'National University Setter' Hwang Taek's Return KB Sonbo Finally Wins First Season
'National University Setter' Hwang Taek's Return KB Sonbo Finally Wins First Season
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Men's professional volleyball KB Insurance finally won its first victory of the season.
KB Insurance beat KEPCO with a set score of 3-0 (25-21 28-26 25-23) in the men's home game of the professional volleyball Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Uijeongbu Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province on the 9th.
After Hwang Taek-ui, a "national team setter," was discharged from the military, KB Insurance won for the first time this season after breaking its opening five-game losing streak. It also escaped from losing all of its first rounds. KEPCO, on the other hand, tried to win all of its first rounds but failed.
KB Insurance's Long-awaited First Win in '6th Out of 5'
Despite different reasons, the two teams that desperately wanted to win were in a tight race until the end of the first set. KB Insurance, however, was more determined to win its first game of the season.
KB Insurance ran 23-18 at 19-18, as Na Kyung-bok and Andres Villena (registered name Villena) quickly opened and Hwang Taek-ui's serve ace exploded in succession. After making set points with Villena's blocking, Na Kyung-bok scored a serve ace to win the first set.
The second set was even fiercer. As the two teams were tying at 22-22, KB Insurance was on the verge of making consecutive mistakes. However, Villena's quick opening and Na Kyung-bok's serve aces made a dramatic 24-24 deuce. As KEPCO made consecutive mistakes this time, KB Insurance had up to the second set.
Korea Electric Power Corporation, which was on the brink of a cliff, tried to change by starting with Park Seung-won and Jeon Jin-seon in the third set. This strategy worked and led, but KB Insurance turned the game around by scoring five consecutive points with consecutive blocks by Villena and Lee Joon-young.
KB Insurance, which reached 24-22 match points due to Villena's rear attack, confirmed the victory with Na Kyung-bok's quick opening.
Korea Electric Power Corp., which had won all five games since the opening game, suffered its first defeat as foreign striker Luis Elian Estrada (registered name Elian) suffered a serious knee injury in the match against Hyundai Capital on the 6th, failing to fill the gap that left the team. Elian underwent surgery, making it difficult for him to play anymore this season, putting Korea Electric Power Corp. on high alert.
As for volleyball, "Setter Play"... KB Insurance's season will start from now on
KB Insurance, which finished bottom last season, waited more than anyone else for the opening of this season. This was because national strikers Na Kyung-bok and setter Hwang Taek-ui were discharged from the military and returned.
Na Kyung-bok came back first, but it was not enough. KB Insurance, which still relied on Villena as the attack success rate did not come out as expected, fell to the bottom again as it lost five consecutive games.
However, KB Insurance changed after Hwang Taek-ui returned. As the best field commander representing the V League, he managed the game in a smart and stable manner from his return match. Na Kyung-bok and Villena also revived.
Na Kyung-bok had a successful attack rate of 69.57 percent, the most by the two teams, with 19 points. With 18 points for Villena and eight points for Yoon Seo-jin, KB Insurance enjoyed a shutout victory that did not yield a single set.
KB Insurance had an average attack success rate of only 40 percent per game until Hwang Taek-ui arrived, but the attack success rate rose to 51.16 percent on the day. It was a game that showed how important the setter's role is in volleyball.
Hwang Taek-ui, who was nominated by KB Insurance as the No. 1 overall rookie draft in the 2016-2017 season, received the Rookie of the Year award and was named in the "Best 7" setter category for the third consecutive year from the 2020-2021 season. 메이저사이트
Attention is focusing on whether KB Insurance, which had to spend the dark age while Hwang Taek-ui was away, will finally shake up the men's professional volleyball game as it becomes "complete."