00:03Kung Lee Seul has built a reputation as one of the most prolific sharpshooters in the game.
00:09Guess who's taking the three?
00:10Kang!
00:11On the money!
00:12She is hot as fire, ladies and gentlemen.
00:15Wow, she's incredible.
00:17Kang!
00:18Another three!
00:19The fans and her teammates are celebrating, folks.
00:24And so it proved again earlier this year,
00:27when firing Korea to its 17th straight FIBA Women's World Cup.
00:34Kang set a qualifying tournament record with eight three-pointers in a win over the Philippines,
00:39one that secured Korea's place in Berlin this September.
00:43Three ball goes up!
00:44And the record is finally broken!
00:49And across her five games, she launched an incredible 65 triples,
00:54connecting on 41.5% of them to finish with almost 19 points per game
01:00and lead all scorers in Lyon-Wierbach.
01:05Coach Park always tells me to shoot whenever I get even a small opportunity,
01:10Kang said during the tournament.
01:11Many of our set plays are built to help shooters get open shots.
01:15Because the team and the coach trust me that much,
01:18I try to take more shots and work harder to make more of them.
01:24The Koreans would finish with an impressive 3-2 record,
01:28also beating Colombia and upsetting five-time reigning FIBA Women's Afro Basket champion Nigeria,
01:34a quarter-finalist at the Paris Olympics less than two years ago.
01:38Tough shot!
01:40On the move!
01:41How in the world!
01:43And by wrapping up qualification with a game to spare,
01:47Korea will be headed to Berlin,
01:48where Kang will look to build upon another historic performance from four years ago.
01:53Kang Lee-sun has the green light here today.
01:57Ultra green light.
01:59At the 2022 World Cup in Sydney,
02:02she dropped 37 points to lead her team past Bosnia-Herzegovina
02:06for its first victory at the tournament in 12 years.
02:09Her seven long-range hits in that game being the second most of all time.
02:14Her three-point shot is good!
02:17I'm quiet, baby.
02:19But Korea is showing its improvement even beyond Kang's heroics.
02:23At last year's FIBA Women's Asia Cup,
02:25when she exited the tournament after just one game due to injury,
02:29the team dug deep to finish fourth.
02:31We're still in the United States.
02:33We wish it is!
02:33The Koreans will need to show more of that fight this year,
02:37opening up with a rematch against a Nigerian side
02:40looking to avenge its defeat in Lyon
02:42before taking on Olympic silver medalist France
02:45and rounding out Group B play against Hungary.
02:51But if Kang's history and Korea's form are any guide,
02:54they will be ready for the big stage.
02:57Kang, top player.
02:59Feeling it.
03:00Because she's in the zone.
03:02She's locked in.
03:02Every time she touches the ball, she's being aggressive.
03:05For all the latest on the road to the FIBA Women's World Cup 2026,
03:10head to FIBA.Basketball.
03:12Trying to create space.
03:13Could it be triple number seven?
03:14You've got to be kidding me!
03:16Oh my gosh!
03:18This is unreal.
03:20Oh my gosh!
03:21This is unreal.
03:22This is unreal.
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