A total of 10 people, including Lee Ho-young (Dream), Kim Im-kwon (Part 1), Shin Joo-hyun (Challenge), Choi Jung-ha (Dream), Lee Kyung-wook (Part 1), Jeon In-hyuk (Part 1), Jeong Dae-sik (Challenge), Choi Myung-jin (Part 1), Lee Jong-hoon (Part 1), and Kim Jin-tae (Challenge) won tickets for the first part of the tour on the first day of the second round of the “2024 PBA Q-School” held at the “Kintex PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 21st.
Lee Ho-young, who ranked first overall, beat Kim Dae-jin 40-33 (26 innings) in the first game of the day, defeated Lee Kuk-sung 40-12 (21 innings) and Park Jung-min (40-6 (19 innings) to win three wins, earning 15 points early on, and earning a ticket to the first division. In particular, he scored 14 high-run points for the third inning in the game against Park Jung-min (A), and secured a 20-1 victory by widening the gap.
In addition, Kim Im-kwon, who failed to remain in the final 62nd place after pitching in the first division last season, beat Shin Dong-min (B), Park Ki-myung and Kim Ki-hyuk in turn to rank second overall (1.791 in average) and will be able to play in the first division next season. In addition, on the first day of the second round of Q School, five people from the first division tour (Kim Im-kwon, Lee Kyung-wook, Jeon In-hyuk, Choi Myung-jin and Lee Jong-hoon) and five from Dream and Challenge (Lee Ho-young, Shin Joo-hyun, Choi Jung-ha, Jeong Dae-sik and Kim Jin-tae) confirmed their promotion to the first division early.
On the other hand, Lee Choong-bok, who played in Q School ranked 119th in the first division of last season, won 40-23 (24 innings) against Park Jung-geun in the first game, but failed to pass early on the first day as he was caught 29-40 (28 innings) by Lee Hae-dong, a former member of the Dream Tour, in the second game. Oh Sung-wook, Kim Tae-kwan, Kim Ki-hyuk, and Kang Sang-gu also failed to confirm their survival in the first part of the first day, and postponed the opportunity to the second day.
The second day of the second round of “Q School” will be held on Saturday. Excluding 10 players who already decided to be promoted to the first division on the first day, the remaining 69 players will try to advance to the first division.
BY: 토토