Korean Air has risen to the top of the regular men’s professional volleyball league for three consecutive seasons.
Korean Air won a set score of 3-0 (25-18 25-22 25-21) against KB Insurance in the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League men’s away match held at Uijeongbu Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 10th, confirming first place in the regular league. .
As soon as Korean Air won the 1st and 2nd sets, it already secured 1 point and went directly to the championship match regardless of the results of the remaining 3 games including that day.
This is because even if Hyundai Capital (66 points), which is second in the league, wins all of the remaining two games until the end of the season and equalizes the points, Korean Air is ahead in the winning percentage in the final set.
In the V-League, if two teams have the same number of points and wins, the set win/loss ratio (total winning sets/total losing sets) determines superiority and inferiority.
Even if Korean Air lost up to 9 sets, including the match on this day, the final set win rate was 1.615, exceeding the set win rate (1.588) when Hyundai Capital won the remaining two games in a row with a score of 3-0. .
However, on this day, Korean Air took even the 3rd set and nailed it.
Korean Air boasted a high attack success rate (76.47%) from the first set and succeeded in overpowering the team.
With a strong serve, the KB Insurance receiving efficiency was tied at 26.32%, and the game was easily solved.
At 13-12, Kwak Seung-seok put in a quick open, and Han and Jung Ji-seok scored blocking points to widen the score gap.
After giving up two points, Lincoln Williams (registered name Lincoln)’s back attack, Cho Jae-young’s two consecutive blockings, and the opponent’s error tied up and ran away 21-14.
The home team, KB Insurance먹튀검증, struggled in the second set as if they couldn’t give their home to someone else’s party, but it was not enough.
In 22-20, Korean Air accumulated set points as KB Insurance Andres Viyena (registered name Viyena)’s serve Beomsil and Kwak Seung-seok’s serve ace crossed.
KB Insurance pursued at the last minute with Korean people’s quick attack and opponent’s mistake, but Jung Ji-seok finished the set with a time lag attack.
It was the moment that confirmed the first place in the men’s regular league for three consecutive years.
I could have been careless in my excitement, but Korean Air took it to the third set.
At 22-21, which continued the seesaw game, Lincoln put in a back attack and Jung Ji-seok blocked the opponent’s rain or attack and reached the match point.
Then, KB Insurance Hwang Kyung-min’s attack left the court and the game ended.
On this day, Lincoln (19 points) and Jung Ji-seok (12 points) jointly scored 31 points, including 7 blockings, leading the team to victory.
In KB Insurance, Viyena played an active role with 17 points, but could not prevent defeat.
Korean Air has risen to the top of the regular league for three consecutive seasons since the 2020-2021 season. It is the 6th regular league first place in the club’s history.
It is the second three-game losing streak in the men’s division after Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (2011-2012 season – 2014-2015 season).
Korean Air, which even won the championship trophy in the past two seasons, now surpasses the feat of winning the championship for the third consecutive season (1st place in the regular league and winning the championship match).
Currently, 2nd place Hyundai Capital and 3rd place Woori Card have confirmed their advance to the postseason and are preparing for an ‘upset’ against Korean Air in ‘Spring Volleyball’.
The postseason opens on the 24th with a playoff between Hyundai Capital and Woori Card (PO, 2 wins in 3 matches) if the difference in points between the 3rd and 4th teams is greater than 3.
After that, Korean Air and the PO winner team will play the championship game of 5 matches and 3 wins from the 30th.
If the difference in points between the 3rd and 4th places is narrowed to 3 or less, the semi-playoff (semi-PO) will be held on the 22nd.