Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR) won
5-4 over
Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Curling1spoon Elite 8, held August 28 - 31, 2025 in Uiseong, Korea. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kang won
8-4 over
Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR) to advance to the championship game. of the 2025 Curling1spoon Elite 8 in Uiseong, Korea; of the 2025 Curling1spoon Elite 8 in Uiseong, Korea;
Kang finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kang defeated
Anah Jeong (Daegu, KOR) 7-1, then went on to lose
9-4 against
Suhyeon Kim (UISEONG, KOR). Kang responded with a
14-1 win over
Ming Chieh Lee (Taipei City, TPE). Kang won
6-5 against
Wang in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling1spoon Elite 8 Championship title, Kang earned
26.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 6 of the event schedule, Kang did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 19th to 20th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
169.363 total points. Kang ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.175 points earned so far this season.
