Jeong Su-bin's pungent reflection on the "goddess who failed to become a 女 king" "I felt so lacking" [On-site interview in Goyang]

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He won all three games against the strongest Kim Ga-young (Hana Card) and beat the winners one after another to reach the first final, but failed to overcome the last crisis. Jung Soo-bin (27, NH Nonghyup Card)'s first career final ended with regret.

Jung Soo-bin lost to Lim Kyung-jin of High1 Resort 3-4 (10-11, 9-11, 11-11, 11-10, 5-11, 11-11, 11-11, 11-5 and 4-9) in the LPBA final of the 2025-2026 Prodang-gu season at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do on the 1st.

"Hot star" Jung Soo-bin, who defeated three winners to reach the final, was considerable. After his official debut in the 2022-2023 season, he advanced to the finals for the first time in three years, four months, 27 days, and 1245 days, but he was satisfied with the addition of 10 million won in prize money and challenged to win the World Championship, the king of kings.

Jung Soo-bin, who started billiards as a hobby while studying at a university as a statistician, gave up his studies due to his outstanding talent and began to take cue in earnest. Jung Soo-bin, who showed rapid growth and advanced to the semifinals of the 2024-2025 season, defeated Jeon Eo-ram and Lee Woo-kyung (SY) in this competition and defeated Kim Ye-eun (Welcome Savings Bank), the strongest Kim Ga-young, and Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) in succession to reach the final, but failed to perform well on the most important stage.

There was a fierce competition. Even though he was ahead of the first and second sets, he was chased without taking advantage of the opportunity, and eventually fell behind with a set score of 0-2.

In the third set, Lim Kyung-jin scored five consecutive points and allowed a tie, then immediately ran away two points, but this time he committed a foul and failed to continue his momentum. However, Jung Soo-bin, who increased his concentration, finally recovered a set by adding 10 and 11 innings each after scoring two runs.

Jung Soo-bin, who continued to lead in the fourth set, calmly scored a point when Lim Kyung-jin followed the three points at 7-4, and eventually brought the game to square one with a clean finish following a lucky three-bank shot.

Jung Soo-bin, who gave up five sets, left behind Lim Kyung-jin, who missed six consecutive sets, and scored three points, including a lucky score in 11 innings, to lead the game to seven sets, but Lim Kyung-jin, who was further ahead in the final concentration, smiled.

Jung Soo-bin, who went to the awards ceremony as the runner-up, said he would say a word without a microphone and shouted, "I will win next time." Jung Soo-bin, who went to the press conference before Lim Kyung-jin, said, "It was my first final, but I was so tired, my mind collapsed, and I didn't know the table, so I couldn't even take my favorite bank shot," adding, "I had a hard time coming to the 7th set, but the flow changed because I couldn't turn the side, and I couldn't do the first pitch, so I was so sad." He said, "I'll make up for these mistakes and poor performance at the long table, and I'll win next time."

Jung Soo-bin said, "I'm so disappointed. "I think I need to practice more in preparation for this in other games by supplementing the long (slippery) table," he said. "Until then, my mental strength was not this bad or hard, but I started late at night and couldn't sleep, so I was mentally tired." I think there's definitely pressure from the final," he said.

It was only regret and self-blame. Jung Soo-bin said, "When I watched today's game, I felt once again that I was so lacking. I think I'm growing, but I decided that I'm not sure I'm good enough to win yet. I will prepare for the World Championship and the off-season and go to the finals several times next season.

Everyone is paying attention to Jung Soo-bin's growth. In particular, he defeated Kim Ga-young, the strongest player, and other former winners in this competition. For Kim Ga-young, it is a total of three games. Jung Soo-bin said, "I think luck has worked for me a lot. There were a lot of balls and a lot of balls to defend. I had nothing more to lose, so I was psychologically advantageous," he said, lowering his posture.

The big difference between good and bad is a homework to be supplemented. Jung Soo-bin said, "I don't think my performance is coming out when I'm not sure about the table (state)," adding, "The ball wasn't hard today, and I didn't hit enough balls." I'm not sure about the table and I think I'm not good enough in that regard," he said.

Jeong Su-bin, who started billiards as a hobby while studying statistics at Sookmyung Women's University, is now a profession. I haven't graduated yet because I don't have enough credits to complete, but I have no regrets. This is because he fell in love with billiards and grew into a top player. Jung Soo-bin also said, "My experience is gradually increasing and I think I'm improving in that part because I'm learning the ball," adding, "In the off-season, I'm trying to practice a lot of ball handling, including one-cushion practice and pushing and dragging."

It is called the "Goddess of Danggu" for its outstanding appearance. Due to short-form content, faces are also known to those who are not billiard fans. Jung Soo-bin said, "There are not many people who recognize it, but there are sometimes. The billiard fans recognize it," he said shyly.

Rather than being interested in fame, I just want to supplement it somehow and grow further. Jung Soo-bin will participate in the King of Kings exhibition 'World Championship' in March. Although it is a short preparation period, attention is being paid to whether it will be able to fly high once again by making up for the disappointment.

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