As expected, Kim Ga-young has won three consecutive awards - Sanchez, Jung Soo-bin is the Young Player Award for the first time in the men's team [PBA Golden Q Awards]

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Kim Ga-young (43, NH Nonghyup Card) and Daniel Sanchez (52, Welcome Savings Bank) stood tall as the best stars to shine professional baseball this season.

Kim Ga-young and Sanchez were crowned as grand prize winners for men and women at the 'Hana Card PBA Golden Q Awards 2026' held at Grand Hilton Seoul Vista Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 17th.

The grand prize goes to the No. 1 point ranking in a season, with Kim Ga-young, who won four games, including the World Championship, scoring 122,900 points, and Sanchez, who won two championships and finished second three times, ranking as the top star of the season with 412,500 points.

Kim Ga-young stood out by far. Starting with the first award ceremony for the 2022-2023 season, he was honored with the grand prize for the third consecutive time.

Kim Ga-young, who ranked No. 1 in the Jevisco prize money ranking with 229.5 million won in the season prize money, achieved a total of six gold medals, including the Best Abidge Award (1.139), the Bank Shot Award (200 total successes), the Team League Grand Prize once again following last season, and the Best Doubles Award (34-14, 73% winning rate) with Ayako Sakai.

Kim Ga-young, who won the grand prize, said, "I've been playing for just 30 years this year, and I've been running hard with the hope that billiards will be recognized as a sport, so I think I can stand here today. I received the Song of the Year award, and I think I achieved my dream as a billiard player. I want to say thank you so much for trying to make billiards recognized as a sport. I will continue to be a player who strives not only for my own glory but also for the development of billiards in Korea," he said.

Sanchez won the Bank Shot Award and the Special Award given to a player who showed the best sportsmanship in a season by voluntarily paying for mistakes that no one noticed in the final with 324.5 million won in prize money. Sanchez, who took the stage together, called the names of the players who won the championship one by one and said he would share the honor.

The men's best average award was won by Kang Dong-gung (SK Rent-a-Car), who recorded 1.801, and the best performance award was Lee Seung-jin, who won the SY Veritehomme PBA Championship, breaking everyone's expectations.

Jung Soo-bin (NH Nonghyup Card), who was selected as a player who showed excellent skills during the season, got the Young Star Award. In the 9th Tour Welcome Savings Bank LPBA Championship, he was a career-best runner-up and made remarkable progress with 17-10 losses and 0.969 average out of 27 games of the season.

The Best Dresser Award, which awards players who drew attention through the most colorful costumes, was won by Kim Young-won and Throng Piavi (Woori Financial Capital), and they got 1 million won due to injuries.

He also won the team league award. Hana Card, who won two consecutive championships for the first time, became the winner of the grand prize, and NH Nonghyup Card NH Pay, which cheered the most passionately, won the Best Supporters Award.

David Zapata (Woori Financial Capital), who played 39 times in the men's singles (3 sets) and recorded 25 wins and 14 losses with a 64% winning rate, was honored, and Kang Ji-eun (SK Rent-A-Car), who shone with 22 wins and 11 losses and a 67% winning rate in 33 games in the women's singles (6 sets), was honored.

The Best Mixed Doubles Award was won by Crown Haitai Oh Tae-joon and Lim Jung-sook, who recorded 11 wins and 9 losses and a 55% winning rate, while the Best Men's Doubles Award went to Semi Signer and Han Ji-seung of Welcome Savings Bank, who recorded 20 wins and 13 losses and a 60.61% winning rate.

The most anticipated club for next season was Huons Healthcare Legend, who advanced to the World Championship, where only 32 players can play, and the best front prize went to High1 Resort High1 Winners.

The Dream Tour (Part 2) Most Valuable Player (MVP) was won by Oh Sung-wook, who suffered ups and downs due to injuries after winning the PBA Tour in the first year.

The merit award was honored in the game category by the chairman of the local council, Kim Kyung-hak, a member of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Council, and Hong Sung-kyun, vice chairman of SY, in the sponsor category.

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