Korean Air has advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Gumi Dodram Professional Volleyball Cup (the Cup) with three straight wins to top Group A despite being significantly depleted by the withdrawal of key players from the national team With OK Financial Group punching their ticket to the semifinals, all four semifinalists have been confirmed Korean Air and OK Financial Group are the winners of Group A, while Japanese invitees Panasonic and Samsung Fire are the winners of Group BThe field for the semifinals on Wednesday will be finalized after Panasonic and Samsung Fire play the final Group B match on Wednesday Korean Air defeated KB Insurance 3-1 (17-25 25-21 25-18 25-21) in straight sets in the third match of the Cup’s Group A qualifiers on Tuesday at Park Jung-hee Gymnasium in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-doDefending champion Korean Air, which has the most Cup trophies (five) among the men’s teams, will attempt to win its sixth title and second straight Against KB Insurance, the Korean Air team used their ‘creative volleyball’ to put pressure on their opponents With Jeong Ji-seok, Lim Dong-hyuk, and Jeong Jeong-yong on the roster, Korean Air is short on wing attackers and has been utilizing middle blocker Jeong Jin-wi as an outside hitter in the Cup She scored 14 points in an unfamiliar spot against KB Insurance Veteran outside hitter Kwak Seung-seok (15 points) led the team on offense, while Lee Jun (18 points), who has shown promise in this tournament, was the main gun Middle blocker Lee Soo-hwang (15 points) also contributed to the offense Utilizing three middle blockers, Korean Air also showed an edge in the height battle, outscoring KB 12-6 in blocked shots KB Insurance, which called Gumi’s Park Jung-hee Gymnasium home from 2005 to 2017 under its predecessor LIG Insurance, lost its final match of the qualifiers and left Gumi with three losses In the other Group A preliminary match earlier in the day, OK Financial Group defeated Woori Card in a full-set thriller with a set score of 3-2 (25-23 19-25 25-18 23-25 15-13)OK Financial Group, coached by Japanese national Masashi Ogino, qualified with a 2-1 record in his first Korean Cup tournament Woori Card (1-2) was eliminated from the competition with the loss The star of OK Financial Group’s victory was second-year left-handed apogee spiker Shin Seo-jinShin, 카지노사이트킹 who joined OK Financial Group with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022-2023 season, recently competed in the Chengdu Summer World University Games and scored a team-high 25 points despite not yet being tired Outside hitter Chae-hwan Chae (19 points) also helped the team to victory, scoring in the fifth set In his first meeting with OK Financial Group, Woori Card’s Song Myung-geun scored 22 points, including four blocked shots, but was unable to prevent his team from losing Song began his professional career with OK Savings Bank (then known as Russia & Cash) in the 2013-2014 season, playing for one team before moving to Woori Card in May The Woori Card self-destructed with 32 errors. OK Financial Group had 24It was raining heavily in Gumi that day due to the effects of Typhoon Kanun, and parts of the gym were flooded. The start of the first game was delayed by 10 minutes due to emergency repairs, but the game was played without any problems