Challenge to the Championship Cup in the era of 10 professional baseball teams...Welcome Savings Bank Opens PBA Team League

Jul 23, 2025

Challenge to the Championship Cup in the era of 10 professional baseball teams...Welcome Savings Bank Opens PBA Team League
Players from 10 teams in the team league are taking group photos after the opening ceremony. Photo courtesy =PBA



The professional baseball PBA team league, which has a system of 10 clubs, has entered the new season.

PBA began its seven-month run on the 22nd at the opening ceremony of the 「"Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2025-2026" at the"Kyang KINTEX PBA Stadium" in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.

The opening ceremony was attended by PBA Youngsoo Kim President, PBA Vice President Jang Sang-jin, Goyang City Council Chairman Kim Un-nam, Welcome Financial Group Chairman Son Jong-joo, Welcome Savings Bank CEO Kim Dae-woong, Vice Chairman SY Hong Sung-kyun, NH Nonghyup Card President Lee Min-kyung, Woori Financial Capital CEO Ki Dong-ho, Hana Card CEO Sung Young-soo and Harim Group's Centuries Chief Financial Officer.




Kim Dae-woong, CEO of Welcome Savings Bank, and Kim Un-nam, chairman of Goyang City Council, welcomed the speech. CEO Kim said, `I will do my best as a title sponsor to create the best league that can satisfy all players, fans, and officialsI hope fans visit the stadium and breathe with the players and feel the charm of billiards," he said.

Chairman Kim then said "Korea is currently emerging as the center of billiards. In addition to domestic players representing three cushions, foreign players are currently active in the PBA. Just as K-culture has been activated, billiards are paying attention to South Korea"I want the PBA to be a league where a lot of spectators visit the stadium."

Challenge to the Championship Cup in the era of 10 professional baseball teams...Welcome Savings Bank Opens PBA Team League
Photo courtesy=PBA
PBA Youngsoo Kim President, who declared the opening, "The PBA team league, which is in its sixth season, has achieved remarkable results in a short period of time. Beyond simple individual competition, the players' skills have become more mature by creating a stage that stands out for teamwork, and the fans' support is getting hotter" he noted.




Finally, Governor Kim said "This season, too, the PBA team league will show an evolution in all fields. We ask for your support and interest, and we hope you will be with us on the hot journey of the PBA team league." Koo Sung-wook (12) son of Koo Ja-bok, who is active in the PBA's first division tour, stepped up to the hita for a successful tournament. Koo Sung-wook received a big round of applause for perfectly releasing the difficult ball with a bounding shot.

The opening round of the PBA team league will be held for nine days starting with the opening ceremony. After that, it will determine the winning team of the season through a total of five rounds and postseason by February next year. The prize money will be 100 million won, the regular round MVP winner will receive 1 million won, and the postseason MVP will receive 5 million won.

The opening game will start at 1:30 p.m. with last season's winner SK Rent-a-Car and runner-up Woori Financial Capital, followed by Welcome Savings Bank-Hana Card and Crown Haitai-High1 Resort at 4:30 p.m. The match will then end on the first day with Huons-NH Nonghyup Card at 7:30 p.m. and Harim-SY at 10:30 p.m.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.