Are you 18 years old? The bold ambition of the No. 1 rookie setter, who does not show nervousness, practiced poker face. I'm going to take a chance"

Sep 04, 2024

Are you 18 years old? The bold ambition of the No. 1 rookie setter, who does not show nervousness, practiced poker face. I'm going to take a chance'
Kim Dae-eun, the Korea Expressway Corporation's No. 1 overall pick, answers reporters' questions in an interview right after the draft. Reporter Kwon In-ha
Are you 18 years old? The bold ambition of the No. 1 rookie setter, who does not show nervousness, practiced poker face. I'm going to take a chance'
Kim Dae-eun, who was nominated by the Korea Expressway Corporation as the first-round pick in the 2024-2025 KOVO Women's Rookie Draft held at the Mayfield Hotel in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd, is taking a commemorative photo. Yonhap News
Are you 18 years old? The bold ambition of the No. 1 rookie setter, who does not show nervousness, practiced poker face. I'm going to take a chance'
Kim Dae-eun (center), who was nominated by the Korea Expressway Corporation as the first-round pick in the 2024-2025 KOVO Women's Rookie Draft held at the Mayfield Hotel in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd, is taking a commemorative photo with head coach Kim Jong-min (left) and general manager Kim Il-hwan. Yonhap News
"I'll take a chance."

First place in the first round. Nothing would be more pleasing than being named first in the rookie draft. Setter Kim Dae-eun, outside heater Lee Joo-ah and middle blocker Choi Yoo-rim were considered the big three, and expectations were high on who would be selected first, but Kim Jong-min, head coach of the Korea Expressway Corporation, who won the first nomination, called setter Kim Dae-eun (1m78).

Kim Dae-eun, a tall setter with a height of 1m78, was selected to the U-20 national team this year and performed well. It is evaluated that it is highly likely to be an offensive setter with strengths in height.

The Korea Expressway Corporation succeeded in reinforcing the set by adding Kim Dae-eun to Lee Yun-jeong and Ha Hyo-rim.

Kim Daeun "I didn't expect the first nomination."I want to be a helpful player. I will learn a lot from my sisters and try to improve my skills,' he said.

Lee Ju-ah, who was nominated for GS Caltex as the third choice, has been playing at the same school and working with her. I ended up failing because I came to the professional. Kim Daeun "It feels new. Since they're both rookies, I think they'll laugh when they meet while dragging the ice box to the stadiumHe said he would compete for the Rookie of the Year award, saying, "Both of them were nominated and let's go for the Rookie of the Year award."

Let's ask him to tell us his strengths and weaknesses."The strength seems to be the power and the high RBI"The disadvantage is that it's slow, but I think it'll be supplemented if you keep your eyes on it."He showed a mature feeling that was not like a young player.

Kim Dae-eun responded calmly throughout the interview as if she were not nervous, and when the reporters said that she did not seem nervous, Kim Dae-eun "I think she looks calm because she is nervous."Setter said he had to be good at poker, so he practiced that part a lot. Last year, I was very nervous, so I tried to calm down and calm down this year"

In order to win the Rookie of the Year award, you have to play many games. The road corporation must compete with seniors such as Lee Yoon-jung and Ha Hyo-rim. "I want to learn from my sisters and make use of my strengths." I want to show you everything I can when I enter the game"Kim Daeun said "I think she will give you a chance if you do it confidently and show better performance than your sisters. I'll take that opportunity," he expressed his bold ambition.





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