Korea Electric Power Corporation Defeats Korean Air for First Win of the Season... Manager Seok Jin-wook Secures Return Victory

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) volleyball team Manager Seok Jin-wook secured his first regular-league win since his return against the defending champions Korean Air.

In the 2026–2027 HK Heungkuk Financial V-League men's away match held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon today (Nov. 6), KEPCO defeated Korean Air with a set score of 3–1 (25–23, 18–25, 26–24, 27–25).

Manager Seok, who returned to the sideline after three years since leaving OK Savings Bank in 2023, suffered a 0–3 defeat in his regular-league comeback match against Woori Card on November 3, but earned his first victory in his second game.

With this result, both KEPCO and Korean Air hold identical records of 1 win, 1 loss, and 3 points.

For KEPCO, foreign player Sharon Vernon-Evans (registered name Shaw) scored a match-high 26 points, while Yoon Ha-jun added 14 points, including 3 service aces.

Korean Air's Han Sun-su became the first player in history to reach 21,000 career set successes, though the milestone was overshadowed by the defeat.

KEPCO seized momentum in the first set by capturing two consecutive points from a 23–23 tie following Shaw's open attack and an opponent four-hit fault.

In the second set, struggling against the opponent's blocking, KEPCO fell behind 8–16 and eventually dropped the set 18–25.

However, trailing 23–24 in the third set, Yoon Ha-jun brought the game to deuce with a quick-open attack and then landed back-to-back service aces to claim the set.

In the fourth set as well, tied at 25–25 in another deuce, KEPCO secured the final two points through Lee Min-gyu's block and Shaw's quick-open attack.

(Photo provided by the Korea Volleyball Federation, Yonhap News)
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