The Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) is the premier professional women's basketball competition in South Korea. Founded in 1998, the league has been instrumental in developing female basketball talent in the country and features a compact structure with a handful of corporate-sponsored teams. The season consists of a regular round-robin schedule followed by playoffs to determine the national champion. The WKBL has produced numerous stars who have excelled for the South Korean national team on the Asian and world stages. The league's championship is highly prized, and individual awards such as the Regular Season MVP, Best Defender, and Rookie of the Year are significant milestones in a player's career, reflecting the high competitive standards within Korean women's basketball.