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Huons Extends PBA Team League Lead with 7th Consecutive Victory
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Huons Extends PBA Team League Lead with 7th Consecutive Victory

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Huons secured a commanding 7-game winning streak, maintaining their sole lead in the second round of the PBA Team League.
  • They defeated High1 Resort 4-2, extending their undefeated run to seven matches.
  • CrownHaitai also maintained strong momentum with a 3-game winning streak, securing second place.

Huons continues its dominant performance in the 'Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League,' extending its winning streak to seven matches and solidifying its sole leadership in the second round. The team secured a decisive 4-2 victory over High1 Resort on the sixth day of the Hwaseong Tour event, held at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Indoor Gymnasium.

With this win, Huons boasts a perfect record in the second round, winning all six matches for 15 points. Including their final match victory from the first round, their consecutive wins now total seven. The team established an early lead against High1 Resort, winning the first two sets. The pairing of Kang Dong-goo and Robinson Morales (Colombia) defeated Edi Lepfs and Rรผtfi ร‡enet (Turkey) 11-7 in the first set, followed by a 9-4 win by Kim Ye-eun and Seo Han-sol against Kang Ji-eun and Im Ra-bin in the second set.

Although Huons conceded the third and fourth sets, they regained momentum in the fifth set when Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam) secured an 11-3 victory against Lepfs. Kim Se-yeon then clinched the match for Huons in the sixth set, defeating Kang Ji-eun 9-7, finalizing the 4-2 score.

Meanwhile, CrownHaitai is also demonstrating impressive form, achieving its third consecutive win by defeating Breakers 4-0. This victory places them in second place with 5 wins and 1 loss, accumulating 13 points. David Martinez (Spain) and Baek Min-ju were instrumental in CrownHaitai's winning streak, each contributing two wins. Martinez secured victories in the first and third sets, while Baek Min-ju won her doubles match in the second set and concluded the match with a dominant 9-0 win in the fourth set.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.