KOVO "Continues Blanc's 'inappropriate words and actions', deeply regretful and strong concerns"

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The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) expressed its strong regret to Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc (France), who has repeatedly made related remarks through a press conference after the controversy over the decision that occurred in the second round of the men's professional volleyball championship game (champ match, three wins out of five).

KOVO issued a statement on the 9th and said, "The federation held an appeal review committee on the 4th regarding the sub-decision of Leo (Hyundai Capital) in the fifth set of the second match of the championship between Korean Air and Hyundai Capital on the 4th and notified the results." "Nevertheless, Blanc continues to respond and criticize through the media." In response, the federation expressed its regret over Blanc.

KOVO said, "In international competitions such as the Olympics and the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), IN and OUT are being read with the Hawkeye system. "It takes a huge budget to install and operate the Hawkeye system in the gyms of 14 V-League clubs for five months," he said. "Alternatively, the V-League is working with broadcasting companies to put in various special cameras necessary for video reading through the broadcast screen."

"Due to the nature of the fast volleyball event, the IN/OUT reading will be conducted as OUT if the line is seen and IN if it is not seen based on the maximum pressure and the ground surface of the ball due to a lot of judgment costs related to the blurring phenomenon and the contact surface of the ball, and the current IN/OUT video reading guidelines (local rules) will be applied from the 2019-2020 season."

KOVO held a post-reading and appeal review committee on the 5th in response to Hyundai Capital's request for re-reading and response to the results of the Leo sub-OUT decision and reading, and as a result of careful and rigorous discussion on the situation, the inside line of the line was seen under maximum pressure based on the ground plane of the ball based on the guidelines for video reading of the tournament's outline, KOVO explained.

"Nevertheless, Blanc is undermining the public confidence and image of the V-League and the league with continuous inappropriate words and actions. The federation expressed deep regret and strong concern over this act, he said. "As a member of the V-League, we ask Blanc to immediately stop any further inappropriate words and actions and comply with the rules of the game that 14 clubs have agreed to implement."

Earlier, Hyundai Capital failed to finish the game when Leo's serve was ruled OUT in the fifth set match point situation in the away game of the second game, and eventually lost 16-18 after a close game of deuce. In particular, Hyundai Capital's anger grew as the opposite of the previous similar scene came out at a time when the match could have been decided. Coach Blanc was frustrated at the post-match press conference, and even claimed, "I think the president and the chairman of the referee are all in the same bridle."

Since then, Blanc has continued to make comments related to the second round of decisions, such as "the feeling of being robbed of the victory is anger," ahead of the home game of Game 3, or "It will take a long time for the anger to disappear" after the victory. Even after winning the fourth game, he said, "Unofficially, I want to tell you that we should have won 3-1 (3-1)."

KOVO said, "The federation is developing an AI-based video reading system with the aim of introducing the 2026-2027 season to increase the accuracy of reading, and through this, we plan to further strengthen the fairness and reliability of the judgment," adding, "We hope that the last remaining Game 5 of the V-League Championship will be the best memorable match for the team and fans." The federation will also do its best to manage fair and reliable games, he added.

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