Shocking! FIVB there was no answer. In the end, the men's team decided to cancel the Yeosu Cup. The women's team will hold a summit on the 21st
Sep 14, 2025
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The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) said in a press release after midnight on the 13th that it has been in constant communication with the FIVB about the approval of the men's cup tournament, but has not received a final answer about the event. Therefore, the federation decided to cancel the men's team of the cup competition altogether. The federation will do its best to prevent this from happening again through continuous communication with FIVB, and I would like to express my sincere apology once again for the inconvenience caused to volleyball fans, Yeosu citizens, club officials, athletes, Yeosu City and sponsors who have been interested in this competition" he said.
Fortunately, the women's division, which will be held from the 21st, will be held normally.
KOVO held the 2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup Professional Volleyball Championship at Jinnam Indoor Gymnasium in Yeosu on the 13th. From this day on, the men's game began, and Hyundai Capital and OK Savings Bank competed fiercely as the opening game, and OK Savings Bank won 3-1.
However, the scheduled second game, KB Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, was suddenly postponed to 11 a.m. on the 14th, the next day. KOVO said the previous day that the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) recommended suspending the men's game the day before the game, and KOVO once again requested permission to host it, and the Asian Volleyball Federation also requested to host it, but decided not to play the second game because it did not receive an answer. And if it was not approved by midnight on the 13th, it was decided to cancel the men's competition.
FIVB has put the brakes on the tournament taking place at the time the world championships are taking place. For now, foreign players were not allowed to participate. Until the previous day, I knew that foreign players were participating, and I even trained like that, but both Hyundai Capital and OK Savings Bank played only as domestic players without foreign players and Asian quarter players.
However, this is the first time that the competition itself has been banned beyond the ban on foreign players. The women's division, which will be held from the 21st, will be held normally.
KOVO announced the postponement of the second match and apologized to the club officials and athletes, Yeosu city officials, various sponsors, and volleyball fans including Yeosu citizens. In the future, we will communicate closely with FIVB and do our best to prevent this from happening," he said in an official statement.
A KOVO official stressed that this tournament is not a league, but a tournament that has always been played, and that it is an exhibition game ahead of the season, but there is no answer from FIVB yet. "In the name of the president of the Asian Volleyball Federation, he sent a letter to hold this tournament." The president of the Asian Volleyball Federation also said he would help hold the opening. The consultation will continue until midnight today" he said.
Despite the efforts of KOVO and the Asian Volleyball Federation, FIVB's decision remained unchanged in the end, and the men's tournament was no longer available after the first game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
