The matchup for the quarterfinals of the PBA Opening Tour this season has been completed.
Last season’s points ranking No. 1 Cho Jae-ho, Semi Seiginer메이저사이트, David Zapata, and Javier Palazon advanced to the quarterfinals. Shin Jeong-ju, who has not been able to add a win since winning the second tour in the first year, also joined the quarterfinals.
Last season’s champ Cho Jae-ho advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Jangnam-guk with a set score of 3-0 in the round of 16 of the ‘Gyeongju Blue1 Resort PBA Championship’ held at the Blue One Resort in Gyeongju on the afternoon of the 17th. Cho Jae-ho, who won the first and second sets 15-8 and 15-13, respectively, finished the third set 15-0 in 4 innings and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Seiginer, who is making his PBA debut, won a set score of 3-1 against Eom Sang-pil. Seiginer showed an uneasy start, losing 2-15 to Eom Sang-pil’s momentum in the first set. However, in the second set, after hitting 5 runs in the 1st inning, he immediately scored 10 runs in the 2nd inning, returning the game to the starting point. The third set that followed also finished 15-10 in 6 innings, and the 4th set also ended 15-3 in 4 innings, decorating the game as a victory.
Lee Sang-dae, who reached the quarterfinals in this tournament, which was the opening tour last season, defeated Gangdonggung and advanced to the quarterfinals this season as well. Lee Sang-dae, who took the first and second sets 15-12 and 15-13 after a close match, gave up the third set and slowed down for a while, but took the fourth set 15-3 in 4 innings and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In addition, Shin Jeong-ju defeated Kim Byeong-ho with a set score of 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals, and Palazon defeated Choi Myung-jin 3-0 to confirm their advance to the quarterfinals as well. Park In-soo defeated Duong, and Nguyen defeated Hwang Ji-won 3-2 after a close match in full sets, advancing to the quarterfinals as well.
The quarterfinal schedule will be held at the same place on the 18th. The first match to be held is Shin Jeong-ju vs. Nguyen at 11:30 am. Then, Palazon vs Lee Sang-dae (2:00 pm), Park In-soo vs. Cho Jae-ho (4:30 pm), Zapata vs. Seiginer (7:00 pm) will be held in turn.