"It's the same when you're tired"... 女The basketball championship begins tomorrow
"It's the same when you're tired"... 女The basketball championship begins tomorrow
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Is it Woori Bank's third consecutive win or BNK's first win.
The first round of the women's professional basketball championship match (three wins out of five) between Woori Bank and BNK in the 2024-2025 season will be held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium, Woori Bank's home turf, on the 16th. Woori Bank, the first in the regular league, and BNK, the second-ranked team, entered the championship with 3 wins and 2 losses in the series after a bloody battle against KB Stars (fourth) and Samsung Life Insurance (third), respectively, in the semifinal playoff.
Prior to the opening of this season, Woori Bank was evaluated as having difficulty in advancing to the PO. As key players such as Park Hye-jin (BNK), Choi Yi-sam (Shinhan Bank), and Na Yoon-jeong (KB Stars), who played for Woori for 16 seasons and were named MVP of the championship, have left the team, its power has weakened significantly. However, Woori succeeded in advancing to the championship thanks to the leadership of "master" coach Wi Sung-woo, who has recorded the most wins (36 wins) in the post season in the women's professional basketball history, and the performance of regular league MVP Kim Dan-bi. Woori is aiming to win its 13th championship for the third consecutive year. "I want to display a performance like a defending champion," said Wi, who is aiming to become the 11th individual to win the championship after taking the helm of the team during the 2012-2013 season.
BNK, the youngest team founded in 2019, is aiming for its first win. BNK lost the championship trophy at the 2022-2023 season as it failed to overcome Woori Bank's barrier. BNK, which fell to the bottom of the regular league (6th) last season, has secured Park Hye-jin and former top scorer Kim Sonia to become the best players in the league ahead of this season. In the regular league, the team had a tight race with Woori Bank by winning three games and losing three games. "I met Woori two years ago without much experience as a coach. This time, I will show you how we have grown," BNK coach Park Jung-eun said.
As both teams played their fifth game (based on three wins out of five) for the first time in the women's professional basketball history at the semifinal PO, the latest championship will likely be a physical match. "Although I am physically exhausted, I want to play a great game at the championship," said Kim Dan-bi, the top scorer in the regular league (average of 21.1 points). "If we want to beat Woori, we need to be ahead in defense, physical struggle, and rebounding," said Kim Sonia, the second scorer at Woori Bank in the past. "We will focus on preventing Kim Dan-bi, who is the strongest player in the league." 바카라