I'm the pope of billiards! After four years of winning the championship, the refusals jumped on the table

Oct 07, 2025

I'm the pope of billiards! After four years of winning the championship, the refusals jumped on the table
Eddie Repence is celebrating on the billiard table right after winning the championship. Photo courtesy =PBA



Eddie Leffens (SK Rent-a-Car, Belgium), who confirmed the championship after a close race of about three hours, jumped onto the billiard table and raised his arms. It was the moment when he enjoyed the championship for the first time in three years and 10 months.

The 'Pope of the Party's 'Republic of Korea' Refunds won the fifth PBA Tour of the 2025-2026 season 'Crown Sea Pacific PBA-LPBA Championship Hangawi'.

In the final match held at Goyang City 'Goyang KINTEX PBA Stadium' on the night of the 6th, the refusals won the set score 4-3 (9-15, 5-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 8-15, 11-6) after a full set battle against Cho Jae-ho.




As a result, the Refunds lifted their second career championship trophy in three years and 10 months after winning the third game (Huons Championship) of the 2021-2022 season. After adding 100 million won in prize money to the season's No. 1 prize money ranking (114 million won), the refusals surpassed 300 million won in cumulative prize money and jumped to fifth place (392.5 million won).

I'm the pope of billiards! After four years of winning the championship, the refusals jumped on the table
Eddie Repulse cheers as he lifts the trophy at the ceremony. Photo courtesy =PBA
Lee Sang-dae (Huons), who recorded 3.462 against Shin Joo-hyun in the 128th round, won the welcome top ranking (4 million won in prize money) given to the player with the best average score in one game of the tournament. Lee Sang-dae was also selected as the winner of the welcome top rankings after comparing Shin Nam-ho, who recorded 3.462 in the round of 32, and the second one (Lee Sang-dae, round of 64, round of 2,500, round of 128, round of 1.567).

In the beginning of the final, after a careful search, Cho Jae-ho scored five points in a row for the 15th inning, winning 15-9. Cho Jae-ho, who gained momentum, won 15-4 in the second set by winning 2-6-3 points in four innings without a single hit following four first-pitch points.




I'm the pope of billiards! After four years of winning the championship, the refusals jumped on the table
조재호. Photo courtesy =PBA
Cho Jae-ho's showtime lasted nine innings in three sets. The refusals rarely improved the accuracy of their shots. Cho Jae-ho widened the gap to 9-0 in the third set. As soon as the game seemed to end like this, the refusals quickly regained their sense. In the fifth inning, when the team was trailing 0-9, the refusals scored 10 high runs, including two bank shots, and succeeded in turning the tables 10-9. He then added five runs in a row for the sixth inning to come from behind to win 15-9.

However, Cho Jae-ho was still leading 2-1. Cho Jae-ho was able to win if he kept his composure. However, he was crushed by the momentum of the refusals.

In the fourth set, the refusals scored three runs in the 11th inning when they were leading 9-7, and then added another three runs in the 14th inning when they were leading 12-10, making the set score 2-2. He also won the fifth set 15-10.




I'm the pope of billiards! After four years of winning the championship, the refusals jumped on the table
Eddie Repence (left) is winning the award at the ceremony. On the right is Crown Haitai's general manager. Photo =PBA
Cho Jae-ho, who was on the verge of losing three consecutive sets, won the sixth set 15-8 in six innings, driving the game to the final seven sets.

Now, it was a battle where only concentration was left rather than physical strength. Cho Jae-ho led first. In the fourth inning with a 4-2 lead, he made a bank shot of five cushions to make it 6-2. However, he failed to score an extra point. This was a defeat. The Rebels immediately turned the tables 9-6 with seven high-run points. Cho Jae-ho looked tired. He made a fatal mistake of hitting a ball in two consecutive innings.

The refusals didn't miss this opportunity. One run in five innings, one run in six innings. He didn't even need a long shot. He made only accurate shots in the given batches, eventually ending a long game 11-6.

"It's the best moment of my life, including winning the team league last season, winning the MVP award, and winning the individual tour," said Repence, who held a ceremony on the table right after winning the victory. I made a lot of effort not to leave any regrets on my own, so the current results came out. I think it's the best moment" he said.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.