▲ The Breakers snap their 12-game losing streak in the team league.
The PBA Breakers of the professional billiards (PBA) team league have ended their 12-game losing streak to secure their first win of the round.
On November 4, the Breakers defeated High1 Resort with a set score of 4 to 1 in the fifth 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.
Having suffered consecutive losses across eight matches in the third round and four matches in the fourth round, the Breakers now hold a record of 1 win, 4 losses, and 3 points.
Although tied in points with High1 Resort, they remained at the bottom of the standings due to an inferior set differential.
The Breakers took an early lead in the first set as the pair of Lee Sang-yong and Antonio Montes (Spain) defeated Eddie Leppens (Belgium) and Lee Choong-bok 11 to 3 in 4 innings. After dropping the second set, they regained control when Lee Seung-jin defeated Lee Choong-bok 15 to 6 in 3 innings in the third set.
Following this, the pair of Lee Sang-yong and Orie Hida (Japan) won against Lütfi Çenet (Türkiye) and Lee Mi-rae 9 to 4 in 8 innings during the fourth set, and Oh Sung-wook clinched the victory by defeating Leppens 11 to 2 in 6 innings in the fifth set.
In the top-tier matchup, Huons defeated Crown Haitai with a set score of 4 to 1 to rise to first place.
Extending their winning streak to three games, Huons recorded 4 wins, 1 loss, and 13 points. While tied in wins and losses with Crown Haitai (4 wins, 1 loss, 11 points), Huons took the lead by pulling ahead in points.
After conceding the first set, Huons leveled the match in the second set as Choi Ji-min and Seo Han-sol defeated Lim Jung-sook and Baek Min-ju 9 to 7 in 12 innings. In the third set, Kang Dong-gung overpowered David Martínez (Spain) 15 to 7 in 4 innings.
Next, Ngô Đình Nại (Vietnam) and Kim Ye-eun defeated Noh Byung-chan and Baek Min-ju 9 to 4 in 8 innings in the fourth set, and Choi Sung-won wrapped up the match by defeating Kim Im-gwon 11 to 3 in 5 innings in the fifth set.
(Photo courtesy of PBA, Yonhap News)