WKBL Futures League increases BNK and Samsung Life Insurance's chances of advancing to the semifinals

Jul 07, 2025

WKBL Futures League increases BNK and Samsung Life Insurance's chances of advancing to the semifinals





WKBL's BNK Some and Samsung Life Insurance are likely to reach the semifinals of the Futures League.

BNK and Samsung Life defeated Woori Bank and the Singapore national team, respectively, in the preliminary round of Group B of the '2025 TicketLink WKBL Futures League' held at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 7th.




BNK, who played in one game on the day, won 69-52 by overwhelming Woori Bank throughout the first quarter with the players' even performance. Kim Jong-un recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Sixmen Shim Soo-hyun and Park Sung-jin, who contributed greatly to making BNK the first-ever season champion last year, led the new players well, helping them win with 14 points and 12 points, respectively.

Samsung Life Insurance, which played in three games, won a 92-19 victory against the Singapore national team, the weakest team in the tournament, with a storm attack of five players, including Yoo Ha-eun, Bo Ji-on, Lee Ye-na, Hamanishi Nanami and Jo Su-ah, scoring double-digit points.

With this, BNK has three wins and Samsung Life Insurance has three wins and one loss, and the team that advanced to the semifinals will be determined in the final Group B match between BNK and the Japanese University Selection (JUBF), which has 2 wins and 1 loss on the 8th. If BNK wins, BNK will be ranked first in Group B and Samsung Life Insurance will be ranked second in the semifinals.




However, if BNK loses, all three teams record 3 wins and 1 loss, and since the three teams are biting each other, the winner's winning principle is not applied and the ranking is determined by the gain and loss rate between the three teams. As of the 7th, BNK is leading the way with a gain-loss ratio of 1.345 while Samsung Life Insurance is 0.985 and Japanese university selection is 0.782, so if BNK does not lose by more than double digits, BNK and Samsung Life Insurance are likely to reach the semifinals. Samsung Life Insurance is hoping for BNK's victory.

Meanwhile, KB Stars and Japan's Tokyo Haneda B-Kids, who will face off on the 8th, have already won three games each to confirm their advance to the semifinals, so it can be said that it is a ranking match to determine the first and second place in Group A.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.