'Overwhelming momentum' KB won Woori Bank by 26 points again... With three consecutive wins, Park Ji-soo and Kang Yi-seul will go straight to the championship

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The women's professional basketball team Cheongju KB Stars defeated Asan Woori Bank again and advanced to the championship game (champ match).

KB, led by head coach Kim Wan-soo, defeated Woori Bank 81-55 in the third round of the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball Playoff (PO) held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium on the 12th.

KB, which previously won 27 points (73-46) in the first round and 24 points (78-54) in the second round, also won the away game by 26 points and advanced to the championship. The opponent of the championship, which will also be held with three wins out of five, is the winner of the Bucheon Hana Bank and Yongin Samsung Life Insurance, and the two teams are facing each other with one win and one loss.

KB, who entered the championship for the first time in two seasons after the 2023-2024 season, took the opportunity to challenge the "integrated championship" in the regular league and the championship for the first time in four seasons following the 2021-2022 season.

KB, which led 20-17 in the first quarter, won the game early by tying the opponent's score to 7 points while accumulating as many as 25 points in the second quarter alone.

KB, which was already leading by 21 points at the end of the first half, rather widened the gap in the third quarter and won by 26 points to end the PO journey in three games.

On this day, Park Ji-soo played with 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 23 points, the most by both teams, and Kang Yi-seul also had 16 points and 3 rebounds, including 5 3-point shots. Sakai Sara also helped with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Woori Bank's Onizuma Kayano worked hard alone with 15 points, but the rest of the players, including Kim Dan-bi (2 points), all scored single-digit points and bowed their heads in front of home fans.

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