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Jung Soo-bin (27, NH Nonghyup Card), dubbed the "LPBA's next generation star," succeeded in advancing to the final for the first time in four seasons after his professional debut. The opponent is veteran Lim Kyung-jin (46, High1 Resort), who will play in the final for the third time in his career.
Jung Soo-bin defeated Baek Min-ju (11-7, 11-1, 11-10) in the LPBA semifinals of the Welcome Savings Bank PBA-LPBA Championship in the 2025-2026 season at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 31st.
It was a one-sided match. Jung Soo-bin, who took the lead by winning the first set in 11 innings, won 11-1 with eight high runs in two innings in the second set. Jung Soo-bin, who gained momentum, completed the shutdown victory by finishing the game in 14 innings after a close game by one point in the third set.
Jung Soo-bin, who made his professional debut in the 2022-2023 season, said that the semifinals of the Hana Card Championship last season were his previous personal best. In this tournament, he showed good condition by recording Abidge 1.389 from the round of 64, and won a great victory over Kim Ye-eun (Welcome Savings Bank), a former champion, in the round of 16.
In particular, in the quarterfinals, Jung Soo-bin had his first chance to win the championship, causing a turmoil in which even billiard Empress Kim Ga-young (Hana Card) was defeated 3-0.
The opponent I met on the winning path is Lim Kyung-jin, who has been through all the battles. Lim Kyung-jin, who has already been runner-up twice, settled in the final by defeating Cambodia's special Thong Piavi (Woori Financial Capital) in the quarterfinals and Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card) in the semifinals.
The final match between Jung Soo-bin and Lim Kyung-jin will be held at 10 p.m. on February 1 at the same place in the best of seven games. The prize money is 40 million won.
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