Sungjae Im's Comeback Victory Sets Record-Breaking Online Viewership
Record High Online Viewers for Woori Financial Championship
It is the power of 'PGA star' Im Sung-jae.
![The Cloud Gallery is watching Im Sung-jae's tee shot at the Woori Financial Championship. <br>[Photo by SBS Golf]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023051522443631721_1684158275.jpg)
The Cloud Gallery is watching Im Sung-jae's tee shot at the Woori Financial Championship.
[Photo by SBS Golf]
The final round of the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour Woori Financial Championship, where Im Sung-jae secured a come-from-behind victory, set an all-time record in terms of online broadcast viewers and gallery attendance. SBS Golf announced on the 15th, "On the 14th, the final round of the tournament reached a peak of 15,550 simultaneous online viewers." This is the highest number of simultaneous online viewers for domestic men's and women's professional golf tournaments broadcast this year, as well as an all-time record.
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The cumulative number of viewers from the first round through the final round was counted at 270,000, combining YouTube and the official website. SBS Golf provided online coverage of the tournament via YouTube and their website, with the final round broadcast lasting six hours. The gallery attendance for the final round also reached 11,213. Over the four days, a total of 20,148 spectators visited the field. This is also the highest attendance record for the KPGA Korean Tour this year.
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