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A Toast to Hyundai Engineering and Construction and Korean Air
‘A Toast to Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Korean Air’ The End of the Professional Volleyball Regular Season… PS Starts on the 21st
Korean Air won 4th consecutive victory in the regular league men’s and women’s division, and Hyundai E&C won the throne for the 5th time in total.
Hyundai E&C in the women’s division and Korean Air in the men’s division raised a toast to the professional volleyball Dodram 2023–2024 V-League regular league, in which each team played 36 games over about six months, completing the long journey.
The V-League regular season, which opened on October 14 last year and had a total of 252 games from rounds 1 to 6, ended on the 17th.
The court was heated as the battle for rankings continued right before the end of the regular season, and fans enjoyed the joy of volleyball. 메이저사이트
* Korean Air loses 4 times in a row in the regular league… Hyundai Engineering & Construction, first place in regular league for the 5th time
For both men and women, the first place team in the regular league was determined only one day before the end of the regular season.
Korean Air (71 points, 23 wins, 13 losses) beat second-place Woori Card (70 points, 23 wins, 13 losses) in a close match, and achieved its fourth consecutive regular league victory.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (80 points, 26 wins, 10 losses) also had a fierce battle for the lead with Heungkuk Life Insurance (79 points, 28 wins, 8 losses) throughout the regular league, and ended up winning the 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2019–2020, and 2021–2022 seasons.
Following this, he collected his fifth regular league first place trophy.
The battle for third place was also a catalyst that raised the enthusiasm for volleyball.
In particular, in the men’s division, OK Financial Group (58 points, 20 wins, 16 losses), Hyundai Capital (55 points, 18 wins, 18 losses), Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (50 points, 19 wins, 17 losses), and Korea Electric Power Corporation (50 points, 17 wins, 18 losses) The four teams fought fiercely until the end of the season to advance to the postseason.
In the V-League, if the point difference between 3rd and 4th place is 3 or less, a semi-playoff (quasi-PO) is held.
The winner of the battle for third place was OK Financial Group.
OK Financial Group created a sensation by winning all 4 rounds (6 wins), and then took 3rd place with 4 wins in the 6th round.
Hyundai Capital was another winner.
Hyundai Capital, which changed its attitude after parting ways with former manager Choi Tae-woong, won the last match against OK Financial Group and achieved a quasi-PO.
The momentum of the second half of the women’s division, Cheongkwanjang (61 points, 20 wins, 16 losses), was also great.
CheongKwanJang, which remained in 5th place with 24 points (7 wins, 11 losses) until the 3rd round, rose at a breakneck pace from the 4th round, defeating GS Caltex (51 points, 18 wins, 18 losses) and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea (48 points, 16 wins, 19 losses). I beat him and went straight to PO.
Korea Expressway Corporation (39 points, 12 wins, 24 losses), which finished the regular league in 3rd place last season and won the championship game after going through PO, fell to 6th place.
The ‘youngest club’ Pepper Savings Bank (17 points, 5 wins, 31 losses) recorded a disgraceful record of 28 consecutive losses, the most ever in the women’s division, and ranked last for three consecutive seasons.
Former coach Joe Tringe was fired without even completing a season.
In the men’s division, KB Insurance (21 points, 5 wins, 31 losses) was also confirmed to be in last place early on, and parted ways with former coach Hu In-jeong during the season.
* Kim Yeon-kyung’s health and mega appearance in the women’s division… The men’s division made a leap forward for those born in 1999.
The biggest change in the V-League this season was the introduction of the ‘Asia Quarter’.
The team that benefited most from this system was CheongKwanJang.
Megawatti Puttywi (registered name Mega) ranked 7th in scoring (736 points) and 4th in attack success rate (43.95%), putting CheongKwanJang on the postseason stage for the first time in 7 years.
However, the best star in the V-League was still Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life Insurance).
Although she complained, “Now that I’m older, it takes time to recover,” Kim Yeon-kyung ranked 6th in scoring (775 points), 2nd in attack success rate (44.98%), 5th in receiving efficiency (42.46%), and 8th in defense (per set). 5.557), ranking at the top in both offense and defense categories.
Kim Yeon-kyung, who has already been named the regular league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times, is considered the top MVP this season.
In the men’s division, friends of the same age and born in 1999 took the leap at the same time, contributing to the influx of young fans.
Foreign attackers ranked 1st to 6th in scoring, but Lim Dong-hyuk (Korean Air) ranked 7th (559 points), Kim Ji-han (Woori Card) ranked 9th (496 points), and Lim Seong-jin (Korea Electric Power Corporation) ranked 10th (432 points) and heralded the ‘V-League era born in 1999’.
Heo Soo-bong (Hyundai Capital), who ranked 8th with 544 points, is also a young striker born in 1998.
After completing the regular league schedule, the V-League begins spring volleyball on the 21st with a semi-PO single match between OK Financial Group and Hyundai Capital in the men’s division.
The women’s team’s first postseason game this season is the first leg of the playoffs (2 wins out of 3) between Heungkuk Life Insurance and Jeong Kwan-Jang on the 22nd.
The championship game, which determines the final winner, is a best-of-five match.
The women’s championship will be held on the 28th, and the men’s championship will be held on the 29th.
Praise for Taegeuk Archer Killer Resembles DiCaprio
“The More I See it, The More I Like it”… Praise for ‘Taegeuk Archer Killer’ Who Resembles DiCaprio [2024 Paris Olympics]
Ellison sincerely congratulates Kim Woo-jin after his defeat.
Kim Woo-jin (32, Cheongju City Hall) won the gold medal in the men's individual archery event at the Paris Olympics by a margin of 4.9 mm.
Meanwhile, his opponent in the final, Brady Ellison (USA), is a hot topic.
Not only did he display his skills in a 'close match' with Kim Woo-jin in the final, but he also showed his sincere congratulations to his opponent. 메이저사이트
On the 4th (local time), Kim Woo-jin defeated Ellison 6 to 5 in the final of the men's individual archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Invalides in Paris, France.
The difference of 4.9 mm was what decided the match.
In the shoot-off, if the score is tied, the shorter distance from the arrow to the center of the target is compared, and Kim Woo-jin recorded 55.8 mm and Ellison recorded 60.7 mm.
Ellison, who has previously destroyed Korean archery, is also nicknamed the 'Taegeuk Archer Killer'.
He has appeared on the Olympic stage for five consecutive times since the 2008 Beijing Games and also helped defeat Korea in the semifinals of the men's team event at the 2012 London Olympics.
At that time, Korea lost to the United States and only received a bronze medal.
On this day, after the winner was decided, Ellison held Son Woo-jin's hand and cheered. Then they hugged.
After that, the coaches from each country, Kim Woo-jin, and Ellison all held hands and cheered.
Once, they raised their hands toward the camera, and once toward the audience, expressing their gratitude.
On this day, praise poured out for Ellison on various online communities.
Videos and photos of the game were posted with titles such as, "American archer who resembles DiCaprio," and "Ellison, I like him more and more the more I see him."
Netizens responded with comments such as, "So beautiful.
This is sportsmanship, harmony, and the real Korea-US alliance," and "Look at the manners of the American players.
They're really cool.
They're handsome and likeable."
Lotte Yoon Dong-hee Hits a Fastball from Chiba Lotte Sasaki
LOTTE YOON DONG-HEE HITS A FASTBALL FROM CHIBA LOTTE SASAKI AND HITS A DOUBLE… THE TEAM LOST
Maximum speed of 155 km/h' Sasaki pitched 13 pitches, 1 hit, and no runs in 1 inning against Lotte.
Lotte loses 2nd consecutive match against Chiba Lotte, revived after 17 years.
Professional baseball Lotte Giants outfielder Yoon Dong-hee (20) scored a refreshing double from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)'s fastball pitcher Roki Sasaki (22, Chiba Lotte Marines).
Dong-hee Yoon started as the second batter and right fielder in an exchange match with Chiba Lotte held at Itoman Nishizaki Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 25th, and lightly turned the bat from his first at-bat in the first inning. 안전놀이터
In the first inning, with Kim Min-seok, the number one batter, striking out and no runner on with one out, he pulled Sasaki's third pitch, a 151 km/h fastball, and sent the ball deep into the left outfield, landing on second base.
However, the follow-up batter, No. 3 Victor Reyes, hit a foul fly, and No. 4 Jeon Jun-woo hit a ground ball to shortstop, so he could not come home.
Dong-Hee Yoon, who joined Lotte in 2022, played an active part with a batting average of 0.287, 111 hits, 2 home runs, and 41 RBI in 107 games last year, and was selected for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) national team, leaping forward as a player who will take responsibility for the future of Korean baseball. I'm doing it.
This was Sasaki's first actual game appearance this season, and he left the mound after only one inning.
He recorded 1 hit, 1 strikeout, and no runs in 1 inning, and threw 13 pitches, hitting a top speed of 155 km/h.
He also struck out Kim Min-seok with a forkball at a speed of up to 139 km/h.
Roki Sasaki is a player who set a new NPB speed record of 165 km.
On April 10, 2022, against the Orix Buffaloes, he achieved his perfect game at 20 years and 157 days, the youngest player in NPB.
Ahead of this season, he had a conflict with his team by demanding early entry into the Major League Baseball (MLB).
Sasaki's NPB career records are 46 games, 19 wins, 10 losses, 283⅔ innings, 376 strikeouts, 56 walks, and an ERA of 2.00.
Meanwhile, in today's game, Lotte lost 1-8 to Chiba Lotte, ending the two-game series with two losses.
Lotte starter Park Se-woong had three hits in the first inning and gave up two runs.
Lotte trailed 1-2 with Han Dong-hee hitting a one-run home run in the top of the second inning, but Park Se-woong allowed a one-run home run to Matsukawa Gou in the bottom of the second inning.
Park Se-woong, who allowed 3 runs in 2 innings, threw 39 balls, and the highest fastball speed was 147 km/h.
Lotte allowed 3 more runs in the 4th inning and 2 more runs in the 7th inning and ended the game without scoring any additional points.
Korea Lotte and Japan Chiba Lotte are ‘brother clubs’ with Chairman Shin Dong-bin as the owner.
This year, the two clubs strengthened their friendship by holding joint training and two exchange matches at Itoman Nishizaki Stadium.
According to the Lotte club, this is the first time that the first-team players have participated in joint training with Chiba Lotte, and it has been 17 years since they last played an exchange match.
The two teams trained together on the 22nd, and Lotte lost 3-7 in the first match of the exchange match on the 24th.
Lotte Coach Kim Tae-hyung said after the game, “I am satisfied overall.
In the game against the Japanese team, both pitchers and fielders showed good performance overall.”
Regarding joint training, he said, “When I played as a player in the past, Japanese baseball players were the object of envy, and it was a good experience to be able to train together like this.”
Lotte will rest for one day on the 26th and then continue training at Kushigawa Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture starting on the 27th.
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