Bengaluru to Host Women’s Basketball League Asia 2026 from October 20-25

BENGALURU, India: The Women’s Basketball League Asia (WBLA) 2026 will take place in Bengaluru from October 20 to 25, making it the first Indian city to host a FIBA Asia-level club competition. This will be the third edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's basketball clubs in Asia, held at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, and notably, the first time the event is being conducted outside of China.

Six teams will compete for the championship, consisting of the national league champions from China, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and India, along with a representative from the Philippines who will enter as a Wild Card. The teams are organized 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)

The tournament will begin on October 20, with Indian Railways scheduled to play Denso Iris at 2:30 p.m. IST, followed by a match against KB Stars on October 21 at the same time. All games will be live-streamed on the FIBA YouTube channel.

The roster for Indian Railways includes:

- 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)

The team will be coached by Anitha Paul Durai, with Ashutosh Kumar Singh as the assistant coach.