Ansan OK Financial Group reached the top of the professional volleyball cup competition for the first time since the team was founded.
OK Financial Group defeated Daejeon Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with a set score of 3-1 (25-23 22-25 25-23 25-20) in the men’s final of the 2023 Gumi-Dodram Cup Pro Volleyball Tournament held at Park Chung-hee Gymnasium in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk on the 13th and won the championship. occupied
As a result, OK Financial Group, which was the only professional volleyball men’s team that had never won a cup competition, reached the top of the cup competition for the first time in history, and succeeded in resentment, winning 50 million won in prize money.
OK Financial Group, which was founded in 2013 as Rush & Cash, won the runner-up three times in the cup competition in 2015, 2019, and 2021, and this is the first time it has won.
Ogino Massage, the new coach of OK Financial Group, who became the first Japanese coach in men’s professional volleyball history in May, proved his leadership by reaching the top in this cup competition, his debut stage.
OK Financial Group’s Sinho-jin received 27 out of 31 votes in a press vote and was selected as the MVP of the tournament, and Lee Jin-seong received the Rising Star Award.
In the semi-final match held the day before, OK Financial Group, which reached the final after a thrilling come-from-behind victory with a set score of 3-2 (32-30 15-25 30-32 25-22 15-9) after a full set match against the invited team Panasonic, OK Financial Group reached the final one set that day. From then on, a tight battle continued.
OK Financial Group, which was playing a seesaw game with Cha Ji-hwan and Shin Shin-jin’s left and right double cannons, made a set score on 22-21, with Jeon Jin-seon intercepting Park Seong-jin’s open attack following opponent Lee Ho-gun’s serve.
OK Financial Group allowed Shin Ho Shin to open consecutive quick-opens on 24-21, and was chased by 24-23, one point, but Shin Ho-jin finished the set with a back attack and took the lead.
After entering the second set, OK Financial Group allowed Park Seong-jin and Kim Jeong-ho to open consecutive attacks at 22-22, and Jeon Jin-seon’s fast attack was blocked by opponent Kim Jun-woo’s blocking, giving the set 22-25.
The winner of the match was the 3rd set with a set score of 1-1.
The two teams played a seesaw game, giving and receiving points from 12-12 to 23-23, and engaged in a fierce battle worthy of the cup finals.
OK Financial Group took a step ahead, 24-23, with a quick open by Shin Shin, who received an accurate toss from Myung-Woo Kwak.
Then, Park Won-bin saved Kim Jeong-ho’s back attack, and Cha Ji-hwan finished the toss from Kwak Myeong-woo, making the set score 2-1 at 25-23.
OK Financial Group, which continued its momentum, seemed to easily decide the game by leading 17-8 at one point in the 4th set, but suffered from a fierce counterattack from Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and allowed the chase to 21-18.
However, Jeon Jin-seon blocked the opponent Park Seong-jin’s attack, widening the score gap to 4 points, and tying up two opponent’s rooms to make a match point of 24-19.
OK Financial Group cheered as if the victory was confirmed when it was judged that opponent Park Seong-jin’s open attack had crossed the end line, but after video reading, it was revealed that Park Seung-soo’s fingertips were hit and went out again 24-22.
However, in the ensuing attack, Shin Ho-jin’s back attack hit the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance blocker and fell outside the line, enjoying the joy of winning the first cup competition.
OK Financial Group’s Sinho-jin scored 34 points with 12 back attacks and an attack success rate of 72.34%. 7 points) also contributed to the team’s victory.
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2023-08-13 09:17:09
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