Youngest champion title, 17-year-old pro Kim Young-won failed to advance to the round of 128 in two consecutive PBA competitions
Aug 07, 2025
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Kim Young-won lost to Lee Dae-woong after a close game in the round of 128 of the professional baseball team's third tour of the 2025-2026 season at Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, on the 6th.
As a result, Kim Young-won lost face by being eliminated from the round of 128 in the third tour following the second tour (Hana Card Championship). At least reaching the round of 64 on this year's opening tour is the best result.
Kim Young-woong, who met Lee Dae-woong, who played as a wild card in this tournament, eventually won the second and fourth sets after losing the first and third sets. Kim Young-won, who played first in the match, failed to attack, and Lee Dae-woong, a back-man, took advantage of the opportunity to win.
Kim Young-won's teammate Kim Joon-tae (Harim) advanced to the round of 64 by winning set score 3-1 against Robinson Morales (Colombia, Huons). He easily won the round of 64 by winning three and four sets 15-4 in a row at the set score 1-1.
Many strong foreigners also joined the round of 64. 'Spain's Strongest' David Martinez (Crown Haitai) beat Kim Do-hyung 3-0 with a set score, and Daniel Sanchez (Spain, Welcome Savings Bank) beat Yoon Gye-han 3-0 with a set score. 'Mr. Magic'Semi Signer (Turkey, Welcome Savings Bank) defeated Kim Won-seop 3-1. Rutfi Chenet (Türkiye, High1 Resort) defeated Lee Young-min 3 to 0.
In addition, native strong players such as Choi Sung-won (Huons), Cho Hyun-hwi (SK Rent-a-Car), Kim Jae-geun, Oh Tae-joon (Crown Haitai), Shin Jung-joo (Hana Card) and Choi Won-joon (SW) also succeeded in advancing to the round of 64.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
