Semi “Mr. Magic” Signer (Turkiye-Wellcome Savings Bank) has reached the round of 16 of the Professional Billiards PBA Tour with PerfectQ.
Saigner earned a 3-0 straight-sets victory over Jang Byungdae in the round of 32 of the Crown Haetae PBA-LPBA Championship Hangawi PBA on Friday afternoon at the Kintex PBA Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
In the second set, Signer fired a perfect cue to score all of the set’s points in a single cue, scoring 15 points.
She continued her dominance in the first and third sets, posting an average of 3.000 and advancing to the Round of 16 as the No. 1 overall player in the Round of 32.
Kang Dong-gung (SK Rent-a-Car) also joined him in the Round of 16 with a win over Park Seung-hee, while David Martinez (Spain-Crown Hae-Tae) swept aside Lee Sang-yong in straight sets, 3-0.
In addition to Seigner, Philippos Katsidokostas (Greece-Welcome Savings Bank) and Lee Sang-dae (Huons) also reached the round of 32 with perfect cues against Uhm Sang-pil (Woori Financial Capital) and Lee Young-hoon, respectively.
However, Katsidokostas and Lee fell short in their matches.
In the women’s LPBA, Kim Ga-young (Hana Card), the winner of the previous event, the Hanoi Open, booked her ticket to the quarterfinals with a win over Lee Yoon-ae.
Kim will face Kim Min-young (Woori Financial Capital) in the semifinals, while Han Ji-eun (Eswai) will battle Kim Da-hee for the final ticket.
On the 16th, the PBA round of 16 and LPBA quarterfinals will take place.
PerfectQ leads Signer to PBA round of 16 in professional billiards