Wonju DB Promy defeated East Asia Super League (EASL) team, the Suwon KT Sonicboom, on Sunday to win the 2024 Korean Basketball League Cup. This marks DB’s first-ever KBL Cup victory since the competition began in 2020. 

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Scraping its way into the semifinals after beating the Seoul SK Knights on point differential, DB bested the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, 81-75, before taking down KT, 77-67, in the final. DB import Chinanu Onuaku earned tournament MVP honors after tallying 24 points, 17 rebounds and five assists. 

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KT’s road to the championship game started by topping Group B with two wins in two contests. Most notably, the Sonicboom clinched an 84-74 win over reigning KBL champions — and 2024-25 EASL rivals — the Busan KCC Egis. From there, KT triumphed over the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus but ultimately fell to DB. 

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Looking ahead, KT begins its 2024-25 KBL campaign on Oct. 19 against KCC. The Sonicboom match up with the Seoul Samsung Thunders before hosting the P. LEAGUE+’s Taoyuan Pauian Pilots on Oct. 23, with hopes of improving to 2-0 in EASL play. 

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KCC doesn’t play its first EASL game until Nov. 6 when it travels to take on the Macau Black Bears at Macau SAR’s Studio City Event Center. 

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