Like Nanami who poured out 35 points, the Park Shin-ja Cup is a process of finding ways to utilize players in the Asian quarter
Sep 04, 2025
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"If it's this much..."
A surprising record was written in the match between Woori Bank and Samsung Life Insurance in Group A of the '2025 BNK Financial Park Shin-ja Cup' held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 3rd.
Guard Nanami Seki, who joined Woori Bank as an Asian quarter player, scored as many as 35 points by himself. He literally made shots from all directions, including four three-pointers, eight two-point shots, and seven free throws.
Of course, it is certainly an encouraging figure considering that the season opening is still more than two months away, Samsung Life Insurance has played three consecutive days, exhausted its players' physical strength, and that the content is more important than winning or losing the game. Woori Bank, which miraculously ranked first in the regular season despite the only main scorer Kim Dan-bi last season, is even more welcome for Woori Bank, which eventually lost the championship match against BNK 0-3.
Thanks to Nanami's strong performance, the Park Shin-ja Cup opened on the 30th of last month and became the only player to play full-time for 40 minutes among the 15 games played by 10 teams until this day, Kim Dan-bi, who played only about 5 minutes, did not have to go back on the court. After the game, Woori Bank coach Wi Sung-woo waved his hands saying, "(It's not a fight with the best power, it's just a figure because the opponent doesn't know Nanami well yet,' but he is a young player (25 years old), and he is not the main player in the Japanese team, so it is necessary to adjust the level and organize roles within the team. I expect it to be a good 'knife' if you do your part well," he said with a bright smile.
He said "First of all, the attitude toward basketball is too active and serious. He even said he came to Korea to grow. Although he is young, he is quite sensible and quick to catch when taught. Our team's training must be quite difficult, but just following it really well without any sound of military is a Japanese player with excellent basic skills." Nanami said "The training process is difficult, but I think this makes it easier to play in games. I will be a player who contributes to the team."
In the Park Shin-ja Cup, which has become a full-fledged international competition by inviting four overseas teams this year, the six WKBL teams are experiencing the difference in skills with overseas teams, identifying their weaknesses and being stimulated.
In the game, Samsung Life Insurance set up a double post by center Bae Hye-yoon and Miyuki Kawamura to test the high play, and KB Stars used a double guard system to use guard Sakai Sara with main guard Heo Ye-eun or turned Heo Ye-eun into a shooting guard to double their offense. Hana Bank is giving more weight to Saki Ijima, who led BNK's championship in the championship last season, while Shinhan Bank is testing a double-post solution using centers Mima Louie and Hong Yoo-soon.
From this season, two Asian quarters can be used at the same time in the third quarter, and re-signing is also possible, which is expected to be a variable that will have a significant impact on the game. On top of that, the seriousness and sincerity of most Japanese players, like Nanami, are also another expected effect that is not seen as a significant stimulus to domestic players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
