Even a finger injury couldn’t stop his will to win. KEPCO setter Seung-Woo Ha showed his fighting spirit and took the lead in helping the team escape from 9 consecutive losses.
KEPCO won with a set score of 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 16-14) in the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League Round 4 men’s match held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 10th. . KEPCO (7 wins, 13 losses, 23 points) escaped from a 9-game losing streak, enjoying the joy of victory 42 days after the second round match against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on November 29 last year.
Ha Seung-woo missed 3 games in the 3rd round. because of a fracture. Even in the game that day, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min laughed, saying, “Seung-woo is serious.” This is because the ball that bounced while defending hit the injured left thumb and fell down. Seungwoo Ha, who complained of pain, frowned for a while. However, he played the game to the end. 메이저놀이터
Ha Seung-woo smiled and said, “I think it’s okay because I won.” Then, he explained, “It hurts a lot when I get hit by the thumb when tossing. I’m tossing so that it doesn’t touch the thumb. That’s why I think I miss a lot while playing the game. I made mistakes because I passed without using my thumb.”
Still, Ha Seung-woo burned his will to participate. Coach Kwon Young-min also said, “Thank you for saying that you will play even though the bones are not all attached.” Ha Seung-woo said, “It’s not that I can’t play just because I want to play, but I’m grateful. As much as you believed in me, I had to repay the expectations, but I lost the last few matches in the same pattern in the 5th set, so I wanted to overcome it. I’m grateful and sorry to the coach.” .
The setter must also play a leadership role on the court. Ha Seung-woo said, “Before entering the 5th set, I told the players, ‘We keep losing in the same situation. If we lose the same way, we’re fools.’
Regarding breathing with manager Kwon Young-min, who was a setter, he said, “I think he trusts me a little and leaves it to me. There are times when I make mistakes while playing, but he helps me from the side. The technical part has already been made during the practice process, and he makes me comfortable during the game.”
Ha Seung-woo contributed to the victory with a decisive block in the 5th set. He said with embarrassment, “I couldn’t block because I was afraid of getting hit by my fingers, and I couldn’t jump well because my ankle turned in the Woori card game. As a result, it harmed the team. Even if it hurt, I tried to hit properly. Luckily, I caught one.” .
Ha Seung-woo, who played an active role in Woori Card until last season, was traded to KEPCO ahead of the opening. KEPCO wanted Ha Seung-woo so strongly that it gave away Kim Ji-han, a promising player. Ha Seung-woo said, “Before the game (because it’s my parent team), I’m excited, but I try not to think about anything after the game.”
KEPCO, which was considered a dark horse before the opening, finished the first round in 3rd place (3 wins and 3 losses). However, it was sluggish, such as being defeated in the third round, and fell to 5th place. However, it is still not enough to give up spring volleyball. Ha Seung-woo said, “I believe that we will continue with this atmosphere and rise to a winning streak. Even though it was an away game today, many fans came, and the sound of cheering was so loud that it felt like there were a lot of our fans. We will repay you with a better game.”