Player Han and Silva, the 'Best Star in the V League,' are honored... Lee Ji-yoon won the Young Player Award, and Yang Hyo-jin won the New Record Award [at the V-League Awards]

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All the stars that have shone in the V-League this season have been covered. The "best stars" were Han (Korean Air) and Giselle Silva (GS Caltex).

The Korean Volleyball Federation held the "Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League Awards" at 4 p.m. on the 13th at Grand Walkerhill Seoul Vista Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.

On this day, the Young Player Award was given to the best seven players in the men's and women's regular league and to the young players who stood out within the third year of the best players in each position.

The men's regular league MVP was won by former Korean Air captain Han over current captain and championship MVP Jung Ji-seok. Considered the best setter in the league in name and reality, he resigned as captain this season, but played a full season without any major injuries and coordinated the team's offense and defense. It is considered the top contributor to the Korean Air Travel.

One player who took the podium said, "I am grateful to Chairman Cho Won-tae for supporting me to win the championship. I think I won the regular league MVP at this age because of my teammates, not just me. Kyle Russell, who couldn't play at the last minute, said, "I'm also grateful to Ryohei Lee."

"I have a contract until next season, so I have to make 100% of my body now," he said. "I think the team culture I was trying to make (as a captain) has been created, but I have a new captain. I think it will be a counter-air that will be made into the culture of (Jeong) Ji-seok," he said.

When asked to evaluate Jung Ji-seok's first score, he said, "I'm still inexperienced and there's a lot to learn. I think it will be a better argument," he said. "We've achieved six goals. I want to achieve the last seven. I think I should work hard," he said in his acceptance speech.

The MVP of the women's team was "Of course" Silva. He played in all 36 regular league games this season and was listed at the top of several offensive indicators, including No. 1 in scoring (1,083 points), No. 1 in attack overall (47.33%), No. 1 in quick open (54.16%), No. 2 in rear attack (47.15%) and No. 2 in serve (0.309 per set). It is also the first time in both men and women in the V-League to score more than 1,000 points for three consecutive seasons. He led GS Caltex, the third-ranked team in the regular league, to the championship with six consecutive wins in volleyball in the spring.

Silva said: "It's been a difficult and tough season. In particular, no one expected our good results, but I'm happy that they came out," he said, adding, "It's the result of hard work."

When asked about his most memorable moment, he said, "Actually, it's hard to pick one moment. Most of all, I remember the moments when I watched closely with my colleagues for three seasons."

I said to my daughter Siana, "Siana must be watching on TV, but I left it to spend my time today. I want to say I love you to my daughter and husband," he said.

The best 7 men's category was won by Libero Jung Min-soo (KEPCO), setter Hwang Seung-bin (Hyundai Capital), middle blocker Shin Young-seok (KEPCO), Choi Min-ho (Hyundai Capital), Outside Hitter Leo (Hyundai Capital), Ali (Woori Card), and Apogit Spiker Benon (KEPCO).

Jung Min-soo said, "It was right that Korea Electric Power was lacking and disappointing. I will repay you with good results in the upcoming season," he said. Shin Young-seok then said, "The excitement and heaviness I felt when I won the Rookie of the Year award 17 years ago are still similar. It's not weird to retire tomorrow, but today's award ceremony is especially shiny thinking it could be the last time. I will remember these moments well," he said.

The best seven women's categories were won by Libero Moon Jung-won (Korea Expressway Corporation), setter Kim Da-in (Hyundai Construction), Fitch (Hungkuk Life), Jastis (Hyundai Construction), Kang So-hwi (Korea Expressway Corporation), and Apogit Spiker (GS Caltex).

Moon Jung-won, who was the first to hold the microphone, said, "When I started the season, my goal was to get the word Libero, but I think I achieved my goal by receiving this award. I'm so nervous right now. I am grateful to the director, staff, and family for giving me faith," he said.

Lee Ji-yoon (Korea Expressway Corporation) won the Women's Young Player Award. Lee Ji-yoon, who wore the Korea Expressway Corporation uniform as the No. 1 overall rookie draft in the 2025-2026 season, has been honored with a once-in-a-lifetime Young Player Award by playing full season as the main middle blocker of the No. 1 regular league team since her debut.

In particular, in November last year, he won the "2025 Futures Star Awards" Star Award, proving his value as a top prospect in the league.

Lee Ji-yoon said, "It's an honor. I am grateful to the coach, the coaching staff, and my colleagues who trusted me and put me in," he said, adding, "I will improve and become a good player." "I thought it would be nice to be nominated because people around me looked forward to it a lot, but it's really nice to receive an honorable award," he added.

When asked what he did best this season, he replied, "As the youngest member of the team, I think I raised the atmosphere on the court and united with my sisters."

To Bae Yuna, a role model and senior member of her team, she said, "Thank you for always giving advice and helping me. I want to say I love you," he said with a smile. "Thank you to the fans of the Korea Expressway Corporation for your support, and we will continue to show you good performances, so please give us a lot of support."

In addition, Yang Hyo-jin of the V-League's 'Legend' received the 'New Record Award'. He scored 8,406 points in the regular league this season, surpassing 8,400 points for the first time in women's history. In addition, he retired from his "19-year volleyball life" with 1,748 total blocks in the women's team, ranking first in this category.

Yang Hyo-jin said, "It's my 19th award ceremony, and when I was a rookie, I came here (to attend) without winning the award. At that time, I dreamed of receiving an award every season, but I'm honored to receive an award until the end," he said, expressing his pride.

Asked what kind of senior he wants to be remembered as, he said, "I haven't actually wanted to be remembered in any way since I was young. I also wanted to be a helpful colleague to my juniors, regardless of my senior." "These days, I'm busy taking out my luggage that has been kept for 19 years. I should take out my luggage and go to bed."

Coach Lee Young-taek, who led GS Caltex to the championship match, and Henan Dal Zoto, who achieved Korean Air's treble (winning the cup tournament, first in the regular league, winning the championship match).

Coach Lee Young-taek said, "When I came to the awards ceremony from the player to the leader, I gave him a bouquet of flowers, congratulated him, and ate deliciously, but I finally won the title as the winning coach. I am grateful to the players who made me the winning coach and the staff who helped the angry coach," he said.

"We are grateful to all club officials and the chairman for providing us with a special experience," coach Zoto said. I'm also grateful to the officials for the opportunity in the fantastic Korean league. I would like to share this award with the players and coaching staff one by one," he said.

Jin Air received the appreciation plaque and OK Savings Bank received the merit award. Judge Kim Sung-soo won the "selection and record judgment" section and referee Song In-seok won the "main and sub-judgment" section.

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