Women’s Basketball League Asia 2026 in Bengaluru from Oct 20

Home side Indian Railways to debut and will face Japan’s Denso Iris and South Korea’s KB Stars in Group B

BENGALURU, India: Bengaluru will host the Women’s Basketball League Asia (WBLA) 2026 from October 20-25, marking the first time an Indian city has hosted a FIBA Asia-level club competition.

The third edition of FIBA’s flagship tournament for women’s basketball clubs in Asia will be held at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. It will also be the first time the annual competition is taking place outside China.

Groups

Six teams will compete for the title, featuring the national league champions of China, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei and India, alongside a representative from the Philippines that has received a Wild Card.

The teams have been divided into two groups based on the FIBA World Ranking for Women.

Group A

• Sichuan Yuanda Meile (China)

• Akari Sparks (Philippines)

• Cathay Life Tigers (Chinese Taipei)

Group B

• Denso Iris (Japan)

• KB Stars (South Korea)

• Indian Railways (India)

Indian Railways Roster

Image credit: BFI Instagram

Players

• Rashi Khotani - Shooting Guard

• Sathya Krishnamurthi - Point Guard

• Priyanka Prabhakara - Shooting Guard

• Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu - Point Guard

• Manmeet Kaur - Center

• Poonam Chaturvedi - Center

• Pushpa Senthil Kumar - Center

• Namarta - Shooting Guard

• Nitika Amuthan - Point Guard

• Harshitha Kelttira Bopaiah - Power Forward

• Harima Sundhari Munishkannan - Shooting Guard

• Akot Paul Malok - Forward

• Vaishnavi Yadav - Shooting Guard

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach: Anitha Paul Durai

• Assistant Coach: Ashutosh Kumar Singh

Indian Railways Fixtures

Pushpa Senthil Kumar (Image Credit: FIBA.Basketball)

• October 20 at 2:30 p.m. IST vs Denso Iris (Japan)

• October 21 at 2:30 p.m. IST vs KB Stars (South Korea)

Where to Watch?

All games will be live-streamed on the FIBA YouTube channel.

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