Hana Bank lost to Tokyo Haneda by 33 points. Go Seo-yeon, Park So-hee's struggle. Limitations of a 6-person rotation
Jul 02, 2025
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Tokyo Haneda defeated Hana Bank 67-100 in the first round of the 2025 WKBL Futures League Group A qualifying round at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 2nd.
For Hana Bank, Ko Seo-yeon (19 points) and Park So-hee (18 points) struggled, but most of the main players, including Matsuoka (18 points) and Takahara (17 points), failed to prevent Tokyo Haneda's wave offensive, which scored double-digit points.
The WKBL Futures League has completely changed its format this year. Until now, it has been a fierce battleground for promising players from six teams in Korea.
Since this season, the WKBL has invited two Japanese teams and the Mongolian national team to expand it as an international competition. Following the Park Shin-ja Cup, the Futures League has also become a venue for international exchanges.
Group A included Hana Bank, Tokyo Haneda B-Kids, Shinhan Bank, KB, and Group B, Samsung Life Insurance, Japanese university selection, Woori Bank, Singaporean national team, and BNK, respectively.
After the full league, the top two teams in each group will decide the championship with a semifinal cross tournament.
For Hana Bank, Go Seo-yeon, Park So-hee, Jeong Jin-young, and Ha Ji-yoon started. Only six players from Hana Bank participated in this competition. There were injuries and national teams. Um Seo-yi was the only bench resource.
Tokyo Haneda won the second division of the W League last season. It is a dark horse that has been promoted to the first division.
Both teams did not have a very good success rate for the first three-point shoot. There was an aftermath of the first game of the tournament. Overall, Hana Bank players' movements looked quite good.
There was no big man, but the rebounding crackdown was fine. He drilled the path of attack with a quick transition. The experience was lacking, but the activity was impressive. It fell behind 6-10, but Park So-hee's three-run shot made it a close game. Considering Tokyo Haneda's full-fledged efforts to win the tournament, Hana Bank's early performance had an impact.
However, at the end of the first quarter, Tokyo Haneda's Mori, Okada, and Kato focused on scoring. Hana Bank's weak rim protection was mainly targeted under the basket with a simple breakthrough by handicaps and screens.
In the end, Tokyo Haneda's lead was 18-13, with a five-point lead. After Ko Seo-yeon's exquisite dribble to break down a surprise double team, Um Seo-yi's shot under the basket had an impact.
Tokyo Haneda continued to target the probability by active rotation and promised pattern with offensive routes. Hana Bank held out by scoring by Park Jin-young and Ko Seo-yeon's breakthrough. However, Tokyo Haneda, who did not have a single three-point shot in the first quarter, operated two consecutive three-pointers. The lead was widened to 32-22, 10 points.
However, Hana Bank continued its pursuit with Ko Seo-yeon's solo breakthrough, Park So-hee's early offens drive and kick, and Connor Jung-hyun's three-run shot.
However, it is beginning to show a decline in physical strength. Tokyo Haneda scored easily while strengthening the transition. In addition, 1m82 forward Hoshizawa focused on scoring from inside and outside. Hana Bank began to make mistakes. In the second quarter against Hoshija, the buzzer beater also scored three points. In the end, the first half ended with a gap of 51-31, 20 points.
In the third quarter, Hana Bank's goals of Ko Seo-yeon and Park So-hee were impressive. Ko Seo-yeon led the attack with a good shooting sense. In defense, he played the promised surprise double team.
However, the efficiency has decreased. Tokyo Haneda targeted the inside and the outside with an exquisite pass walk. Eventually, the gap began to widen. Compared to Tokyo Haneda, which actively rotates its rotation, Hana Bank continued to increase its physical burden due to the limit of six people in operation. In the end, he had no choice but to be completely defeated.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
