Will Hulk be able to revive? Kang Dong-gung defeated Park Ki-ho and went to the 32nd round
Nov 08, 2025
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Kang Dong-gung defeated Park Ki-ho by a set score of 3-0 in the round of 64 PBA of the 'People's Happiness Shelter High1 Resort PBA-LPBA Championship' held at the Grand Hotel Convention Hall of High1 Resort in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the 7th.
Kang Dong-gung easily finished the first set with Park Ki-ho, who used to be the main character of 'Myeongdolpoong', 15-3 (7 innings). He fought 8-8 in the second set, but regained his concentration in the second half and won 15-10 (11 innings). Kang Dong-gung, who was in the flow, scored nine high runs in the 10th inning when he was trailing 6-8 in the third set, ending the game 15-8.
Kang Dong-gung was honored with his first PBA grand prize last season by winning twice and finishing second twice, but he continues to struggle this season. His best performance this season is the round of 16 he recorded in the second tour (Hana Card Championship). In the last two competitions, he suffered a slump in the round of 32 in a row.
Kang Dong-gung will try to advance to the round of 16 against Kim Hyun-woo (NH Nonghyup Card) in the round of 32 at 10 p.m. on the 8th. Kang Dong-gung is ahead of Kim Hyun-woo with a career record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
A large number of PBA powerhouses, including Kang Dong-gung, also succeeded in advancing to the round of 32. Cho Jae-ho (NH Nonghyup Card) turned Jung Dae-sik back to a set score of 3-1, while Kim Young-won (Harim), the winner of the 6th Tour (Huons Championship), defeated Adnan Wicksel (Turkiye) 3-0. Choi Sung-won (Huons) beat Antonio Montes (Spain, NH Nonghyup Card) after a game, and Lee Choong-bok (High1 Resort) beat Kim Hyun-sik 3-0 with a hard hit of 3,000.
Daniel Sanchez (Welcome Savings Bank) and David Martinez (Spain, Crown Haitai) defeated their eldest son Gook and Tran Deuk-min (Vietnam) by a score of 3-0, respectively. Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (Hana Card) defeated Kim Joon-tae (Harim) 3-1 in Vietnam. Mamin Gum (Vietnam, NH Nonghyup Card) and Rutfi Chenet (Turkey, High1 Resort) also joined the round of 32.
In the LPBA round of 16, Lee Mi-rae (High1 Resort) beat his teammate Kim Da-hee (High1 Resort) 3-1 to reach the quarterfinals, and Jung Soo-bin (NH Nonghyup Card) also succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time of the season with a 3-0 complete victory over his teammate Hwang Min-ji (NH Nonghyup Card). Lim Jung-sook (Crown Haitai) defeated Jang Hye-ri by 3-0, and Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) defeated Kim Sang-ah (Harim) by 3-1. In addition, Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card) Jang Ga-yeon, Lee Woo-kyung (SWY) and Song Min-ji also secured tickets to the quarterfinals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
