PBA 'Huons Healthcare Legend' Holds 23-24 Season Kickoff Ceremony

Huons Group's professional billiards team, 'Huons Healthcare Legend,' held a launch ceremony for the 23-24 Professional Billiards Association (PBA) League.

On the 26th, the launch ceremony of Huons Healthcare Legends was held at the Huons Group headquarters in Pangyo, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. Song Su-young, CEO of Huons Global; athlete Choi Seong-won; athlete Kim Bong-cheol; Yoon Seong-tae, chairman of Huons Group; athlete Kim Se-yeon; athlete Jeon Ae-rin; athlete Jang Ga-yeon; and Yoon Sang-bae, CEO of Huons (from left), are posing for a commemorative photo.
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Huons announced on the 27th that it held the 23-24 season league launch ceremony on the 26th at the Huons Group headquarters in Pangyo, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. The ceremony was attended by Yoon Sung-tae, Chairman of Huons Group, Song Soo-young, CEO of Huons Global, as well as players Choi Sung-won, Kim Se-yeon, Kim Bong-cheol, Jeon Ae-rin, and Jang Ga-yeon.

Huons Healthcare Legend completed its roster for the new season by adding new players Choi Sung-won, Semi Sayginer, Jeon Ae-rin, and Jang Ga-yeon to the existing lineup of Kim Se-yeon, Kim Bong-cheol, and Javier Palazon. In particular, with the addition of top world-ranked players Choi Sung-won and Sayginer, the team is determined to aim for a top-tier position this season.

Choi Sung-won is the first world champion in the 100-year history of Korean billiards, having achieved titles such as the World Three-Cushion Championship, World Team Three-Cushion Championship, and UMB World No. 1 ranking. Semi Sayginer is a world top-ranked billiards hero from T?rkiye, famously nicknamed 'Mr. Magic.' Starting with his victory at the 1994 Three-Cushion World Cup, he has won the Three-Cushion World Cup seven times and finished as runner-up seven times. Last year, he led T?rkiye to three consecutive championships at the World Team Three-Cushion Championship. Sayginer also won the PBA final at the 'Gyeongju Blue One Resort PBA-LPBA Championship' held shortly after joining Huons Healthcare Legend this season.

A Huons representative said, "With the recruitment of excellent players this season, we ask for much interest and support for the Huons Healthcare Legend team. We will actively support the team to ensure this season delivers not only good results but also fun and inspiration."

The PBA Tour, which started on the 11th, will hold a total of 10 tours including the World Championship until March next year. The team league, featuring a total of nine teams including Huons Healthcare Legend, will proceed with five rounds from the first round on August 3rd to the post-season in January next year.

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