Kim Bo-mi wins first LPBA title after seven-year pursuit

Kim Bo-mi secured her first professional billiards title at the zgm NH Nonghyup Card PBA-LPBA Championship. Competing at the Goyang KINTEX PBA Stadium, Kim staged a dramatic comeback in the final against Lim Jung-sook, winning with a set score of 4-3 after trailing 0-3 in the opening sets.

Since her debut in the 2019-20 season, Kim has participated in 63 tours and reached three previous finals without a victory. This win marks her as the 19th LPBA champion. The victory also makes her the daughter of Kim Byung-ho, a former champion, establishing a father-daughter championship record in professional billiards.

For her performance, Kim earned 40 million won in prize money and 20,000 ranking points, which propelled her from 24th to 3rd in the season rankings. Han Seul-gi received the ‘Welcome Top Ranking’ award for recording the highest average of 2.273 during the round of 64.