3 Cushion sign Cho Jae-ho, next-generation jockey Kim Joon-tae, and advance to the round of 16
Dec 05, 2025
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Cho Jae-ho won the set score 3-0 against Kim Joon-tae in the round of 16 PBA of the 'Harim PBA-LPBA Championship' PBA held at Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province on the 4th.
Cho Jae-ho broke Kim Joon-tae's momentum by hitting a long shot in every set. Cho Jae-ho, who led 7-1 by hitting seven long balls from the first inning of the first set, widened the gap to 13-3 with 3-3 consecutive runs from the third inning. Kim Joon-tae scored six runs in the sixth inning to follow 9-13, but Cho Jae-ho finished the remaining two runs in the sixth inning to win the first set 15-9.
Cho Jae-ho went on a 13-0 run with 9-3-1 consecutive runs from the first inning of the second set. Kim Joon-tae chased a 12-13 one-run gap through 6-5-1 consecutive runs from the third inning, but Cho Jae-ho won 15-12 with a bank shot in the seventh inning after hitting three consecutive innings, taking it to the second set. In the third set, Cho Jae-ho won 15-5 in six innings without hitting a ball, making the setscare 3-0 complete victory.
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Among Spain's strong players, Daniel Sanchez (Welcome Savings Bank) and Javier Palason (Huons) returned Hwang Hyung-beom and Adnan Wicksel (Turkiye) to a set score of 3-1, respectively, and joined the round of 16. On the other hand, David Martinez (Crown Haitai) was blocked by Park Joo-sun with a set score of 2-3 and failed to advance to the round of 16.
In addition, Kang Min-gu (SK Rent-a-Car), Um Sang-pil (Woori Financial Capital), Ngodinnai (Vietnam, SK Rent-a-Car), Yusuke Mori (Japan, SY), Robinson Morales (Colombia, Huons), Kim Hyun-woo (NH Nonghyup Card) and Shin Dae-kwon Lim Wan-seop have confirmed their advance to the round of 16.
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Another semifinal match was made by a showdown between Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card) and Kang Ji-eun (SK Rent-a-Car). Kim Bo-mi and Kang Ji-eun joined the semifinal stage by beating Hida Aurier (Japan, SK Rent-a-Car) and Choi Yeon-ju 3-1 in a set score, respectively.
On the 5th, the seventh day of the tournament, the PBA round of 16 and the LPBA semifinals will be held. The PBA round of 16 will be divided into four rounds from 12 p.m., and the LPBA semifinal match between Kim Bo-mi, Kang Ji-eun, and Kim Min-ah and Kim Ye-eun will be held at 2:30 p.m.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
