{"id":257181,"date":"2026-04-12T21:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/12\/kb-stars-triumph-dominated-playoffs-reach\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:54:51","slug":"kb-stars-triumph-dominated-playoffs-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/04\/12\/kb-stars-triumph-dominated-playoffs-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"KB Stars Triumph: How They Dominated the Playoffs to Reach the Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0081\/image-19b679d6-6629-4b44-94a3-ff6ba0cc0267.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Park Ji-su \/ Photo: Provided by WKBL<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Lee Sang-pil] The Cheongju KB Stars, who topped the regular season, swept their best-of-five playoff series and advanced to the championship round.<\/p>\n<p> KB rolled past Asan Woori Bank 81-55 in Game 3 of the BNK Financial 2025-2026 WKBL playoffs at Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium on April 12.<\/p>\n<p> After taking the first two games at home, KB closed out the series on the road to complete a 3-0 sweep and punch their ticket to the finals.<\/p>\n<p> The Stars will chase their third overall title, having previously won championships in 2018-19 and 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Woori Bank fell short of reaching the finals and will end its season in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p> Center Park Ji-su led KB with 23 points and five rebounds. Guard Kang I-seul added 16 points, while Sara Sakai chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n<p> For Woori Bank, Ayano Onizuka battled for 15 points, but it wasn\u2019t enough. Team leader Kim Dan-bi managed just two points.<\/p>\n<p> KB set the tone early, closing the first quarter up 20-17. In the second quarter they tightened defensively, holding Woori Bank to seven points while pouring in 25 of their own to stretch the lead to 45-24.<\/p>\n<p> With control firmly in hand, KB managed the game comfortably the rest of the way as Woori Bank struggled to generate momentum.<\/p>\n<p> The Stars kept a lead of 20 points or more through the second half and finished with an 81-55 rout.<\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Lee Sang-pil <span><font color=\"blue\">sports@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cThe closest, most fun news \u00a9 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 2\uc904 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td 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