Competition for PO is even hotter, Shinhan Bank caught Hana Bank and tied with KB...The remaining two games are destined for the semifinals
Feb 15, 2025
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Competition between Cheongju KB and Incheon Shinhan Bank has intensified for the last ticket of the Women's Professional Basketball Playoff (PO).
As Shinhan Bank added one win, it tied with KB and put its fate on the line for the remaining two games.
Shinhan Bank won 64-54 in the last showdown of the season against Hana Bank in the 6th round of the 'Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball' held at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 15th.
With this, Shinhan Bank re-formed its joint fourth place with KB with 11 wins and 17 losses. With both teams remaining two games, the winner of the semifinal ticket competition is expected to be determined depending on the results of the remaining games.
In terms of the remaining game schedule, Shinhan Bank is expected to be somewhat advantageous. Shinhan Bank will meet the top two teams in the future, Samsung Life Insurance (17th) and BNK (22nd). Both Samsung Life Insurance and BNK have confirmed their entry into the PO. If Woori Bank wins the KB match on the 16th, it will confirm the regular league title, so there is a possibility that No. 2 BNK will empty its mind early.
Usually, it is an easy match for Shinhan Bank because there is a strong tendency not to devote all their energy to prepare for PO when the regular ranking is decided.
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However, KB is on the rise as it defeated Hana Bank on the 13th, making it impossible to determine the direction of the semifinals until the end of the league.
Although Hana Bank, which has already been confirmed to be eliminated from the PO, vowed to be 'a kind of beauty', it could not surpass Shinhan Bank's motivation to keep its PO hopes alive.
Shinhan Bank dominated Hana Bank from the beginning of the game. Tanimura Rika's offense started early and Hong Yoo-soon's control under the basket was powerful, starting the first quarter with a comfortable 25-10. In the second quarter, they had a close game in the face of resistance from Hana Bank, but there was no crisis because they secured a big difference in scores in advance, and they ran away 39-23.
Hana Bank's jujube battle took place in the third quarter. Three minutes and 25 seconds before the end, Hana Bank followed Kim Si-on's team foul free throws to 38-41, while Shinhan Bank struggled with Hana Bank's fighting spirit defense, with only one goal added so far. But that was it. Shinhan Bank escaped the crisis again thanks to the troubleshooter Rika's breakthrough.
Shinhan Bank, which swept away its surprised heart, was chased hard in the fourth quarter, but immediately succeeded in counterattack and kept its victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
