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Men's professional volleyball Hyundai Capital defeated KEPCO and took the lead.
Hyundai Capital defeated KEPCO 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-22) in the men's fourth round of Jin Air 2025-2026 professional volleyball V-League at Yoo Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan on the 23rd.
Hyundai Capital, which won three consecutive games with the victory, accumulated 47 points with 15 wins and 8 losses, beating Korean Air (15 wins and 8 losses, 45 points) to take the lead. It is the first time this season that Hyundai Capital has risen to the lead.
This season's men's team seemed to be dominated by Korean Air once winning 10 consecutive games, but this year, it slowed down to 1 win and 5 losses, dampening its momentum. In the meantime, Hyundai Capital's lead position has changed after continuing a steep rise with 5 wins and 1 loss, including 3 consecutive wins.
Hyundai Capital did not miss the opportunity to become the "leader if we win."
Hyundai Capital, which gained the upper hand by winning 25-21 from the first set, won the second set 25-17 to take the lead. In the third set, he finished the game by adding the opponent's mistake at the end of the set with a 22-20 lead and Huh Soo-bong's consecutive points in the quick open and open.
Hyundai Capital Leo accumulated 17 points, the most by both teams, and Heo Soo-bong also recorded 12 points. Bayarsaihan scored 11 points, including six blocks, while Shin Ho-jin and Choi Min-ho added 11 points and 7 points, respectively.
Korea Electric Power Corp. struggled with Benon's 16 points, but the rest of the players were all six points or less, avoiding a complete defeat. Korea Electric Power Corp. fell to 4-11 in blocking on the day, and the team's attack success rate was also inferior to 44.11%-54.76%. He missed the opportunity to leap to third place with 13 wins and 11 losses (38 points) for the season.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, the women's team, rose to second place with a five-game winning streak.
Heungkuk Life defeated GS Caltex 3-0 (32-30, 25-22, 25-21) with Rebecca's strong performance, which scored 26 points, the most by both teams, and Lee Da-hyun's performance, including three blocks, helping them with 12 points.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which managed to gain the upper hand after a deuce match from the first set, drove the momentum and grabbed the second and third sets in a row, ending the game with a 3-0 shutout complete victory.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which accumulated 44 points with 14 wins and 10 losses, defeated Hyundai Engineering & Construction (14 wins and 10 losses, 42 points) to rise to second place. The gap with the leading Korea Expressway Corporation (19-5, 52 points) is eight points.
GS Caltex had 24 points for Silva and 18 points and 11 points for Raina and Yoo Se-yeon, respectively, but bowed their heads without winning a set. With 11 wins and 13 losses (33 points), it failed to close the gap with fourth-ranked IBK Industrial Bank (11 wins and 13 losses, 36 points).
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