The 1st place in the PBA team league boundary is Hana Card... "Each player is a champion"

The PBA Team League kicks off on the 5th… Eight teams to compete fiercely for 100 million won in prize money

PBA Team League Media Day held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = The team that received the most checks ahead of the opening of the PBA team league for the 2022-2023 season was the new team, Hana Card.

At the Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2022-2023 Media Day held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 3rd, players representing eight teams were asked to choose a winner other than their own team, and they pointed to Hana Card. .

Hana Card is a ‘Dream Team’ with 4 players, including Kim Byung-ho, Shin Jeong-ju, Philippos Casidokoscas, and Kim Ga-young, all of whom have won the PBA and LPBA, except for the two newly registered players this season (Jinah Kim, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen). to be.

Lee Mi-rae (TS Shampoo, Puradak) warned, “I think Hana Card and Welcome Savings Bank are strong candidates for the championship. In Hana Card, each player is made up of only champions.”

Kang Dong-gung (SK Rent-a-Car) also said, “Hana Card only collects the best players,” but “I don’t know if it will do well (in the team league) because only very good players gather,” and Jo Jae-ho (NH Nonghyup Card) also said, “Hana Card is a player’s feeling.” is the best, but I’m worried because Philip is hot-blooded.”

Ga-young Kim (Hana Card), who received intensive checks from the players, said, “NH Nonghyup Card with Jo Jae-ho is a strong team”, and Frederic Coodron (Welcome Savings Bank), the ‘3rd arrondissement emperor’, said, “We will always be in first place. And if we were to pick the second place, NH Nonghyup Card,” he showed confidence.

**Kim Ga-young (left) and Lee Mi-rae smiling brightly**

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The PBA Team League, which welcomes the third season, determines the champion through the pre- and post-season leagues and the post-season, and the winning team will receive 100 million won in prize money (runner-up 50 million won).

The regular league MVP, who will be selected one each in the first half and the second half, will receive a prize of 3 million won, and the postseason (final) MVP will receive a prize of 5 million won.

From this season, the 9-point women’s doubles has been added to the 2nd set, resulting in a total of 7 sets per match, eliminating a draw.

As the number of sets increased, the score of each set also changed, except for the men’s singles 3 sets (15 points), the men’s match was reduced to 11 points and the women’s match was reduced to 9 points, so a more exciting match is expected.

Koodron predicted that “the new scoring system will be a more exciting match,” and Jo Jae-ho expected, “It will be a more interesting match because it can be reversible at once.”

With the establishment of women’s doubles, the role of women players with two or three players per team has also increased.

Kim Se-yeon (Huons), the only female captain among the eight teams, confidently said, “I work well with my doubles partner, Choi Hye-mi, so I will not lose to any team with teamwork.”