Han player X Yoo Kwangwoo to win? Hwang Taek-ui, who was criticized for driving 80% of the market share, looked back on Dong-Aid-ryeon
Mar 27, 2025
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KB Insurance has only one win left until the championship game challenge. KB Insurance beat Korean Air in the first round of the Dodram V-League Men's Playoff at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 26th. In the history of the V-League, the winning team's chances of playing in the first round of the championship match are 89.5% (17/19).
If there is a player (40) in the midst of Korean Air's glory of winning four consecutive integrated championships, Hwang Taek-ui is the center of the 'new era' against it. At the age of 29 this year, he has entered his prime. Hwang Taek-ui led the team to victory with an exquisite toss that shook the opponent's block from the beginning.
Korean Air tried to make a turnaround by putting Yoo Kwang-woo (40) instead of Han player and winning the third set, but KB Insurance won the first game after a four-set deuce blood fight.
Hwang Taek-ui added "I saw the relative movement momentarily, so I put in a pass paint (in the empty spot). He explained that he succeeded because he failed once earlier. "Korean Air is a difficult team to deal with. I had the momentum from the beginning, and I was able to win because I didn't miss it until the end" was also quoted as saying.
Unlike usual, Korean Air played volleyball to maximize foreign player Russell's offensive share. However, KB Insurance did not give up the lead by pressing and shaking the opponent's block thoroughly under Hwang Taek's fast toss work. You could often see the main gun Villena attacking with only one blocker.
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How is Korean Air different between Han and Yoo Kwang-woo. Hwang Taek-ui said Han is close to Jeong-seok and Yoo Kwang-woo is close to an anomaly. Then "Personally, it is more difficult to predict (Yoo) Kwang-woo." They are very quick to judge and are good at using techniques or tactics to catch the other person off guard. He is good at playing to win, and he keeps looking for answers."
Looking back, it's a far cry. When he led Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Ryu Kwang-woo's assessment was not good. Criticism of benefiting from foreign players such as Angelco, Gavin, and Leo has always been followed by sneering that 'setter' can only raise high.
However, since joining Korean Air, Yoo Kwang-woo has shown that all of the criticisms directed at him were just the team's tactical choices, but only prejudices at the individual level.
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Winning is KB Insurance's long-cherished desire. The best performance ever was three years ago and was the runner-up in the 2021-2022 season.
However, the atmosphere is quite different from then. At that time, KB Insurance was a one-man team of Keita Noumori 'Monster'. Depending on the game, Keita's share was close to 80%. Hwang Taek-ui focused on putting up a ball that Keita was easy to hit rather than worrying about beating the opponent blocker.
Everyone understood Keita's mistake. On the other hand, if a team-level mistake occurred in the process of receiving or connecting, the atmosphere would get cold. Of course, Keita was as energetic as he was as eager to win. I knew how to embrace my colleague's mistake with "I did something wrong". However, it was a team chemistry that leaned on Keita's 'tolerance'.
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"When I read an article criticizing Keita's share, ' is all right?I thought ' At that time, I also felt stressed and frustrated. If the strikers can't do it, the setter hears 'Why did you give it there?' On the contrary, if you hit well as you do these days, there is a saying that 'the distribution of sets is good'. Perhaps it's like homework for all the setters."
At the end of the first round, he joined after being discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu), which led KB Insurance to a major reversal. KB Insurance, which suffered five consecutive losses in the opening period, quickly surpassed Korean Air to rank second in the league with Hwang Taek's joining and Afonso's appointment in the second half. Hwang Taek-ui said, `I was proud that I was good enough to be criticized if I couldn't do spring volleyball. Second place is not surprising."
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"The victory or defeat of volleyball is determined by the obsession or passion for each ball. It is not a team that cannot beat not only Korean Air but also Hyundai Capital. It's up to us."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
