Latest match report from Future's Champ games:
Red Sparks remain undefeated, while Hyundai loses all their matches. Is this a sign of times to come?
And I must say, for a non-pro team, they are giving the pro-teams a hard time. I love Suwon and Pohang 
Future's Champ volleyball games has already started today!
Here's some of the results:
Some Youtube matches you can watch (not the best in quality; semifinals will be broadcasted):
Love the Hi-Pass vs. Pohang match. Really puts to shame Hi-Pass since most of their players have been pro players for years now. Thank God they woke up at the end.
Yes minji is pretty..but attack wise...lacking bite perhaps?
Well, I guess that's why she was relegated to non-pro. 
But I hope the experience made her a better player. She's got potential, I believe.
I remember we talked about Minji one time, but I've forgotten regarding what
I got the impression she's a player you liked ?
She was awarded the Rising Star award before, but unfortunately, fell off. She's pretty stable, just not given a chance to play.
I think her playing in the non-pro league helped her confidence a lot.
Salaries of the highest-paid players in the league are announced:
Funny enough, if we look at the number of players playing for NT, there are only 3 players representing (excluding Jeong Jiyun since she's injured).
When is it this VTV Cup?
June 28 to July 5. Usually available on YouTube.
Won't be surprised if the female's gets theirs reduced in a year or two as well
It's way too inflated currently - of course the men's are worse considering lower viewership & the salary cap being higher than the female's
I hope not. I know it's inflated for some players, but across the board, some players do deserve better payment. It's the distribution of salary that is the problem, especially for the women's league. I still think the salary for the foreign players, just like in the Asian quarter players, should be equal. I don't get why foreign players on the women's side only get 300k usd while the mens get 500k usd.
The fact that viewership, attendance, and national performance (previously) are higher on the women's side should be a good indicator that they should be paid more (not that it validates their inflated salary, but still).
Also, on a sidenote, it seems to have been decided that the men's salary is going to be reduced.
New rules to be implemented in the 2027 -2028 season!
After 10 years of the tryout system in the V-League, the foreign and Asian quarter player recruitment will be changed to a free contract system. This will allow for a better negotiation of players and would also allow them to get bigger player pool. We may even see bigger names in the league (NT players from big countries, for instance).
EDIT: Just read the report, they will implement this rule for the Asian quarter players this 2026-2027 season, but will probably take effect for replacement players in the meantime, given there are already Asian quarter players selected for the season.
Just saw it today, but it seems there is gonna be a competition amongst club players called "Futures Champ" where some clubs will participate, together with other non-pro clubs (Daegu and Pohang). Here's the latest schedule I saw:
Hope this opens up playing opportunities for young players! Also, they should use this competition as a test for a B-League.
EDIT: Saw another post by Hyundai:
It seems most non-pro clubs will play with the pro-clubs. 
I kinda knew they were gonna let the other players play. Korea ain't winning against Turkey unfortunately.
But I'm happy Lee Juah (U19), Yunju and Kim Sebeen got to play! They will be the new pillars of the Korean NT, so they need all the experience they can get.
Welp. That set 3 was doing well, but they lost momentum after the ball challenge + player injury (?) from Belgium. Then the continuous service errors on a match point XD.
Set 4 was horrid but I'm glad they used Jeong Yunju for a bit. They really need another OH to supplement the team (Jeong Jiyun) and another OPP when Lee Seonwoo can't deliver (Moon Jiyun just doesn't cut it).
Korea wins set 2 against Belgium!
I have to say, Yuk Seoyoung is doing wonders in this leg. She knows how to tool larger blocks and she receives well. The serve is still a little iffy but its been one of her weakness for the longest time (she should try her jump serve circa 2020-2023 again).
throwawayanyway do you know if it's true that the federation will give the team extra rewards if they win matches/avoid relegation?
Haven't heard this one yet. But I know some players here are being paid close to 200k usd to 600k usd each club season. And those that underperform get criticized to hell by their fans.
There's a movement now by fans that aim to decrease each player's salary due to their lacking performance internationally. Maybe they heard that lol
Lee Ju-A hasn't started playing yet ?
She played before as a point server (the 18 y.o OH; there's another Juah in the team). She hasn't played a lot though.
Just watched the match, and first of all, I noticed that Korea changed how they set and attack.
During the first week, Kim Dain was doing the fast and low set, which is common for Asian volleyball. But because they aren't that fast in attacking and not that varied (no opp), the opponents (who are obviously taller) are blocking them with ease. Now they are doing much higher sets and use the blocking to their advantage.
I like that the stats involve many players contributing (Kang Sowhi with 21pts, Yuk Seoyoung with 16pts, Lee Seonwoo with 15pts, Lee Dahyun with 12pts). Better than the 1st week, where none stand out.
Hope they can win at least 2 more matches!
Also, Guidetti losing again to Korea lol
i think that we can assume that the last game of this VNL25 for both Korea and France in Chiba will be a tie breaker : the looser go down. Like Do or Die !
Yes, but France already has a win. To secure a VNL spot, Korea will need at least 2 wins.
