Kang Lee-seul Scores 23 Points... Woori Bank Advances to Park Shin-ja Cup Semifinals as Group Leader

Asan Woori Bank, featuring newly joined transfer Kang Lee-seul for the first time, has advanced to the semifinals of the KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup after finishing top of their group stage.

Woori Bank defeated Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia 80–64 in their Group B match of the Park Shin-ja Cup held at Cheongju Gymnasium today.

Finishing the group stage with 3 wins and 1 loss, Woori Bank tied with Incheon Shinan Bank and Bucheon Hana Bank in record, but claimed first place in Group B by leading in goal difference among the three tied teams. They will face Group A runners-up Cheongju KB in the semifinals tomorrow.

In this tournament featuring 10 teams, including the 6 WKBL clubs, the top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals to compete for the championship through a knockout tournament.

Kang Lee-seul, who transferred after obtaining free agent (FA) status following her leadership in KB's championship victory last season, played her debut match in a Woori Bank uniform.

Having returned from contributing to the gold medal win at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to begin playing in earnest for her new team, Kang exploded for 23 points today—including 7 three-pointers—and led the victory alongside Lee Myung-gwan (24 points).

Coincidentally, Kang is now set to face her former team in the upcoming semifinals.

Busan BNK of Group A finished the tournament in third place in their group with 2 wins and 2 losses after losing 73–76 to Japan's Fujitsu.

Fujitsu secured four consecutive wins to top Group A and will compete against Group B runners-up Shinan Bank for a spot in the finals.

(Photo courtesy of WKBL, Yonhap News)
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