'World No. 1 to 3 consecutive victories' Seo Seo-ah's driving force behind 10-ball Open title: "I wanted to achieve good results because the national team was created for me"

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Seo Seo-ah (24, Incheon City Sports Council), the face of pocket billiards, returned home triumphantly after defeating the world's top three-ranked players in succession and claiming the title at the 'Carino World Women's 10-Ball Open'.

Seo Seo-ah, a member of the women's pocket billiards national team, shared her thoughts on the victory at a welcome ceremony and press conference held after returning to Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 on the morning of the 25th. "I feel great to have won another world tournament in a relatively short time since winning the World Championship last year," she said.

In this tournament, Seo Seo-ah defeated world No. 3 Kristina Tkach (Russia), No. 2 Pia Filler (Germany), and No. 1 Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) in succession to reach the top. In particular, her impressive performance of defeating all of the world's top three players once again proved her competitiveness as a top-tier player globally.

However, Seo Seo-ah responded calmly about defeating the top-ranked players. "Although my ranking dropped significantly because I participated in fewer international tournaments this year while attending school (Korea National Sport University), I never felt that my skills were inferior to those players," she said. "So, rather than being particularly happy, I found it meaningful to be able to show my skills."

She also expressed her honest feelings about the rematch against world No. 1 Jasmin Ouschan in the final. "I was not in the best condition during the tournament, so I was worried, but I think Player Ouschan also felt the pressure," she explained. "The match did not go as difficult as I expected."

This victory is Seo Seo-ah's first international tournament win this season. Last year, she swept the Indonesia Open, International Women's 10-Ball Open, and World 9-Ball Championship to become a triple champion in international tournaments, and this victory once again proved her status as a top player on the world stage. With the Korea Billiard Federation recently strengthening its system for operating the pocket billiards national team, Seo Seo-ah also expressed her satisfaction as a national team player.

She said, "The support and care for players have improved compared to before, and I like the national team uniform. Overall, I can train in a better environment now, so I think I will be able to achieve even better results in the future."

Regarding her goals for the second half of the year, she stated, "Since the federation has created the national team for me, I want to achieve even better results. I will strive to show better performances at the World Championship as well."

Finally, Seo Seo-ah told fans, "Thank you for your interest in pocket billiards. I will do my best to repay you with even better performances in the future."

Meanwhile, in this tournament held with a total prize pool of $90,000, Seo Seo-ah won $27,000 (approximately 42 million won) as the champion, and her world ranking is expected to rise significantly with this victory.

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