"I was really worried and anxious..." Serves that hit me to the point where I got cramps, and the head coach was also moved '25-year-old ace'

Oct 24, 2024

'I was really worried and anxious...' Serves that hit me to the point where I got cramps, and the head coach was also moved '25-year-old ace'
The V-League men's match between KEPCO and Korean Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 23rd, and KEPCO Lim Sung-jin cheers after successful attack. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.23/



The threshold of defeat. It was a shot of 'Ace' that changed the flow.

KEPCO won the set score 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 27-25, 20-18) against the Korean Air Jumbos in the men's Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 23rd.

KEPCO, which pushed Korean Air 'Defending Champion' by grabbing the first and third sets, was dragged to the beginning of the fifth set and then dragged to deuce.



If Korean Air takes the lead, Korea Electric Power Corporation will follow. It was Lim Sung-jin's shot that brought the atmosphere. Lim Sung-jin, who served at 15-15, put his serve in the Korean Air court. Jung Ji-seok, who came out as Libero, tried to take it, but it was not enough.

After hitting the ball, Lim fell to the court. Lim Sung-jin began to come up from the end of the fourth set, saying "I have cramps in my legs" I solved it when I hit the serve, but I ended up getting cramps."



'I was really worried and anxious...' Serves that hit me to the point where I got cramps, and the head coach was also moved '25-year-old ace'
In the V-League men's match between KEPCO and Korean Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 23rd, Lim Sung-jin of KEPCO holds a leg with a cramp after serving the serve ace. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.23/
Korea Electric Power Corp., which began to hit Korean Air, eventually won 18-18 with an open score and a blocked score by Elian.

Im Sung-jin was the best player in the game. In addition to scoring a golden serve at 15-15, he played an active role with a 64.71% attack success rate of 26 points.It is the highest number of points scored by an individual following a 58.06% attack success rate in the sixth round match against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in the 2023-2024 season on March 13. In particular, Lim Sung-jin bombed Korean Air with a 14 point attack success rate of 73.33% in the third set.



The head coach did not spare a compliment. Kwon Young-min, the Korea Electric Power Corporation coach, responded to Lim Sung-jin's story by saying, `He did a good job. Whenever it was important, he served and blocked and defended a lot. We've managed to solve the difficult attack"He scored a serve even with cramps in his legs. It was nice to see" he expressed his gratitude.

'I was really worried and anxious...' Serves that hit me to the point where I got cramps, and the head coach was also moved '25-year-old ace'
The V-League men's match between KEPCO and Korean Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 23rd, and KEPCO Elian and Lim Sung-jin cheer after successful attacks. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.23/
After the game, Lim Sung-jin said, "(I didn't know the individual score tie)." I think I scored a lot in the beginning, but I couldn't score in the second half because I lost strength. I have to score more in the second half, but I'm sorry about that."

He played his best in the first game of the season, but his anxiety was ahead in preparing for the season after the Cup. Korea Electric Power Corporation hired Yamato, a Japanese setter who was hired by the Asian quarter this season, as its main setter. Lim Sung-jin did not train much with Yamato ahead of the Cup due to his back injury.

Lim Sung-jin said, "I was really worried and anxious after the cup competition. Until yesterday, I was worried, but I thought I could win without fail. I think I played the opening game well because that part went well" smiled.

'I was really worried and anxious...' Serves that hit me to the point where I got cramps, and the head coach was also moved '25-year-old ace'
The V-League men's match between KEPCO and Korean Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 23rd, and KEPCO Elian, Seo Jae-deok, and Lim Sung-jin cheer after successful attacks. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.23/
Now I'm in a state of confidence to some extent. Lim Sung-jin "I talked a lot and practiced with Yamato while training. I'm getting along well these days"I only rehabilitated and trained my cheeks, but I wasn't even physically fit. First of all, I thought that number 1 was to raise my body condition as much as possible, so I focused on that part. I got better while talking again."

The receiving is better than before. Lim Sung-jin "I trained a lot and tried to be confident. (Kim) Gun-hee and (Seo) Jae-deok believed in their tongues. In particular, I did it comfortably as Jae-deok took the range wide."

My goal for this season is to focus on the game. Lim Sung-jin said "I have no particular goal. I'm trying to do my best in every game."



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