'Breaking the 9th-game losing streak → Breaking the 4th-game losing streak' foreign investor club Breakers secure two wins in Round 2, showing signs of escaping last place... Leading team Hyumons remains undefeated with seven straight victories [PBA Team League]

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The foreign investor club Breakers of the PBA Team League has finally escaped its long losing streak.

On the 18th, Breakers defeated NH Nonghyup Card in a match held at Hwaseong Sports Complex Indoor Gymnasium in Hwaseong Special City, Gyeonggi Province, during Day 7 of the 'Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League Hwaseong Special City Tour 2026-2027' tournament with a set score of 4-2.

After concluding last season and following the dissolution of SK Rent-a-Car, the PBA took direct operational control to prevent the collapse of its nine-team structure. However, since the team was established after the draft had already concluded, it assembled players who were not selected in the draft and received the evaluation of being a 'foreign investor club.'

Although Breakers drew attention by winning their debut match in Round 1, they subsequently fell into a nine-game losing streak. They broke the streak on the 13th of this month by defeating Hanha Card entering Round 2, but then slipped back into a four-game losing streak.

Facing NH Nonghyup Card today, Breakers won the first set with Antonio Montes (Spain) and Oh Sung-wook defeating Jo Jae-ho and Ma Min-kem (Vietnam) 11-4 in three innings. In the second set, Hidaka Ori (Japan) and Im Kyung-jin defeated Kim Bo-mi and Jeong Soobin 9-3 in four innings. Montes also secured a victory over Jo Jae-ho in the third set with a score of 15-11 in six innings, bringing the set score to 3-0.

NH Nonghyup Card's strength was no small matter either. Oh Sung-wook and Im Kyung-jin lost to O Tae-jun and Kim Min-a 4-9 in nine innings in the fourth set, and Lee Seung-jin fell to Ma Min-kem 6-11 in seven innings in the fifth set, trailing 3-2 in sets.

Hidaka closed out the match in the sixth set. With the score tied at 4-4 in a tight contest, Hidaka scored consecutively in the eighth and ninth innings to take a 6-4 lead. Kim Min-a of NH Nonghyup Card scored one point in the tenth inning and then made a bank shot in the eleventh to reverse the score to 7-6. With the match potentially heading into a seventh set, Hidaka successfully reversed the score again to 8-7 with a side-spin bank shot in the thirteenth inning, followed by a bank shot goal that brought the final score to 9-7, securing a precious victory for Breakers.

Breakers, who managed only one win and eight losses in Round 1, have now secured two wins (five losses) with two matches remaining before the end of Round 2. With five points, they remain in last place behind Welcome Savings Bank (six points), but have climbed to a position where escaping last place is within reach.

Hyumons defeated Eswei with a set score of 4-1, extending their winning streak to eight games. In the third set, played after the sets were tied at 1-1, Choi Sung-won defeated Burak Hashashi (Turkey) 15-11 in fifteen innings to regain the lead. In the fourth set, Robinson Morales (Colombia) and Kim Ye-eun defeated Choi Won-jun and Kwon Bal-hae 9-7 in six innings. Kang Dong-gung, who took over in the fifth set, achieved a perfect queue (scoring all points in one inning) against Mori in just one inning to end the match.

Hyumons, continuing their undefeated run in Round 2, has surpassed the nine-tenths mark toward winning the round. If Hyumons secures at least two points in their match against NH Nonghyup Card on the afternoon of the 19th, they will clinch the championship outright. Alternatively, if Haryim defeats Crown Haetae (5 wins, 2 losses, 13 points) in a full-set match scheduled for 6 p.m., which precedes Hyumons' game, and takes two points, all other teams' chances of winning will be eliminated, securing the championship for Hyumons.

In other matches held today, High1 Resort defeated Welcome Savings Bank with a set score of 4-1, breaking their three-game losing streak. Hanha Card beat Crown Haetae 4-0 to extend their winning streak to two games. Haryim won against Woori Financial Capital 4-1.

On the eighth day of the tournament, the 19th, matches will begin at 12 p.m. with High1 Resort vs. Hanha Card, followed simultaneously at 3 p.m. by Welcome Savings Bank vs. Breakers and Woori Financial Capital vs. Eswei. Later, Haryim vs. Crown Haetae will be played at 6 p.m., and NH Nonghyup Card vs. Hyumons at 9 p.m.

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