The South Korean men’s volleyball team is ready to take on the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
The team, led by head coach Lim Do-heon, will compete at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, from Sept. 19-26.
A total of 12 players will be sent to the Games. The most notable addition is veteran setter Han (Korean Air). Hwang Seung-bin (KB Insurance) competed in the Asian Championships last month and Kim Myung-kwan (Hyundai Capital) joined forces with Hwang Taek-ui (Armed Forces Athletic Corps) in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup in July. However, after finishing fifth in the Asian Championships and third in the Challenge Cup, the team took extraordinary measures. Han was urgently transfused.메이저놀이터
Han was drafted by Korean Air in the second round of the 2007-2008 season. He established himself as a starter in the 2008-2009 season and became a franchise star. He led Korean Air’s high-flying program and was frequently called up to the national team. Most notably, he led Korean Air to three consecutive overall titles from the 2020-2021 season to last season. This is only the second time in V-League history. He also helped the team win the KOVO Cup, regular season, and championship last season to achieve its first-ever treble. Second all-time in the Men’s Division. Han swept the regular season and championship MVP awards.
He was joined by Hwang Taek-ui at the setter position. Heo Soo-bong (Hyundai Capital) and Lim Dong-hyuk (Korean Air) were selected as the apogee spikers. The outside hitters are Jeon Kwang-in (Hyundai Capital), Na Kyung-bok (Ministry of Defense), Jeong Ji-seok, and Jeong Jung-yong (Korean Air). Libero Park Kyung-min (Hyundai Capital) and middle blockers Kim Kyu-min, Kim Min-jae (Korean Air) and Kim Jun-woo (Samsung Fire) will be in charge.
South Korea (ranked 27th in the world) will play India (73rd) on Tuesday and Cambodia (unranked) on Wednesday in Pool C of the Asian Games. The top two finishers in the group will advance to the round of 12. In the round of 12, the team will play for 1st-6th, 7th-12th, and then the ranking match and final, depending on the tournament results.
The team will depart for Hangzhou, China, the host city of the tournament, at 12:25 a.m. on Nov. 16 via Incheon International Airport with the Korea Beach Volleyball Team.