Got 73.6 percent! Korean Air expected to win the unified championship for the first time in 19 years, but...I showed my team's determination to win

Apr 01, 2025

Got 73.6 percent! Korean Air expected to win the unified championship for the first time in 19 years, but...I showed my team's determination to win
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Hyundai Capital Skywalkers succeeded in taking the lead in 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, which has reached the championship game again in two seasons since the 2022-2023 season, will challenge the men's first record. Cup tournament and regular league No. 1 situation. If he wins the championship game, he will become the first male team to win the treble (three gold medals). The last championship match was between 2018 and 2019. The last combined championship was from 2005 to 2006.




On this day, Hyundai Capital's Leo and Heo Soo-bong became clear solvers. Leo scored 23 points, including two serve and two blocking points, with an attack success rate of 52.78% while Heo Soo-bong led the attack with a 17-point attack success rate of 56%.

Korean Air's Russell (27 points) and Jung Ji-seok (16 points) and Jeong Han-yong (11 points) played evenly, but they showed a collapse in every match as they had 33 errors, nine more than Hyundai Capital.

After the game, coach Philip Blanc said "Today's game went as expected. Korean Air came with a positive momentum from the playoffs, and I thought it would push us. Our receiving was shaken, and our blocking could have been more solid, but we couldn't do that. But now that we've played one game, I think it's a good start, showing our team's willingness to win", he commented in general.




Got 73.6 percent! Korean Air expected to win the unified championship for the first time in 19 years, but...I showed my team's determination to win
Photo courtesy=KOVO
On this day, Hyundai Capital put Jeon Kwang-in in the starting instead of Shin Feng. Blanc said, `Xinfeng had a minor back injury during the preparation period, so he did not train much. Jeon Kwang-in, on the other hand, is in good physical condition and has good receiving. In the beginning of today, he was good at attacking. When Jeon Kwang-in comes in, Heo Soo-bong and Leo can go to Apogit Spiker. Shinpeng came in later and gave me good energy" he complimented.

Hyundai Capital will play the second game at the same place on the 3rd. Manager Blanc said "The good thing about today was that the attack efficiency was good. The receiving was shaky, but the wing attack went well "Sub seems to be a point to supplement. Blocking should also be good for two-man blocking. The receiving of floater serve should also be done well,' he said, pointing to the complementary point of the next game.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.