<Billiards> 17-year-old Kim Young-won becomes Korea PBA's youngest champion... LPBA is won by ”Billiards Empress” Kim Ga-young

Kim Yong-won, a 17-year-old billiards genius, became the youngest professional billiards champion. On the 11th, at the KITEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do,
In the PBA finals of the 'NH Nonghyup Card PBA-LPBA Championship 24-25' held at the PBA Stadium, Kim Young-won defeated Oh Tae-joo with a set score of 4-1.
Kim Yong-Won (born 2007) won the championship at the age of 17 years and 23 days, becoming the youngest professional billiards champion and the first teenager to win the championship.
She won the title, breaking the previous record of 20 years, 11 months and 13 days held by Kim Ye Eun of the LPBA at the opening round of the 20-21 season.
In the 22-23 season, he made his debut on the professional billiards stage at the age of 15 on the Challenge Tour (3rd division).
Kim Young-won was promoted to the Dream Tour (second division) last season and made a name for himself by finishing as runner-up twice. He was awarded a wild card, which is given to top performers in the Dream Tour, and
He has also gained experience on the Division 1 Tour. This season, in his third year as a professional, he was promoted to the Division 1 Tour, came in second in his first tournament, and then in 140 days he made it to the finals again, this time taking home the championship trophy.
Kim Yong-won, who became the 22nd PBA champion and the 11th Korean national champion, received 100 million won (approximately 11 million yen) in prize money and the nickname "Supernova of the billiards world."
At the press conference after her victory, Kim Young-won said, "It's my first victory, so I'm still confused. I made it to the finals in the opening round and came in second, but that experience was a really big one for me."
I'm really happy to have made it to the finals again and won. I'll keep working hard to aim for a second and third victory."
Prior to the men's match, the women's LPBA finals were held on the 10th, where the "Billiards Empress" Kim Ga-young (Hana Card)
After a close match against Kim Min Hee-yeon (Woori Financial Capital), she won the championship cup with a set score of 4-3.
Two weeks after winning her 10th professional billiards title at the LPBA Championship, she won another trophy, marking her 11th title.
Kim Ga-young also achieved her 24th consecutive win, the first time she has won four consecutive titles in the LPBA, and her 24th consecutive win with this victory in the finals. She has set two major records and earned herself an additional 40 million won in prize money.
She also became the first player in the LPBA to surpass the 500 million won mark in lifetime prize money. Kim Ga-young said at a press conference immediately after her victory, "I really didn't think I would win. I'm very happy. I'm grateful for the new record."
I don't think it means much to me. All the players, including me, are working hard, but I think I was just a little bit lucky. I don't want to be satisfied with this, but I want to work harder and become a better player.
I want to be like that."