SOOP CEO Seo Soo-gil to make billiards that all generations communicate with, elected president of the Korean Danggu Federation (Official)

Jan 23, 2025

SOOP CEO Seo Soo-gil to make billiards that all generations communicate with, elected president of the Korean Danggu Federation (Official)



Seo Soo-gil (57), CEO of SOOP (formerly Africa TV), was elected as the 3rd president of the Korean Danggu Federation.

CEO Seo Soo-gil won 90 votes (58.44%) out of 154 (92.22%) out of 167 valid votes in the election of the 3rd Korean Party Federation chairman held by online voting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 23rd, beating former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Ki-hong (65). After approval by the Korean Sports Council, Seo will serve as chairman for four years from the regular general meeting of the House of Representatives in 2025 to February 2029.

Chairman-elect Seo was a professional manager who developed the mobile broadcasting platform 「African TV」. SOOP, which has been producing billiard contents since 2018, has been consistently broadcasting the World 3 Cushion Competition and the billiard World Cup in cooperation with the World Billiards Federation (UMB), and has contributed to the popularization of billiards by taking charge of broadcasting the competition organized by the Korean Billiards Federation.




▶Expanding annual financial support for the Korean Danggu Federation ▶ Festival of billiard competitions linked to local governments ▶ Expansion of prize money for competitions hosted by the Korean Danggu Federation ▶ Establishment of a national competition allowance system ▶ Expansion of national competition prize money support ▶ Increase of referee allowance ▶ Providing opportunities for exchange and training for international organizations ▶ Promotion of the National Sports Festival ▶ Expansion of national sports events ▶ Support for global business of billiard products ▶ Exploration of global business channels, etc.

Soon after his election, Seo said, `We will respect various opinions and create a billiard environment where all generations are together. We will also communicate and cooperate so that all generations are united. I will try to make billiards more than just sports and contain entertainment elements."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

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