"We can't end the season at home." copyright's spring challenger Yoo Kwang-woo's fingertips saved him
"We can't end the season at home." copyright's spring challenger Yoo Kwang-woo's fingertips saved him
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He miraculously turned the steering wheel to Uijeongbu in a guillotine match. The driver who drove copyright without any loss on the day was setter Yoo Kwang-woo.
copyright defeated KB Insurance 3-0 in the second round of the Dodram V-League Men's Playoffs held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on Monday afternoon. The playoff is best-of-three games.
copyright, which lost 1-3 to KB Insurance in the first round, was on the verge of ending the season at its home ground if it lost this match as well. Coach Tommy Tilikainen, who is on the brink of collapse, made changes to the starting lineup on the day.
Unlike in the first match, he deployed Yoo as the starting pitcher and left the court to Lee throughout the third set. Yoo displayed smooth operation by using Russell, Kim Min-jae, Choi Jun-hyuk and Jeong Han-yong at the right place. Russell scored the most points in both teams with 22 points on the day. In particular, Jeong marked the opponent team's attack on every clutch point, catching them like ghosts, beating KB Insurance.
Yoo Kwang-woo is a veteran who has experienced the most wins (11 times) among active professionals.
His skill in coordinating the big stage created magic in the second round of this playoff without fail. Russell's powerful serve added firepower to this.
Yoo Kwang-woo, who entered the press conference room with Russell after changing his clothes after the game, looked refreshed.
When asked how he felt about the game, he said, "In such a game, it is more important for the team to win and lose than for each individual to do well," adding, "I'm glad I won, and I played desperately because I felt that I couldn't finish the season on my home turf."
KB Insurance lost the first set weakly on the day and was dragged to the second set. However, they gradually gained momentum from the second half of the second set, displaying their will to chase after KB. The third set was brief, but they even went ahead. If anything, they were on the verge of upsetting. When asked about this, Yoo said, "I felt like KB was pushing in the first set by force, but I gradually came in at the right timing from the second set. So I gave the ball to Russell and Kim Min-jae because I thought we should push it with our strength. I think we won the shutout victory because we showed it at the stadium as we thought."
Despite the loss, Russell scored 31 points in the first match, and was again the winner. In the second and third sets, Russell created match points and hit critical shots, displaying stellar performance.
When asked about Russell's strengths, Yoo said, "The first is serve, the second is height," adding, "When it comes to height, it's a bit difficult to overcome given the difference between the physique of Korean players and that of most mercenaries. Even if a player gives a bad ball in a difficult situation, players with good physical ability handle it easily. The same goes for Russell. If I have time to adjust it a bit better, I think I will show better performances." 메이저사이트
After losing the first game hopelessly, he gathered with his teammates and made a determination that "spring has not come to us yet."
This season, it is the challenger's position. Although Yoo had recorded four consecutive wins, he has to advance to the playoffs this season. "The waiting position and the advancing position are definitely different," Yoo said. "As soon as we let our guard down, we can really just end it. We did our best in every game, and the players were very determined, so I think we will have fun next time as well."
Meanwhile, the third round of the playoffs between copyright and KB Insurance will be held at 2 p.m. on the 30th at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu.