The atmosphere is that the winner of the competition for first place in the fierce professional volleyball 2022-2023 V-League regular league will be decided by Korean Air in the men’s division and Heungkuk Life Insurance in the women’s division.
Both teams grabbed the magic number to determine first place in the regular league.
If Korean Air gets 5 points and Heungkuk Life Insurance gets 6 points, the ‘Hyundai Siblings’ Hyundai Capital (men’s division) and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (women’s division) will be ranked first in the regular league regardless of the match results.
In the V-League, a 3-0 or 3-1 win results in 3 points, a 3-2 win results in 2 points, and a 2-3 loss results in 1 point. It is also possible to interpret that when Korean Air and Heungkuk Life Insurance win 2 wins, the competition for first place is virtually over.
Korean Air won with a set score of 3-0 in the final regular league match once morest Hyundai Capital held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air has 71 points (24 wins and 9 losses), widening the gap with Hyundai Capital with 66 points (22 wins and 11 losses).
The highest victory point Hyundai Capital can obtain is 75, and the maximum multiplier is 25 wins.
Even if Korean Air wins 3-2 consecutively once morest KB Insurance and Woori Card and gets 4 points, Korean Air will take first place in the regular league ahead of Hyundai Capital in terms of multiple wins (26 wins).
Heungkuk Life Insurance, first in the women’s division, has 73 points (24 wins and 8 losses), and Hyundai E&C, which is second, has 69 points (24 wins and 9 losses). Since Heungkuk Life Insurance played one less game, the actual gap is bigger.
Heungkuk Life Insurance faces Korea Expressway Corporation on the 7th, KGC Ginseng Corporation on the 11th, and IBK Industrial Bank on the 15th, and then plays the last regular league match once morest Hyundai E&C on the 19th.
Heungkuk Life Insurance leader Kim Yeon-kyung said, “I want to confirm first place before playing once morest Hyundai E&C.”
/yunhap news
Giho Ilbo – Morning newspaper, KIHOILBO