Seodaemun-gu Office Women's Basketball Team Has No Rivals... Achieves Consecutive National Tournament Championships

Taebaek Mayor's Cup National Business Basketball Federation Championship Victory with 3 Wins, Defeating Sacheon, Gimcheon, and Daegu City Hall
Coach Park Chansuk Wins Coach Award, Player Yoo Hyun-i Receives MVP Award, Double Celebration
Expected to Continue Winning Streak at the National Basketball Championships and National Sports Festival

There is no rival in women's professional basketball.

Seodaemun-gu (District Mayor Lee Seongheon) announced that the Seodaemun-gu Office women's basketball team, led by coach Park Chansook, won the championship with a perfect 3-0 record at the ‘2024 Taebaek Mayor's Cup National Professional Basketball Federation Tournament’ held on the last day, the 9th, at the Gowon Gymnasium in Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do, defeating Daegu City Hall 74-50.

The Seodaemun-gu Office women's basketball team previously defeated Sacheon City Hall 74-45 on the 7th and Gimcheon City Hall 51-43 on the 8th.

With this, the Seodaemun-gu Office women's basketball team achieved the remarkable feat of winning back-to-back national tournaments, following their first undefeated championship just one year after their founding at the ‘2024 National Professional Basketball Federation Tournament’ held in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, in April this year.

Additionally, coach Park Chansook received the Coach of the Year award, and player Yoo Hyunyi was honored with the Most Valuable Player award, marking a double celebration.

Four teams participated in this tournament: Seodaemun-gu Office, Sacheon City Hall, Gimcheon City Hall, and Daegu City Hall, competing in a full league format.

In the final match against Daegu City Hall on the 9th, the Seodaemun-gu Office women's basketball team started the 1st quarter tied at 15-15, then led 36-28 by the 2nd quarter, 54-44 by the 3rd quarter, and ultimately secured victory with a final score of 74-50 in the 4th quarter, demonstrating superior skills.

Forward Park Eunseo scored 21 points, while captain and forward Yoon Nari and forward Yoo Hyunyi each scored 17 points, and guard Lee Sojeong contributed 12 points, all achieving double-digit scores for Seodaemun-gu Office.

Legendary Korean women's basketball coach Park Chansook said, “I want to carry the momentum of this undefeated championship into the upcoming National Basketball Championships and the National Sports Festival.”

Lee Seongheon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, who personally visited the venue on the first day to cheer, expressed his congratulations and gratitude to the basketball team, saying, “The sweat and passion of the coach and players, along with their determination of ‘We can do it,’ have led to the achievement of back-to-back national championships.”

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