Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Volleyball returns Saturday as Hillstate, Jumbos start long title defense

The 2024-25 V League season kicks off Saturday as the seven men's and seven women's teams begin a six-month fight for the regular season title and a ticket to the postseason.

2024-10-17

Skywalkers win first cup title in 11 years with 3-2 win over Jumbos

The Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers beat the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 3-2 in the 2024 Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Cup final on Saturday to win their first cup title in 11 years and claim their fifth cup victory.

2024-09-29

Jumbos beat Okman to win V League Championship 3-0 for title sweep

The Incheon Korean Air Jumbos beat Ansan OK Financial Group Okman 3-2 in the third Championship game on Tuesday to win the best-of-five series 3-0 and become the first team to sweep both the league and championship for a fourth straight season.

2024-04-03

Incheon Jumbos one game away from historic V League title sweep

Do-or-die game for opponents Ansan Okman in best-of-five championship awaits on Tuesday.

2024-04-01

Ansan Okman win playoffs to reach V League championship

Ansan OK Financial Group Okman beat Seoul Woori Card Woori Won 3-0 in the second game of the playoffs on Monday to reach the 2023-24 V League championship.

2024-03-26

Jumbos reinforce squad ahead of championship title defense

The Incheon Korean Air Jumbos signed opposite spiker Maksim Zhigalov of Russia on Saturday ahead of the V League championship where the Incheon side could become the first team to sweep both league and championship titles for four consecutive years

2024-03-24

Postseason playoffs still anyone's game in red-hot V League

The race in the 2023-24 men’s V League remains extremely competitive, with only seven points separating league leaders Seoul Woori Card Woori Won and fifth-place Suwon Kepco Vixtorm on the seven-team table.

2024-01-23

Jumbos' Jeong Han-young ups his game as team seeks to stay on top

Jeong Han-young of the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos has been a key part of the defending champions’ remarkable run so far this season.

2023-12-03

Pink Spiders, Red Sparks and AI Peppers? The V League must be back!

The 2023-24 V League starts Saturday as the seven teams in both the men's and women's tournaments begin a six-month race to claim the title in the league’s 20th year.

2023-10-12

Finnish coach Tommi Tiilikainen leaves it all on the court

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Head Coach Tommi Tiilikainen has two very different sides to his personality: An avid volleyball coach whose passion for the sport even beats the players and a boring workaholic who focuses on nothing but work.

2023-05-28