The 2025 WKBL Futures League, which has been upgraded to a four-nation international competition, will participate in a large number of main players

Jun 29, 2025

The 2025 WKBL Futures League, which has been upgraded to a four-nation international competition, will participate in a large number of main players





The WKBL (Korea Women's Basketball Federation) announced the list of 10 teams to participate in the '2025 TicketLink WKBL Futures League in Busan' to be held at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan from July 2nd to 10th.

In the Futures League in previous years, it was a competition venue for second-tier or rookie players, but this time, the so-called 1.5th-tier team will play, including a large number of players who played as the best 5 players last season, and some teams will play Japanese players who were selected as Asian quarter players earlier this month. As it is an international competition with a total of 10 teams, including six WKBL teams, Japan's Tokyo Haneda University selection team, and Singapore and Mongolia's national teams, the competition is expected to be fierce because it is a good opportunity to add to the players' actual experience.




Among the six WKBL teams, BNK Sum, the defending champion, and Shinhan Bank, which has left many veterans and reorganized its coaching staff, are the most active. BNK registered 11 names, the most among the domestic teams. Along with young players who played a great role as Sixmen last year, including two Asian quarter players, Nakazawa Rina, Snagawa and Natsuki, Shim Soo-hyun, Park Sung-jin, and Kim Min-ah, are preparing for their second consecutive defeat.

Shinhan Bank will also play all but three key players from last season, including Mima Louie and Hirano Mitsuki, who are in the Asian quarter, Choi Yi-sam, Jihyun Shin and Hong Yoo-soon. It is also the debut stage of coaching staff who newly work together, including head coach Choi Yoon-ah and coach Lee Kyung-eun.

Woori Bank, which was unfortunately runner-up last season, included veteran players such as newly transferred Kang Gye-ri and Shim Sung-young and Park Hye-mi, while Samsung Life Insurance listed Yoon Ye-bin, who played little by little while rehabilitating from the end of last season with Jo Su-ah and Kim Ah-reum, who were the best five last year, and will start full-fledged operations this season.




Hana Bank will play only six Sixman-class newcomers, including Park So-hee, and KB Stars, considered the strongest candidate for Park Ji-soo's return this season, will also include only seven candidates on the list and use it as an opportunity to find Sixman to support the solid main lineup.

On the overseas team, Nako Motohashi of Tokyo Haneda, who served as the national team for the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Reina Segawa, a Japanese university starter who played for the Japanese national team in the 2024 William Jones Cup, and Reuters Ariel, who was selected as the youngest national team in Singapore's women's basketball team history at the age of 15 in 2017, were listed.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.