Crown Haitai Defeats Hana Card for 4th Straight Win to Defend PBA Team League Lead

Crown Haitai, leading the fourth round of the Professional Billiards (PBA) Team League, and second-place Huons are set to face off for the top spot.

Crown Haitai defeated Hana Card with a set score of 4-2 on the fourth day of the fourth round of the Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2026-2027, held at the Goyang KINTEX PBA Stadium in Gyeonggi Province.

Extending its winning streak to all matches in the fourth round, Crown Haitai maintained its lead with 4 wins, while Huons secured a 4-0 shutout victory against Woori Financial Capital to hold onto second place with 3 wins and 1 loss.

In the first set, Crown Haitai's David Martinez (Spain) and Kim Im-kwon defeated Murat Nasi Coklu (Turkiye) and Shin Jung-ju 11-9, and in the second set, Baek Min-ju and Im Jung-suk defeated Kim Ga-young and Kim Jin-ah 9-1.

In the third set, Martinez gained the upper hand by defeating Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (Vietnam) 15-6.

Although they dropped the fourth and fifth sets, Baek Min-ju clinched the match by defeating Kim Ga-young 9-5 in the sixth set.

Huons performed strongly as Kang Dong-gung teamed up with Robinson Morales (Colombia) in the first set to defeat Lee Sang-dae and Um Sang-pil 11-5, and David Zapata (Spain) won a tight match 15-14 in the third set.

Subsequently, Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam) and Kim Ye-eun defeated Kang Min-gu and Kim Min-young 9-6 in the fourth set to wrap up the shutout victory.

Welcome Savings Bank defeated the Breakers with a set score of 4-2 to claim its third consecutive win and rise to third place.

SY beat NH Nonghyup Card 4-2 to move into fourth place, and Harim also defeated High1 Resort 4-2 to take sixth place.
 
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