16-Year-Old LPBA Youngest Player Lee Seunghee Upsets Former Champion Lim Jeongsook to Reach Round of 64

Lee Seunghee, a 16-year-old who is the youngest player in the LPBA this season, pulled off an upset by defeating veteran and former tour champion Lim Jeongsook (Crown Haitai) to advance to the round of 64.

Yesterday, at the PBA Stadium inside KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, during the 128th round of the LPBA for the fourth tour of the 2026-2027 season, the Crown Haitai PBA-LPBA Championship, Lee Seunghee tied with Lim Jeongsook 17-17 and secured her ticket to the round of 64 by leading in the high run (consecutive points) record.

Taking the early initiative 8-3 after exploding with a 5-point high run at the start of the match, Lee Seunghee faced a crisis when she allowed Lim Jeongsook to catch up and tie the score at 13-13.

The tight battle, which continued for the 50-minute time limit, remained an 17-17 offensive and defensive duel until the final 29th inning, and in the end, Lee Seunghee claimed victory by gaining the upper hand in the highest consecutive points during the match.

Lee Seunghee, who debuted this season after going through tryouts, will challenge for a spot in the round of 32 against Kim Jeongmi in the round of 64.

Billiard empress Kim Ga-young (Hana Card), who is aiming for the milestone of 20 career wins as the first male or female professional billiard player, comfortably passed her first hurdle by defeating Park Hyosun 25-15 (24 innings) amidst bank shot pursuits.

Jang Gayeon (Ouray Financial Group) recorded an average of 1.923, the highest among all participating players that day against Park Soohyun, achieving a complete 25-11 (13 innings) victory.

In addition, other LPBA powerhouses such as Lee Mirae (High1 Resort), Choi Hyemi (Welcome Savings Bank), Kim Bomi (NH Nonghyup Card), Kim Yeeun (Huons), and Baek Minju (Crown Haitai) smoothly joined the round of 64.

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