The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown

Sep 20, 2025

The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown
Photo courtesy=KOVO



The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown
Photo courtesy=KOVO
The Korean Air Jumbos won the KOVO Cup for the sixth time.

Korean Air defeated OK Savings Bank with a set score of 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-16) in the men's final of the 2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup professional volleyball tournament at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu on the 20th.

Korean Air and Hyundai Capital won the most cups in history with five wins. Hyundai Capital dropped out of this tournament due to team circumstances. Korean Air rose to the top for the sixth time in its career, becoming the most winning team.




Ahead of the final, the head coaches of both teams gave some conflicting meanings. Shin Young-chul, director of OK Savings Bank, emphasized the process. Korean Air coach Henan Dal Zotto said, "Even if it's a cup competition, the game is important.

Coach Shin Young-chul said, `What's important is what kind of volleyball you play. If the process is good, the results follow. The focus is on the content of the game and the direction the players should go" he said.

Manager Henan said, `The regular league is the main event anyway, but this cup is also a competition. I try to win every game and every competition. I emphasized that to the players."




Korean Air took the lead in the first set.

The tight game tilted in the second half. Three blocks were the deciding shots. In 19-19, Korean Air blocked Jeon Kwang-in's quick opening of OK Savings. Kim Min-jae and Kim Jun-ho blocked it together. Korean Air then took a two-point lead as Kim Kyu-min and Seo Hyun-il blocked OK Savings Song Hee-chae's rear attack. In 21-19, Kim Joon-ho and Kim Kyu-min again blocked Jeon Kwang-in's quick opening. At 24-21, Lim Jae-young brought a set point to the back attack.

In the second set, OK Savings Bank seemed to take the lead, but Korean Air finally turned it over.




The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown
Photo courtesy=KOVO
The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown
Photo courtesy=KOVO
The final ended in a bland finish. Korean Air has won 6 times in total! → OK Savings 30 Shutdown
Photo courtesy=KOVO
OK Savings was shaken at 19-18 when Park Tae-sung's serve was caught in the net. In 19-19, Jeon Kwang-in hit the quick open, but he was caught again. Korean Air found its composure as Song Hee-chae's quick open was also out at 21-22. Korean Air approached the set point with Seo Hyun-il scoring a quick open at 23-21. OK Savings followed 23-24 but Shin Ji-ho's spike serve was out at the end.

Korean Air didn't drag the game out for long. From the middle of the third set, OK Savings exposed its tired appearance. Korean Air scored three points in a row with OK Savings tied to 13 points. He ran 17-13 and foretold his victory. At 19-16, he again bombed five points in a row, destroying OK Savings.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.