The Korean women's volleyball team boarded a plane to Thailand to participate in the Asian Championships. The national team headed to Thailand via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 28th (hereafter Korean time). The 22nd Asian Women's Volleyball Championships will be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from August 30 to September 6. 토토 The national team returned to their team after finishing the schedule of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in early July. After the Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Cup ended on August 6, I entered the Jincheon National Training Center again. The three weeks of training were important. This is because after the Asian Championships, the Olympic qualifiers in Lodz, Poland are scheduled from September 16, and the Hangzhou Asian Games are scheduled from September 28.
Coach Cesar Hernandez also prepared for the tournament by setting goals for each week for three weeks. In the first week, I focused on managing my condition, and in the second week, I focused on strengthening my offense. In the 3rd week, he raised his sense of practice through practice matches. Coach Cesar, who we met at the airport, said, “I am satisfied with the training content of the last 3 weeks. He expressed his anticipation, saying, “I want to quickly go to the competition and check it because I have found a balance of players’ skills.” Korea will open the Vietnam War on the 30th at 5:00 pm. Recently, Vietnam has also raised its power. Coach Cesar said, “I recently checked the video of the Vietnam match. He is playing good volleyball. We also gained confidence through training. I think I can do well enough.”
14 teams, including Korea, will participate in this tournament. Korea will face Taiwan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan in Group C of the group stage. Group A Thailand-Australia-Mongolia, Group B Japan-Iran-India, Group D China-Kazakhstan-Hong Kong-Philippines also compete. The top two teams in each group will be divided into two groups again in the quarterfinal playoffs to face each other for tickets to the semifinals. Two teams from Groups A and C will be tied to Group E for the quarterfinal playoffs, and the top two teams from Groups B and D will compete in Group F.
In response, coach Cesar said, “When counting the number of cases until the quarterfinals, we do not meet China or Japan. may be our chance. But everything depends on us. I will do my best to show what I have prepared,” he said. “The home team, Thailand, comes out with the best power like us. We have to keep an eye on him.” China and Japan are showing high competitiveness on the world stage. The current FIVB rankings are 6th and 8th. Thailand and South Korea are ranked 16th and 35th, respectively. Unlike men's volleyball, women's volleyball does not have enough time until the Olympic qualifiers. Accordingly, China and Japan go 'all in' in the Olympic qualifiers. At the Asian Championships, they do not appear as the most elite members. China built a team centered around setter Xu Yaoting. Japan's aces are also missing from the roster.
Thailand is aiming to recapture the throne for the first time in 10 years since winning the 2013 Asian Championship. Korea has yet to win the Asian Championship. He won the runner-up seven times. In the recent competitions held in 2017 and 2019, they both placed third. Previously, coach Cesar mentioned advancing to the semifinals as his goal for the Asian Championship. However, variables arose even before the competition. Outside hitters Jung Ji-yoon and Apposite Kim Da-eun, who were active as main members in the 3rd week of the VNL qualifiers, were each excluded from the list due to injuries. Jung Ji-yoon left the camp after injuring his ankle during training at the Jincheon Athletes' Village, and Kim Da-eun has a bad shoulder. Nonetheless, Kim Da-eun accompanies her on her Thailand expedition.
Director Cesar said, “I am ready to clear the empty spot for Jiyoon Jeong. I can't tell you specifically. It's a secret. Among the outside hitters, there are players who can fully digest the apogee,” he said. “In the case of Kim Da-eun, we are watching the recovery process while discussing with the club. He explained that rather than being excluded from the national team, he accompanied him because he thought that he would be able to recover quickly if he was accompanied by a video meeting and exposed to the atmosphere of training.” 1 win is desperate. As the players promised, “I will try to win as much as possible,” attention is focused on whether the Asian Championships will have a happy ending.