Hana Bank wins first two Park Shin-ja Cup games, both past 100 points
In short
Bucheon Hana Bank beat Australia's Victoria 103-77 on 4 October in its opening Group B game of the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup at Cheongju Gymnasium, then beat Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Amazons 101-72 the next day for a 2-0 start and first place in the group, according to the Chosun Ilbo. Asan Woori Bank and last season's champion Cheongju KB also won their 4 October games. Hana Bank scored at least 100 points in each of its two wins.
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Bucheon Hana Bank beat Australia's Victoria 103-77 at Cheongju Gymnasium on 4 October in its opening Group B game of the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup, Yonhap reported. Park So-hee led all scorers with 22 points and added 7 assists, while Yang In-young contributed 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jessica Smith scored 18 points for Victoria. [ 1 ]
In the same group that day, Asan Woori Bank beat Incheon Shinhan Bank 71-47, with Lee Myung-kwan scoring 20 points and pulling down 4 rebounds and Kim Dan-bi adding 13 points and 8 rebounds, according to Yonhap. In Group A, last season's champion Cheongju KB beat Busan BNK 69-51 for its first win after losing to Japan's Fujitsu Red Wave the previous day. [ 1 ]
Yonhap reported that KB held BNK to two points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter and pulled away through Park Ji-soo's alley-oop and Heo Ye-eun's three-pointer. Heo Ye-eun scored 17 points, while Park Ji-soo, who did not play against Fujitsu, finished with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 block shots. Yonhap's quarter scores showed KB ahead 41-26 at half-time before BNK cut the deficit with a 15-4 third quarter. [ 1 ]
Hana Bank made it two wins from two on 5 October, beating Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Amazons 101-72 at the same venue to sit first in Group B, the Chosun Ilbo reported. The newspaper said the club, which narrowly missed last season's regular league title, has settled on a full-court press as its team identity, and that it has scored 100 or more points in both of its games so far. [ 2 ]
The documents do not state tip-off times or any fixtures still to come in the tournament, and the Chosun Ilbo's account of the second Hana Bank win was available only as a short feed summary. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The two wins put Hana Bank at the top of Group B and continue the full-court press identity the Chosun Ilbo said the club has adopted after narrowly missing last season's regular league title. Beyond the group standings of a domestic women's club tournament in Cheongju, the documents give no wider consequences.
Key facts
- Bucheon Hana Bank beat Australia's Victoria 103-77 on 4 October in its opening Group B game of the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup at Cheongju Gymnasium. [ 1 ]
- Park So-hee scored 22 points with 7 assists, the highest total in the game, and Yang In-young added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. [ 1 ]
- Jessica Smith scored 18 points for Victoria. [ 1 ]
- Hana Bank beat Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Amazons 101-72 on 5 October for a second straight Group B win, scoring 100 or more points in both games. [ 2 ]
- Asan Woori Bank beat Incheon Shinhan Bank 71-47 in the same group on 4 October. [ 1 ]
- In Group A, last season's champion Cheongju KB beat Busan BNK 69-51 after losing to Japan's Fujitsu Red Wave the previous day. [ 1 ]
- The Chosun Ilbo said Hana Bank, which narrowly missed last season's regular league title, has settled on a full-court press as its team identity. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Bucheon Hana Bank won its opening Group B game at the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup, played at Cheongju Gymnasium. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Hana Bank scored at least 100 points in each of its first two games (103-77 against Victoria and 101-72 against the Ulaanbaatar Amazons). [ 1 , 2 ]
- Hana Bank's first opponent was Australia's Victoria, described by the Chosun Ilbo as NBL1 Victoria, a Victoria state composite team. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- The exact status of the Victoria team. Yonhap calls it “Australia's Victoria,” while the Chosun Ilbo calls it “NBL1 Victoria (a Victoria state composite team)”; neither explains the team's makeup.
- Details of Hana Bank's 5 October win beyond the score, including individual performances. Only the Chosun Ilbo's truncated feed summary is available for that game; the full article text was not available.
- Tip-off times and the remaining tournament schedule. Neither document gives match times or upcoming fixtures; only publication times are available.
- Whether any other group games were played on 5 October. The Chosun Ilbo summary covers only Hana Bank's game that day, while Yonhap's match report covers 4 October games.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yonhap reports the 4 October Group B and Group A results, including Hana Bank's 103-77 win over Australia's Victoria at Cheongju Gymnasium. [ 1 ]
- The Chosun Ilbo reports Hana Bank's 101-72 win over Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Amazons on 5 October, a second straight Group B victory and first place in the group. [ 2 ]