Kim Ga-young and Park Jung-hyun Advance to LPBA Tour Round of 32, Sruong Piavi Knocked Out Early

The fortunes of this season's Korea Professional Billiards Association (LPBA) tour champions diverged early in the fourth tour.

Kim Ga-young (Hana Card) and Park Jung-hyun (Harim) comfortably secured their spots in the round of 32, while Sruong Piavi (Cambodia, Woori Financial Group) was eliminated early in the round of 64.

Kim Ga-young, the champion of the opening tour, secured a 25-9 victory (23 innings) against Yoon Kyung-nam in the round of 64 of the fourth tour, the Crown Haitai PBA-LPBA Championship, held at the Goyang Kintex PBA Stadium in Gyeonggi Province, after unleashing a massive 7-point run in the 4th inning.

Kim, who is aiming for the monumental milestones of 20 career wins and surpassing 1 billion won in cumulative prize money, will face Jeon Eo-ram in the round of 32.

Park Jung-hyun, the third tour champion, also advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Im Hye-won 22-15 (26 innings), propelled by two 5-point scoring runs in the middle of the match.

On the other hand, second tour champion Sruong Piavi (Cambodia) stumbled, losing 13-22 (28 innings) to Seo Yu-ri.

Kim Min-a (NH Nonghyup Card) bowed out to Go Eun-kyung with a score of 15-24 (25 innings), while 16-year-old youngest competitor Lee Seung-hee dramatically overcame Kim Jung-mi to grab a ticket to the round of 32.

In addition, players such as Lee Mi-rae, Kang Ji-eun (both High1 Resort), Choi Hye-mi (Welcome Savings Bank), Kim Se-yeon, Kim Ye-eun (both Huons), Jung Soo-bin (NH Nonghyup Card), Han Ji-eun (SY), and Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) also made it to the round of 32.

(Photo provided by PBA, Yonhap News)
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