The eyes of the national setter who found the gap of the strongest team in 16 consecutive wins + bold reverse idea = Kyungmin University Miracle
Feb 06, 2025
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Not many people thought KB Insurance would beat Hyundai Capital, which had won 16 consecutive games. However, KB Insurance did not let its guard down until the end and hung on to the end, ultimately sinking the giant ship Hyundai Capital.
Even when winning the first set 25-18, Hyundai Capital was about to become stiff under the pressure of winning consecutive games. There were fans' expectations that it would be different when the body warmed up. However, KB Insurance players still flew, and Hyundai Capital's Leo and Heo Soo-bong's double shot did not explode in the end.
KB Insurance's foreign player Villena showed a tremendous attack success rate of 70.6%, scoring 26 points, the most by both teams, and became the top contributor to the victory. In addition, Jakub added 10 points in the Asian quarter and Na Kyung-bok added 8 points to break down Hyundai Capital.
Setter Hwang Taek-ui was at the center of the KB Insurance attack. Hwang Taek-ui, who was unable to play in the fourth round due to back pain, succeeded in neutralizing Hyundai Capital's high blocking with proper offensive allocation centered on Villena.
Hwang Taek-ui said in an interview after the game that he caught Hyundai Capital's weakness by watching the showdown in the stands in the fourth round. Hwang lost 1-3 in the fourth round. However, Hyundai Capital players seemed to be playing comfortably before that, but they were a little embarrassed that day because they hadn't played many close games. So if we go together or take the lead, I feel like there's no player to take the center stage, so I thought if I take the lead in the beginning, I'm sure I'll be embarrassed"So we entered the game thinking that we could win enough if we were persistent with our defense and other plays from behind so that our opponents could not hit the ball comfortably, but as we were persistent, the opponent was embarrassed." I think that's why I was able to win."
This time, he said he took a different attack route than before. Usually, the opponent's low blocking hits the side, but on this day, he did the opposite. Hwang Taek-ui "In the meantime, he raised the ball to the low side to avoid the opponent's blocking. Hyundai Capital's side is too high, so I insisted on Seung-bin's side, but I did the opposite today. "Hyundai Capital also deliberately gave the ball to the other side of Seung-bin because middle blockers seemed to try to cover Seung-bin a lot when he was in front of him." Since most teams let Hwang Seung-bin, who is short, raise the ball to attack, the middle blocker used the floating next to Hwang Seung-bin to attack the other side.
On this day, KB Insurance neutralized Hyundai Capital's receiving with strong serve, preventing Hyundai Capital from attacking as it thought. Hyundai Capital manager Philip Blanc said "KB Insurance's serve was good, so it didn't receive well, so it didn't make good use of the fastball." Hwang Taek's strong spike serve also played a part. Hwang Taek-ui said, `I haven't been able to serve well recently because of my bad back, but I think I did it by hitting hard and weakly because the coach said the importance of serving.'"If we meet Hyundai Capital in the championship match, the victory of the day can certainly be a source of great confidence." Hwang Taek-ui said "He showed a particularly weak performance against Hyundai Capital, but if he wins the playoffs later and goes to the championship match, I think today's one win can be a win worth a lot, not just one."
KB Insurance is playing the season at Kyungmin University Indoor Gymnasium due to safety problems at Uijeongbu Gymnasium, which was previously used, but even Hyundai Capital has won seven games and no losses at Kyungmin University alone. "Actually, if you practice the day before, your body feels heavier," Hwang Taek-ui said with a smile. "So maybe you'll feel lighter in the actual game."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
