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Will Jung Soo-bin (NH Nonghyup Card), the "beauty billiard goddess," win again against Kim Ga-young (Hana Card).
Jung Soo-bin advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Kim Ye-eun (Welcome Savings Bank) by a set score of 3-2 in the LPBA round of 16 of the ninth round of the Pro Danggu 2025-26 season at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, on the 29th.
Jung Soo-bin lost 9-11 (13 innings) in the first set and 2-11 (10 innings) in the second set against Kim Ye-eun, respectively, falling to a set score of 0-2. Now, if Jung Soo-bin gives one set, he'll be eliminated.
However, Jung Soo-bin showed a scary background. After winning 11-4 (7 innings) in the third set, he won 11-6 (9 innings) in the fourth set, leading the game to five sets. The fifth set was simply a close game. While both players continued to hit balls at 2-2, Jung Soo-bin scored four runs in the eighth inning to break the silence. In the end, Jung Soo-bin added 1-2 consecutive points from 10 innings, winning 9-4 (11 innings).
Jung Soo-bin, who made it to the quarterfinals for the second time this season, will now face Kim Ga-young for the semifinals. Kim Ga-young won a set score 3-1 against Oh Soo-jung in the round of 16.
However, Jung Soo-bin was exceptionally strong against Kim Ga-young. Jung Soo-bin is dominant with two wins and no losses in his career opponents. In the round of 32 of the 7th Tour (High1 Resort Championship) this season, Jung Soo-bin defeated Kim Ga-young after a match.
In addition, "Cambodia Express" Thong Piavi (Woori Financial Capital) defeated Lee Ji-eun 3-1 with a set score. Thong will face Lim Kyung-jin (High1 Resort) in the quarterfinals. Lim Kyung-jin won against Kim Sang-ah (Harim) after a full set. In addition, the quarterfinals of Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card), Seo Hansol (Woori Financial Capital), Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) and Kim Da-hee (High1 Resort) were held.
In the PBA round of 64, "Spanish legend" Daniel Sanchez (Welcome Savings Bank) beat Koo Ja-bok with a set score of 3-0 to advance to the round of 32. Cho Jae-ho (NH Nonghyup Card) and Kang Dong-gung (SK Rent-a-Car) beat Adnan Wicksel (Turkiye) and Park Myung-kyu, respectively, with a set score of 3-1.
"PBA Shin Seong" Kim Young-won (Harim) defeated Antonio Montes (Spain, NH Nonghyup Card) with a set score of 3-0, and "Mr. Magic" Semi-Signer (Türkiye, Welcome Savings Bank) beat Kim Byung-ho (Hana Card) and reached the round of 32 after a match.
Foreign powerhouses such as Robinson Morales (Colombia, Huons), David Zapata (Spain, Woori Financial Capital), Yusuke Mori (Japan, SY), Nguyen Quok Nguyen (Vietnam, Hana Card), Javier Palason (Huons, Spain) also made the round of 32. On the other hand, "native powerhouse" Kim Joon-tae (Harim) was eliminated by Sun Ji-hoon (Woori Financial Capital) 1-3, while Choi Sung-won (Huons) was also held back by Kim Min-gun 0-3.
On the 30th, the sixth day of the competition, the PBA 32nd round and the LPBA 8th round will be held. From noon, the PBA round of 32 will be divided into five turns. At 7:30 p.m., Baek Min-ju, Kim Da-hee, Seo Han-sol and Kim Bo-mi will play together in the LPBA quarterfinals.
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