Will KB Insurance, Hwang Taek's effect lead to hope for spring volleyball
Will KB Insurance, Hwang Taek's effect lead to hope for spring volleyball
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Attention is focusing on whether KB Insurance, the men's professional volleyball team, will be able to return to the spring volleyball stage for the first time in three seasons after overcoming the initial bad news.
KB Insurance's last spring volleyball game was in the 2021-22 season. At that time, he played spring volleyball for two consecutive seasons with "Malley Express" Keita Noumori at the forefront.
However, after Keita's departure, KB Insurance remained at the bottom for two consecutive seasons, and is aiming for spring volleyball for the first time in three seasons this season.
He was off to a shaky start. He sought to recover his reputation as he ranked the lowest in men's professional volleyball last season, but found himself at a rock bottom when Miguel Rivera offered to resign for health reasons before the season.
Accordingly, KB Insurance started the season by promoting its head coach Martin Blanco to acting coach, but suffered a crisis by losing the opening five consecutive games.
The start of the rebound was the return of national setter Hwang Taek.
Setter Hwang Taek-ui, who boasts stable game management ability and high-quality strong serve, returned to the team after serving in the military, and KB Insurance reported its first win of the season by breaking a losing streak in the KEPCO match on November 9, when Hwang Taek-ui returned.
KB Insurance, which had its worst start with its opening five consecutive losses, rebounded with 5 wins and 3 losses after Hwang Taek's return.
Hwang Taek-ui led the team's victory by scoring a decisive serve ace in the fifth set of the away game against OK Financial Group at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan on the 10th.
KB Insurance, which has 15 points (5 wins and 8 losses), is still in sixth place, but it can enter the mid-range competition because the gap with third-place Woori Card (21 points) is not large.
It is even more surprising that KB Insurance's performance came at a time when it has not been able to play in its home stadium recently.
KB Insurance's home stadium, Uijeongbu Indoor Gymnasium, was recently temporarily closed due to emergency safety measures and repair work due to concerns over safety accidents, making it a "rental house." 메이저사이트
Fortunately, the home game against OK Savings Bank was held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, copyright's home, on the 1st, and the game was completely won by a set score of 3-0.
KB Insurance plans to play another home game against Hyundai Capital at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on the 14th, and attention is being paid to whether it will be able to win the game outside the house again this time.
After this game, KB Insurance will end its rented room. From the home game against KEPCO on the 22nd, Kyungmin University in Uijeongbu will play the rest of the 2024-25 season until the end of February next year.