Cheong Kwan-Jang lowers GS Caltex to 4th place and jumps to 3rd place

In the professional volleyball women's division, Pepper Savings Bank lost to CheongKwanJang, setting another record for the longest losing streak in history.

Pepper Savings Bank lost with a set score of 1-3 (13-25 25-18 19-25 15-25) in the Jeonggwanjang match in the 'Dodram 2023-2024 V-League' women's home game held at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 16th.

Pepper Savings Bank, which suffered 21 consecutive losses in the previous game, the most ever in the V-League women's division, lost again today and set a new record of 22 consecutive losses. Pepper Savings Bank, with 2 wins, 27 losses, and 8 points, ranked 7th, the lowest in the league. Their previous record against CheongKwanJang also recorded 17 losses in 17 matches.

Cheong Kwan-Jang, who had won the previous Korea Expressway Competition, ran for two consecutive wins. With 15 wins, 14 losses, and 47 points, Cheong Kwan-Jang took down GS Caltex and jumped from 4th place to 3rd place.

Pepper Savings Bank Yasmin scored 26 points, including 7 back attacks, but was unable to prevent defeat. Park Jeong-ah added 12 points.

Jeong Kwan-jang Jia led the victory with 27 points, including 4 back attacks. Soyoung Lee added 16 points and Mega added 15 points.

In the first set, Jeong Kwan-Jang took the lead with Jia's pure attack. Pepper Savings Bank brought in Yasmin, who recovered from a shoulder injury, but Yasmin lost points due to frequent errors. Cheong Kwan-Jang took the first set with Mega scoring a lucky score.

In the second set, the home team Pepper Savings Bank showed strength. Yasmin, who had performed poorly in the first set, succeeded in attacking one after another, and Pepper Savings Bank took the lead at 20 points. MJ Phillips scored with a moving attack, allowing Pepper Savings Bank to reach the set point. Phillips ended the set by blocking Ho-Young Jeong's quick attack.

Pepper Savings Bank was ahead until the middle of the third set, but Cheong Kwan-jang turned the game around with consecutive points. Jeong Kwan-jang, who widened the score gap during Kim Se-in's serve, won the third set thanks to Pepper Savings Bank's Park Kyung-hyun's poor back attack.