CITIC Brothers calmly responded to winning the season championship. Hirano Keiichi: I want to wait until I can truly "win it back" before I can be happy again.

Lin Yueping and Hirano Keiichi interact before the game. (Photo by reporter Lin Youchen)

[Reporter Lin Youchen/Taichung Report] CITIC Brothers was only confirmed to win the season championship in the final battle of the second half of the season yesterday. After being at the bottom of the first half of the season, they finally got tickets to the post-season challenge. After the game yesterday, CITIC Brothers went around the field to thank the fans, but the players looked calm.

Before today's game, Lions head coach Lin Yueping took the initiative to come to the brothers' lounge to congratulate Hirano. Both sides bowed first and then fought. The boss even asked at one point: "Didn't they spray champagne yesterday?"

Regarding the calm mood of winning the season championship, Hirano said that it was indeed a decision made by the whole team after thinking about it, and he wanted to wait until he truly "reclaimed" the championship to be happy again. Hirano said: "After all, we have the experience of failure in the Taiwan competition last year, and the results in the first half of this year are not good. Under these two conditions, I believe the players will not be too satisfied with the current joy."

Hirano said with a smile: "Actually, in my heart, I really want to spray champagne." Hirano said that winning a game is not easy, and thanking the fans for their support will also change a person's mind. "The team is not afraid of losing now, and winning will of course have stronger confidence. This is also something worth looking forward to this year. I am personally looking forward to it."