Eom Sang-pil, a strong Korean player, beats Mamin Gum to advance to the semifinals for the first time in the PBA

Aug 10, 2025

Eom Sang-pil, a strong Korean player, beats Mamin Gum to advance to the semifinals for the first time in the PBA
Um Sang-pil. Photo courtesy =PBA



"Domestic Power" Um Sang-pil (Woori Financial Capital) is only two steps away from winning his first professional baseball championship.

On the afternoon of the 10th, Um Sang-pil advanced to the semifinals by beating set-score Mamin Gum (NH Nonghyup Card) 3-1 in the third round of the 2025-2026 season of Prodang-gu, held at Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, at the 'Koyang KINTEX PBA Stadium" PBA Stadium"

Um Sang-pil took the lead early in the game against Mamin Gum. Um Sang-pil, who won the first set 15-5 (5 innings), won the second set 15-13 (7 innings) after a close game to make the set score 2-0. In the third set, they lost 8-15 (6 innings), losing one set, but they won the fourth set 15-3 (7 innings), confirming their advance to the semifinals.




Um Sang-pil was the only Korean player to reach the semifinals amid strong foreign players in this tournament. In addition, Um Sang-pil is trying to win his first professional league title. Um Sang-pil, who has played on the PBA stage since the launch season, has not won a championship yet. He made the final twice, but both finished second.

Eom Sang-pil, a strong Korean player, beats Mamin Gum to advance to the semifinals for the first time in the PBA
다니엘 산체스. Photo courtesy =PBA
Eom Sang-pil's opponent in the semifinals is Daniel Sanchez (Spain, Welcome Savings Bank). The two players met in August last year on the final stage of the SY Hanoi Open, the first overseas tour of professional baseball. At that time, Sanchez beat Um Sang-pil to achieve his first PBA victory. Sanchez advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 set-score over "Turkiye Shinsung" Burak Hashashi (High1 Resort).

Another semifinal match was decided by a match between 'Mr. Magic'Semi Signer (Welcome Savings Bank) and 'Japan's 3 cushion powerhouse'Yusuke Mori (SW). Signer beat Kim Nam-soo 3-1 in the quarterfinals, and Mori defeated Shin Jung-joo (Hana Card) by a set score of 3-2 to reach the semifinals.




On the 11th, the last day of the tournament, the finals will be held in succession following the semifinals of the PBA. Signer-Mori will clash at 12 p.m., and Um Sang-pil-Sanchez will clash at 3 p.m. The winner of the semifinal will face off at 9 p.m. in the final round with 100 million won in prize money. Both the semifinals and the finals will be held in the best-of-seven series.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.