“(Asia Cup) goal is a good grade. Winner can also be runner -up.”
Park’s confidence was not just coming out. The women’s basketball team, led by Park, earned 4 wins and 1 loss in the 2025 William Jones Cup in Taiwan, raising expectations for the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup (13-20 days).
The William Jones Cup is a competition for not only the national team but also a variety of teams, including professional teams, university teams, and club teams. This time, he tended to be evaluated ahead of the Asian Cup. The Korean national team won 95-74 wins to Taiwan B (Yushi Buriad), 80-58 wins in the Philippines on the 4th, and 92-62 on Taiwan A (national team) on the 5th and 111-50 on the 6th. On the 3rd, he lost 69-75 in Japan, ranking second. It was 4 wins and 1 loss with Japan, but it was ranked first in the confrontation.
I missed the championship, but Korea confirmed the skills of the main players and new players such as Kang Isle and Shin Ji -hyun. Shin Ji -hyun scored an average of 10 points in five games and Kang Dew scored 19 points. Kang Lee Seul led the team with 26 points and 8 splattering balls, as well as 29 points (including 9 3 -point shots). Shin Ji -hyun also scored 13 goals and 22 points in Type. The players stood out evenly every game. In the Philippines, Choi Yi -sam scored 23 points and Park Ji -hyun scored 17 points.
Park is looking forward to the Jones Cup’s breathing from China’s Shenzhen to the Asian Cup. Korea will work with New Zealand (14th), China (15th) and Indonesia (16th) as group league group A. You must catch New Zealand, the first opponent. South Korea was in third place with a group league 1 win and 2 losses in New Zealand in the 2023 Asia Cup, and did not achieve the goal of the Olympics for two consecutive finals. Group B group B was organized by Japan, Australia, the Philippines and Lebanon.
The winner of the tournament will go straight to the 2026 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany next September. The final rankings will be in the final qualifiers for the Women’s Basketball World Cup in March next year.
By Nam Ji -eun, reporter myviollet@hani.co.kr