The 1st and 2nd place in Korean Air's overall rankings are miraculous...He has "elementary and high school setter" and "National University MB"

Oct 21, 2024

The 1st and 2nd place in Korean Air's overall rankings are miraculous...He has 'elementary and high school setter' and 'National University MB'
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Korean Air is the first high school student to win the middle blocker of Korea University.

It was a stage for Korean Air. How many good things have you done, and how lucky is this coming. He is evaluated as the strongest, but he can dream of a bright future.

The 2024-2025 V-League Men's Rookie Draft was held at Mayfield Portel in Ovalsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 21st. The draft drew attention to which team 'elementary and high school setter'Kim Kwang-woo (Cheonan High School) and middle blocker Choi Jun-hyuk (Inha University), who has already been selected for the senior national team, will go.



But there was a variable. Due to the previous trade, Korean Air, the strongest team that won four consecutive games, had three nominations in the first round. Korean Air handed over the first-round pick and Son Hyun-jong to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance last season and brought the first-round pick this year. And it traded Jin Sung-tae with OK Savings Bank's first round nomination this year. On top of that, they were able to select a total of three prospects up to their first round nomination.

The 1st and 2nd place in Korean Air's overall rankings are miraculous...He has 'elementary and high school setter' and 'National University MB'
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A draw of doom held just before the draft. But what's wrong with this. A miracle happened. As the runner-up team last year, two out of 100 beads and two white beads from OK Savings Bank, which had a 2% chance, came out. OK Savings Bank could not laugh and Korean Air cheered. It was because of the trade of designation rights.



The miracle didn't stop here. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's red beads with a 30% chance of drawing the second place came out. This also belonged to Korean Air. It was also lucky or lucky that 1% of Korean Air's beads were selected as the last 7th. This was because he could make the first choice in the second round in reverse order. As a result, Korean Air was able to use all the 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th rankings on the same day.

The 1st and 2nd place in Korean Air's overall rankings are miraculous...He has 'elementary and high school setter' and 'National University MB'
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As mentioned above, the draft was said to be a two-top system, but Korean Air chose Kim Kwang-woo and Choi Jun-hyuk without worrying. There were also concerns. Who should be given the first priority. Korean Air chose Kim Kwang-woo and created the first title for all high school students in history.



Korean Air is still in good shape, but now it will be in the 40th line next year. We need that successor. Kim Kwan-woo led the national team to third place for the first time in 30 years at the 2023 World Men's Youth Volleyball Championship. His tall 1m95 and toss is also said to be stable.

Choi Jun-hyuk, a middle blocker for the 2m5 national team, is also immediately recognized as a powerhouse. Korean Air picked Choi Won-bin, the setter of Gyeonggi University, as the seventh and Choi Hyun-il, the outside heater of Inha University, as the first in the second round. They are all promising resources that are expected to be selected in the top order.

The 1st and 2nd place in Korean Air's overall rankings are miraculous...He has 'elementary and high school setter' and 'National University MB'
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In the first round, Korea Electric Power Corporation's Yoon Ha-joon (Suseong High School), fourth-ranked KB Insurance's Lee Joon-young (Hanyang University), fifth-ranked Hyundai Capital's Lee Jae-hyun (Inha University), and sixth-ranked Hyundai Capital's Son Chan-hong (middle unit) were selected after Kim Kwan-woo and Choi Jun-hyuk. Hyundai Capatil was also able to pick the 5th and 6th in a row due to a trade with Woori Card. Middle blocker Lee Joon-young, wearing a KB Insurance uniform, is the younger brother of Lee Da-hyun, a middle blocker of Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the women's division.

Meanwhile, a total of 48 players participated in the draft on the day, and 20 players will make a fresh start as professional players by the regular round of the fourth round. And after the regular round nomination, only KB Insurance selected one trainee (Ji Eun-woo, Kyunggi University).



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