The Park Shin-ja Cup basketball tournament, named after the “living legend of Korean women’s basketball,” is taking place in Cheongju.
As the first Asian player to be inducted into the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame, the tournament is now an international event.
The players are huddled together, looking tense, just before tipoff.
A fierce battle for the ball ensues, and the crowd roars as a three-pointer is made.
The curtain has risen on the Park Shinja Cup 2023 international basketball tournament.
Ten teams from four countries participated in the tournament, including six teams from the Korean Women’s Basketball Federation, unemployed teams from Japan and Australia, and the Philippine national team…
[Park Jae-hyun/spectator: “It’s so fun to come with friends, there are a lot of events here and the games are fast, so it’s fun and everyone is good.”]
First held in 2015, the Park Shin-jah Cup was a tournament to discover up-and-coming talent until last year, but it has since grown in stature to become an international competition for mainstream players.
[Jung Jin-kyung, Head of Competition Operations, WKBL: “In the case of the Japanese team, the champions and runners-up of the 먹튀검증 Japanese league are coming, so I think the tournament has grown to a scale worthy of Park Shin-ja’s reputation.”]
In order to expand the popularity of women’s basketball in particular, ticket proceeds from the tournament will be used to support girls’ sports clubs in elementary and middle schools in the Cheongju area.
The 2023 Park Shin-ja Cup Basketball Tournament, which will see 10 teams from four countries compete in a breathtaking battle for the title, will be held at the Cheongju Indoor Gymnasium through this weekend.
