Choi Han-sol (36), who plays in the Challenge Tour, the third division of the professional billiards PBA, won the fourth tour of the season and is close to advancing directly to the first division tour.Choi Han-sol defeated Seo Dae-hyun with a set score of 3-1 in the final of the 4th game of the Helix PBA Challenge Tour held at the KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 3rd.Choi Han-sol, who added 5 million won in prize money and 5,000 ranking points, raised his season ranking from 52nd to 3rd.
The PBA implements a promotion/relegation system based on the final rankings each season.The bottom 50% (61st or lower) of the 1st Division Tour and players from the Dream (2nd Division) and Challenge Tours will compete in the ‘PBA Q School’, which is a promotion battle for the 1st Division Tour. The top 15 players on the Dream Tour and the top 3 players on the Challenge Tour will be promoted directly to Division 1 without a Q-School competition.Choi Han-sol, who started on the Dream Tour in 2019, the first year of professional billiards, failed to show any significant performance and was demoted to the Challenge Tour. However, he recently showed an upward trend and rose to 3rd place with a direct ticket.Hansol Choi aims to advance directly 스포츠토토존 to the first division of the tour by maintaining top 3 in the remaining two competitions.