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Jung Soo-bin (26, NH Nonghyup Card), who is called the "beauty goddess" of the Women's Professional Danggu (LPBA), will try to win her first professional stage.
In the LPBA semifinals of the "Welcome Savings Bank PBA-LPBA Championship" in the 2025-26 season of Pro Danggu at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on January 31, Jung Soo-bin won the set score 3-0 (11-7, 11-1, 11-10) against Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) and got his first ticket to the final.
As a result, Jung Soo-bin surpassed his best performance (the semifinals) recorded in the second tour (24-25) last season. Jung Soo-bin, who debuted in the 22nd and 23rd seasons, is attracting attention as the next LPBA star due to his outstanding appearance and remarkable growth every season.
Jung Soo-bin showed off his unusual Q sense from the first edition. In the first match of the round of 64, he recorded an average of 1.389 against Jeon Eo-ram, and the round of 16 won against Kim Ye-eun (Welcome Savings Bank). In the quarterfinals, "Danggu Empress" Kim Ga-young (Hana Card) is on a steep trajectory, returning to a 3-0 complete victory with a set score.
Jung Soo-bin's opponent in the final is Lim Kyung-jin (45, High1 Resort), a two-time runner-up "Veteran." He has more experience in the finals than Jung Soo-bin, and he is not a good opponent, defeating "Cambodia Express" Thong Piavi (Woori Financial Capital) in the quarterfinals and Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card) in the semifinals after a full set.
The two players, who broke down both leagues of the LPBA side by side, will play the best-of-seven final at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang from 10 p.m. on the 1st. The prize money is 40 million won.
In addition, in the PBA round of 16 held on the same day, Daniel Sanchez successfully advanced to the quarterfinals by quelling "stone wind" Lee Jae-hong with a set score of 3-0.
Sanchez widened the gap by winning the second set 15-10 (9 innings) after filling 15 points in eight innings to win the first set. In the third set, Lee Jae-hong scored 11 high runs against his first six points, finishing with a 15-7 and set score 3-0 complete victory in four innings.
With this victory, Sanchez won 18 consecutive PBA official games. As if he has perfectly adapted to the professional stage this season, he has firmly maintained his No. 1 ranking in the season by lifting two consecutive championships (High1 Resort Championship, Harim Championship). The PBA's record for most consecutive wins is four consecutive wins by Frederick Cudron in the 2021-22 season. Attention is focusing on whether Sanchez will be able to tie a new record for the rest of the season.
Another "Spanish powerhouse" Javier Palason (Huons) won after a close game with "team mate" Robinson Morales (Colombia). He seemed to win the first two sets with 15-8 (12 innings) and 15-8 (6 innings), but he gave up the game with 4-15 (5 innings) in the third set and 4-15 (3 innings) in the fourth set. Palason regained his concentration in the fifth set and secured a berth to the quarterfinals with an 11-4 (11 innings) set score of 3-2.
The "Vietnam Duo" also made it to the quarterfinals side by side. Nguyen Kuok Nguyen (Hana Card) won 3-0 against Go Gyeongnam, and Nguyen Deuk Ain Zien defeated Choi Won-jun 1 (SW) 3-0.
Korean powerhouses also made it to the quarterfinals. Kim Jae-geun (Crown Haitai) won the set score 3-2 after a full set battle with Moon Sung-won, and Kim Jong-won (Welcome Savings Bank) also won a 3-2 victory over teammate Semi Signer (Turkiye - Welcome Savings Bank). Noh Byung-chan (Crown Haitai) and Kim Min-gun defeated Kim Hyun-seok 1 and Lee Ho-young, respectively, with a set score of 3-1.
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