16-year-old Seunghee Lee defeats LPBA Tour champion Jeongsook Lim to advance to round of 64

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = 16-year-old Seung-hee Lee, the youngest player in women's professional billiards (LPBA) this season, advanced to the round of 64 by defeating tour champion and veteran Lim Jeong-sook (Crown Haitai).

Seung-hee Lee won a ticket to the round of 64 ahead of the high-run (consecutive scoring) record after drawing 17-17 with Lim Jeong-sook in the LPBA round of 128 of the 4th tour 'Crown Haitai PBA-LPBA Championship' of the 2026-2027 season held at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 4th.

Lee Seung-hee, who took the lead by 8-3 with a 5-point high run early in the game, faced a crisis by allowing the score to be tied 13-13 due to Lim Jeong-sook's skillful pursuit.

The tight battle that lasted for 50 minutes over the time limit led to a 17-17 battle until the final 29 innings, and in the end, Seung-hee Lee, who had the upper hand in scoring the most consecutive points in the game, took the victory.

Lee Seung-hee, who debuted after a tryout this season, will challenge to advance to the round of 32 against Kim Jung-mi in the round of 64.

'Billiards Empress' Ga-young Kim (Hana Card), who is aiming to become the first professional billiards player for men and women to achieve a total of 20 wins, passed the first hurdle by easily defeating Park Hyo-seon, who was pursuing bank shots, with a score of 25-15 (24 innings).

Jang Ga-yeon (Woori Financial Capital) won 25-11 (13 innings) against Park Soo-hyun, recording an average of 1.923, which ranked first among all players participating that day.

In addition, LPBA powerhouses such as Lee Mi-rae (High1 Resort), Choi Hye-mi (Welcome Savings Bank), Kim Bomi (NH Nonghyup Card), Kim Ye-eun (Huons), and Baek Min-ju (Crown Haitai) also easily joined the round of 64.