Kim Yeon-koung finally beat Heo Soobong!3R MVP Villena and Mega selected

Jan 01, 2025

비예나-메가. Sports Chosun DB

The MVP changed in the third round.

The Korean Volleyball Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) announced on the 1st that Andrés Villena (KB Insurance) and Megawatti Puttiwi (Director Jeong), who led the team's high march in the third round, were selected as the men's and women's MVP in the third round of the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League. The federation also highlighted their performance, saying they led the team to rise.

In the first and second rounds, Kim Yeon-kyung (Hungkuk Life Insurance) and Huh Soo-bong (Hyundai Capital) won the title for the second consecutive time.

Villena of the men's team won 15 out of 31 votes (8 votes for Leo, 4 votes for Heo Soo-bong, 1 vote for Nicholrich and Hwang Taek, 2 abstentions), giving her the honor of winning the third round MVP after the second and fifth rounds of the 2019-2020 season.

Villena took the lead in KB Insurance finishing the third round with 5 wins and 1 loss. He ranked first in scoring (149 points), second in offense (58.93%) and first in quick open (77.78%).

Villena, who took her first step into the V-League as a member of Korean Air in the 2019-2020 season, has been at the center of the team's attack by wearing KB Insurance uniforms from the 2022-2023 season.

A volleyball V-League men's match between Korean Air and KB Insurance was held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 29th. KB Insurance's Biyena roars after scoring. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.29/

The match between GS Caltex and Jeong Kwan-jang at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 23rd. Jeong Kwan-jang won a 3-2 come-from-behind victory after a close game in the full set. Mega is sharing his joy with his coach. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.11.23/

Mega, the women's team, received the honor of being the second MVP after the first round of the 2023-2024 season, receiving 13 out of 31 votes (12 votes for Bukirich, 2 votes for Kim Yeon-kyung, 1 vote for Moma and Silva, and 2 abstentions).

After GS Caltex's Giselle Silva (177 points), he ranked second in scoring (155 points) and first in offense (52.76% success rate). In addition, Mega led the team's third round victory with one-two punch Banya Bukiric of Serbia, and at the same time helped her team beat the club's most eight consecutive wins set in the 2008-2009 season in 16 seasons when KT&G was the team's predecessor.

The third round MVP award will be held in the men's match between KEPCO and KB Insurance at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on January 9 (Thursday), and the women's match against GS Caltex at Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium on January 10 (Friday).

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.