No way. The first and second places are 19 points apart. Will Hyundai Capital confirm its No. 1 ranking in the first five rounds?
Feb 09, 2025
|
|
Hyundai Capital is about to write a page of history. Hyundai Capital won the set-score 3-1 in the fifth round home game against Korea Electric Power Corp. in the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League at Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium on the 8th. Hyundai Capital, which won 16 consecutive games and suffered a shock 0-3 defeat against KB Insurance on the 5th, recovered again and continued its march to confirm the top spot.
Hyundai Capital, which won 24-3 on the day, scored 70 points, far ahead of second-place Korean Air (17 wins, 9 losses, 51 points), raising the possibility of going straight to the championship match.
The difference of 19 points is significant. This is because if the fifth round ends with a difference of 19 points from the second place, the first place will be confirmed. In the V-League, which plays a total of six rounds, one team plays six games per round. The maximum number of points a team can get in a round is 18 points because a 3-0 or 3-1 victory will give three points. If Hyundai Capital finishes the fifth round with the current 19-point gap, it will lose all six games in the sixth round and become No. 1 by one point even if Korean Air, which is currently in second place, wins all of them.
|
|
The fastest way to confirm the first place was in the 2012-2013 season, when Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance decided the first place with five games left in the 30-game season. Under the current 36-game system, Hyundai Capital confirmed the top spot with four games left in the 2017-2018 season.
If the No. 1 ranking is decided in the fifth round, Hyundai Capital will set the record for the fastest No. 1 ranking ever because it will have six games left.
Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc said, `I hope we can confirm the No. 1 ranking early. If we decide on the first place quickly, I think we'll be able to adjust our efforts for the championship game"But I don't want the players to lose their concentration. "I want to keep up my performance because I have to play in the championship game, but I still want to rest well and control my exercise and balance well. "
Leo, a foreign main player of Hyundai Capital, showed his willingness to continue to play in the rest of the game even if he secures the No. 1 spot. Leo says "If you rest from round six, you will rest too long until the championship game. You have to go out and play because you have to maintain your sense of play."
Currently, the men's team is paying more attention to the fight for second place between second-ranked Korean Air and third-ranked KB Insurance (16-10, 44 points) with Hyundai Capital virtually only remaining in first place. Although it is 7 points apart, KB Insurance is on the rise.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
