Professional volleyball defending champions Korean Air and Hyundai Engineering & Construction have risen to second place in the regular league this season. 메이저놀이터
Korean Air had a new victory against KB Insurance in the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on Saturday. It beat KB Insurance again with a set score of three to two (25-19 22-25 27-29 25-22 15-8).
After two consecutive losses, Korean Air has gained momentum by garnering two consecutive wins. With two more points added, Korean Air has advanced to the second place by beating KEPCO (four wins, nine points) with three wins and two losses and 10 points. The two have the same points as Hyundai Capital (four wins), which ranks first, but are lagging behind in terms of wins.
It was a valuable victory only for native players. Korean Air’s main catcher Yosvani was unable to participate due to his shoulder injury and Asian quarterback Aref was unable to participate due to poor condition.
Jeong Han-yong led the team to win by achieving the triple crown (blocking, sub-ace, and three or more rear-end attacks), including five rear-end attacks, three blocks and four serve aces. Jung Ji-seok, who played Libero due to shin injury, returned to the outside heater and scored 19 points, while middle blocker Kim Min-jae also helped with 17 points, including four blocks.
KB Insurance lost its opening five consecutive games, but had to settle for a point (one) for the first time. Although Villena scored the most 28 points in both teams, her offense rate was only around 45 percent. Na Kyung-bok, who returned, fought hard with 19 points, but none other than the two players scored double-digit points.
Korean Air won the first set, but lost the second and third sets, putting it on the verge of defeat. However, Jeong Han-yong and Kwak Seung-seok (eight points) of the fourth set combined to score 12 points, bringing the game to the final five sets.
Jeong brought the victory with back-to-back serve points in five sets, four to three. Kwak also sealed the victory by hitting and blocking the open.
Women’s team Hyundai E&C also beat Pepper Savings Bank at its home game at Suwon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province. It won the match with a set score of 3-1 (25-16 17-25 25-21 25-17).
Hyundai Engineering & Construction won four consecutive games after losing to Heungkuk Life Insurance in the opening game, confirming its reputation as the champion of the last season. With 11 points, it defeated Jeong Kwan-jang (three wins, one loss, nine points) to come in second place. Ranked first is Heungkuk Life with 12 points (four wins).
Moma led the victory with 26 points, the most by both teams. Jung Ji-yoon was paired with 18 points, including three blocks.
After winning the opening game, Pepper Savings Bank lost four consecutive games and ranked fifth with four points. New foreign player Taylor Fricano joined the team, but failed to overcome the absence as administrative procedures such as visa issuance were not completed. Lee Ye-rim (17 points), Asian Quarter Jangwi (13 points), and Park Eun-seo (11 points) made great efforts, but they were not good enough.
