This U18 Korean team is quite good. They have a reliable OPP, and their captain, the 193cm Seoyoon is pretty good as an MB. She was an OPP before but her hits aren't strong enough for the position. She's better as an MB as she's very quick in her feet and her lateral movement is good for a running attack (which she's shown here). I don't know about her attack style though; she looks like she punches the ball forward rather than hit it downward. Or maybe the setter sets low... but definitely a prospect for the NT in the future.
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The Individual Awards
MVP and
Joint Best OHKang Sowhi Korea Joint Best OH Tsai Yu-Chun Chinese
TaipeiJoint Best MB Park Eunjin Korea Joint Best
MBChen Chiao-En Chinese Taipei Best OP Na Hyunsoo Korea Best Setter Vo Thi Kim Thoa Vietnam Best
LiberoLin Chi-Jung Chinese
TaipeiThere's no special awards like the Miss Volleyball beauty contests in tournaments in Vietnam. However I've chosen a player who always look cheerful and happy, popular with her teammates and even players from other teams and fun to watch !
I think I'll call her Miss Avc Cup Princess for 2026.... Liow Yi-Jen, setter and captain of the Chinese Taipei team
Great job Korea! I had low expectations for them since they are introducing a lot of new players especially the new 2nd OH and new OPP for team, but so far they have been solid (hope Na Hyunsoo plays more in the league even if only an MB for Hyundai). Lee Yerim is also a surprise because she's been underutilized in the league.
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Tots Carlos joined Alas Pilipinas to strengthen the offense but that wasn't enough to stop Korea from getting a 3-0 victory. It's hard for Alas with a scratch team instead of the full NT, to challenge a Korean side with their top players in every position and having trained together for months.
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The Philippine team put up a good fight, unfortunately, their serve receive is their biggest weakness. Korean team is also full of newbies, with only Kim Dain (S), Kang Sowhi (OH), Lee Dahyun, Lee Juah (MBs) and Han (L) being the senior players. They have a new 2nd OH (Yerim) and OPP (Hyunsoo) for this AVC. Most of the other players are either back up players in the league or 18 year olds. Jeong Yun Ju still isn't very good on the outside, I'm afraid, that's why Lee Yerim starts often more than her.
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The team at the AVC Women’s Volleyball Cup 2026 in Candon City, Philippines:-
Starting Line-up against host Philippines in Pool play.
1. Lee Ye-rim OH
2. Lee Ju-ah MB
3. Kim Da-in Setter
9. Na Hyun-soo OP
12. Lee Da-yeon MB
97. Kang So-hwi (c) OH
4. Han Da-Hye Libero
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Seems they are trying a new OH and OPP for this AVC. No Lee Seonwoo, Yuk Seoyoung and Moon Jiyun.
Also, their back up setter and back up OH are both 18 years old.
I don't really have a lot of confidence with their match against Vietnam, but their 18 year old OH, Park Yeorum is pretty good.
Lee Yerim is more of a defensive OH, so her hits are not as powerful. Na Hyunsoo is similar to Wada that she doesn't really play in the regular league too. But so far she's been pretty good. Definitely a natural OPP compared to Lee Seonwoo.
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I'm alive! 🎉 LOL
Anyway, really underwhelming choices. No Park Eunseo, no Jeong Jiyun, no Yuk Seo Young or even Lee Hanbi. Yeorum is too young, Lee Yerim is not very good attacker while Daeun is good but is prone to injury. The OH category is really bad, while the new Liberos are both rookies with no league playing time. 😅
Happy for Na Hyun Soo though.
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Expressway's 10 wins in a row is just incredible
I wonder if they have set a new record ?
They may, I think the longest record was from Hyundai at 15 straight wins.
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There's a lot of talk about Cha Sang Hyun (former GS Caltex coach) replacing Kim Hochul, as well as Park Mihee (former Pink Spiders coach). Some say give back the position to Lee Jungchul (former IBK Coach, who helped the club achieve their championship).
Others want a foreign coach, but I don't know who, though. Some people also want KYK to coach due to her show, but I don't think she will. She's honestly too green still.
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Hi, I've been following this league for a while now, but I see that practically all the teams rely on a foreign opposite hitter, so they all rely heavily on that opposite hitter.
But doesn't this create problems not only for the team (in the absence of the starting opposite hitter) but also for the national team (finding players accustomed to playing that position)?
I see that after the national team finished 4th at the Olympics with Lavarini and Kim Yeon-koung, the national team has started to lose strength, even being excluded from the VNL. Are there any good players who could revive the team?
Hello, yes, many clubs rely on their opposite hitters, some more heavily than others. It does affect the NT a lot, as our current OPPs are either not active in the club (Moon Jiyun) or currently play as OOH (Lee Seonwoo).
As of the moment, the Korean NT Team is a shell of its former self, so there's really no player as good as KYK. The team is currently in its rebuilding phase, as they have also been removed from the VNL. They are starting from scratch (regionals), and once they improve, they can play internationally (hopefully).
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It is also worrying if GS Caltex is highly dependent on Silva to win matches..if she is injured..GS will struggle
IBK also highly dependent on Viktoria to score points...kincaid still very raw
Yes, the last match they won against Hyundai was a 5 setter game. Silva scored 47/48 points for GS Caltex, followed by Kwon Mijnji at 8 points. None of the Korean players in GS Caltex scored double digits during that match. Really shows the power dynamics in GS Caltex.
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Korea, Champions
2025 Asian Women’s u16 Volleyball Championship.
The future is looking bright for the NT when this group of juniors transition to the senior side, especially when you have a player like Son Seoyeon, team captain and tournament MVP:
AVC
Yes, I think she'll be a great addition to the NT
But I think Korea has always had a great grassroots program for volleyball. The problem is the transition to the Senior level, due to the limited playing time in the league and the pro league clubs to participate in. I hope Korean players also explore playing outside Korea, so that they can grow more as players and experience the competitiveness of being an "import".
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I'm not used to seeing Hi-Pass so high up in the standings
and even Peppers are doing well... today they beat Spiders 3-0 !
For some reason, it's harder to find live streams nowadays
Yes, Peppers is now 1st in ranking!
Very unpredictable couple of matches. So far, Peppers is the most balanced team, with 2 reliable OHs and OPPs, and a great MB like Shimamura. Hi-Pass and Hyundai are pretty great, though they lack consistency so far. Silva is primarily carrying GS Caltex (with some help from Reina). Red Sparks is doing well despite having significant power losses (no Asian quarter, rookie setter). Pink Spider's coach needs to know who she's going to start with; it feels almost like an experimental stage. She keeps changing OHs every match. IBK is just messy, despite having 2 solid foreign players.
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Lots of 5-setter games this 1st round! Same with the match today with Hi-Pass vs. GS Caltex, with Silva getting the Triple Crown award:
The current standing (with the match today, Hi-Pass is now first, while GS Caltex is 2nd):
So far, I love Pepper's match with Hyundai the best, 3-0 in favor of Pepper! They really stepped up this season, especially with Shimamura and Park Eunseo as OPP! Pink Spiders is a bit all over the place, but it is given because of their new coach. But they ain't bad.
Red Sparks is really pulling their weight despite not having their 1st and 2nd setter, as well as their Asian quarter player.
This has been a really interesting 1st round, with no clear contender.
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AI Peppers win against Hi-Pass, 3:2!
Great game for Park Eunseo! She played as OPP for this match (don't know why their foreign OPP didn't play).
Shimamura is also amazing! Knew she should have been 1st pick.
Kang Sowhi, unfortunately, is cursed with a high salary/low performance. She got blocked many times during the game, and even on the match point, she was blocked.
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Opening Match for the Korean League:
Pink Spiders win against Red Sparks:
GS Caltex wins against IBK:
Sad news, Lee Juah has to undergo knee surgery. She is out of this year
Great match from Pink Spiders! Rebecca scored 28 points in her first match, and Choi Eunji started for the team. Really solid performance from them.
IBK, on the other hand, made 30 errors in their match. Not really a good start, despite winning the Nonghyup Cup. Silva continues to be a key player for GS Caltex. IBK's Asian Quota player though... I smell a player exit.
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ASIAN Youth Games. They just finished. I have no idea if this KOR U18 team is like legit though, for our team the OHs are legit future stars of the NT. The MBs and OPPs probably would not translate to the seniors team. The team is practically the development youth team where Solomon (Osaka Thunders player, PHI OPP) came from and represented PHI in some competitions.This is the Korean U16 team. Korea did this as well last time, when they sent a bunch of high schoolers (mix of U16 and U18) to play against the Philippine NT (Creamline) at AVC 2022. Honestly, I don't get why Korea does this lol, maybe good for experience but not really good for the morale of the players (Korean side).
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Haven't been able to update the winners of the Nonghyup Cup, but here they are!
WINNERS: IBK!
1st Runner Up: Hi-Pass!
MIP: Kim Sein (Hi-Pass)
Rising Star: Choi Yeonjin (IBK)
MVP: Yuk Seoyoung (IBK)
Congratulations to all! Especially to Yuk Seoyoung, who had an incredible NT run and now an MVP title to boot. She was very hit or miss for me last couple of seasons, but she has really grown to be a solid player (she just needs to improve her serving).
Great job from IBK! It seems they aren't gonna have too many problems if they continue this momentum in the Regular Season.
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