Won the first round of the 男 volleyball championship

Is it the first time in four consecutive seasons or the first championship crown in eight seasons.

The inevitable showdown between Korean Air and OK Financial Group in men's volleyball is approaching. The two teams will face off at the first round match of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Men's Championship to be held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on Sunday.

In particular, the match between the two team setters is expected to determine the outcome of the match. Attention is focusing on the confrontation between Korean Air's Han player and OK Financial Group's Kwak Myung-woo.

First of all, Korean Air, the home team, tried to replace foreign players ahead of the championship game. Maksim Zigalov (registered name: Maksim, 203 centimeters) joined the team instead of Murad Khan (205 centimeters), a former foreign player.

This is a choice that can be either all or nothing. Maxim has proven his performance as he ranked first in score and second in serve in the Qatar League right before joining the Korean Air uniform. However, it is hard to expect perfect team play. This is the first time that Maxim will play together with the Korean Air team in a real match.

After all, we have no choice but to trust veteran setter Han. Throughout this season, Korean Air had difficulties in operating the season due to absence and sluggishness of its main strikers.

Lincoln Williams (201 cm), a foreign player who started the season together, failed to display his best performance due to back injury. His replacement was quite impressive. "Native ace" Jung Ji-seok was also injured and settled down during the season.

Against this backdrop, Han was also at the center of the team. Thanks to Han's skillful management of the game, native players such as Lim Dong-hyuk (201 cm), Jeong Han-yong (194 cm), and Kwak Seung-seok (190 cm) were able to perform, and eventually, they were able to finish first in the regular league.

The role of setter Kwak Myung-woo is also important to OK Financial Group, an away team. OK Financial Group played two PO matches against Hyundai Capital in the post season (PS) and Woori Card in the second place, before advancing to the championship.

Among them, the most impressive game was the second round of the PO against Woori Card. Kwak Myung-woo's distribution of the toss shone.

OK Financial Group's main striker Leonardo Leyva (registered name Leo 201cm) is leading the attack. Leo accounted for 55.88 percent (43 points) of the attack in Hyundai Capital and the semi-PO. He also had a high market share of 41.22 percent (29 points) in the first round match of the PO with Woori Card.

However, on the day, Kwak clearly lowered Leo's offensive share to 30.43 percent (12 points). Instead, he proactively utilized other strikers. As a result, he was able to display highly efficient offense from various directions, including Bayarsaihan (13 points), Jin Sang-hun, Shin Ho-jin (nine points) and Song Hee-chae (eight points).

A lot of attention is being paid to the fierce battle between the two team setters from the first round. Korean Air is leading the regular league with 4 wins and 2 losses.

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