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GS Caltex, JunPO, and PO won the first round of the championship after the 'Rebellion of 3rd place' that never stops... Silva's 33-point explosion '57.9% chance of winning'

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Park Jaeho

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GS Caltex's Giselle Silva roars after successful attack in the first round of the Jin Air "2025-2026 V-League Women's Championship Match" against the Korea Expressway Corporation at Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium on the 1st. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO
GS Caltex's Giselle Silva roars after successful attack in the first round of the Jin Air "2025-2026 V-League Women's Championship Match" against the Korea Expressway Corporation at Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium on the 1st. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

GS Caltex's momentum continued until the championship game. GS Caltex, which passed the semi-playoffs and playoffs undefeated, succeeded in gaining the upper hand in the first round.

GS Caltex beat Korea Expressway Corporation with a set score of 3-1 (25-23 23-25 25-15 25-22) in the first round of the Jin Air "2025-2026 V-League Women's Championship Game" held at Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium on the 1st.

As a result, GS Caltex is one step closer to the milestone of 'winning the third-place team in the regular league' for the fourth time in history. He also had a 57.9 percent chance of winning the championship. In all-time women's volleyball, the winning team in the first round of the championship won 11 out of 19 (57.9%).

The fire fighting between the two teams' aces was hot. GS Caltex Silva scored 33 points (49.21% attack success rate) to lead the victory, while Korea Expressway Corporation MOMA also fought hard with 31 points (44.12% attack success rate).

However, domestic players' supporting shots at the match point divided the joys and sorrows. For GS Caltex, Kwon Min-ji (14 points) and Yoo Soo-yeon (13 points) combined for 27 points to lighten Silva's shoulders.

Kwon Min-ji (center) is trying to attack. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO
Kwon Min-ji (center) is trying to attack. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

The game flow was also fierce. GS Caltex, which was trailing 16-20 in the first set, brought the atmosphere to a come-from-behind victory with Silva's consecutive points and Kwon Min-ji's decisive blocking.

He lost the second set to the height of Kim Se-bin, the road corporation, but Kwon Min-ji's offense exploded in the third set and won a great victory 25-15. In the last four sets, Silva scored 11 points alone, beating the chase of the Korea Expressway Corporation to decide the game.

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