Waiting for a year and seven months... Na Kyung-bok and Hwang Taek's combination is in operation, and KB Insurance is expected to fight back
Waiting for a year and seven months... Na Kyung-bok and Hwang Taek's combination is in operation, and KB Insurance is expected to fight back
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KB Insurance, a men's professional volleyball team with "full body" power, is seeking a counterattack.
KB Insurance, which had suffered five consecutive losses in the opening of the V League, won its first victory of the 2024-25 season by winning the set score 3-0 against KEPCO at home (Uijeong Gymnasium) on the 9th, the sixth game of the first round. Although foreign player Luis Elian Estrada was injured, it was meaningful that he hit KEPCO, which was on the rise with five consecutive opening wins.
KB Insurance formed a lineup that they waited for a whopping one year and seven months for in the KEPCO battle. Na Kyung-bok (30), the main gunner who returned after completing military service, and Hwang Taek-ui (28), the setter, finally stood on the same court.
Hwang joined the team just two days after he was discharged from the military. However, the two players, who also played for the Korean national team, showed good teamwork throughout the match against KEPCO. The timing of the attack at the Open and Quick Open was good, and the latter also collaborated five times (back attack). Na scored the most points (19) in her team on the day. The attack success rate was a whopping 69.57 percent.
KB Insurance recruited Na Kyung-bok, a former free agent, in April last year with the highest ever treatment (2.4 billion won in total compensation) in the club's history. Although Na had not completed her mandatory military service 10 days before entering the training center, she invested in the future. She expressed her commitment to take a leap forward in the 2024-25 season when Hwang Taek-ui, who has already decided to join the military, returns.
Na Kyung-bok is the MVP of the 2019-20 season of the regular league. Hwang is the first player to be selected as the first player in the entire rookie draft in a setter position. He is considered the representative setter of Korean volleyball along with copyright player Han for his tall setter (1 meter, 89 centimeters) that boasts not only game management but also serves and blocking capabilities.
KB Insurance suffered a setback when Miguel Rivera resigned due to health problems right before the season opened. However, Hwang Taek-ui, the franchise star and "commander of the court," has returned. Foreign players Andrés Villena and Na Kyung-bok are expected to improve their attack capabilities.
KB Insurance will face defending champion copyright last season at its home ground on Tuesday. Last season's team was inferior to the copyright team by posting two wins and four losses. The team is pinning its hope on Hwang Taek-ui and Na Kyung-bok's joining. 안전놀이터