The first victory ceremony of the new year. IBK Industrial Bank Libero Choi Soo-bin shed tears at the valuable victory after a long wait.
IBK Industrial Bank won with a set score of 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-17) in the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League Women’s Round 4 match against Korea Expressway Corporation held at the Hwaseong Indoor Gymnasium on the 17th. . With this victory, IBK escaped from 4 consecutive losses and succeeded in reversing the mood by winning its first victory in the new year in 2023.
The atmosphere of the IBK team was not good until the match. The players were intimidated by the continuous losing streak, and coach Ho-cheol Kim expressed regret, saying, “The players should quickly forget their mistakes and prepare for the next one..”
In particular, the burden of libero Choi Soo-bin was stronger. As libero Shin Yeon-kyung left due to an injury, Choi Soo-bin, who suddenly took on the role of the starting pitcher, struggled with Kim Soo-bin to fill Shin Yeon-kyung’s void, but it was not easy. Except for playing once in the last game last season, it was difficult to expect bold play and perfect harmony with the players from Choi Soo-bin, whose full-time experience was the last in the 2017-2018 season. 슬롯사이트
Rather, only Shin Yeon-kyung’s empty seat felt larger. Without Shin Yeon-kyung, IBK’s defense began to falter, and with the start of the new year, IBK fell into a lethargic losing streak. There were inevitable voices of regret, such as “The overall defense was shaken because there was no Shin Yeon-kyung” or “I try to use the center (it is difficult to attack on both wings), but even this is not easy without Shin Yeon-kyung.”
However, Choi Soo-bin and IBK, who were desperate, bore fruit at the end of the 3rd and 4th periods. On this day, Industrial Bank of Korea showed off a solid defense, led by Choi Soo-bin, and overwhelmed the road construction, and Choi Soo-bin also showed a better appearance than before, succeeding in 14 out of 15 dig attempts. With a solid defense supporting the back, the offense naturally began to revive, and as a result, IBK succeeded in reversing the mood by capturing the third-place road construction with a shutout victory.
Director Kim Ho-cheol also generously applauded Choi Soo-bin. After the game, coach Kim said, “I think I felt a lot of pressure because I had done too many personal offenses. Today, I think the defense went well as I thought, and I contributed more to the team than I thought.”
But was it because of the burden of the past? Despite the joy of the victory ceremony after a long time, Choi Soo-bin was busy wiping away her tears. Colleagues who saw this approached Choi Soo-bin and started to pat him, and fans also gave him a round of applause.
In a broadcast interview after the game, he said, “(Shin) Yeon-kyung was injured and I was playing the game, and it was difficult because I had a losing streak, but it feels good to win today.” I think I was able to win because the players helped me,” he cried.
Choi Soo-bin, who overcame the pressure and put on the burden with a pleasant victory, is scheduled to play as the starting libero in the next game, the KGC Ginseng Corporation match on the 22nd. There is also good news in this game. Shin Yeon-kyung prepares for a comeback. Manager Kim Ho-cheol said, “Shin Yeon-kyung will start playing little by little from the next game. In the next game, he tries to only receive instead of defending. He is trying to prepare step by step like this without overdoing it,” he said about Shin Yeon-kyung’s return. It must be good news for Choi Soo-bin and Industrial Bank of Korea, who felt burdened by Shin Yeon-kyung’s empty seat. While the two players and Kim Soo-bin are expected to take turns playing the role of libero for the time being, attention is focused on whether Choi Soo-bin’s performance, which relieved the pressure, can add wings to IBK’s rebound.