Hyundai Engineering & Construction failed to advance to the KOVO Cup finals, crying over the poor re

Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which consists of most of the former and current national team players, advanced to the semifinals by winning the KOVO Cup group qualifying round, but failed to advance to the finals after being defeated by GS Caltex on the threshold of the final.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction lost 1-3 (25-23 23-25 17-25 20-25) to GS Caltex in the first semifinal match of the 2023 Gumi-Bodram Cup professional volleyball tournament held at Gumi Park Jung-hee Gymnasium in Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 4th.

The match drew attention with a "de facto final" matchup. Hyundai Engineering & Construction's four current national teams, setter Kim Da-in, middle blocker Lee Da-hyun, outside heater Jung Ji-yoon and libero Kim Yeon-gyeon, and six of the seven key players are former and current national teams.

The members were colorful, but the most basic receiving disturbance hampered them. Of the 11 serves that Kim Yeon-kyeon received as libero, who should have received the most accurate reception, only two were accurately raised above the setter's head. One allowed serve points as it was. Libero's receiving efficiency was only 9.09%, and Kim Joo-hyang's receiving efficiency, which received 22, was only 18.18%. Jung Ji-yoon, who received 39 serves and was baptized by GS Caltex, endured with 30.77% of receiving efficiency, but the team's overall receiving efficiency was 24.71%, about 6% lower than GS Caltex (31.25%). Considering that Hyundai Engineering & Construction is a team that relies heavily on attacks by middle blockers leading to Yang Hyo-jin and Lee Da-hyun, the effect was more than 6%.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction manager Kang Sung-hyung, who cited receiving as a factor that will determine success or failure before the game, expressed regret over receiving in an interview after the game. He said, "The concerned receiving line collapsed. GS Caltex's receive was similar, but we lost because our strength, the attacking power in the middle blocker, did not come out more than usual," he analyzed.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction's receiving line in the upcoming V-League is expected to depend greatly on how good WiFi Si-tong's skills are to join the Asian quarter. Hwang Min-kyung, who led the team's receiving line last year, moved to IBK Industrial Bank of Korea for FA, and Ko Ye-rim, who is good at receiving, will not return until the second round due to injury. Only when Jung Ji-yoon and Si-tong hold out will the early ranking fight be possible. Coach Kang said, "I would play a good game if I received well in the V League, but I thought I would be caught up if I came out together today." "I will supplement the receiving line as much as possible with the players after Si-tong joins," he said. 스포츠토토