Even if the average height was much shorter than the opponent, he won even without Hwang Min-gyeong (450 million won) and Kim Hee-jin (350 million won), who were the 1st and 2nd in the team. IBK Industrial Bank defeated KGC Ginseng Corporation with quick volleyball to make up for its inferiority in height and advanced to the final of the KOVO Cup.
IBK Industrial Bank, led by coach Kim Ho-cheol, is based on a stable receive in the 2023 Gumi-Bodram Cup Pro Volleyball Semi-final 2 games held at the Park Jeong-hee Gymnasium in Gumi, Gyeongbuk on the 4th, based on stable receiving, Pyo Seung-joo (24 points) – Yuk Seo-young (20 points) ‘Ssangpo' The attack spewed fire and won KGC Ginseng Corporation 3-1 (19-25 25-19 25-18 25-19).
IBK Industrial Bank, which won the KOVO Cup three times in 2013, 2015, and 2016, returned to the final stage of the KOVO Cup after 7 years. In the final held on the 5th, he will meet GS Caltex and challenge for the fourth championship in seven years.
KGC Ginseng Corporation is a tall team with all five players taller than 180cm except for setter Yeom Hye-seon (177cm) and Libero Nolan (167cm). Main middle blockers Ho-Young Jeong and Eun-Jin Park are 190 cm and 187 cm tall, apologetic spiker Seon-Woo Lee is 184 cm, and outside hitters Go Eui-Jung and Park Hye-Min are 181 cm tall.
On the other hand, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea’s main middle blockers, Kim Hyeon-jeong and Choi Jeong-min, are 180 cm and 179 cm taller than their opponent’s outside hitters. As if conscious of this, coach Kim Ho-cheol said before the game, “It is a burden because it is a team with good height. If the receiving goes well, shouldn’t it be left to the setter (Kim) Ha-gyeong? If I take a step faster, I think I will be able to break through the opponent’s tall man.”
According to the conditions set by coach Kim, IBK Industrial Bank's one-set receiving efficiency has been stable enough to reach 59.09%. 안전놀이터 However, they lost the first set 19-25. This was because the attack success rate was only 28.57% and the attack efficiency was only 14.29%. KGC Ginseng Corporation's tall blocking forest shut out 3 blocks, but the number of effective blocks that it bounced reached 12. No matter how good the receive is, it is meaningful only when the attack is successful. The effectively blocked ball led to KGC Ginseng Corporation's counterattack.
Coach Kim said during the operation time of the second set, “Even if the receive is good, it is meaningless if the attack is bound to the opponent’s blocking. To prevent this, you need to jump one step faster and attack before the opponent's block is equipped. (Kim) Ha-kyung gave the toss faster, and the strikers should run one step faster,” he pointed out.
Manager Kim’s eyes to see through the game were accurate. Hakyung Kim's tosswork became noticeably faster, and the preparations of the strikers also became faster. The tall blockers of KGC Ginseng Corporation were embarrassed by the sudden change of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea's attack. In the 2nd set, the effective blocking of KGC Ginseng Corporation was reduced to 6, half of the 1st set. It was only 6 in 3 sets. As much as that, it is said that the blockers of kgc ginseng construction gave less gap to use their hands and the attack of ibk industrial bank was done quickly.
IBK Industrial Bank, which gained momentum by taking the 2nd and 3rd sets, ran away from the beginning of the 4th set, widened its lead to 12-6 early, and seized the victory.
Despite the absence of Hwang Min-kyung, who paid a large amount to play the role of a housekeeper, IBK Industrial Bank's receive was stable and the attack was strong. Pyo Seung-joo and Yuk Seo-young took the opponent’s serve and played the main role in the attack. Short middle blocker Kim Hyeon-jeong (9 points) succeeded in 4 blocks, the most among both teams, showing that ‘blocking is not just about key'. Another short middle blocker, Choi Jeong-min (8 points), also had 2 blocks and did his part in offense, easing the burden on wing strikers. It was a victory for IBK Industrial Bank that was possible because everyone on the court worked organically. Even with a huge inferiority in height, he led 11-9 in team blocking.
