I apologize from the bottom of my heart I finally bowed to the unprecedented situation...Do you promise to prevent a recurrence

Sep 16, 2025

I apologize from the bottom of my heart I finally bowed to the unprecedented situation...Do you promise to prevent a recurrence
An image of visitors visiting the site of the 2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup. Photo =KOVO



Eventually, the federation bowed and issued an apology. Preventing the recurrence of such a situation is a top priority.

The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) issued an apology on the 15th regarding the recent disruption of the men's team at the 2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup. The starting point is a series of mistakes caused by unfamiliarity with the rules of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). Initially, a total of eight teams were scheduled to participate in the tournament, including seven men's teams and the Thai invitation team, Nakhon Ratchasima. However, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) did not allow each country to host the tournament during the World Championship. In the end, the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) announced the cancellation of the men's tournament in the process, but later announced that the tournament would resume on a limited basis without foreign players and Thai teams.

But there's another problem. FIVB approved the resumption of the tournament on the condition that it restricted the issuance of the International Transfer Agreement (ITC), prohibited foreign teams and foreign players from participating, and prohibited registered players from the World Championship, including the preliminary list, but Hyundai Capital decided to drop out on the 15th. The federation dispatched officials to the World Championship site to allow players in the preliminary entry to play, but this was also denied due to regulations.




I apologize from the bottom of my heart I finally bowed to the unprecedented situation...Do you promise to prevent a recurrence
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Hyundai Capital only had eight players to play if foreign players included members of the World Championship national team (Heo Soo-bong, Park Kyung-min, Shin Ho-jin) and the 25-member candidate list (Im Sung-ha, Hwang Seung-bin, and Jung Tae-joon). Since there are 0 Apogit Spiker and Libero positions, there was a ridiculous situation in which other position players had to stand instead. In the end, he decided to drop out of the cup competition in consideration of various factors. Hyundai Capital lost the opening match against OK Savings Bank on the 13th with a set score of 1-3, but after one game, the rest of the game will be dealt with by default.

Due to the lack of FIVB regulations that require league games to start after a three-week break after the World Championships, the men's opening game, Cheonan Hyundai Capital and Korean Air were postponed to the last regular league game on October 18. On top of that, when the Cup was disrupted, the federation eventually issued an official apology.

I apologize from the bottom of my heart I finally bowed to the unprecedented situation...Do you promise to prevent a recurrence
Director Philip Blanc of Hyundai Capital. Photo =KOVO
The federation issued an apology late on the afternoon of the 15th 'We apologize'The Korean Volleyball Federation is deeply responsible for the failure of the Cup to operate normally, and we extend our sincere apologies to the fans and related organizations who love volleyball," he bowed. The federation was informed by FIVB on September 12 (Friday), the day before the Cup, that the event would not be held, and continued to discuss the event with FIVB, but decided to cancel the men's team altogether because it did not receive a final approval answer for the event until 24:00 on Saturday, the 13th. After that, around 4 a.m. on the 14th (Sunday), the competition was resumed with conditional approval from the FIVB. Once again, I would like to express my sincere apology for causing confusion among the volleyball fans, Yeosu city officials, broadcasters, sponsors, club officials, and overseas invitation teams for causing great inconvenience and disappointment in all these processes"I apologized after giving a rough explanation of the circumstances.




The federation will then thoroughly analyze the cause of this and follow up on those involved. In addition, we will create a smoother communication channel with FIVB and come up with institutional supplementary measures to thoroughly proceed with our work so that similar things do not recur"It promised to prevent a recurrence.

It's an unprecedented situation and even an official apology. Prevention of recurrence is the top priority in the future. This should never happen again and again.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.