"I don't know the 1st place or the 3rd place."' V League's all-time last-minute skirmish... Announce 'Big Match' for every game

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Neither the winner nor the third-place team has been decided yet. Whether the semi-playoff (semi-PO) will be successful is also undecided. It is even more interesting because the male and female parts look alike.

Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League regular league is nearing the end. Out of a total of 126 games for the men's and women's teams, there are only nine games left for the men's team and eight for the women's team.

In previous years, the ranking fight may already wither, but this season is quite different. Two teams ranked first and second in both men's and women's teams have already been decided, but competition for the championship is still underway. The fight for third place, which is confirmed to advance to the postseason, is also fiercer than ever. Accordingly, it is not yet known whether the semi-PO, which will be held if the difference in points between the third and fourth places is less than three, will also be completed. It deserves to be called 'the last-minute marriage of all time'.

First of all, in the men's division, Korean Air and Hyundai Capital secured more than second place with points of 66 and 65, respectively, as of the 9th. KB Insurance is in third place with 55 points, but No. 4 KEPCO (52 points) and No. 5 Woori Card (50 points) are aiming to turn the tables with three games each, one more than KB Insurance.

In the women's division, Korea Expressway Corporation (66 points) and Hyundai E&C (62 points) also booked two seats. However, the gap between Heungkuk Life Insurance (55 points) in the third place, GS Caltex (51 points), and IBK Industrial Bank (50 points) in the fifth place is only five points, so we cannot give up. Moreover, like the men's team, the 4th and 5th places have one more game left than the 3rd place, so they have more opportunities to add points.

Therefore, it is expected that every game will be a "big match" that will have a direct and decisive impact on the ranking fight until the end of the regular league next week.

It is highly likely that the No. 1 men's team will be decided in a showdown between Korean Air and Hyundai Capital (Cheonan) on the 19th, the final day. In the third place fight, the match between KEPCO and Woori Card on the 14th and KB Insurance on the 18th is expected to be a "thin ice match" that can determine the joy and sorrow of each team.

In the women's division, Korea Expressway Corporation (23 wins) is ahead of Hyundai Engineering & Construction (21 wins) in multiple wins, so if it wins one of the remaining two games, it will be confirmed as the first place. The results of the match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank (Incheon) on the 10th and GS Caltex and IBK Industrial Bank (Hwaseong) on the 14th are expected to determine the ranking as well as whether the semi-PO will be completed.

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