Kim Yeon-kyung's Golden Jatap, Heungkuk Life Insurance's 14th consecutive victory...rewrite the history of Korean volleyball
Kim Yeon-kyung's Golden Jatap, Heungkuk Life Insurance's 14th consecutive victory...rewrite the history of Korean volleyball
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This is Kim Yeon-koung who has rewritten the history of Korean volleyball.
In the 2024-2025 V-League Women's IBK Industrial Bank of Korea held at Hwaseong Gymnasium on Sunday, Heungkuk Life Insurance won the game with a set score of 3-0 (25-10 25-23 25-19). Heungkuk Life Insurance has achieved a record of 14 consecutive wins, the most since its foundation, and continued its unbeaten streak.
This is just one game away from Hyundai E&C's record of 15 consecutive wins (2021-2022, 2022-2023), which is the most consecutive wins in a single season. In particular, "Volleyball Empress" Kim Yeon-koung proved her worth on the day by surpassing 5,000 points in the first-ever game (221 games). This is a milestone that has advanced the previous record by as many as 116 games.
From the beginning of the match, Heungkuk Life showed overwhelming performance. In the first set, he scored 12 consecutive points against IBK, tying the record for most consecutive points scored by a female league team. He led the first set score 15-3. In the second set, Kim Yeon-koung, Tutku, and Kim Su-ji won the match 25-23. In the third and final set, Heungkuk Life took advantage of IBK's repeated mistakes to finish the match 25-19.
Tutku led the team with 16 points and Kim Yeon-koung with 14 points. In contrast, Victoria of IBK scored 19 points but failed to make 23 mistakes overall.
On the same day, OK Savings Bank beat Korea Electric Power Corp. 3-1 (25-23 21-25 27-25 25-22) in the men's game at Suwon Gymnasium. OK Savings Bank won on the day after 23 days thanks to the performances of Korean players. Cha scored 15 points and Song Hee-chae and Shin Ho-jin scored 14 and 12 points, respectively, contributing to the team's victory.
On the other hand, Korea Electric Power Corp.'s new foreign player Matheus worked hard, scoring 42 points, but failed to overcome his team's 33 mistakes and was defeated. In particular, in the third and fourth sets, he gave OK Savings Bank the lead due to his mistakes and poor concentration.
Heungkuk Life and OK Savings Bank were at the center of the topic for different reasons. Heungkuk Life has stood out as the strongest in the 먹튀검증 V-League, and OK Savings Bank has set an opportunity for a rebound after a long recession.