IBK Hwang Min-kyung can't play in the semifinals of the Kobo Cup

IBK Hwang Min-kyung can't play in the semifinals of the Kobo Cup, "Losing without someone is embarrassing as a player"

(Exports News Gumi, Reporter Kim Ji-soo) IBK Industrial Bank of Korea veteran outside heater Hwang Min-kyung will not be able to play in the semifinals of the cup tournament due to poor conditions.

Kim Ho-chul, head coach of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, said before the women's semi-final match of the 2023 Gumi-Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Tournament at Gumi Park Chung-hee Gymnasium on the 4th, "Hwang Min-kyung can't play today. On the first day, my knee got bad because I overworked in the game. "We don't wait even in the warm-up zone," he said. 토토 Hwang Min-kyung qualified for FA (free contract) after the end of last season and moved from Hyundai Engineering & Construction to IBK for a total of 900 million won for two years. IBK attempted a bold batting, expecting Hwang Min-kyung to lead young players on and off the court based on his rich experience.

Hwang Min-kyung prepared for this season enthusiastically as IBK's oldest player. He showed off his good condition by scoring 17 points, the most in both teams, in the first group match of the Cup tournament against Heungkuk Life Insurance on the 31st of last month.

However, after the Heungkuk Life match, his knee caused trouble. Head coach Kim Ho-chul gave Hwang Min-kyung a break without playing in the rest of the group stage, but his condition did not improve.

Coach Kim Ho-chul said, "(The semifinals) should be played with other players." First of all, the most important thing is receiving because KGC Ginseng Corporation is high. After that, I will leave it to setter Kim Ha-kyung's game management," he said.

He also said, "We need to operate an anomalous game against KGC. "It's hard to push hard with the standard," he said adding, "Hwang Min-kyung is a good player at this, but I don't know if our players will do well because they are young."

Head coach Kim Ho-chul stressed that he did not want to see players withdraw easily from the court. The message was clearly conveyed at the entire team meeting before the game.

Head coach Kim Ho-chul said, "The players should be happy to play in this position," adding, "They should also have the courage to win." Isn't it embarrassing for a volleyball player to lose because there's no one there?" He added, "As a player, let's each do our best."

Meanwhile, IBK will try to advance to the final and win the cup tournament for the first time in seven years since 2016. IBK has lifted the trophy of the 2013 and 2015-2016 Cup tournament.

IBK was placed in Group B of the women's division along with GS Caltex, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and Thai invited team Supreme at this year's Gumi Cup. Although they lost to Supreme the previous day, they defeated GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life Insurance to reach the semifinals.