'Chase the Horizon' departure: Women's national volleyball team announces 18-player roster... Five Hyundai Construction players, including Kim Da-in, lead the list.

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The 18-member roster for the South Korea women's national volleyball team has been finalized.

The Korea Badminton Association Koo Hyeop-hoe-neun (CEO) team announced on the 16th that it will begin a four-week intensive training camp at the National Representative Athletes' Village in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, starting from the 20th.

Setters Kim Da-in and Lee Soo-yeon (both Hyundai Construction), Ahn Hye-jin (GS Caltex), and Choi Seo-hyun (Jung Kwan Jang) have been selected as starters. Outside hitters Kang So-hwi (Korea Expressway Corporation), Park Yeo-reum (Jung Kwan Jang), Kim Da-eun (Heungkuk Life), and Lee Ye-rim (Hyundai Construction) will take the positions.

The opposing spikers selected are Jeong Yoon-ju (Heungkuk Life) and Na Hyun-soo (Hyundai Construction). The middle blockers are Lee Da-hyun (Heungkuk Life), Kim Se-bin (Korea Expressway Corporation), Lee Ju-ah (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea), Park Eun-jin, and Jeong Ho-young (both Jeong Kwan Jang). The liberos are Moon Jeong-won (Korea Expressway Corporation), Kim Hyo-im (GS Caltex), and Lee Young-ju (Hyundai Construction).

By team, Hyundai Construction, ranked second in the regular season, had the most players with five. They were followed by Jung Kwan Jang with four, Korea Expressway Corporation and Heungkuk Life Insurance with three each, GS Caltex with two, and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea with one. Pepper Savings Bank, which is facing the threat of dissolution, had no players called up.

The association plans to comprehensively evaluate training performance to finalize the 14th-member roster for upcoming international competitions. Kang So-hwi, Kim Se-bin, Moon Jeong-won, and Ahn Hye-jin, who have completed the V-League championship series, along with Kim Da-in and Jung Ho-young, who are currently engaged in FA (free agent) negotiations, will join the team on the 27th.

This year, the Yeo Ja-bae-gu (CEO) team will compete in four major international tournaments, starting with the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup, followed by the East Asian Championships, Asian Championships, and the Asian Games. Head coach Cha Sang-hyun and coach Lee Suk-ja, who will lead the national team, are set to officially begin their duties this week after receiving approval from the Korean Sports Council.

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