'Oh Seong-wook takes down Refens, Lee Seung-jin beats Lee Chung-bok' Breakers finally snap 12-game losing streak... Huons leaps to top spot [PBA Team League]

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The Breakers, a foreign investor team in the PBA Team League, finally rang out a victory bell after breaking their long and arduous 12-game losing streak.

On the 4th, at the 'Goyang Kintex PBA Stadium' in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, during the fifth day of matches for the 'Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2026-2027 Round 4' tournament, the Breakers defeated High1 Resort WINNERs with a set score of 4-1 (11-3, 8-9, 15-6, 9-4, 11-2).

The Breakers, who had recorded a total of 12 consecutive losses—eight in the third round and four in the fourth—finally secured a win, breaking their long losing chain. The Breakers improved to a record of one win and four losses (3 points), tying High1 Resort in points. However, they failed to escape last place due to a lower set differential rate of 0.529 compared to High1 Resort's 0.632.

The Breakers started the match on a positive note. In the first set, Lee Sang-yong and Antonio Montes (Spain) defeated Edy Refens (Belgium) and Lee Chung-bok in just four innings with a score of 11-3, marking a good start. In the second set, Im Kyung-jin and Kim Da-hee lost to Kang Ji-eun and Jeon Ji-woo 8-9 after eight innings in a close contest. However, in the third set, Lee Seung-jin unleashed a powerful offensive performance with an 11-run high-scoring inning from the very first inning against Lee Chung-bok, winning 15-6 in three innings to take a 2-1 lead in sets.

Riding their momentum, the Breakers won the fourth set as Lee Sang-yong and Hidori Ori defeated Ruppy Chenet (Turkey) and Lee Mi-rae 9-4 in eight innings. They then secured victory in the fifth set when Oh Seong-wook held Refens to a score of 11-2 in six innings, finally enjoying the joy of winning.

The Breakers are a team composed of players who were not selected by any franchise. After the previous season ended and SK Rent-a-Car was disbanded, the PBA, unable to find a new operating franchise, stepped in as the direct operator to prevent disruption of the nine-franchise system. However, because the team was established after the draft had already been completed, it was built around unselected players and received the label of a 'foreign investor team.' The Breakers won one match in Round 1 and two in Round 2, but fell into a long losing streak starting in Round 3, managing only one win. In this round, they secured their first victory in five matches.

While it is not an easy reality to reach the top of this round's standings, winning Round 5 would allow them to advance to the postseason. To do so, they need to build momentum starting from this round. Having escaped their losing streak, the Breakers will challenge for consecutive wins against ESW on the 5th.

ESW Builders defeated Woori Financial Capital Woori WON Webs with a set score of 4-2 on the same day, recording their second consecutive win to climb into third place (3 wins, 2 losses, 10 points). ESW initially lost the first two sets against Woori Financial Capital but then won four consecutive sets starting from the third to close out the match.

Huons Healthcare Legends defeated Crown Hatae Raon from the leading Daejeon team with a set score of 4-1, securing the top spot. Huons, on a three-game winning streak, improved to four wins and one loss (13 points), tying Crown Hatae (4 wins, 1 loss, 11 points) in record but surpassing them in points to rise to the highest position.

Huons, who started by losing the first set, turned the tide in the second set as Choi Ji-min and Seo Han-sol defeated Im Jeong-sook and Baek Min-ju 9-7 in 12 innings. In the third set, Kang Dong-gung dominated David Martinez (Spain) with a score of 15-7 in four innings to take a 2-1 lead in sets. In the fourth set, Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam) and Kim Ye-eun beat Noh Byung-chan and Baek Min-ju 9-4 in eight innings, and in the fifth set, Choi Seong-won defeated Kim Im-gwon 11-3 in five innings to seal a 4-1 victory.

In other matches held on the same day, Harim Yonggaris defeated Welcome Savings Bank Welcome Phoenixs 4-1 to climb into fourth place (3 wins, 2 losses, 9 points), while NH Nonghyup Card NH pay beat Hana Card Hana Pay 4-0 to jump into sixth place (2 wins, 3 losses, 7 points).

On the sixth day of the tournament, the 5th, matches will begin at 12:00 p.m. with Huons versus High1 Resort. At 3:00 p.m., NH Nonghyup Card versus Welcome Savings Bank (PBA Stadium) and ESW versus Breakers (PBA Lounge) will be played simultaneously. The schedule will continue with Harim versus Crown Hatae at 6:00 p.m. and Hana Card versus Woori Financial Capital at 9:00 p.m.

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