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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital players are cheering after scoring. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital's Heo Soo-bong is attacking. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital Leo is looking at the stands after the serve ace. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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For the first time ever, Hyundai Capital has secured the top spot in the regular league in the fifth round.
Hyundai Capital came from behind to win 3-1 (25-27, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21) in the fifth round away match against Woori Card in the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital, which had 26 wins and 4 losses and 76 points, confirmed the first place because it lost all six remaining six games in the remaining six rounds and only scored 75 points even if second-place Korean Air won all six remaining games.
It became the No. 1 regular league again in seven seasons after the 2017-2018 season. It is the sixth regular league in history.
The fastest time in V-League history was in the 2012-2013 season when Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance decided first place with five games left in the 30-game season. Under the current 36-game system, Hyundai Capital has confirmed the top spot with four games left in the 2017-2018 season. Now, Hyundai Capital's six games left has become the fastest-ever No. 1 record.
As second-ranked Korean Air won 3-2 against OK Savings Bank the previous day and gained only two points, Hyundai Capital won 3-2 against Woori Card on the same day and will confirm the top spot in the regular league even if it increases two points.
Woori Card won the first set, but Hyundai Capital's last-minute chase made us expect the second set. Woori Card led by 5 points, 22-17, and seemed to take the first set with ease, but Hyundai Capital followed persistently. At 21-24, Lee's serve ace followed Heo Soo-bong's back attack to one point, and Choi Min-ho blocked Nikolic's spike to make a 24-24 deuce. However, Woori Card won 27-25 with Park Jin-woo blocking Leo's spike following Ali's spike at 25-25.
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital's Choi Min-ho is cheering after scoring. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Hyundai Capital Jeon Kwang-in is cheering after scoring. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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The second set was the opposite. Hyundai Capital led, and Woori Card chased it. Hyundai Capital led 20-15, but Woori Card also created a deuce chance from 23-24. However, Hyundai Capital succeeded in changing the atmosphere by winning the second set 25-23 without deuce due to Jung Tae-joon's quick attack.
Hyundai Capital, which started 3-0 with Jung Tae-joon's fastball, Hwang Seung-bin's blocking, and Leo's spike as soon as the third set began, quickly widened the gap and ran to confirm the first place. Leo's serve ace and Choi Min-ho's blocking spread to 8-3 to seize the early momentum. Woori Card excluded Nicholrich and Ali, whose attacks continued to block, and Lee Kang-won and Kim Ji-han, and setter also put Lee Seung-won instead of Han Tae-joon.
However, Hyundai Capital's lead continued and the score gap widened. Soon, it came to 24-18, Song Myung-geun's serve was caught in the net, and Hyundai Capital took the third set.
Hyundai Capital also led in the fourth set, but Woori Card continued to chase by 1 or 2 points. The game was decided by a mistake in a fierce one-point race that lasted until the second half. At 18-17, Choi Min-ho's quick attack made Hyundai Capital 19-17 again, and Woori Card seemed to follow Nicolich's attack again, but a video review found that Nicolich's attack was out, making it 20-17, three points apart. Hyundai Capital, which made 24-21 and No. 1 points with Huh Soo-bong's back attack, ended its history with Choi Min-ho blocking Song Myung-geun's attack.
Hyundai Capital's Heo Soo-bong poured 28 points, the most for both teams, and Leo scored 22 points, making the two work together for 50. Veteran Jeon Kwang-in, who was deployed to stabilize the defense, also scored 10 points to help confirm the No. 1 ranking, while middle blockers Choi Min-ho (9 points) and Jung Tae-joon (8 points) also played a big role.
For Woori Card, Song Myung-geun scored the most points with 17 points, followed by Kim Ji-han with 16 points. Although domestic players did well, foreign player Nikolic remained 10 points with a 32% attack success rate, and it was regrettable that Ali in the Asian quarter only scored 9 points with 28.6%.
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Woori Card's Song Myung-geun is cheering after scoring. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Our card Nikolic is attacking. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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| The match between Woori Card and Hyundai Capital at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 22nd. Oh Jae-sung, who ran with Woori Card's Nikolic, is saving the ball with his feet. Jangchungse = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.22/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
