Kim Dan-bi, the third player in women's basketball history to score 8,000 points... Woori Bank takes KB and wins 2 times in a row

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Women's professional basketball Asan Woori Bank's 'ace' Kim Dan-bi surpassed 8,000 career points for the third time in league history.

Danbi Kim led Woori Bank to a 57-51 victory by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds, the most for both teams, in the KB Star Banking 2026-2027 Women's Professional Basketball Regular League away game against Cheongju KB at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 9th.

In particular, Danbi Kim reached the 8,000-point milestone with a layup after breaking through the goal that made it 38-35 with 3 minutes and 31 seconds left in the third quarter.

Kim Dan-bi is the third player to score a total of 8,000 points in women's professional basketball, following the retired Jeong Seon-min and Kim Jong-un.

In the total scoring rankings, Kim Jong-un is in first place with 8,476 points, and Jeong Seon-min is in second place with 8,140 points.

Danbi Kim, who scored a total of 8,066 points, has the potential to rise to first place in this category this season.

Danbi Kim has scored more than 500 points for the past four consecutive seasons, and the number of regular league games has increased from 30 to 35 per team, so there are more games to accumulate points.

National team shooter Kang I-seul was sidelined due to a hamstring injury, but Woori Bank, with Kim Dan-bi, Lee Myung-kwan (14 points, 5 rebounds), and Katayama Nana (10 points) playing an active part, achieved two consecutive wins following the victory against Samsung Life Insurance in Yongin on the 7th.

Woori Bank, with 2 wins and 1 loss, was tied for second place with Busan BNK.

KB, whose team's mainstay Park Ji-soo was unable to play today due to a thigh injury, had Song Yun-ha (13 points, 9 rebounds) and others struggling, but was unable to avoid defeat, recording 1 win and 2 losses for the season, falling to 5th place.