The World Championship, which determines the king of professional tennis PBA and LPBA kings this season, has been reduced to the quarterfinals.
In the round of 16 of the “SK Rent-a-Car Jeju Special Self-Governing Province PBA-LPBA Championship 2024” PBA held at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju on the 14th, Kang Dong-gung Palace, David Zapata, David Martinez (Spain), and Semi-Signer (Turkiye) advanced to the quarterfinals. In the LPBA, “Danggu Empress” Kim Ga-young defeated “Defending Champion” Sron Piavi (Cambodia) to reach the quarterfinals, and Kim Min-ah, Kim Bo-mi, Lee Mi-rae, and Han Ji-eun also joined the quarterfinals.
Cho lost the first set in the round of 16, but later advanced to the quarterfinals by winning three sets. After losing the first set 12-15, Cho returned the game to square one with a high run of eight points in the second set, and won the third and fourth sets 15-7 and 15-9, respectively.
Kang garnered 17 bank shots of the Turkiye to come from behind to win the match. After winning the first set 15-6, Kang lost two or three sets and was in a tight race at the last minute. However, he won the fourth set 15-6, moving the game to the final set, and secured a come-from-behind victory by winning the fifth set 15-8 in five innings.
Eddie Refunds recorded an average of 3.750 in the round of 16 against Hwang Hyung-beom, continuing his third consecutive win in the tournament. Refunds achieved “perfect cue” by scoring 15 consecutive points in the first inning of the first set. With momentum, he won the second set 15-8 in four innings and the third set 15-6 in seven innings, making it easy to reach the eighth.
In the LPBA, all the finalists were decided. In the round of 16 showdown between Kim Ga-young and Strong Peavy, Kim Ga-young won 3-1 with a set score, and neatly avenged her loss in the final of last season’s World Championship.
Kim Ga-young, who started the game in a good mood by winning the first and second sets, lost the third set 9-11, allowing her to catch up. However, she finished the fourth set 11-5 in 10 innings, beating Throne’s chase and advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the other round of 16, Lee Mi-rae defeated Kim Jin-ah with a set score of 3-1, and Kim Min-ah defeated Choi Yeon-ju 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Han Ji-eun and Kim Gap-sun also advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Seo Han-sol and Lim Jung-sook, respectively, in a close match in a full set.
The PBA quarterfinals were narrowed down to showdowns between Spanish players between Zapata vs. Martinez and Kang Dong-gung vs. Repence, Signor vs. Park Ki-ho and Cho Jae-ho vs. Um Sang-pil. The quarterfinals were decided by Kim Ga-young vs. Kim Ye-eun, Han Ji-eun vs. Kim Min-ah, Lee Mi-rae vs. Kim Se-yeon, and Kim Bo-mi vs. Kim Gap-sun.
The quarterfinals will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The LPBA quarterfinals will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., while the PBA quarterfinals will take place at 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively.
BY: 토토사이트링크