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| Hungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-koung holds the trophy at the women's regular first place award ceremony of the professional volleyball Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Chungmu Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Daejeon on the 1st. Daejeon = Yonhap News |
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| Hungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-koung lifts the trophy at the women's regular first place award ceremony of the professional volleyball Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Chungmu Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Daejeon on the 1st. Daejeon = Yonhap News |
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'Volleyball Emperor'Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life) announces his retirement from 'Bomb', Heungkuk Life's game attracts cloud spectators both home and away.
The Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Women's Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. and Jeong Kwan-jang Co. held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 1st. Except for all the main players of both teams, rookie or backup players filled the entry. Originally, the match was close to being a `big match' between No. 1 Heungkuk Life Insurance and No. 2 Jeong Kwan-jang. Each had his own circumstances. Heungkuk Life Insurance was confirmed to be No. 1 in the regular league on February 26, when Jeong Kwan-jang lost to GS Caltex by a set score of 1-3. No matter what performance you get in the remaining games, you will be confirmed as the No. 1 player. With the ranking already decided, there was no reason to overdo it and use the main players. Coach Avon Danja set up a starting entry for rookie-level players, excluding all key players including Kim Yeon-kyung.
Nevertheless, the game was sold out. All 3,811 tickets were sold. Many family visitors stood out for the Samil Day holiday, but above all, the away team, Heungkuk Life Insurance's cheering squad, stood out. Heungkuk Life lost 2-3 on the day, but Heungkuk Life fans in pink uniforms filled more than one block of the stands.
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| President of the Korea Volleyball Federation Cho Won-tae congratulates Kim Yeon-koung at the Heungkuk Life Insurance Awards ceremony, which confirmed the top spot in the regular league after the match between the women's association chief of the professional volleyball Dodram 2024-2025 V-League and Heungkuk Life Insurance at Chungmu Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Daejeon on the 1st. Daejeon = Yonhap News |
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The Heungkuk Life Insurance team held a regular league No. 1 award ceremony after the match. Since the first place was not confirmed on its own, there was an announcement early on that day that the awards ceremony would be held. Although Heungkuk Life lost 2-3 in the game, the players were able to celebrate their confirmation of the first place with a smile.
In addition, as it was Kim Yeon-kyung's last match in Daejeon, the interest and enthusiasm of fans of the opposing team's Jeong Kwan-jang were also great. Kim Yeon-koung also did not play as a rest and physical arrangement Chae-won, but in the middle of the last five sets, head coach Avon Dan-ja briefly put Kim Yeon-koung in and called her back. This is a fan service level. Not only Heungkuk Life's away fans but also Jeong Kwan-jang's home fans visited the stadium with high expectations to see Kim Yeon-koung play for the last time on the spot, and the coach also met these expectations by sending Kim Yeon-koung on the court briefly. Kim Yeon-koung received more cheers than ever, such as being caught on the electronic display screen, warming up, and when she was replaced and put into the court.
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life's Kim Yeon-koung is attacking. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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KOVO agreed with the clubs to hold a retirement ceremony in the remaining regular league games at a general manager's meeting on February 17, shortly after Kim Yeon-kyung announced her retirement through media interviews. a de facto 'retirement tour' Starting with the match against the Industrial Bank of Korea in Hwaseong on February 16, the team delivers souvenirs prepared by the club to Kim Yeon-koung during the opponent's home game, and presents group photos and Kim Yeon-koung's autograph ball and uniform to fans.
This is why many fans are flocking to see the last Kim Yeon-koung. Starting with the 3,945 seats sold out in Hwaseong on February 16, the 3,808 seats sold out in Suwon Hyundai Construction Exhibition on February 21, the 6,067 seats sold out in Incheon IBK Industrial Bank on February 25, and the 3,811 seats sold out in Daejeon on March 1. All games have been sold out since he announced his retirement. In the meantime, there is a clear difference from the average number of women's team matches attracting about 1,000 to 2,000 spectators.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
