The Korean Armed Forces Sports Unit beat Elian and won the professional volleyball cup for the first time
The South Korean military athletic unit beat KEPCO 3-1 (32-34 25-23 25-22 25-17) in the men's first Group B match at Tongyeong Gymnasium on the 22nd. Lim Jae-young took the lead in winning the Armed Forces Sports Unit by scoring 23 points including blocking and two serve. Hong Dong-sun scored 16 points and Choi Eun-seok scored 13. Korea Electric Power Corp., which lost its first game, was left disappointed by foreign player Elian's efforts with 30 points, but domestic players scored only single-digit points. A fierce deuce match was held from the first set. Lim Jae-young's opening scored a point, and the Armed Forces took the lead with Choi Eun-seok's rear-end attack from 26-26. However, they continued to fail to score a point that would determine the outcome. KEPCO, which dominated with Elian's quick open at 32-32, succeeded in winning the long set by Lim Sung-jin blocking Lim Jae-young's attack. However, KEPCO, which captured the first set after a close game, continued to lose to the South Korean military athletic unit. The South Korean military athletic unit first reached 20 points with Hong Dong-sun's quick open in the second set 19-18. In 22-23, Lim Jae-young's quick open was balanced, and Hong Dong-sun blocked and Lim Jae-young's serve ace brought the second set. In the third set, he also shook off KEPCO's pursuit. The South Korean military athletic unit jumped on Elian's serve and offense at 20-19, breaking the gap 22-19 and reaching set point with Lim Jae-young's rear attack at 23-22. This time, Hong filled the 25th point with a serve ace. The South Korean military athletic unit, which maintained the flow, finished the game in the fourth set. At 9-7, Lim Jae-young's attack and Hwang Taek's consecutive serve ace scored eight points in a row and ran to a 10-point gap to win the game early. At 24-17, Hwang Taek-ui ended the game with a strong serve.