In the V League 2023-2024, men and women will compete to win the regular championship of the league, and the positions are expected to be divided in the final game. The photo shows the match between Woori Card and Korean Air, 1st and 2nd place in the men’s division. Provided by KOVO
For the first time in the history of the 2023-2024 professional volleyball V League, the men’s and women’s regular season league winners are expected to be determined through the final match.
The V-League, which began its five-month run in October last year, ends its regular league schedule this weekend, with Seoul Woori Card and Incheon Korean Air in the men’s division and Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Incheon Heungkuk Life Insurance compete for the championship in the women’s division.
In the men’s division, Woori Card has 69 points (23 wins, 12 losses), Korean Air has 68 points (22 wins, 13 losses), and in the women’s division, Hyundai Engineering & Construction has 77 points (25 wins , 10 losses). ) and Heungkuk Life Insurance have 76 points (27 wins) With 8 losses), they are also 1 point behind. Therefore, for both men and women, the first place that will advance to the championship game will be determined in the final game.
The V-League, launched in 2005, introduced a points system (3 points for the winning team at 3-0 or 3-1, 2 points for the winning team and 1 point for the losing team in a 3- 2). ) from the 2011-2012 season. During the 13 seasons, this was the first time that both the men’s and women’s teams could not decide the regular league championship before the final game.
In the men’s division, Korean Air, who had a sudden rise in the 5th round, were likely to take first place in the regular league for the fourth time in a row, but suffered a shutout loss in the last game of the season against Woori Card on the 6th and missed the opportunity to confirm the championship, and also lost 2 to Ansan OK Financial Group on the 10th. We lost by 3 scores.
On the other hand, Woori Card, who rose to the top after defeating Korean Air and Uijeongbu KB Insurance, were unable to pop the champagne as they lost 1-3 to Cheonan Hyundai Capital on the 12th, when they could have confirm his victory.
After winning the last match against KB Insurance on the 14th with 3 points, Korean Air must wait for the results of the match against Woori Card and Daejeon Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the 16th. Korean Air has an advantage over KB Insurance with 3 wins and 2 losses, but has struggled throughout the season, and Woori Card is inferior to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with 2 wins and 3 losses, making it difficult to predict the outcome.
Meanwhile, in the women’s division, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, who were leading by 4 points, suffered a shutout loss in the match against Heungkuk Life Insurance held at home on the 12th and could not celebrate, losing by 1 point on the front.
If Heungkuk Life Insurance loses in the Heungkuk Life Insurance-GS Caltex match to be held on the 15th, the championship is confirmed, but if they win, they must win in the Pepper Savings Bank match which to be held in Gwangju the next day. Heungkuk Life Insurance has a slight advantage over GS Caltex with 3 wins and 2 losses, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction has won 5 games against Pepper Savings Bank.
However, Pepper Savings Bank took two of its four wins of the season, half of which came in the 6th round, and is showing its support by knocking off rising Heungkuk Life Insurance, so Hyundai Engineering & Construction can’t relax .
In both the men’s and women’s divisions, competing for the record regular season title, fans are curious to see which team will have the last laugh and advance directly to the championship game.
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