying, "If he performs that lunge motion with confidence, no one in the world can avoid it," as Oh Sang-uk displayed his characteristic fast attacks and solid defense. After winning the semi-final 15-9, Oh Sang-uk rose to the top by defeating China's Shen Chenpeng 15-13 in the final. In particular, regarding Oh Sang-uk's second consecutive title, where he overcame the pressure of being an Olympic and World Champion, commentator Gu Bon-gil congratulated him, saying, "He overcame all that pressure to win gold, I am truly proud."

In the men's 200m freestyle final, Hwang Sun-woo took the silver medal. Hwang Sun-woo maintained the lead from the beginning with a fast race and earned a valuable silver medal with a record of 1:44.62. Commentator Park Tae-hwan pointed out Hwang Sun-woo's strength before the match, saying, "He is an athlete with a very good early spurt in the 50m and 100m sections," and in the actual match, he led the medal competition by outpacing competitors with his characteristic fast early race.

In table tennis, both the men's and women's teams lost to Japan in the semi-finals with a match score of 0-3 but both earned bronze medals. In the men's team, Oh Jun Sung, who followed Jang Woo-jin and An Jae-hyun, engaged in a close 2-3 battle against Shunsuke Togami. In particular, when he tied the game score at 2-2 by winning the 4th game 12-10 after a deuce, caster Jung Seok-mun noted, "Rather than a difference in skill between the two players, it is a battle of tactics and momentum," and evaluated Oh Jun Sung's play, saying, "He has the ability. He is clearly a player who can win." The women's team also faced Japan in succession with Shin Yu-bin, Joo Cheon-hui, and Kim Na-young. Commentator Hyun Jung-hwa advised Shin Yu-bin to "be a bit more relaxed" and bring in rhythm changes, while instructing Joo Cheon-hui to engage in aggressive attacks utilizing her strong forehand drive. The men's team won their 4th consecutive team bronze, and the women's team won their 3rd consecutive team bronze, adding medals in succession.

Meanwhile, SBS will also vividly deliver the scenes of South Korean athletes' medal challenges today (24th), including the men's épée and women's sabre fencing semi-finals and finals, men's floor, pommel horse, and rings, and women's vault and uneven bars gymnastics finals, as well as the men's and women's table tennis team finals.

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· Publishing Institution: SBS

· Category: Asian Games

· Distribution: September 28, 08:55

Source: SBS Press Release

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