Kim Ga-young won the final women’s singles set to complete Hana Card’s round championship.
Hana Card was still competing with Harim for the championship heading into the final match.
It was the moment when the team that had held the advantage in the points calculation regained its momentum in the actual match as well.
3-Line Summary
1. Kim Ga-young completed the championship with a 9-3 victory
2. Hana Card defeated Harim 4-2 in sets
3. The 5th set, rather than the final set, was the turning point
At the Final Match in Pohang, Hana Card Defeated Harim 4-2
Hana Card defeated Harim 4-2 in sets in the final-day match of the 3rd round of the Welcome Savings Bank PBA Team League 2026-27, held in Pohang on September 18, and won the round championship. Before the match, the championship race between the two teams had come down to a single final match.
According to a Yonhap News report, Hana Card had moved into sole first place with 6 wins, 2 losses, and 19 points after defeating Crown Haitai 4-2 the previous day. Harim had 7 wins, 1 loss, and 17 points, while Hana Card was in a position to win the championship by earning 1 point even if it lost after a full-set match.
Harim, by contrast, needed 3 points. Since it had to win the final match by at least 4-2, the conditions the two teams brought into the same head-to-head match were different. The difference between Hana Card simply taking one set and Harim needing to avoid surrendering three sets changed the weight of the championship race.
Hana Card Stumbled After a Sweep in the 2nd Set, but the Championship Was Confirmed in the 5th Set
Hana Card got off to a start when Choklu and Q. Nguyen defeated the P. Nguyen–Tran Duc Minh pair 11-9 in the 1st-set men’s doubles. Then the Kim Ga-young–Kim Jin-ah pair defeated the Park Jeong-hyeon–Kim Sang-a pair 9-0 in just 2 innings in the women’s doubles. The match ended with 5 points in the 1st inning and 4 points in the 2nd inning, so the momentum in the opening two sets tilted toward Hana Card.
Harim did not back down. Kim Jun-tae defeated Choklu 15-13 in the 3rd-set men’s singles, and the Kim Jun-tae–Park Jeong-hyeon pair beat the Shin Jeong-ju–Han Seul-gi pair 9-8 in the 4th-set mixed doubles. The set score became 2-2.
According to Edaily’s report, the championship was secured in the 5th set. Q. Nguyen defeated P. Nguyen 11-1 in the men’s singles, deciding Hana Card’s round championship regardless of the results of the remaining sets. The final 6th set was no longer a match to fulfill the championship conditions, but a stage for completing an already secured championship.
Kim Ga-young Finished 9-3 in the Final Women’s Singles Match
Kim Ga-young defeated Kim Sang-a 9-3 in the 6th-set women’s singles. Although the team had already secured the championship in the 5th set, it was a victory that made the final score 4-2. The 9-0 in the 2nd-set women’s doubles and the 9-3 in the final women’s singles also meant that Kim Ga-young contributed to two victories in this match.
The title of Edaily’s article introduced Kim Ga-young as a player who recorded 12 wins in this round. However, the provided article body did not present the game-by-game breakdown of the 12 wins. Looking only at the confirmed final match, Kim Ga-young’s role was clear: a dominant win in the opening women’s doubles and a women’s singles finish after the championship was secured.
Hana Card is a team founded in the 2022-23 season. After advancing to the postseason by finishing 3rd in last season’s regular league, it recorded the overall championship. In this 3rd round, it added another championship by winning the final head-to-head match despite changes to its roster. The 11-1 in the 5th set secured the championship, and Kim Ga-young’s 9-3 completed the result.
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