Siheung pair stages back-to-back comebacks to win 3-cushion club championship

The Siheung club pair of Hwang Bong-ju and Lee Jeong-hui staged two dramatic comebacks to claim the title at the 2026 K-Billiard Division League Club Team Championship.

Organized by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and run by the Korea Billiards Federation, the tournament was held Saturday and Sunday at Yanggu General Sports Town in Gangwon Province. A total of 212 players from 106 clubs nationwide competed across four events, including carom 3-cushion and pocket 9-ball.

Competing in the carom 3-cushion D1–D3 division, Hwang and Lee trailed 13-28 through 17 innings in the semifinals against Im Jeong-deok and Jang Seong-won of Incheon C Team 32. They rallied with a high run of seven points in the 18th inning and completed a 30-29 comeback victory in the 24th inning.

The final against fellow Siheung club pair Jeong Yeok-geun and An Ji-su proved equally dramatic. Hwang and Lee fell behind 2-16 through four innings before leveling the score at 24-24 in the 27th inning. They then poured in a high run of six points in the 29th inning to win 30-24, claiming the top prize of 10 million won ($7,510).

In the carom 3-cushion D4–D5 division, Jin Byeong-cheol and Park Dae-yeon of Jackpot 1 defeated Yu Chang-hwan and Jeong Sun-ik of Jecheon Federation A1 by 23-9 to take the 5 million won prize.

In the pocket 9-ball D2–D3 division, Gyeong Gyu-min and Seo Seo-a of Incheon A1 defeated Kim Su-ung and Im Yun-mi of Seoul Billiards Federation A12 by 7-3 to take the title. In the D4 division, Park Sang-mi and Lee Cheol-hun of World Pool Life 5 beat Han Song-i and Lee Il-hyeon of My Games 1 by 6-1 to claim the championship.

The tournament was structured as a club competition in which registered division league players competed in two-person doubles teams. Sixty-three clubs entered the carom 3-cushion events and 43 the pocket 9-ball events, with 55 competitive-sport clubs and 51 lifestyle-sport clubs taking part.