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WKBL’s Park Shin-ja Cup comes to Cheongju with four overseas teams invited

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The WKBL will hold the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup in Cheongju.
  • The tournament honors Korean women’s basketball legend Park Shin-ja and was established in 2015.
  • The event returns to Cheongju for the first time in three years and will include six WKBL teams and overseas teams.

The Korea Women’s Basketball League will bring the 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup back to Cheongju, with four overseas teams invited to strengthen the field.

The WKBL announced the tournament schedule and participating teams on Sept. 3. The competition honors Park Shin-ja, a legend of Korean women’s basketball, and has been held before the start of the new season since its launch in 2015.

This year’s tournament marks the event’s return to Cheongju after three years. Six WKBL teams and overseas teams will take part.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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