‘Is it Korean Air’s first combined win in the second season or KB Insurance’s first win?’
Incheon Korean Air and Uijeongbu KB Insurance will compete for the title of champion in the men’s professional volleyball division for the 2021-2022 season at the Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium at 2 pm on the 9th.
In the 3 out of 2 championship match, both teams recorded 1 win and 1 loss, and the final 3 game was completed.
If either team wins, they set the club’s first record. In addition, he achieved the ‘second record’ in the V-League men’s division.
Korean Air, which took first place in the regular league this season, is aiming for the combined win for the first two consecutive seasons (regular league first place, championship win).
Korean Air, which finished third in the regular league in the 2017-2018 season and won the first championship game following going through the play-offs (PO), achieved the team’s first unified victory last season.
A win in the third game sets the club’s first record of winning two consecutive seasons.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (2011-2012/2012-2013/2013-2014, 3 seasons in a row) is the only team to have won the combined championship for more than two consecutive seasons in the V-League men’s division.
Korean Air is challenging the record of ‘2 consecutive seasons’ combined victory in the V-League history.
KB Insurance entered the championship game for the first time since its inception.
Except for the first year (2005 season) in the V-League men’s division, OK Savings Bank (currently OK Financial Group) is the only team to win the championship by advancing to the championship for the first time in the club.
If KB Insurance, which gave up the first game and won the second game, wins the third game, it will achieve the club’s first championship, and it will also create the second “case of winning the team’s first championship game” in the men’s V-League history.
In this championship match, the success of Keita Nomori (KB Insurance), the ‘Mali Express’ enough to be called the ‘Keita Series’, had a big impact on the win or loss.
The first game, which did not meet expectations, was lost, and the second game, which was a one-man show, was won.
Keita scored 35 points with a high attack success rate of 58.93% despite the burden of being responsible for 63.64% of the team’s attacks in the second game.
How Korean Air can block Keita is expected to determine the course of victory or defeat.
By Oh Chang-won, staff reporter cwoh@joongboo.com
