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Woori Financial Capital (CEO Jung Yeon-ki), the ninth professional billiards team, held a team inauguration ceremony.
Woori Financial Capital held the inauguration ceremony for the Woori WON WIVIS professional billiards team at the 23rd floor conference room of Woori Bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 12th.
The ceremony was attended by Woori Financial Group Chairman Lim Jong-ryong, owner Jung Yeon-ki, Vice President Jang Kwang-ik, Woori WON Weavis players, Professional Billiards Association (PBA) Vice President Jang Sang-jin, Executive Director Kim Young-jin, and Wow Management Group General Manager Bae Sang-bong.
Mr. Lim Jong-ryong, Chairman of Woori Financial Group, said, "All of us at Woori Financial Group are delighted with the creation of Woori WON Weavis. We hope that Woori WON Weavis will always showcase great games with each other this season and grow into a sports organization that is loved by the public."
PBA Vice Commissioner Jang Sang-jin said, "Woori WON Weevils is a powerhouse in the team league, having reached the top of the league after working together for a long time." He encouraged the team to continue to challenge for the top with the support of Woori Financial Capital.
"I would like to thank the chairman of Woori Financial Group and the owner of Woori Financial Capital for accepting all of our players into the team," said Woori 먹튀검증 WON WIVIS captain Eom Sang-pil. We will keep in mind that we have such a strong support group and work together as a team to achieve good results."
Woori WON Weevils is considered to be a team that can take the top spot in the team league at any time as it has three individual tour winners, including LPBA's top star, "Cambodia's Express" Surong Pheavy (7 individual tour titles), along with male players such as David Zapata (Spain - 1 individual tour title, 1 World Championship title) and Kang Min-koo (1 individual tour title).
Woori Financial Capital is an affiliate of Woori Financial Group, which provides financial services such as automobile finance, personal finance, and corporate finance. Woori Financial decided to create a PBA team and host the tour because of its high interest in sports marketing and the potential for growth in professional billiards. With the creation of the PBA team, Woori Financial Group will have a fourth sports team after professional volleyball, professional basketball, and a women's shooting team.
Woori WON Weavis, which has completed its preparations for the team league, will play its first game in the first round of the PBA Team League for the 2024-25 season, which begins in July.
Meanwhile, the PBA will kick off the season with the season-opening Woori Financial Capital PBA-LPBA Championship on May 16 at the Kintex PBA Stadium in Goyang.