Kang Reaches 2025 Gangneung Invitational 2025 Quarters

SKIP
Bobae
Kang

Third
Minseo
Kim

Second
Yujeong
Shim

Lead
Jisoo
Kim

Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR) qualified for the 2025 Gangneung Invitational 2025 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-3 against Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). of the 2025 Gangneung Invitational 2025 in Gangneung, Korea;

Kang finished 2-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kang defeated Kayla MacMillan (Victoria, CAN) 6-1, then won 8-7 against Hanbyeol Park (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Kang went on to lose 8-6 against Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN). Kang lost 6-5 to Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Kang earned 16.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Gangneung Invitational 2025. Kang move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 10.312 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 133.938 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kang ranks 21st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 133.938 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	54	21	0	0.720	5-0	7-2	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	564	463	335	8.21	5.94	2.27	4.81	3.88	1.71	1.53	1.31

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	266	313	86	31	8-3	25-2	66-9	1.18	0.32	0.42	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	298	150	249	43	6-6	8-13	17-48	0.50	0.84	0.57	0.33

Team Marco Hoesli (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) took down the world number one and two ranked teams to secure the first title of the season.

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