Hanacard Launches 'OneQPay Pro Billiards Team'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Hana Card announced on the 16th that it held the inauguration ceremony of the 'Hana Card OneQ Pay Pro Billiards Team' at the Hana Financial Group headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 15th.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Kwon Gil-ju, CEO of Hana Card and owner of the OneQ Pay Pro Billiards Team; Park Ui-su, Vice President and head of OneQ Pay; Jang Sang-jin, Vice Chairman of the PBA; and Kim Ki-seok, Vice President of Hana Bank, who attended to sign an asset management agreement for the professional players belonging to OneQ Pay.

At the ceremony, the team emblem and uniforms were unveiled, and the affiliated players were introduced. The emblem symbolizing the Hana Card OneQ Pay team, called 'RedQ,' embodies the team's philosophy of putting passion and their best effort into every match, according to the team.

The OneQ Pay Pro Billiards Team consists of six top-tier domestic and international players. The team includes captain Kim Byung-ho, who won the 19-20 season Welcome Savings Bank Championship; billiards queen Kim Ga-young, who has accumulated championship titles every season; Filippos, the inaugural champion of the PBA league; and Shin Jeong-ju, nicknamed the BTS of the billiards world?four players who have already reached the top. Additionally, the team recruited top players such as Kim Jin-ah, ranked number one in the domestic amateur rankings, and Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, one of Vietnam's Four Kings.

The OneQ Pay Pro Billiards Team is scheduled to debut in the first round of the 2022-23 PBA Team League starting August 5. They will compete fiercely for the championship against eight teams, including existing PBA Team League teams such as Welcome Savings Bank Welbang Phoenix, Blue One Angels, SK Rent-a-Car Direct, NH Nonghyup Card Green Force, Crown Haitai Raon, TS Shampoo Heroes, and Huons Healthcare Legends.

Team owner Kwon said, "I am very pleased that through the establishment of the OneQ Pay Pro Billiards Team, we can more actively participate in the role of a social enterprise through sports, which Hana Financial Group has been pursuing." He added, "We will spare no effort and support to contribute to the development of billiards and to become a professional billiards team where fans, players, and the team are all connected as one."

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