Cho Jae-ho, who returned from a calf injury, beat Lee Hee-jin in the PBA 128th round to advance to the round of 64

Dec 02, 2025

Cho Jae-ho, who returned from a calf injury, beat Lee Hee-jin in the PBA 128th round to advance to the round of 64
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NH Nonghyup Card's ace Cho Jae-ho overcame a calf injury and returned with the prowess of the strongman.

Cho Jae-ho announced a successful return on the 1st by winning against Lee Hee-jin in the PBA 128th round of the Professional Danggu 2025-2026 season held at Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 'Koyang KINTEX PBA Stadium'.

Cho Jae-ho suffered a calf injury in November and was unable to play in the fourth round of the team league. Cho Jae-ho, who spent about a month on treatment and rehabilitation, had a hard time finding his senses, perhaps because he played in the game for the first time in a long time. In the meantime, Lee Hee-jin won the two sets first, and Cho Jae-ho was dragged to the set score 1-2.




However, faced with the crisis of defeat, Cho Jae-ho's 'Victory Instincts' revived. Cho Jae-ho scored six high runs in the eighth inning when he was trailing 4-8 in the fourth set, turning the game around 10-8. He then scored two runs in the 10th inning and three runs in the 12th inning, winning four sets with 15-9 (12 innings) and entering the match.

There was also a reversal drama in the game. Lee Hee-jin, who went first, won three points first. However, he failed to get game points and handed over the right to attack to Cho Jae-ho. Cho Jae-ho did not miss this gap. He hit two accurate bank shots to end the game 4-3.

Cho Jae-ho, who returned from a calf injury, beat Lee Hee-jin in the PBA 128th round to advance to the round of 64
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In his amateur days, Cho Jae-ho and his best friend and rival Kang Dong-gung (15-11, 15-4, 1-15, 15-7) won a set-score 3-1 (15-11, 15-4, 15-7).




David Martinez (Spain, Crown Haitai), MVP of the fourth round of the team league, won a 3-0 complete set score against Lee Jung-ho, who played as a wild card. Kim Joon-tae (Harim) also advanced to the next round by beating Choi Jung-ha with a set score of 3-0.

Lee Sang-dae, who defeated Lee Kang-wook 3-0 with a set score of 2.647, recorded the highest average among the players who participated on the day. PBA powerhouses such as Kang Kyung-hwi (SK Rent-a-Car), Burak Hashashi (Turkey, High1 Resort), Eddie Refunns (Belgium, SK Rent-a-Car, Shin Jung-joo (Hana Card), Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (Vietnam, Hana Card), Javier Palason (Spain, Huons), Kang Min-gu (Woori Financial Capital), and Lee Chung-bok (High1 Resort) were also listed on the list of 64 strongest teams.

Cho Jae-ho, who returned from a calf injury, beat Lee Hee-jin in the PBA 128th round to advance to the round of 64
스롱 피아비. Photo courtesy =PBA
Meanwhile, in the round of 32 LPBA held together on the same day, `Cambodia Express'Slong Piavi (Woori Financial Capital) beat Jang Hye-ri 3-1 with a set score. Han Ji-eun (SW) beat teammate Nguyen Hoang Yan Ni (Vietnam) 3-1 with a set score to advance to the round of 16.




Kim Min-ah (NH Nonghyup Card) and Kim Se-yeon (Huons) turned Lee Ji-yeon 2 and Kang Yu-jin after a match, and Lee Woo-kyung (SY), the runner-up of the 7th Tour (High1 Resort Championship), defeated Information Yoon (Harim) 3-1. Kim Bo-mi (NH Nonghyup Card), Lim Kyung-jin (High1 Resort), and Choi Yeon-ju also made it to the round of 16.

On the second day of the tournament, the second day of the PBA 128-LPBA 32 semifinals will follow. The PBA 128 round will be divided into five turns from 1 p.m., and the LPBA 32 round match will be held at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.