Lee Chung-bok (High1 Resort), who was a representative Korean 3-cushion player during his amateur stage, ended his first season as a professional with all 9 losses .Lee Chung-bok lost 1-3 to Belgian powerhouse Eddie Refpens (SK Rent-a-Car) in the first day of the Crown Haitai PBA Championship 2024 round of sportstotozonecom 128 held at the KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 26th.Excluding the SK Rent-a-Car World Championship, which is the king of kings of the season, this competition, which is the last regular tour competition of the 2023-2024 season, is also a challenge.
Lee Chung-bok received a report card of being eliminated in the first round in all competitions he participated in this season and was demoted to ‘Q school’ for survival. In the professional billiards PBA, the top 50% of the first division tour, ranked 60th, automatically receives the right to participate in the first division tour next season. On the other hand, players relegated from the 1st division tour must compete for survival with players from the Dream (2nd division) tour and the Challenge (3rd division) tour. Daniel Sanchez (SY), who was from Spain and was called the ‘four kings of billiards’, also lost to Jong-ju Lee in a close match and was pushed down to 68th place in the rankings .Meanwhile, powerhouses representing the PBA, such as Jae-ho Cho (NH Nonghyup Card), Dong-gung Kang (SK Rent-a-Car), and David Zapata (Blue One Resort, Spain), won the first round of the tournament and joined the 스포츠토토존 round of 64.