Road Corporation, Hyundai Engineering & Construction predicted a confrontation with 'Champjeon Direct'... Hyundai Engineering & Construction picked GS Caltex [Cheongdam-dong site]

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Korea Expressway Corporation, which went straight to the women's professional volleyball V-League championship match (champ match), predicted a showdown with Hyundai Engineering & Construction among the teams that reached the playoffs (PO) and semi-PO.

At the Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League Media Day held at Hotel Rivera Cheongdam in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, Kim Jong-min, head coach of the Korea Expressway Corporation, pointed out Hyundai Engineering & Construction, ranking second in the regular league, as the expected opponent for the championship.

In the women's volleyball postseason, GS Caltex, the third-ranked team in the regular league, and Heungkuk Life, the fourth-ranked team, will play the semi-PO first, and the semi-PO winning team will head to the championship match, where the first-ranked road corporation in the regular league waits through the PO (two wins out of three).

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is the other team that is most likely to face off by the Korea Expressway Corporation, which is waiting for the other team directly to the championship.

Head coach Kim Jong-min expected Hyundai Engineering & Construction to have middle blockers Yang Hyo-jin and Kim Hee-jin, outsider heaters Jastis and Lee Ye-rim, Apogit Spiker Kari and setter Kim Da-in in the starting lineup.

Head coach Kim said, "I predicted it according to the order," adding, "The head coach who does not change the order is Kang Sung-hyung. I think it will come in just like this," he said.

On the contrary, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which went straight to the PO, predicted that GS Caltex would beat Heungkuk Life Insurance in the semi-PO and come up to the PO.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Sung-hyung cited Apogit Spiker Silva, middle blockers Oh Se-yeon and Choi Ga-eun, Outside Hitter Yousu-yeon and Reina, and setter Ahn Hye-jin as expected lineups for GS Caltex.

Coach Kang said, "I predicted (the other team) based on the relative performance and recent lineup," adding, "It was also the last lineup of the game in the last round of 6 recently." In response, GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said, "Thank you for predicting that we will come up," but replied, "We will make sure to meet expectations."

GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life Insurance, which have been confirmed to face each other for the only time in this postseason, also expected a lineup of confrontations with each other through the media day.

GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek predicted Outside Hitter Jung Yoon-joo, Choi Eun-ji, setter Lee Na-yeon, middle blockers Peach and Lee Da-hyun, and Apogit Spiker Rebecca as Heungkuk Life's lineup.

Heungkuk Life coach Tomoko Yoshihara cited middle blockers Choi Ga-eun and Oh Se-yeon, Outside Hitter Raina and Yoo Seo-yeon, Apogit Spiker Silva and setter Kim Ji-won as expected lineups for GS Caltex.

GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said, "Heungkuk Life is a team with so many replacements," but added, "I expected this when I saw Jung Yoon-joo play a lot in the second half," and Kwon Min-ji (GS Caltex) said, "I'm most concerned about Rebecca, who has recovered for a long time."

Heungkuk Life coach Yoshihara said, "I expected the GS Caltex lineup this way because I've been a lot of this member recently. I think the balance is the best," he explained. GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said, "There are a few places to think about it. I will refer to (Hungkuk Life's prediction)," he said, turning the scene into a sea of laughter.

Meanwhile, the women's volleyball semi-PO will be held at Jangchung Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on the 24th as a single match between GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life Insurance. This is the first time that a semi-PO will be held in the women's volleyball postseason.

The semi-PO winner will hold a two-win PO of three rounds with Hyundai Engineering & Construction every two days from the 26th. The long-awaited championship will be held with three wins out of five from the 1st of next month as a showdown between the Korea Expressway Corporation and the PO winner.

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