The world’s No. 1 Kim Joon -tae and ‘Young Blood’ Kim Young -won The first team league is so difficult
Kim Joon -tae, the world’s No. 1, was also difficult to debut. Kim Young -won, the youngest champion, also failed to show his skills.
The professional billiards 10 club Harim defeated SY with a set score of 1-4 at SY in the first round of the ‘Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2025 ~ 2026’ held at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do on the 22nd.
The new team Harim owned Kim Joon -tae, Kim Young -won, Nguyenfuin, Teng Deuk -min, Kim Sang -ah, Park Jung -hyun, and Information Yun, but he held a new ceremony in the first game. Most of the teams who have no team league experience have also exposed their limitations.
Harim started pleasantly in the first set men’s doubles, with Nguyen and 쩐 Deuk-min winning 11-4 reversal against SWI’s Seo Hyun-min and Mori Yusuke. However, in the second set of women’s doubles, Kim Sang-ah-Information Yoon Ji-eun of Swai was lost to 5-9 (11 innings) in the pair of Hoenni, Nguyen, and captain Kim Joon-tae lost 12-15 (4 innings) to Choi Won-jun. In the four-set mixed doubles, Kim Young-won and Park Jung-hyun were driven to Hwang Duk-hee and Lee Woo-kyung to 3-9 (4 innings), and in the five-set men’s singles, Kim Young-won defeated Mori 3-11 (6 innings) and finished the first match of the team.
NH Nonghyup Card, led by Cho Jae-ho, beat Huons 4-3, and Welcome Savings Bank won the first win by beating Hana Card after a full set. Crown Haitai defeated high -1 resorts 4-1 with Baek Min-ju’s two wins, and the champion SK Rent-a-Car last season also reported his first win by pressing Woori Financial Capital.
On the 23rd, 12:30 noon, starting with the game of Crown Haitai-NH Nonghyup Card, Huons-Woori Financial Capital, SWI-Hana Card match will be held at 3:30 pm. At 6:30 pm, Harim and SK Rent -A -Car are confronted.
Kim Chang -geum, senior reporter kimck@hani.co.kr
