Korean women's volleyball's first humiliation in 48 years, Paris Olympic qualifiers - Asian Games also red light
South Korean women's volleyball failed to advance to the semifinals for the first time in its 48-year history of participating in the Asian Championships. South Korea, which advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, seems to have completely lost its prestige in Asia in just two years.
The South Korean women's volleyball team, led by Cesar Hernandez Gonzalez (Spain), lost to Thailand with a set score of 0-3 (25-25, 22-25, 23-25) in the first round of the 2023 Asian Championships quarterfinals in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on the 3rd. Vietnam then defeated Australia 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-21) in the second match of Group E, confirming South Korea's relegation to the 5th and 8th places.
South Korea finished second (2 wins and 1 loss) in Group C qualifying and started the quarterfinals with one loss. He lost to Thailand in the first game and lost two games, and was eliminated by Thailand-Vietnam (more than two wins) regardless of the remaining matches. China-Japan (Group F) and Thailand-Vietnam (Group E) were the final teams to advance to the semifinals.
This is the first time that Korean women's volleyball has failed to advance to the semifinals by participating in the Asian Championships. South Korea first participated in the 1975 Asian Championships. Shortly after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it succeeded in advancing to the semifinals for the 20th consecutive time, except for the 2021 tournament, which was absent due to COVID-19 and difficulties in calling the national team. Although he had never won the championship until the last tournament, he recorded seven runner-ups, 10 third-place finishes, and three fourth-place finishes.
South Korea's women's volleyball team returned the Taegeuk mark of Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life) and Yang Hyo-jin (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) after the Tokyo Olympics. Since then, Cesar has taken the helm and is in the process of generational change, which is too sluggish. He accepted the worst report card at the Asian championships after losing the Volleyball Nations League for the second consecutive year.
Since Cesar took office, his performance has been 3 wins and 30 losses. It is all about winning against Croatia at the world championships in October last year and Taiwan and Uzbekistan, one step below at the Asian Championships.
As the slump continued, the theory of responsibility began to emerge from the VNL. Coach Cesar said, "I will focus on the Asian Championships. "The goal is the semifinals," he said, but failed.
When Cesar took the helm, South Korea's FIVB ranking was 14th. It fell to 35th place just before this tournament, and now it has fallen to 37th place due to losses against Vietnam and Thailand. 스포츠토토
The performance of this tournament is also disappointing. On the 30th, Vietnam, ranked 47th in the world, had a shaky start with a set score of 2-3 and a shocking reversal. The next day, Taiwan, ranked 48th, also won 3-2 in a tight match. Thailand (15th), which has greatly surpassed the Korean national team in the past two years, fell on its knees without winning a set. Every set had its faults poured out.
Cesar, who failed to lead the VNL training camp in Korea for about a month due to his team's schedule, led the training himself for about a month ahead of the Asian Championships. However, he still had a bad fight.
I'm more worried about the Paris Olympics qualifying round and the Asian Games right now. If this is the case, it is very unlikely that Olympic tickets will be won. The red light has also grown on the Asian Games medal front.
