And 'Billiard Queen' Kim Ga-young is amazing, advancing to the Round of 32 with an all-time top-3 average! Jung Soobin and Slon Piyabi also join.

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'Billiard Queen' Kim Ga-young (43, Hanacard) succeeded in advancing to the Round of 32 with the third-highest average in LPBA history.

Kim Ga-young defeated Go Eun-kyung in the LPBA Round of 64 of the 2026-27 Season 2nd Tour 'People's Happy Retreat High1 Resort PBA-LPBA Championship' held yesterday (4th) at the Grand Hotel Convention Tower, High1 Resort, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do. She scored 25 points in just 8 innings, winning 25-7.

Kim Ga-young defeated Oh Su-min in the Round of 128 earlier that day with a score of 25-2 (18 innings). In the Round of 64 match, she managed only 2 points in the first 3 innings. However, starting with a 5-point offensive inning in the 4th, followed by a 7-point run in the 5th, she quickly built a 14-2 lead. She then scored the remaining 5 points across the 6th to 8th innings to win 25-7.

The average Kim Ga-young set today was an impressive 3.125, the third-highest in LPBA history, following Nguyen Hoang Yen Ni (Vietnam, Harim, 3.571) and Kim Se-yeon (Hyumon, 3.143). Her previous personal best was 2.750, achieved in the semi-finals of the 'Woori Financial Capital LPBA Championship 2025' opening match against Choi Hye-mi (Welcome Savings Bank) in the 25-26 season.

Just ten days after achieving her 19th career win in the season opener, Kim Ga-young has made a strong start toward her 20th win, drawing attention to the potential new record she could set. Additionally, with cumulative prize money of 961.13 million won, she is now just short of the 1 billion won mark.

In other Round of 64 matches, 'Cambodian Special' Slon Piyabi (Woori Financial Capital), who was eliminated in the Round of 128 at the season opener, along with Im Lee-rae (High1 Resort), Jang Ga-yeon (Woori Financial Capital), and Kim Sang-a (Harim), advanced to the Round of 32. LPBA powerhouses such as Kang Ji-eun (High1 Resort), Jung Soobin (NH Nonghyup Card), Han Ji-eun (SW), and Kim Se-yeon (Hyumon) also joined the Round of 32.

On the other hand, the season opener runners-up Kim Min-ah and Kim Bo-mi (both NH Nonghyup Card), Kim Jin-a (Hanacard), Im Jeong-sook, and Baek Min-ju (both Crown Haetae) were eliminated.

On the third day of the tournament, the 5th, the official tournament opening ceremony begins at 12:30 PM, followed by the start of the PBA (Men's Division) Round of 128 and LPBA Round of 32, marking the official commencement of the competition.

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