VOLLEYBALLVolleyball League • South-Korea

Samsung Blue Fangs

Nov 5, 10:00 AM

Hyundai Skywalkers

34 verified pre-match previews & local team reports

📋 LOCAL SPO Match Preview

‘Wangbin’s 35-point strength’ Tommy Tilikainen’s Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance vs. Blanc’s Hyundai Capital counterattacking with Leo, Heo Soo-bong and Jang Chuan

Game overview and key domestic volleyball media briefing

In the 2026/27 V-League men's traditional rivalry 'Classic Match', Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Bluefangs and Hyundai Capital Skywalkers will face off at Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium. Domestic media such as Yonhap News, News 1, Kyunghyang Shinmun, and Dong-A Ilbo focused on the match between Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance under coach Tommy Tilikainen, who signaled the 'reconstruction of a famous family' with a win in the opening game, and Hyundai Capital under coach Philippe Blanc, who was avenging their loss in the opening match, and especially the pride on-court match between Asian Quarter team members Wang Bin (Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance) and Zhang Chuan (Hyundai Capital), both Chinese national team mates.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's power and home opening winning streak challenge

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Synergy between returning master coach Tommy Tillikainen and veteran setter Kwang-Woo Yoo: Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, with the addition of coach Tilikainen, who created a 3-game winning streak for Korean Air, and veteran setter Kwang-Woo Yoo, showed a clearly different team color with sticky and fast volleyball from the first game against KB Insurance on the 1st (3-1 win).

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The twin guns of Wang Bin, who scored 35 points before his debut, and Hoki, a 212cm tall main gun: Asia Quarter outside hitter Wang Bin, who became the biggest topic in the league by scoring a whopping 35 points (63.46% attack success rate) in his V-League debut, and Brazilian Apogee **Felipe Hoki (registered name Hoki), who added 22 points, boast powerful RBIs on the left and right.

All efforts to restore Hyundai Capital's strength and pride as a winning candidate

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Philippe Blancho needs to wash away the shutout loss against Korean Air in the opening game: Hyundai Capital, which lost 0-3 to rival Korean Air in the opening game of the season, is trying to quickly report its first win of the season by reviving its solid blocking height and serve strength. I have a good memory of defeating Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 3-0 with a blocking advantage (11-3) in the previous Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup group stage.

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An ultra-luxurious triangle consisting of Leo, He Subong, and Zhang Chuan: V-League legend foreigner Leo, native ace Heo Subong, and the 205cm Chinese national team member Apogit Zhang Chuan, who scored 19 points with an astonishing attack success rate of over 83% in the cup match against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, will engage in a firepower battle.

Summary of key points to watch

1. Asia Quarter Showdown between 'Chinese national team teammate' Wang Bin vs. Zhang Chuan: The firepower battle between the two Chinese national team strikers, who know each other's attack courses and habits better than anyone else, is the highlight of the game.

2. Hyundai Capital's high blocking wall vs. Yoo Gwang-woo's expert ball distribution: Unlike the cup competition, the winner will be determined by how much Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, with the twin guns Wang Bin and Hoki, can shake up Hyundai Capital's high central and side blocking.