The King's Return Jeong Ji-seok won the opening game of Korean Air, and Joto made his debut.
Oct 23, 2025
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Korean Air has started the 2025-2026 season in a good mood. Coach Henan Dal Zoto, who took the helm, won his Korean debut victory.
Korean Air won the set score 3-1 (25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 25-23) against KEPCO in the opening game of the 2025-2026 V-League season at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd.
After last season, Korean Air chose to say goodbye to manager Tommy Tilikainen, who contributed greatly to the four consecutive integrated games. Brazil coach Giotto has been appointed. Coach Joto ordered a huge amount of training from his players in the offseason and tried to change Korean Air to another team.
In particular, he worked hard on Jeong Ji-seok, who became the captain. Jung Ji-seok was recognized as the league's best outside heater. A two-time regular league MVP. However, the past two years have not shown any significant performance due to injuries. This off-season, he also failed to train properly due to fatigue fractures in his left shin. Director Giotto put a lot of effort into it. That's because you shouldn't have a major injury againWhile saying ", I'm sure Jung will show his best days this season. The sense of play is the problem. You have to play a lot of games," he stressed.
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A setter also solved the game smartly. In the first set, Kim Min-jae and Choi Jun-hyuk, not Jung Ji-seok and Russell, continued to deliver the toss to the middle blocker, easily creating a fastball score. In the rest of the game, KEPCO blockers were peeled off with even ball deliveries that were not biased to either side.
Jeong Han-yong, who had been quiet throughout the game, contributed to his team's victory with valuable consecutive points in the final match of the fourth set.
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However, he scored only nine points in the opening game against Woori Card. There were many analyses that Kim Joo-young, a setter younger than Benon, could not overcome the burden. In response, head coach Kwon Young-min immediately started Ha Seung-woo, who was discharged from the military after serving in the full-time reserve on the 22nd. There was no problem because we trained together in the offseason.
But I think we still need more time. There were scenes in which Ha Seung-woo's sense of the game and his breathing between the players were not yet 100%. In particular, it was painful to give up the set too futilely at the beginning of the third set due to the sudden collapse of organizational power. While fighting well in the fourth set, there was also a scene where the tight flow was broken due to a toss mistake in the 19-20 situation. Korea Electric Power Corporation lost its strength after losing its opening two consecutive games. Still, the more I played, the more comforting it was to see Benon and Ha Seung-woo working together.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
