“More international competitions for competitiveness and fans” Volleyballers, Korea Invitational ‘Welcome’ (SS site)

Sports | volleyball

(Sports Seoul | Jinju = Jeong -dao reporter) Volleyballers welcomed the 2025 Korea Invitational Jinju International Women’s Volleyball Tournament.

The Korea Invitational, hosted by the Korea Volleyball Association, opened at Jinju Gymnasium on the 12th. It is an international competition where six countries, including Korea, Japan, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, and Argentina, participate. Following the men’s team last year, the women’s competition was held this year. Each team will play five games to determine the final ranking.

It is a good competition for Korean women’s volleyball, which was relegated to the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). Although Japan, which commanded the world stage, participated in the 1.5 group, the rest of the teams accompanied the main players after the World Championships. For players, it is a valuable opportunity to experience the international game. In fact, all five teams are one above Korea. In the FIVB rankings, the rankings are higher than Korea, 5th in Japan, 13th in the Czech Republic, 15th in France, 17th in Argentina, and 26th in Sweden. In fact, he lost to the Czech Republic, Japan, and France in the last VNL.

Koh Hee -jin, director of Jung Kwan -jang, who met at the scene, said, “I think it is better to do these competitions every year.” “The teams participating in the World Championships have no choice but to work hard to improve their performance and improve their skills. He added, “Even if you practice a hundred times, the economy is important. You have to do it.

SBS Sports, Cha Sang -hyun, commentator, said, “It is positive for our players to gain practical experiences in Europe and South America.

It is also nice for volleyball fans. You can see a national team that is difficult to see in Korea. “In the case of soccer, we do not hold A -match in Korea periodically,” he said. weo@sportsseoul.com