Hana OneQ enters PO for the first time and competes with KB Kookmin Bank, the No. 1 player
Young Samsung Life Insurance Challenges Woori Bank, Defending Champion
The women's professional basketball playoffs will begin on the 9th. Attention is focusing on whether there will be a revolt by "underdog" teams that are losing ground in objective performance and player composition.
Cheongju KB Kookmin Bank, No. 1 in the regular league, Asan Woori Bank, Yongin Samsung Life Insurance, and Bucheon Hana One-Q will compete in the playoff of Woori Bank's WON 2023-2024 women's professional basketball "Spring Basketball."
KB Kookmin Bank, which won first place, will face fourth-place Hana One-Q at Cheongju Gymnasium from the 9th, and second-place Woori Bank will face third-place Samsung Life Insurance at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium from the 10th.
The two best-of-three playoff series was held until last season, but the series has been expanded to the best-of-five series. The two teams that won the playoff will compete for the championship title in the championship game best-of-five series. The prize money for the championship game is 60 million won approx.
The match between KB Kookmin Bank and Hana One Q is weighted to one side. KB Kookmin Bank, which won all six matches in the regular league, is expected to dominate. KB Kookmin Bank topped the regular league with an overwhelming record of 27 wins and 3 losses.
Park Ji-soo, the center of the Korean national team who dominated the MVP award in the first to fifth rounds, has an absolute presence. He was responsible for offense and defense with an average of 20.3 points, 15.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.8 block shots in 29 regular league games.
He ranks first overall in scoring, rebounding, block shooting and contribution. He is a leading candidate for MVP of the regular league.
Kang Yi-seul, guards Heo Ye-eun, Yeom Yoon-ah, and Kim Min-jung all boast solid players. Shooter Kang Yi-seul ranked first in the three-point shooting category and Heo Ye-eun in the second in the assist category. Most of the players have extensive experience in big games.
In contrast, Hana One-Q 10 wins and 20 losses, which had been at the bottom for two consecutive seasons, advanced to the playoffs after a tough semifinal battle. It edged out fifth-ranked Incheon Shinhan Bank 8 wins and 22 losses by two games.
This is the first playoff spot since its foundation. In the 2015-2016 season when it advanced to the championship finals, Chelsea F.C.L. was caught for being mixed race, but the record was deleted later. In the 2019-2020 season, the team was ranking third, but the league ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The team is led by Jihyun Shin, Yang In-young and veteran Kim Jong-un, but many predict that KB Kookmin Bank will not be able to withstand its powerful attack capabilities. KB Kookmin Bank ranks first overall with 72.7 points per game. Hana One Q is the lowest with 63.2 points.
Woori Bank, an 11-time champion, faces the "young blood" of Samsung Life.
Lee Myung-kwan has grown steeply in the national team lineup Kim Dan-bi, Park Hye-jin, Park Ji-hyun, and Choi Yi-sam, and his power is solid.
Coach Wi Sung-woo's tactics and strategies, which showed strong performance in the short term, are also drawing attention. In the regular league showdown, Woori Bank overwhelmed with 5 wins and 1 loss.
Except for Bae Hye-yoon, Samsung Life, which is a challenger, has young main players such as Lee Hae-ran, Kang Yoo-rim, Shin Yi-seul and Kiana Smith.
Attention is also focusing on a teacher-student duel between coach Wi, who is the longest-serving coach in a single league, and Samsung Life Insurance coach Lim Geun-bae, who is the second coach of the Samsung Life Insurance. When Lim was the coach of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the past, Coach Wi was a teammate of players.
The head coaches and key players of the four teams that advanced to the semifinals will announce their playoff debut at the Media Day to be held at Stanford Hotel Korea in Mapo-gu at 2 p.m. on the 5th. 안전 토토사이트