Yesterday, Korean fans asked a Korean volleyball reporter whether the Korean women's team will participate in the 2020 VNL and he asked the Korea Volleyball Association about this issue.
Here's the reporter's current official answer.
"First of all, the Korean women's volleyball team is core team until 2024. Therefore, Korea ranked 15th in this year's VNL but will not be relegated to the Challenger Cup.
Korea Volleyball Association(KVA) says the countries announced by Chinese Volleyball Association has not been confirmed. And KVA hasn't received any official documents or communications from the FIVB regarding 2020 VNL yet.
KVA also said it has no intention of boycotting the 2020 women's VNL. Thus, KVA would lodge a complaint with the FIVB if Team Korea is relegated from the VNL before 2024."
So, Korean fans think the Chinese Volleyball Association posted the wrong information. Even German Men' Volleyball Team(15th in 2019 VNL) is also relegated although Germany is core team according to CVA's article.
Maybe China thinks that countries ranked 15th and 16th in 2019 VNL will be relegated unconditionally. Funny thing is, the Chinese Men's Team finished last in the 2019 VNL, which is on the list of entries for the 2020 VNL. 😂😂😂😂