Huons rally past Hi One Resort 4-3; Breakers claim first consecutive wins

Huons' Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam, center below) and Kim Ye-eun (right) celebrate with a playful ceremony after their victory.
Huons' Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam, center below) and Kim Ye-eun (right) celebrate with a playful ceremony after their victory.

Huons extended their winning streak to four matches and held onto sole first place in Round 4 of the professional billiards PBA Team League. The Breakers, meanwhile, snapped a 12-match losing skid and followed it up with another win to record the franchise's first consecutive victories.

Huons defeated Hi One Resort 4-3 in sets Thursday at the Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2026-2027 Round 4, Day 6, held at the PBA Stadium in Kintex, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. The victory pushed Huons to 5 wins and 1 loss with 15 points, keeping them atop the standings. They extended their lead over second-place Harim — at 4 wins and 2 losses with 12 points — to three points.

The match came down to the seventh and final set. Trailing 2-3 in sets, Huons got Kim Se-yeon to level things in the sixth set with a 9-3 win over Lee Mi-rae. Ngo Dinh Nai (Vietnam) then sealed the comeback in the seventh set, defeating Im Seong-gyun 11-9.

The Breakers also completed a dramatic comeback to claim their first consecutive wins as a franchise. Having ended a 12-match losing streak Thursday with a win over Hi One Resort, the Breakers overcame a 1-3 set deficit against SY to win 4-3. The result lifted the Breakers to ninth place with 2 wins and 4 losses and 5 points, moving past Hi One Resort, which sits at 1 win and 5 losses with 4 points.

Harim beat Crown Haitai 4-2 to extend their own winning streak to three and move into second place. Crown Haitai, now at 4 wins and 2 losses with 11 points, dropped to third.

NH NongHyup Card defeated Welcome Savings Bank 4-2 for their second straight win, settling into fifth place at 3 wins and 3 losses with 10 points. Woori Financial Capital beat Hana Card 4-3 to snap a three-match losing streak.

In the sixth set of Thursday's Breakers vs. SY match, Hwang Min-ji of the Breakers shut out Han Ji-eun of SY 9-0 to level the series at 3-3. In the decisive seventh set, Antonio Montes (Spain) trailed Choi Won-jun 1-2 heading into the third inning before scoring 10 consecutive points to win 11-2.
In the sixth set of Thursday's Breakers vs. SY match, Hwang Min-ji of the Breakers shut out Han Ji-eun of SY 9-0 to level the series at 3-3. In the decisive seventh set, Antonio Montes (Spain) trailed Choi Won-jun 1-2 heading into the third inning before scoring 10 consecutive points to win 11-2.

yjc@heraldcorp.com