Jeong Ho-young (22) is the hope of KGC Ginseng Corporation.
KGC Ginseng Corporation’s middle blocker Jung Ho-young’s season is splendid. Ho-Young Jeong has played 20 games (75 sets) this season and is recording 173 points, a 52.15% fast break success rate, and 0.538 blocks per set. He is ranked 3rd in fast break and 9th in blocking.
Since transitioning from outside heater to middle blocker in 2020, his growth has been phenomenal. He missed the 2020-21 season due to injury, but played 28 games in the 2021-22 season and scored 152 points with a 49.24% attack success rate. He had 0.595 blocks per set. After the season he was called up to the national team.
Before the match against GS Caltex held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 9th, Jeong Ho-young had scored in double digits in the last 5 games. Last year, December 21st IBK Industrial Bank exhibition 12 points, December 25th Hyundai Engineering & Construction exhibition 14 points, December 30th GS Caltex exhibition 13 points, January 3rd Korea Expressway Corporation exhibition 11 points, January 7th Road construction exhibition Scored 17 points.
Even in this game, Jeong Ho-young shone. He got off to a good start, scoring 3 points only with an attack from the center of the first set. The first set was the start. The 2nd set was more colorful. He had 2 sets and 2 offenses, but scored 4 offensive points and 2 blocks (Kang So-hui and Mo Ma). In particular, in the 25-24, where a fierce deuce match was unfolding in the second set, blocking the opponent’s mother Basoko Leticia (registered name MoMA) from the back attack added great strength to the team to bring the second set.
He filled in 10 points by scoring on a fast break in the third set 1-2. With this, he succeeded in recording double-digit points in six consecutive games. At 7-8, Moma’s open attack was blocked again. At 10-14, MoMA’s attack was blocked again. In 11-14, he recorded the first sub-ace of the game that day. In 20-19, he blocked MoMA’s attack again and gave the team a lead. By the third set, Chung Ho-young scored 14 points.
He didn’t even cool down in the 4th set. He scored on a fast break at 2-2, then blocked Mo Ma’s offense at 13-6. At 17-10, he showed perfect fast-breaking breathing with Yum Hye-sun and scored 17 points in the game that day. It was a tie for the most goals scored in a single match. 토토사이트
Jeong Ho-young did not score in the early part of the 5th set. Then, at an important moment, he gave a shot. Blocked Choi Eun-ji’s attack at 10-10. Breaking the record for the most points scored by an individual.
On this day, KGC Ginseng Corporation lost 2-3, but Jeong Ho-young shone. He scored 18 points and 7 blocks, the most in a single game. Scored in double digits in 6 consecutive games.
However, director Goh Hee-jin said, “Ho-yeong needs to improve a lot. We can do better. Jung Ho-young is not satisfied. When this season is over, I hope Jeong Ho-young will become the No. 1 and No. 2 middle blocker. The player himself has passion and prepares a lot. He said he shouldn’t be satisfied now.”
He is the same height as Yang Hyo-jin, the spider hand of Hyundai Engineering & Construction. He is drawing a scary growth curve, such as becoming a national representative in two years of becoming a middle blocker. He overcame his failures as an outside hitter and awaited success as a middle blocker.
How far will Jung Ho-young’s growth go? he’s just getting started The 190cm middle blocker is ready to become even scarier.