<Billiards> Seo So-ah, ranked 4th in the world, wins the first Chang PO in the women's division of the ”Pocket 9 Ball Korea Open”, and Lee Dae-gyu wins the men's division

On the 18th of this month, at the ``2024 1st Pocket 9 Ball Korean Open'' held at Jacqueline Billiards Club in Seoul, the world ranking 4th place and the stable from 2019 were held.
Seo So-ah (Jeonnam Billiards Federation), ranked number one in Korea, won the championship, confirming her status as the strongest Korean women's pocket ball player. In the men's division, former snooker player Lee Dae-gyu (Incheon Metropolitan Sports Association)
He won the championship trophy by defeating Chinese fan Geumcheol from the club tournament with a set score of 10-3. Seo So-ah struggled in the semi-finals held in the morning due to a bad cold.
, his condition improved in the afternoon. She defeated Park Eun-ji (Chungnam Athletic Association) with a set score of 8-1 and took home the winning prize of 5 million won (approximately 560,000 yen).
Immediately after the game, Seo So-ah said, ``I had a little trouble with the cold, but I was lucky that my first pitch went well.'' ``With the momentum of winning this tournament, I am looking forward to the final season.''
I feel like I can get a good result at the Vegas Open as well." Seo So-ah is scheduled to depart on the 20th to compete in the Las Vegas Open in the United States.
Seo So-ah won last year's tournament, becoming the third Korean to win a world championship in seven years, following Kim Ga-young and Cha Yu-ram.
In the men's division, former snooker player Lee Dae-gyu said, ``Hwang, who advanced to the finals by defeating Ha Min-wook, who ranked first in the Korean men's pocket ball division, 9-7.
He won a complete victory over Geumcheol with a set score of 10-3 and won the first place prize of 5 million won. Immediately after winning, Lee Dae-gyu said, ``It's an honor to be the first champion of the Korean Open.
He said, "I received a lot of help from my teammate, Kwon Ho-joon, who taught me about pocket ball during the two-week period leading up to the competition." He credits Kwon Ho-joon with winning the championship.
. Hwang Geum-cheol, who caused a stir by defeating professional players in a series of tournaments to reach the finals, has been playing billiards since coming to Korea and working for 10 years. “This tournament
I was so nervous that I unfortunately couldn't win. I want to participate in the next tournament and definitely win.'' This “2024 1st Pocket 9 Ball Korea Open” will be held by the Korean Billiards Federation
(KBF, Chairman Park Bo-hwan) held an open tournament for participants of the "KBF Division League" pocket ball league held last year.
Athletes from other disciplines and athletes from other disciplines participated in the competition to compete for the title of the best pocket 9 ball player.