"I'm going to walk on the cherry blossom road""vs". I'll make it my own way" Who's the strongest in women's basketball... It's been hot since the war of words [PO Media Day Site]

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The launch of the women's professional basketball spring basketball was thrown. Starting with KB Stars, who won the regular league, coaches and key players from four teams, including Hana Bank, Samsung Life Insurance and Woori Bank, gathered to have a heated war of words to win the championship.

The BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball Postseason Media Day was held at 5 p.m. on the 6th at Rendezvous Hall on the 2nd floor of Seoul Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

KB Stars (Coach Kim Wan-soo, Park Ji-soo, Kang Yi-seul), No. 2 Hana Bank (Coach Lee Sang-beom, Jinan, Jung Ye-rim), No. 3 Samsung Life Insurance (Coach Ha Sang-yoon, Kang Yoo-rim, Lee Hae-ran), and No. 4 Woori Bank (Coach Wi Sung-woo, Kim Dan-bi, Kang Gye-ri) attended the site to renew their commitment.

This postseason will have a spectacular beginning with the first playoff game (KB Stars Home) between KB Stars and Woori Bank on the 8th. On the 9th, the first game between Hana Bank and Samsung Life Insurance will be held at Hana Bank's home. Both the playoffs and the championship game will be held in the best-of-five series, with 60 million won for the winning team and 30 million won for the runner-up team.

The media's predictions were starkly mixed. KB Stars, who overwhelmingly ranked first in the regular league, had a 100% chance of advancing to the championship game, and Hana Bank also received overwhelming support of 95.7%. In response, Kim Dan-bi (Woori Bank) said, "I will try to turn the other's cherry blossom path into a gravel path. We will not let them advance easily," he said, signaling a fierce counterattack.

The coaches' conversations also shone. KB Stars coach Kim Wan-soo expressed confidence, saying, "As cherry blossoms are in full bloom, we will prepare the players' skills to be in full bloom in the playoffs." Coach Wi Sung-woo of Woori Bank, who has written a milestone in advancing to the postseason for 14 consecutive seasons, said, "I'm relieved because it's the first time I've done it without such pressure. As it is a festival of women's basketball, I want to play a fun game. I will try to fight hard," he said, expressing his strong determination.

If he wins this time, Lee Sang-beom will be the first coach to reach the top of the championship match in both the WKBL and KBL following his victory at Anyang KGC (currently Jeong Kwan-jang) in the 2011-2012 season. Coach Lee Sang-beom, who put Hana Bank in second place in his first year as head coach, said, "Players can play well only when they beat themselves. "The playoffs are a festival, so I hope you can play and play comfortably," he said. In response, Samsung Life Insurance coach Ha Sang-yoon said, "The time has come to break the jinx that had remained in third place for four consecutive years. We will quell Hana Bank's sensation," he said in counter-argument.

The probability of winning the first round of the playoffs reaching the championship game is 83.3%. The first game is expected to be the biggest showdown of this postseason.

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