I burst into tears again. Megawattie Puttywee (24, registered name Mega) and Giovanna Milana (25, registered name Gia), the 'express duo' that changed volleyball in Jeonggwanjang, cried one after another. These were tears of joy and emotion for the two players, who had cried a lot during their grueling off-season training.

Jung Kwanjang swept No. 1 Hyundai E&C in straight sets 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-16) in the first round of the 2023-2024 V-League Women's Division at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on April 29. Mega recorded a team-high 22 points with a 50 percent attack percentage, while Jia contributed 18 points with four service aces and a 44.83 percent attack percentage.

After a dramatic reverse sweep at Heungkuk Life on April 26, Jung Kwanjang also swept No. 1 Hyundai E&C on the same day for their second straight win. Last season, the team picked up its third win of the season in the sixth game of the first round to reach eight points, but this season, the team picked up its third win in four games to reach eight points. At the center of it all are Mega and Jia Ssangpo.

Head coach Ko Hee-jin selected the Indonesian apogee spiker with the third overall pick in the Asian Quarterly Draft in April. He then selected Jia in the May Foreign Player Draft as the only outside hitter available. It was a bold gamble with a new combination that was completely different from other teams, and it's paying off. 카지노사이트가이드

It's only been four games into the season, but Mega has been an ace, ranking third in attack success rate (46.24%). Gia has had her ups and downs, but she's been getting better with each game. Her offense is coming alive and her reception is holding up well. Her serve has also improved after receiving special coaching from coach Kim Jung-hwan.

Coach Ko Hee-jin, who built the Mega-Jia duo, said after the win over Hyundai E&C: "Mega is playing consistently well, and Jia is playing her role correctly. I'm looking forward to the upcoming season with a good showing after the last match." "I'd like to be evaluated after the season, but so far it's been pretty good, and they're both helping the team," he said.

The team is seeing the benefits of training harder than ever in the offseason. "They've been training hard since the off-season," said Ko. We changed our training program, and I think they had a hard time with it, but they handled it well. The players don't seem to have any complaints because the improvements they've made in training are showing in their matches."

"Other teams were late in adding Asian quota and foreign players due to the Asian Games, but we had two players who did all the off-season training together. Setter Yeom Hye-sun was also excluded from the national team, so I think it was an advantage for us at the beginning of the season to have the two players together in advance." Both Mega and Jia underwent blind training after arriving in July and August. Mega, who was in tears of emotion after the Heungkuk Life fight, said, "I cried a lot because the training was hard. I can't express it in numbers, but the amount of training was surprisingly high when I first started. I've been training like that every day and I've gotten used to it. I think my defense has improved as I've practiced a lot," he said.

After the win against Hyundai E&C, Jia was congratulated by her teammates and shed a tear, "As Mega said in the last interview, I also cried during training. I didn't cry because I was sad, but it was a challenging training that made me cry. I was the one who cried the most," she laughed before adding, "Now that I think about it, the training is really helping me a lot. I don't find it hard to play at all. I'm a completely different player now. I'm grateful."

Mega and Jia, as well as all of the Jung Kwan-jang players, endured hellish training in the summer. Coach Ko Hee-jin told the players, "We have nothing to lose. Believe in your abilities, we have enough skill and power to win," because she believes in the power of training. Jia also believes in the power of training, saying, "If we all train so much and suffer so much, and we don't show it, we'll feel angry."