OK Financial Group returns to the championship stage after 8 years

OK Financial Group and Korean Air are finally facing off. Which team will laugh first?

Korean Air and OK Financial Group will meet at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on Nov. 29 for the first leg of the Dodram 2023-2024 V League Men's Championship (best-of-five, best-of-three).

OK Financial Group won the second round of the playoffs against Woori Card at home on May 25 thanks to the even performance of its main players. Bayarsayhan, who set a V-League Men's postseason record with 10 consecutive service attempts in the first set, made his presence felt with a team-high 13 points, including four service aces and three blocks. Veteran Jin Sang-heon, starting his second straight playoff match, was also solid in the middle with four blocks.

The wing players were also in good form, with Zupo Leo scoring 12 points, while Shin Shin-jin and Song Hee-chae chipped in with nine and eight points, respectively, on 60% and 58.33% shooting percentages. Park Sung-jin also had an Altoran-like performance, coming off the bench and scoring at the right time.

The fans' enthusiastic support in the second round of the playoffs was also one of the driving forces behind the victory. While many fans have been traveling to OK Financial Group Volleyball's matches at home and away since the end of the season, 바카라사이트 the away fans will be traveling to Gyeyang Gymnasium for another passionate match in the first leg of the championship match.

After taking a break from the playoffs with a 2-0 series win, OK Financial Group Volleyball will return to the championship match for the first time in eight years. OK Financial Group has reached the championship game twice since its inception. Two years after its inception, the team won its first championship trophy in the 2014-2015 season, and then won back-to-back championships in the 2015-2016 season.

Against Korean Air, the championship opponent, they trailed the regular season series 2-4, but had more to smile about in the second half. They won the fourth-round match 3-0 in straight sets, and the final sixth-round match was a five-set thriller. In that match, Leo recorded 31 points, including seven service aces, while Shin added 19 points to secure the win.

Head coach Ogino Massa said, "After missing the playoffs last season, I wanted the players to move up a notch and they did it. I am grateful to the players. We are a team that is winning as a team, not as individuals, and as 'One Team'. In the championship match, we will win as a team and with OK's own volleyball."

Kwak Myung-woo added, "Being back on the court with my former championship teammates brings back great memories. The experience and advice of the veterans is also very helpful to the team. These memories and experiences are creating a good synergy. We are determined to bring back the good memories once again by harmonizing the old and the new."