'AG Lion Team All to Participate!' 2026 Park Shin-ja Cup, 143 Players from 10 Teams Final Roster Confirmed

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Eleven elite members of the Yeo Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team wearing the national emblem will take to the court in their club uniforms.

The Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) announced that it has finalized the list of participants for the '2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup,' which will be held from October 3 to 11 at Cheongju Gymnasium. A total of 143 players from 10 teams, including six WKBL clubs and four invited overseas teams, have registered for this tournament. The scale has increased by eight players compared to last year's 135, with Shinhan Bank and Canada's Carleton University each fielding the largest roster of 16 players, while Australia's NBL1 Victoria has the smallest with 12.

The biggest highlight is undoubtedly the full participation of national team players. According to the WKBL, for the first time since the 2014 Incheon Games, all 11 members of the Noh Ri-neun (CEO) team that won the Asian Games gold medal have been included in their respective club rosters for the Park Shin-ja Cup.

The dazzling lineup of top domestic stars also draws high expectations. Along with last season's regular league MVP Park Ji-soo and championship final MVP Heo Ye-eun (both from KB Stars), five former Park Shin-ja Cup MVPs, including last year's tournament MVP Aki Fujimoto, will take the court. Additionally, KANG I-seul (Woori Bank) and CHOI Yi-saem (BNK Sum), who heated up the off-season transfer market, will showcase their new uniforms, while six rookies, including first overall pick in the rookie draft MANA Kaneda (Shinhan Bank), make their official professional debut.

The strength of the overseas teams is also formidable. Japan's Fujitsu will feature Japanese national team players for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: RUI Machida, Saki Hayashi, and Yuki Miyazawa, showcasing top-tier Asian skills. Furthermore, proven overseas prospects such as Kaili Tao (Ulaanbaatar), a graduate of Gonzaga University in the U.S., Amy O'Hara (Victoria), a Bradley University graduate, and Jacqueline Urban (Carleton University), a 2023 Canada U SPORTS Shin In-sang (수상) alumna, have joined in large numbers, promising an intense battle for the championship.

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