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The PBA team league High1 Resort High1 Winners won two consecutive games with Rufy Chenet (Turkiye), which swept two wins. High1 Resort, which took the lead in the fifth round, is one step closer to advancing to the postseason.
High1 Resort beat the SY Builders 4-3 (11-1, 9-6, 15-12, 7-9, 11-1) after a full set on the second day of the fifth round of the "Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2025-2026" at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, on the 4th.
High1 Resort, which has two points, has won two consecutive games and tied Crown Haitai Laon with points (4), multipliers and set gains (1.333), but High1 Resort (1.165) has led Crown Haitai (0.957) in terms of points gain and became the sole leader in the fifth round.
The early atmosphere of High1 Resort was considerable. In the first set, Chenette-Lee Choong-bok led by beating Seo Hyun-min-Choi Won-jun 11-1 (5 innings), and in the second set, Lee Mi-rae-Kim Da-hee returned Lee Woo-kyung-Han Ji-eun 9-6 (8 innings). Chenette, who started again in the third set, caught Seo Hyun-min 15-12 (9 innings) to lead the set score 3-0 in an instant.
High1 Resort, which has only one set left until the victory, suddenly began to shake. In the fourth set, Lim Sung-kyun and Lee Mi-rae were caught 7-9 (8 innings) by Choi Won-joon and Han Ji-eun, and the game was headed to the seventh set, losing the fifth and sixth sets. In the seventh set, "Turkiye Shin Seong" Burak Hashashi won 11-1 with 10 finishing high runs in the fifth inning against SY captain Hwang Deuk-hee, giving the team two valuable points.
High1 Resort also maintained its fourth place (18 wins, 20 losses, 57 points) in the overall ranking with the victory. In the postseason, the winners of each round advance, and all other teams reached the top from the first to fourth rounds. If a team that has not yet won this season wins the fifth round, it will advance to the postseason, but if there is a duplicate winning team, the final ranking will determine the advancing team.
High1 Resort ranked fourth overall with 18 wins and 20 losses and 57 points this season, and rose to the highest among teams without wins. Although it is on the rise, it is necessary to take as many wins as possible in case it does not win. Woori Financial Capital Woori One Wibis (55 points) and Harim Dragons (53 points) in 6th place are chasing each other.
High1 Resort, which was founded for the 2023-2024 season, has no postseason experience so far, so it is playing in the fifth round with more desperate determination.
SK Rent-A-Car Direct also reported its first win in the fifth round by beating leader Hana Card Hana Pay 4-2. SK Rent-A-Car and Hana Card both scored 73 points in the overall regular league standings. SK Rent-A-Car, which had 24 wins and 14 losses, is aiming to turn the tables on Hana Card, which has 25 wins (13 losses), and is in second place with multiple wins. The first-place team in the regular league will be able to go straight to the final, which is expected to lead to a more intense match.
Crown Haitai, the winner of the previous round, beat Woori Financial Capital 4-3 with a set score and won two consecutive games. Welcome Savings Bank Welcome Finix and NH Nonghyup Card NH Pay beat Harim and Huons Healthcare Legend after a full set, respectively, for their first win in the fifth round.
On the 5th, the third day of the competition, the match between Woori Financial Capital and Welcome Savings Bank will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by Harim-SY (PBA Stadium) and SK Rental Car-High1 Resort (PBA Lounge) at 3:30 p.m. NH Nonghyup Card-Hana Card will be held at 6:30 and Crown Haitai-Huons match will be held at 9:30.
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