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Hyundai Capital Skywalkers took the first round of the championship game.
Hyundai Capital won set-score 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-22, 25-23) in the first game of the 2024-2025 V-League championship match against the Korean Air Jumbos at Yoo Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan on the 1st. There is a 73.6% (14/19) chance that the winning team of the first round will win the championship in the all-time men's championship game.
Hyundai Capital has had an overwhelming season this season. With 30 wins and 6 losses and 88 points, it ranked first in the regular league, 19 points ahead of second-place KB Insurance (24 wins and 12 losses and 69 points). Hyundai Capital will try to win the combined title for the first time in 19 seasons since the 2005-2006 season. In addition, the men's first treble (winning the cup tournament, regular league, and championship game) will be aimed at.
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Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc said, `It was hard to wait until the championship game. I wanted to play the game quickly"I wanted the playoffs to go all the way to Game 3. I didn't watch the game as a viewer, but I watched the points that each team should pay attention to. I didn't know who would come up, so I did an analysis. As Korean Air beat KB Insurance, it is likely to be a rematch of the cup competition" he said.
Korean Air finished the season in third place, but beat KB Insurance by 2-1 in the playoffs and succeeded in advancing to the championship game for the eighth consecutive year. With the failure to win the regular league, the first five consecutive wins in a row failed, but he is aiming to win the championship game for five consecutive seasons.
Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen said "It's been a tough season. I think it's nice to have a chance to win a star in the championship game"We've had a hard time this season. Hyundai Capital didn't have many difficult moments, but I think it's good for us to be able to come out of a difficult situationexpected "
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In the first set, Hyundai Capital succeeded in gaining the upper hand. In the beginning of the setter, Korean Air took the lead. Jeong Han-yong and Choi Jun-hyuk took the lead with blocking. However, following Jeon Kwang-in's quick open score, Hyundai Capital hit it out as Korean Air made a mistake, and Leo's score broke out in earnest. At 21-17, Hyundai Capital clearly won the game with Jeon Kwang-in's serve ace, and Heo Soo-bong ended the first set with a back attack.
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Korean Air succeeded in counterattack in the second set. Korean Air certainly survived Russell's attack. Russell had an eight-point attack success rate of 61.54% with a 46.43% offensive share. Hyundai Capital also confronted Korean Air by scoring 12 points with both Huh Soo-bong and Leo's attack success rate of more than 60%.
The joys and sorrows were divided at deuce. At 24-24, Russell's back attack was inserted into Hyundai Capital's code, and he immediately scored a quick open, bringing the game to square one.
Korean Air continued its mood until the middle of the third set. Yoo Kwang-woo and Jung Ji-seok scored serve points, and Kim Min-jae's blocked points continued at 9-8. Since then, Korean Air has been bombed, with Russell's back attack continuously going in. It was Hyundai Capital that laughed at the end. At the end of the set, Korean Air's mistakes continued, and eventually came to balance. Korean Air's serve mistakes came out at 22-22, and Hyundai Capital took the third set with back-to-back blocking goals by Huh Soo-bong and Jung Tae-joon.
In the fourth set 16-16, Korean Air hit out as Hyundai Capital made consecutive mistakes. However, Hyundai Capital succeeded in balancing it again with its opponent's mistakes and persistent defense. Leo became the troubleshooter at 22-22, and Hyundai Capital won the first game as Jung Ji-seok was blocked at 24-23.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
