Hana Bank, a sensation, stopped the opening four consecutive wins of KB...To Win Completely With, Co-Leader of Season's First Consecutive Win

Nov 29, 2025

Hana Bank, a sensation, stopped the opening four consecutive wins of KB...To Win Completely With, Co-Leader of Season's First Consecutive Win



Bucheon Hana Bank, the women's professional basketball team, gave its first loss of the season to powerhouse Cheongju KB.

Hana Bank won 67-57 in an away game against KB in the '2025-2026 BNK Women's Professional Basketball' held at Cheongju Indoor Gymnasium on the 29th.

With this, Hana Bank tied with KB with 3 wins and 1 loss, recording its first consecutive win of the season instead of blocking KB's challenge to win the opening four consecutive games.




Hana Bank, which is making a splash in the WKBL league this season, was still a scary 'dark horse'.

In their first showdown of the season, Hana Bank scolded KB, a strong favorite, for a while. KB won three consecutive games in the opening of the season despite the absence of top ace Park Ji-soo (physical symptoms), but struggled from the beginning on the day.

While Saki Ijima, who swept nine points in the first quarter alone, took the lead, Jung Ye-rim's defensive rebound was powerful, pushing KB. On top of that, Hana Bank's tight defense was not lacking in embarrassing KB.




Hana Bank, a sensation, stopped the opening four consecutive wins of KB...To Win Completely With, Co-Leader of Season's First Consecutive Win
It was a miraculous score for Hana Bank and a shocking score for KB in the first quarter. Starting with Kang Yi-seul's three-point run, KB showed its strong team's true colors in the second quarter, tightening the pace of the chase. However, Hana Bank's counterattack was also formidable, so the double-digit score gap was hardly broken. Hana Bank was not swayed because Kim Jong-un (38), the oldest veteran in the league, sometimes played a leading role and even solved it.

In the second half of the quarter, Hana Bank's Park So-hee made a series of 3-point shots, offensive rebounds, and under the basket, leading to a 39-22 difference.

The first half was just a warm-up. KB launched a full-fledged chase in the third quarter. Kang Yi-seul and Sakai Sara's inner and outer guns exploded in a relay, and the gap quickly narrowed to 40-46 in about three minutes after the start of the quarter. Hana Bank, which later operated a tight seesaw game and rotation, no longer allowed pursuit and made KB, who had a busy way to go, anxious.




In the fourth quarter of a 54-44 start, Kim Jong-un got off to a good start with a three-run shot. KB is virtually hit by a 'disaster' One minute and 26 seconds into the quarter, Kang Yi-seul was sent off for five fouls due to elbow price and U foul while blocking Jinan's close defense. Before leaving, Kang Yi-seul was the top scorer of both teams with 17 points.

'Disaster' wasn't just in KB. Hana Bank's Jinan committed five fouls with 6:49 left in the end. The team foul free throws that followed led KB to chase 49-58. Soon after Sarah's interception, Na Yoon-jung scored a 3-pointer, closely following it 52-58.

But that was it. Hana Bank was not swayed more by the opponent's fierce pursuit as Kim Jong-un took the center stage with dedicated plays such as rebounding. Fifty-two seconds before the end, Kim Jong-un sealed the victory with a decisive block shot.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.