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Korean Women's Volleyball is Completely Defeated by Thailand... Disappointment in First Semi-Final at the Asian Championships
All of the previous 20 successes advanced to the semifinals, but this time it was a 5th-8th place match.
The Korean women's volleyball team was defeated by Thailand and failed to advance to the semifinals of the Asian Championships. 바카라사이트
This is the first time that Korean women's volleyball has stayed in the quarterfinals at the Asian Championships.
Korea, led by coach Cesar Hernández Gonzalez, lost to Thailand with a set score of 0-3 (20-25 22-25 23-25) in the Group E match of the 2023 Asian Volleyball Championship quarterfinals held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on the 3rd.
In the second match of Group E, Vietnam defeated Australia with a set score of 3-0 (25-15 25-15 25-21), confirming Korea's relegation to the 5th-8th place match.
Korea, which placed second (2 wins, 1 loss) in the Group C preliminary round, began the quarterfinal round with one loss.
In Group E, Vietnam, which defeated Korea in the preliminaries, and Thailand, ranked first in Group A, started the quarterfinal round with one win, while Korea and Australia entered the game with one loss.
The top two teams in Group E advance to the semifinals.
Korea and Australia suffered two losses, and Thailand and Vietnam recorded two wins, so the team that advanced to the semifinals was decided early on.
China and Japan also won two games in Group F of the quarterfinal round, confirming their advancement to the semifinals.
Since Korea first participated in the Asian Championships in 1975, it has succeeded in advancing to the semifinals 20 times in a row, except for the 2021 competition, which it did not participate in.
Although he never won the championship, he maintained his pride by finishing in second place seven times, third place ten times, and fourth place three times.
Coach Cesar said ahead of this tournament, “The semifinals are our goal.”
The goal that seemed realistic turned out to be a 'difficult goal to achieve' when I opened the lid.
Korea, whose FIVB ranking fell to 35th, was significantly behind Thailand, which rose to 15th.
Korea, which allowed a fast attack to Thailand at 16-16 in the first set, was unable to break through Thailand's tight defense in the ensuing rally and suffered a counterattack.
Korea, which was dragged down to 16-20 by Lee Seon-woo (KGC Ginseng Corporation) and Lee Han-bi (Pepper Savings Bank)'s offensive mistakes, gave up the first set in vain.
In the second set, Korea's offensive mistakes continued from the middle, widening the gap.
Korea tried hard to get the game back, but could not even get over the 3rd set.
At 21-21, he was hit by an open attack from Wipawi Sitong, and in the ensuing rally, he conceded a goal after hitting a blank spot from Tanata Suksot.
At 23-22, Wipawi was allowed an open attack again, leading to a match point.
Park Jeong-ah (Pepper Savings Bank) made up for one point with an open attack, but Thailand ended the game at 24-23 with Wipawi's diagonal attack.
Wipawi is a player nominated for the Asian quota by Hyundai Engineering & Construction of the Korea Professional Volleyball V League.
In addition to outside heater Wipawi, players who will play in the 2023-2024 V-League, such as setter Ponpoon Gedpard (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea) and Apogit Spike Suksot (Korea Expressway Corporation), overwhelmed the Korean national team players.
Korea, which did not even make it to the Asian semifinals, will play the final game of the quarterfinals against Australia on the 4th and then continue the match for 5th-8th place.