Road construction has been a hit for 3 years in a row! U21 Representative Lee Ji-yoon Named 1st Overall...Twenty-one professionals were called (round up)
Sep 05, 2025
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Korea Volleyball Life (KOVO) held the 2025-2026 KOVO Women's Rookie Draft at Mayfield Ballroom at Mayfield Hotel in Ovalsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 5th.
The draw was made based on the reverse order of the final rankings last season. Pepper Savings Bank (35%), GS Caltex (30%), Korea Expressway Corporation (20%), IBK Industrial Bank (8%), Hyundai Engineering & Construction (4%), Jeong Kwan-jang (2%) and Heungkuk Life (1%).
For the third year in a row, the Korea Expressway Corporation has been a big hit. It won the first overall nomination right through a 20% probability. Lucky for the first place overall for three consecutive seasons following the 2023-2024 season and 2024-2025 season. Pepper Savings Bank, IBK Industrial Bank, GS Caltex, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and Jeonggwanjang were followed. However, Heungkuk Life sent its first-round pick to Pepper Savings Bank in a trade on June 3, 2024, and received its second-round pick.
A total of 58 players (56 high school players, one college player, and one unemployed player) knocked on the professional stage in the draft.
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Pepper Savings Bank, which has the second overall nomination right, nominated Kim Seo-young of Sehwa Girls' High School. IBK Industrial Bank then called Ha Ye-ji of Shiseong Girls' High School by her name. Middle blocker and outside heater position player.
GS Caltex named Ilshin Women's Award setter Choi Yoon-young, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction called Hanbom High School Lee Chae-young, who can play all positions. Pepper Savings Bank's Libero Chung Sol-mi and Jeong Kwan-jang called outside heater Park Yeoreum (Jungang Girls' High School), who had the right to nominate again.
The second round went in reverse order. Jeong Kwan-jang selected Kim Ji-yoon of Jecheon Girls' High School, and Heungkuk Life Insurance, which failed to be nominated in the first round, called Lee Shin-young of Gangneung Girls' High School as its first nomination. Hyundai E&C's Kim Soo-hyun is from Hanbom High School, GS Caltex's Kim Hyo-im is from Seunghyun High School, IBK Corporation? What?It nominated Ilshin Women's Award Kang Yoo-jung. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which had the right to nominate Pepper Savings Bank in the second round, passed, and the Korea Expressway Corporation also did not call it.
The Korea Expressway Corporation, which gained the right to nominate again, nominated Park Yoon-seo of Jungang Girls' High School, and the rest of the clubs did not make all the third round nominations.
In the fourth round, Hyundai Engineering & Construction was nominated by Gwangju Chego High School Cho Bo-yoon, IBK Industrial Bank was nominated by Mokpo Women's Award Jung A-rim, and Pepper Savings Bank was nominated by Oh Eun-chae from Geunyoung Girls' High School.
A total of five trainees were chosen. Pepper Savings Bank Kim Min-ji (Gwangju Sports High School), Hyundai Engineering & Construction Lee Min-young (Gangneung Girls' High School), Heungkuk Life Kim Hae-eun Moon Da-hye and Shin Da-sol (Sehwa Girls' High School) will dramatically take the professional stage.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
