South Korea - KOVO 2017/18 V-League

  • 2017/18 KOVO Rookie Draft Result


    1st Round: (Draftees/Players Name - Position - Height - Team)
    1. Han Sung-jeong - OH - 197cm - Woori Card
    2. Cha Ji-hwan - OH - 202cm - OK Savings Bank
    3. Choi Ik-je - Setter - 189cm - KB Insurance (Setter of Korea's U-19 team)
    4. Kim Hyeong-jin - Setter - 188cm - Samsung
    5. Lee Ho-geon - Setter - 188cm - KEPCO
    6. Im Dong-hyuk - OPP - 200.5cm - Korean Air (Top Scorer of Korea's U-19 team)
    7. Hong Min-ki MB - 197cm - Hyundai Capital


    2nd Round:
    1. Park Jun-hyuk - MB - 205cm - Hyundai Capital
    2. Kim Ji-han - OH - 193.7cm - Hyundai Capital (Part of Korea's U-19 team)
    3. Kim In-hyuk - OH - 192cm - KEPCO
    4. Kim Jeong-ho - OH - 188cm - Samsung
    5. Jung Su-yong - OPP/OH - 196.5cm - KB Insurance
    6. Son Joo-hyeong - MB - 204cm - OK Savings Bank
    7. Ham Hyeong-jin - OH - 189cm - Hyundai Capital


    3rd Round:
    1. Lee Sang-wook - Libero - 183cm - Woori Card
    2. Moon Jong-hyuk - OPP/OH - 195cm - OK Savings Bank
    3. Park Kwang-hee - OH/Libero - 186cm - KB Insurance
    4. Lee Hyun-woo - Libero - 175cm - Samsung
    5. Kang Seung-yoon - MB - 198cm - KEPCO
    6. Uhm Yoon-sik - MB - 197cm - Korean Air
    7. Hyundai Capital didn't pick


    4th Round:
    3. Goo Yeong-shin - OH/MB - 193cm - KEPCO
    6. Jo Chul-hee - Setter - 180cm - OK Savings Bank
    Other teams didn't pick


    Training Players:
    Cha Yeong-geun - MB - 189cm - KB Insurance
    Jang Su-woong - OH - 194cm - Samsung
    Jung Tae-sung - Libero - 183.7cm - KEPCO


    Source: KOVO's facebook
    Full video of the rookie draft: http://sports.news.naver.com/v…keyword=&id=354500&page=1

  • KOVO Cup - Finals Sept. 22



    KEPCO vs Woori Card : 3 - 1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17) stats


    Congratulations to KEPCO for winning the KOVO Cup again this year! They've won last year's KOVO Cup too.


    MVP: Felipe Bandero(KEPCO)
    MIP: Krisztian Padar(Woori Card)
    Rising star: Goo Do-hyun(Woori Card)



    KEPCO: 10 Felipe Bandero 30pts.(1b, 6a), 12 Jeon Kwang-in 17pts.(1a), 1 Seo Jae-deok 14pts.(3a), 18 Lee Jae-mok 7pts.(3b), 11 Yoon Bong-woo 6pts.(3b), 14 Kwon Yeong-min 2pts.(1b), 13 Gong Jae-hak, 6 Kim Jin-su(Li), 4 Ahn Woo-jae, 5 Oh Jae-seong(Li), 8 Lee Seung-hyun



    Woori Card: 14 Krisztian Padar 26pts.(1b, 3a), 9 Kim Eun-seob 14pts.(2b, 2a), 10 Na Gyeong-bok 13pts.(2b, 1a), 15 Kim Jeong-hwan 3pts.(1b), 3 Yoo Kwang-woo 2pts.(2a), 11 Choi Hong-seok 1pt., 13 Goo Do-hyun, 6 Kim Dong-hoon, 7 Kim Si-hoon, 12 Shin Eu-ddeum, 1 Ahn Jun-chan, 4 Jung Min-su(Li), 8 Ha Seung-woo, 5 Hwang Yeong-kwon(Li)



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBYq9oSv8tE


  • Could you please explain how this draft works? I've seen the video, but do not understand everything.
    And what are 'training players'? Are these players allowed to play in the league?

  • About the draft, KOVO has been doing this every year for those who want to turn professional players. I just don't know if they have an age limit for this but the draftees are in college and high school.
    Those who have been picked already signed a contract for their respective teams.
    The training players are more likely "under observation"(?) or maybe similar to internship. I could be wrong though.
    Please do remember that I don't fully understand Korean. I can just read and write but can't translate.


    About the 2nd round where Hyundai got to pick 3 times, it's because they traded players to Korean Air and Woori Card. And both teams gave their 2nd round pick to Hyundai.

  • In regards to the order of the draft picks for Round 1:


    The 4th pick goes to Samsung (4th), 5th pick to KEPCO (3rd), 6th pick to Korean Air (Runner-up), and the 7th pick is given to Hyundai (Winner).


    The three bottom placed teams from last season OK Savings Bank (7th), KB Insurance (6th), and Woori Card (5th) have a lottery draw to decide who gets the 1st, 2nd and 3rd pick.


    The lower the placing the more balls they are assigned. In this case, OK Saving is given 50 balls (#1-50), KB Insurance is given 35 balls (#51-85) and Woori Card is given 15 balls (#86-100). Around 1:21-1:24 in the video you can see a small board in the background with these numbers.


    Woori Card got very lucky with ball #95 getting drawn 1st so they got 1st pick. The 2nd ball drawn was #33 so the 2nd pick is given to OK Savings Bank and hence KB Insurance gets the 3rd pick. Round 2 and 4 picks are in the reverse order of the Round 1, whilst the other rounds are in the same order as Round 1.

  • Does anyone know what is going on with the foreign players at Hyundai Skywalkers? I see rumors that (OH) Andreas Fragkos has been transferred, does that mean Baroti suffered a serious injury?

    I've found an article about this and Google Translate says Baroti's right ankle ligament was partially injured, including a partial rupture. I haven't seen an article whether they will replace him or not.

  • Round 1 - Match 1 Oct. 14



    Hyundai Capital vs Korean Air : 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 33-31) stats



    Hyundai Capital: 11 Andreas Fragkos 23pts.(2b), 15 Moon Sung-min 18pts.(1a), 18 Shin Yeong-seok 10pts.(5b, 1a), 19 Kim Jae-hwi 7pts.(2b, 1a), 14 Lee Si-woo 7pts.(1a), 9 Park Joo-hyeong 2pts., 3 No Jae-wook 1pt.(1b), 2 Park Jong-yeong, 8 Song Jun-ho, 17 Shin Dong-kwang(Li), 5 Yeo Oh-hyun(Li), 6 Lee Seung-won, 7 Heo Su-bong, 13 Hong Min-ki



    Korean Air: 6 Mitja Gasparini 26pts.(2a), 9 Kwak Seung-seok 10pts.(1b, 1a), 10 Jung Ji-seok 9pts.(1b), 16 Jin Sang-heon 6pts.(1a), 19 Jin Sung-tae 6pts.(1b), 8 Kim Hak-min 5pts.(2a), 12 Jo Jae-yeong 4pts.(1b), 2 Han Sun-soo 4pts.(2a), 7 Kim Chul-hong, 4 Baek Kwang-hyun(Li), 1 Shin Yeong-su, 3 Hwang Seung-bin



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXpZ3mvLyo8


    Match MVP: Andreas Fragkos 23pts.(21 spikes, 2 blocks)
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…keyword=&id=359402&page=1

  • Round 1 - Match 2 Oct. 15



    KB Insurance vs Samsung : 3-2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13) stats



    KB Insurance: 6 Alexandre Ferreira 35pts.(4a, 1b), 1 Lee Kang-won 18pts.(1b), 12 Hwang Du-yeon 7pts.(1a), 9 Lee Sun-kyu 7pts.(2b), 3 Jeon Jin-yong 5pts.(1a, 1b), 2 Hwang Taek-ui 4pts.(4a), 8 Son Hyun-jong, 10 Kwak Dong-hyuk(Li), 11 Kim Hong-jeong, 5 Park Min-beom, 16 Baek Gye-joong(Li), 17 Yang Jun-sik, 7 Ha Hyun-yong, 15 Han Ki-ho



    Samsung: 3 Park Chul-woo 23pts.(1a, 1b), 4 Thijs Ter Horst 22pts.(5b), 1 Kim Kyu-min 9pts.(1a, 4b), 8 Ryu Yoon-sik 8pts.(1a, 2b), 17 Park Sang-ha 6pts.(2b), 6 Hwang Dong-il, 12 Kim Kang-nyeong(Li), 16 Kim Na-woon, 5 Bu Yong-chan(Li), 2 Lee Min-wook



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcs1YP7RFtc


    Match MVP: Alexandre Ferreira 35pts.(30 spikes, 4 aces, 1 block)
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…keyword=&id=360040&page=2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTDU1qNtG4w

  • Round 1 - Match 3 Oct. 17



    OK Savings Bank vs KEPCO : 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 15-12) stats



    OK Savings Bank: 2 Bram Van Den Dries 29pts.(4b, 1a), 1 Song Myung-geun 20pts.(2b, 3a), 7 Song Hee-chae 12pts.(4b), 6 Lee Min-gyu 6pts.(3b, 2a), 18 Han Sang-gil 5pts.(1b), 11 Park Won-bin 4pts.(1b), 5 Kim Yo-han 2pts., 14 Lee Hyo-dong 1pt.(1b), 15 Park Chul-hyeong(Li), 12 Bae In-ho, 16 Lee Kang-ju, 10 Lee Si-mon, 3 Jung Sung-hyun(Li), 4 Jo Jae-sung



    KEPCO: 12 Jeon Kwang-in 22pts.(2b, 1a), 10 Felipe Bandero 17pts.(4a), 1 Seo Jae-deok 15pts.(4a), 11 Yoon Bong-woo 7pts.(2b), 18 Lee Jae-mok 2pts.(1b), 7 Park Sung-ryul 1pt., 13 Gong Jae-hak, 14 Kwon Yeong-min, 6 Kim Jin-su(Li), 17 Park Dae-woong, 4 Ahn Woo-jae, 5 Oh Jae-seong(Li), 8 Lee Seung-hyun



    Full match:


    Match MVP: Bram Van Den Dries 29pts.(24 spikes, 4 blocks, 1 ace)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bB91A0Y1o
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…keyword=&id=360668&page=1

  • Round 1 - Match 4 Oct. 18



    KB Insurance vs Hyundai Capital : 3-0 (31-29, 25-18, 25-14) stats



    KB Insurance: 6 Alexandre Ferreira 16pts.(1a, 1b), 9 Lee Sun-kyu 10pts.(3b), 2 Hwang Taek-ui 9pts.(5a, 4b), 1 Lee Kang-won 7pts.(1a, 1b), 12 Hwang Du-yeon 5pts., 8 Son Hyun-jong 3pts., 11 Kim Hong-jeong 3pts.(1a), 7 Ha Hyun-yong, 4 Kim Jin-man, 5 Park Min-beom, 16 Baek Gye-joong(Li), 3 Jeon Jin-yong, 15 Han Ki-ho(Li)



    Hyundai Capital: 11 Andreas Fragkos 10pts.(2a, 1b), 15 Moon Sung-min 9pts., 18 Shin Yeong-seok 8pts.(4b), 3 No Jae-wook 3pts.(2b), 9 Park Joo-hyeong 2pts., 19 Kim Jae-hwi 2pts., 8 Song Jun-ho 2pts., 14 Lee Si-woo 1pts., 7 Heo Su-bong 1pts., 2 Park Jong-yeong, 17 Shin Dong-kwang(Li), 5 Yeo Oh-hyun(Li), 6 Lee Seung-won, 4 Jung Yeong-ho, 13 Hong Min-ki



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vMN2vTNsPU


    Match MVP: Hwang Taek-ui 9pts.(5 aces, 4 block)
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…o&id=361082&redirect=true
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpwoA5QRq3w

  • Round 1 - Match 5 Oct. 19



    Korean Air vs Woori Card : 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19) stats



    Korean Air: 6 Mitja Gasparini 24pts.(3a, 3b), 10 Jung Ji-seok 18pts.(2a, 2b), 9 Kwak-Seung-seok 15pts.(1b), 19 Jin Sung-tae 7pts.(2b), 2 Han Sun-soo 6pts.(3a, 3b), 16 Jin Sang-heon 3pts., 1 Shin Yeong-su 2pts., 8 Kim Hak-min 2pts.(1b), 4 Baek Kwang-hyun(Li), 20 Jung Sung-min(Li), 12 Jo Jae-yeong



    Woori Card: 14 Krisztian Padar 30pts.(2a), 11 Choi Hong-seok 9pts.(1a, 1b), 10 Na Gyeong-bok 6pts., 9 Kim Eun-seob 4pts.(1b), 15 Kim Jeong-hwan 3pts., 7 Kim Si-hun 3pts., 1 Ahn Jun-chan 2pts., 16 Jo Geun-ho 1pts., 12 Shin Eu-ddeum, 6 Kim Dong-hoon, 19 Woo Sang-jo, 3 Yoo Kwang-woo, 20 Lee Sang-wook(Li), 4 Jung Min-su(Li), 8 Ha Seung-woo, 5 Hwang Yeong-kwon



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78zBuyYEH0


    Match MVP: Mitja Gasparini 24pts.(18 spikes, 3 aces, 3 block)
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…o&id=361554&redirect=true
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njZlvp3pBM

  • Round 1 - Match 6 Oct. 20



    Samsung vs OK Savings Bank : 1-3 (25-19, 24-26, 20-25, 17-25) stats



    Samsung: 4 Thijs Ter Horst 17pts.(2b), 3 Park Chul-woo 14pts.(1a, 2b), 17 Park Sang-ha 8pts.(4b), 1 Kim Kyu-min 6pts.(1b), 8 Ryu Yoon-sik 6pts.(2a), 16 Kim Na-woon 6pts.(1a), 6 Hwang Dong-il 2pts.(1a, 1b), 7 Son Tae-hun 1pts., 15 Jung Jun-hyeok 1pts.(1b), 5 Bu Yong-chan(Li), 2 Lee Min-wook



    OK Savings Bank: 1 Song Myung-geun 20pts.(4a, 3b), 7 Song Hee-chae 15pts.(1a,1 b), 2 Bram Van Den Dries 13pts.(1a, 1b), 11 Park Won-bin 7pts.(1a, 4b), 9 Kim Jeong-hun 5pts., 6 Lee Min-gyu 4pts.(1a, 2b), 18 Han Sang-gil, 5 Kim Yo-han, 12 Bae In-ho, 16 Lee Kang-ju, 10 Lee Si-mon, 3 Jung Sung-hyun(Li), 4 Jo Jae-sung



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ae2Sf7Jucg


    Match MVP: Song Myung-geun 20pts.(13 spikes, 4 aces, 3 blocks)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJvdoOmGTwo
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…yerId=&keyword=&id=362121

  • Round 1 - Match 7 Oct. 21



    KB Insurance vs KEPCO : 1-3 (19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 17-25) stats



    KB Insurance: 6 Alexandre Ferreira 18pts.(3a), 8 Son Hyun-jong 10pts.(1b), 12 Hwang Du-yeon 9pts., 9 Lee Sun-kyu 9pts.(2a, 3b), 1 Lee Kang-won 8pts., 4 Kim Jin-man 3pts., 17 Yang Jun-sik 2pts.(1b), 2 Hwang Taek-ui 2pts.(1a, 1b), 11 Kim Hong-jeong 1pts.(1b), 7 Ha Hyun-yong, 5 Park Min-beom, 16 Baek Gye-joong(Li), 3 Jeon Jin-yong, 15 Han Ki-ho(Li)



    KEPCO: 10 Felipe Airton Bandero 24pts.(4a, 1b), 12 Jeon Kwang-in 18pts.(2a, 2b), 1 Seo Jae-deok 13pts.(1a, 2b), 11 Yoon Bong-woo 10pts.(5b), 18 Lee Jae-mok 5pts.(1a, 2b), 14 Kwon Yeong-min 1pts.(1b), 13 Gong Jae-hak 1pts.(1a), 6 Kim Jin-su(Li), 4 Ahn Woo-jae, 5 Oh Jae-seong(Li), 8 Lee Seung-hyun



    Full match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XcDp3lQts


    Match MVP: Felipe Airton Bandero 24pts.(19 spikes, 4 aces, 1 block)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_O6NEw_hx4
    http://sports.news.naver.com/v…yerId=&keyword=&id=362437