With the pro danggu new family! Harim's PBALPBA Championship Opens

Dec 01, 2025

With the pro danggu new family! Harim's PBALPBA Championship Opens
Fba Girls are performing a celebratory performance ahead of the opening ceremony of the 'Harim PBA-LPBA Championship' on the 1st. Photo courtesy =PBA



The eighth Tour of the Prodangu PBA-LPBA season has opened.

The Professional Basketball Association (PBA, President Youngsoo Kim) held the opening ceremony of the eighth tour of the 2025-2026 season, the Harim PBA-LPBA Championship', at Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, on the 1st and began its full-fledged tournament schedule.

The opening ceremony was attended by PBA Youngsoo Kim President, Vice President Jang Sang-jin, and Harim Group's Centuries Chief Financial Officer. Harim, a representative of the domestic food industry, joined the pro-danggu as a new member of the team this season. He also served as the main sponsor of the eighth tour of the PBA Tour in the 2025-2026 season.




"This competition with billiards, a lifelong sport, is a place where you can feel the values Harim has kept and the spirit of challenge pursued by sports," the owner of the first century said. "I sincerely support the athletes attending this competition." I hope it will be a time to fully enjoy the best skills that the players have prepared."

With the pro danggu new family! Harim's PBALPBA Championship Opens
Century Harim Group Chief Financial Officer delivers a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of the 'Harim PBA-LPBA Championship". Photo courtesy =PBA
Governor Youngsoo Kim said, `This is the first competition with Harim, and as it is the first competition with a new family member who joined this season, all billiards people have high expectations.'"We would like to thank all the executives and employees of Harim Group, including Chairman Kim Heung-guk and the owner of the Thousand Centuries for their efforts in hosting the competition"

"As this season is nearing the end, the two competitions will be decided whether they will get the honor of advancing to the King of Kings match or suffer from relegation next season. I hope this tournament will be the best stage for the players without any regrets." he encouraged the players.




The World Championship is a season-high competition with only 32 players each from the top PBA-LPBA in the prize money rankings. In addition, the relegation competition is expected to be outlined. Only 60th place, or half of the 120 registered players in the first division, remains in the promotion system every season. Players who have been demoted must compete for the first division again through the pre-season Q-School.

Meanwhile, the tournament schedule began in earnest with the opening games of Kim Joon-tae (Harim) and Choi Jung-ha, Nguyen Phuong Lin (Vietnam, Harim) and Kim Jin-tae in the PBA 128 round held immediately after the opening ceremony. The final of the Harim Championship LPBA will be held at 10 p.m. on the 6th and 8:30 p.m. on the 7th, with the PBA final with 100 million won in prize money.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.