Jung Soo-bin of NH Nonghyup Card, riding momentum from her first career win on the Professional Billiards Association tour, moved a step closer to a second straight title.
Jung beat Kim Do-kyung 25-11 in 12 innings in the LPBA round of 64 at the fifth event of the PBA Tour's 2026-2027 season, the zgm NH Nonghyup Card PBA-LPBA Championship, held on the 19th at the KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. The win sent her into the round of 32.
Jung, who had defeated Jung Hae-sol 25-9 in 13 innings in the round of 128, again showed sharp touch with an average of 2.083. She trailed 6-10 early before pulling level at 10-10 in the fifth inning, then scored in four consecutive innings from the seventh to open a 20-11 lead. She closed out the match by running the remaining five points in the 12th inning.
Kim Ga-young of Hana Card, a 19-time tour winner, edged Yoon Kyung-nam 25-23 in 20 innings to reach the round of 32. Lee Mi-rae of High1 Resort beat Jung Da-hye 25-15 in 22 innings, and Lim Jung-sook of Crown Haitai downed Kim Jung-mi 25-7 in 17 innings. Park Jung-hyun of Harim, who won the season's third event, defeated 16-year-old prospect Lee Seung-hee 25-10 in 20 innings.
Others advancing to the round of 32 included Kim Bo-mi of NH Nonghyup Card, Kim Sang-a of Harim, Yong Hyun-ji of Welcome Savings Bank, Han Ji-eun, Lee Woo-kyung of SY, Kim Jin-a of Hana Card, Orie Hida of Japan and Breakers, Seo Han-sol and Kim Ye-eun of Huons, and Kim Min-young of Woori Financial Capital.