"Volleyball Empress" Kim Yeon-koung is the 6th MVP of her career
"Volleyball Empress" Kim Yeon-koung is the 6th MVP of her career
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At the awards ceremony on the 8th, he won the regular league MVP award and announced the extension of his active duty
Although she missed the championship for two consecutive seasons, Kim Yeon-koung was still the "Volleyball Empress."
Kim Yeon-koung of Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders was named the regular league MVP at the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League awards ceremony held at The K Hotel in Seoul on the 8th, beating Yang Hyo-jin of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate, who received 20 votes and received five votes. Kim Yeon-koung, who played in all 36 regular league games this season, won the sixth regular league MVP by showing her best performance in offense and defense with 6th 775 points, 2nd in attack success rate 44.98 percent, 5th in receiving efficiency 42.46% and 7th in Dig 3.83 per set.
Meanwhile, Kim Se-bin, a middle blocker of Korea Expressway Corporation's Hi-pass who garnered 30 votes out of 31 votes cast by reporters, has been selected as the Rookie of the Year award, which is only available once in a lifetime. Kim Se-bin played in 35 games this season and played as the main middle blocker of the Korea Expressway Corporation, ranking fifth in blocking 0.60 per set and seventh in fastball 44.38 percent, on par with his seniors. The Korea Expressway Corporation has produced the Rookie of the Year award again in two years since Lee Yun-jeong, setter of the 2021-2022 season.
Kim Yeon-koung also won the 2nd place in "Hard Carry"
Heungkuk Life Insurance and Kim Yeon-koung, who suffered a reverse sweep of three consecutive losses after winning two consecutive championships against the Korea Expressway Corporation last season, were of course to become champions. In particular, Kim Yeon-koung had no choice but to aspire to win the championship because she had not won the V-League for more than 10 years after the 2008-2009 season, which was before her overseas expansion. In fact, as the power of the "defending champion" Korea Expressway Corporation weakened significantly this season, Heungkuk Life seemed to have a higher chance of winning.
However, Heungkuk Life gave up the lead due to Hyundai Engineering & Construction's rise in the second round and foreign player Yelena Mrazenovic's sluggishness. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which ended the first half of the year in second place, eventually threw a match-winner to replace foreign players with Willow Johnson ahead of the second half. Heungkuk Life regained the lead with all six wins in the fifth round as the attack, which relied on Kim Yeon-koung, was dispersed due to the replacement of foreign players, and it became likely to go straight to the championship for two consecutive seasons.
However, Heungkuk Life was caught by Jeonggwanjang Red Sparks and Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers in the sixth round, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction was one point short and missed the direct race to the championship. Heungkuk Life had a hard time in the playoffs, losing one game to Jeonggwanjang without captain Lee So-young, but won 2-1 and advanced to the championship. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which met Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the championship, had a close race to the full set of all games, but had to settle for second place for two consecutive seasons as it lost three consecutive games.
Despite Heungkuk Life's disappointing defeat, Kim Yeon-koung's hard work was definitely outstanding. In the three matches, Kim "hard carried" Heungkuk Life by ranking third 74 points, second in attack success rate 43.92 percent, third in serve 0.2 per set, third in blocking 0.40 per set, second in receiving efficiency 39.68 percent, and second in dig 3.67 per set. If the rest of Heungkuk Life's players had tried their best to win the championship trophy, the MVP of the championship would have been Kim Yeon-koung.
Declared simultaneous extension of active duty after announcing the acceptance speech
After her return to Korea, she soothed her disappointment in the third round of the championship by winning her sixth MVP award. In fact, she swept six regular league MVPs except for the 2008-2009 season G-Caltex KIXX's Betania de la Cruz during the seven seasons when she was active in the V-League. In fact, there may be criticism that she is pushing too far the regular league MVP to a specific player, but if you look closely at her performances, you can quickly see why she is eligible for MVP.
In this season's regular season, Kim ranked sixth in scoring. This means that five more players including Gisele Silva GS Caltex, who scored 1,000 points for the fourth time in the women's team in the V-League, scored more points than Kim. However, all of them are apogit spikers who are exempt from receiving sub-receives in their teams and are only focusing on offense. Kim is inevitably different in team contribution from outside heater Kim, who recorded 5.56 defense per set with 536 digs and 258 receptions this season.
The same applies to middle blocker Yang Hyo-jin, who competed with Kim as MVP this season by ranking ninth in score 546 points, second in domestic competition, second in fastball 52.94 percent and second in blocking 0.77 per set. In volleyball, the middle blocker takes a rest in the bench after his serve ends in the back position. Of course, Yang is also a key player at Hyundai Engineering & Construction, but it is hard to compare with Kim, who has to pay more attention to offense and defense throughout the game, transcending potential and rear positions.
At the V League award ceremony, there was news that delighted volleyball fans as much as Kim Yeon-koung won the MVP award. Kim Yeon-koung, who had been agonizing over the extension of her active career and retirement, officially declared that she would play on the court for Heungkuk Life's victory next season. After announcing her acceptance speech as MVP, when asked about the extension of her active career by moderator Lee Ho-geun, KBS N Sports announcer, Kim Yeon-koung expressed her intention to extend her active career, saying, "After much consideration, I will try again for the fans who support her."
The extension of Kim Yeon-koung's active duty is the best news for Heungkuk Life, but if Kim becomes a "one-man team" that plays the drum and plays alone next season, the results will not be much different from the last two seasons. Kim Yeon-koung also would not want to attend the award ceremony without the "Champ Victory Trophy" for next season. As Kim Yeon-koung has decided to extend her active duty, it means that Heungkuk Life should also strengthen its power effectively through the ongoing non-season, including the FA market. 카지노사이트 모음