‘Poised on the professional stage’ Seguiner wins in PBA debut
Seguiner’s ‘calm before the storm’…wins PBA debut Turkiye’s Seiginer, known to fans at home for his colorful artistry, has been crowned the champion of the PBA’s opening event of this season’s professional billiards season. It was a magical debut win for the man nicknamed ‘Mr. Magic’. Game 4 of the best-of-seven PBA championship. With a 14 to 5 lead over Sangdae, Seaginer focuses on the final cue. As the cue ball leaves the end of the cue, he throws his hands 토토 in the air with a big smile on his face and cheers as his ‘backflip’ to avoid a kiss is successful. This is the moment he lands on the Korean professional billiards stage and wins his first championship. Seigneur hugs his wife, who was at the game, and expresses his excitement in Korean. “I speak a little Korean, I’m very happy. Thank you very much for inviting me to play in the PBA.” Seiginer, a 60-year-old Korean native of Turkuye, was once a world No. 10 and one of the biggest stars on the amateur scene. He won seven three-cushion World Cup titles since his first podium finish in 1994 and led his country to three consecutive team championships. He is known as “Mr. Magic” for his showmanship and mastery of the magical art form. However, it was widely expected that he would need time to adjust to the professional stage due to the different rules and balls he was used to. In fact, Sanchez and Korean three-cushion phenom Choi Sung-won, who entered the PBA together, had a harsh introduction, falling in the first round of 128. Champion Seigneur, who hit nearly double the tournament average, became the first player since the PBA’s inception in 2019 to win on his debut. It will be interesting to see if he can continue his meteoric rise in the opening round of the PBA Individual Tour when the team league starts in August. I’m Kwak Jun-young of
