The game between the SK Hawks and Chungnam Provincial Government in Game 4 of the men's fourth round of the Shinhan SOL Pay 23-24 handball H League, scheduled to be held at 8 p.m. on the 20th, was not held due to the coach's protest.

Fans who had a quick dinner for the first time in a long time and even waved and greeted the players on the court at the handball gym to cheer for their favorite players with their family and friends would not have imagined that the game would be canceled.

The crowd, who waited for almost 20 minutes without knowing why, eventually went back without seeing the game.

This is because the coach, who was waiting for the start of the game, raised an objection, and the confiscation was declared as the protest continued beyond the prescribed time. Fans who visited the stadium had no choice but to stand up with a despondent look on their faces when the announcer said the game was canceled due to the forfeiture loss.

It wasn't a protest against the referee's biased judgment in the middle of the game. It wasn't like the team was leaving. The absurd situation in which the team was confiscated and lost due to an objection in time for the start of the game was incomprehensible for any reason.

The problem was caused by the SK Hawks' recent registration as an A-player. It happened when South Chungcheong Provincial Office coach Kim Tae-hoon filed an objection for nearly 20 minutes, saying there was a problem with the player's registration. If there is a problem with the player's registration, it should be raised and corrected of course, but the player already played in two games since the Samcheok game two weeks ago. If there really was a problem with the player's registration, it would have been possible to raise the issue as much as possible, not the start time of the game.

They should have raised objections at least 30 minutes after the previous game, when the players were given warm-up time. However, raising objections in time for the start of the game as if they had been waiting, and continuing their protest for nearly 20 minutes despite explanations from officials, seemed to indicate that they had no intention of playing from the beginning.

To play a game, coaches and players analyze each other's teams and train and sweat numerous times to match the teams. Officials try to create the best stage so that such players can fully display their skills on the court. Then, the audience comes and cheers together, encourages the players, and an event is complete.

Both players and spectators are indispensable for this kind of event. This is because the H-League is an event that is held to showcase to the audience, not just for their own records and performance, such as a farewell competition or a long-term competition.