Hyundai Capital coach Tae-woong Choi (47), who is called the “fox on the court,” and coach Young-min Kwon (43) of KEPCO, the “novice command tower,” will compete in a resourceful confrontation in the 2022-2023 postseason playoffs (PO).
On the 24th, Hyundai Capital and KEPCO카지노사이트 will play the 1st round of the 2nd round PO of the ‘Dodram 2022-2023 V League’ at Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. Hyundai Capital finished second in the regular league and entered the PO first, and KEPCO took Woori Card in the semi-PO single game and came up to the PO.
Coach Kwon Young-min is experiencing spring volleyball for the first time after taking the baton of KEPCO this season. From his first season, he succeeded in advancing to the postseason by putting the team in 4th place, and even advanced to the PO by defeating Woori Card in the semi-PO. Director Kwon, who was in his first year of debut, had the modifier ‘beginner director’, but after succeeding in advancing to PO, he expressed his confidence, saying, “I am not a new director anymore.”
I met a formidable opponent at PO. From his days as a player until now as a manager, he will face coach Choi Tae-woong, who has been called the ‘fox of the court’ for his plays that catch opponents off guard. Coach Choi has shown various irregular tactics this season as well.
Director Choi, who has been leading Hyundai Capital since the 2015-2016 season, is already in his 8th season. He has been through all sorts of ups and downs, including two regular league championships and two championship wins, as well as his brilliant career, as well as falling to the bottom last season.
The two coaches are senior and junior who attended Juancho, Inhabu Middle School, and Inhabu High School together. In the pro, from the 2010-2011 season to the 2014-2015 season, I ate one pot rice. The relationship between the two coaches is so deep that coach Kwon, who is two years his junior, said of Choi, “I first learned volleyball from coach Tae-woong Choi in elementary school.”
Coach Choi announced a rebuild after the 2019-2020 season. He suffered extreme growing pains, such as staying in 6th place in the 2020-2021 season and 7th place in the 2021-2022 season, but the rebuilding of this season finally shone. Although it lost first place in the regular league to Korean Air, it achieved the result of raising its score from the bottom to the second place.
Through the rebuilding, the average age of the team was significantly lowered. Young players such as Heo Soo-bong (25), Park Gyeong-min (24), and Hong Dong-seon (22) have grown into the team’s main pillars, and even rookie Lee Hyun-seung (22) has grown into the main setter. In addition, the seasoned skills of veterans such as Oreoll (37), Choi Min-ho (35), and Jeon Kwang-in (32) were added to achieve a solid harmony between old and new.
The power of KEPCO against this is also formidable. This season, he is showing off his sharp spear, ranking first in team scoring (3,306 points) and second in attack success rate (52.30%). Thais, a foreign player, is leading the offense with 2nd place in scoring (882 points), and middle blocker Shin Young-seok is leading the team with 1st place in blocking (0.78 per set).
Woori Card manager Shin Young-chul, who was caught by KEPCO in JunPO, even raised his thumb. Director Shin said, “KEPCO is showing good skills in each position,” and evaluated, “It is enough power to go to the championship match.”
In this season’s regular league opponents, KEPCO was superior with 4 wins and 2 losses. In particular, he has shown a strong appearance by catching the 4th to 6th rounds in the recent second half.
Regarding the inferiority at the time, Choi said, “At that time, I was pushed by the opponent at the height,” and pointed out, “Anyway, during a crisis, the players should pass well as a whole, but that part was lacking.” Coach Kwon said, “Recently, we have struggled, but we are a regular PO team, and we have only risen for two consecutive years. I forgot about winning the regular league. I told the players to do their best.”
Attention is drawn to the confrontation between the two directors. Director Kwon said, “Coach Choi is very good at tactics, so I don’t know how it will come out, but I said don’t panic and do our own thing.” I said let’s take it,” he said.
Against this, coach Choi placed Oreoll at the front and Hong Dong-seon at the rear outside heater. The middle blocker was entrusted to Heo Soo-bong. He predicted, “I will change the position of Oreol and focus on blocking Tais.”
Hyundai Capital regrets the absence of its main gun, Jeon Gwang-in. Jeon Kwang-in was diagnosed with an ankle injury in the 6th round match against KEPCO on the 9th and needed 3-4 weeks of treatment. Coincidentally, he was injured after colliding with KEPCO Seo Jae-deok, whom he will face at the PO that day.
Director Kwon emphasized that we should not let our guard down even in the absence of Jeon Kwang-in. He said, “It’s a good chance, but it’s not that we can easily win without a (former) madman.”
Coach Choi took out the veteran Moon Seong-min card instead of Jeon Kwang-in. Regarding the background of choosing Moon Seong-min as the starter, he said, “Recently, his condition has not been bad, and (former) Kwang-in is missing, so a player with a lot of experience on the court is needed.” I chose Moon Seong-min to give it to me,” he explained. Moon Seong-min starts the match with the Apposite Spiker.
The probability of advancing to the championship match of the winning team in the first round of PO in the men’s division reaches a whopping 88% (15 out of 17 total). It remains to be seen which team will have the advantage of advancing to the championship match.