OK Financial Group and Woori Card make a trade in the men’s professional volleyball league.
OK Financial Group announced on Saturday that it has agreed to a one-for-one trade with Woori Card, receiving outside hitter Song Hee-chae (31-190 cm) and sending outside hitter Song Myung-geun (30-195 cm). The Woori Card made another trade the day before, sending setter Hwang Seung-bin (31-183 cm) to KB Insurance and receiving outside hitter Han Sung-jung (27-195 cm).
With this trade, Song Hee-chae returns to her home team after nearly five years. Song Hee-chae was a founding member of the OK Financial Group, where she played for five seasons from 2013-2014 to 2017-2018.
With her reliable receiving, defense, and offense, Song helped OK Financial Group win back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016. In the 2022-2023 season with Woori Card, she played in 31 games and 104 sets, ranking 10th in receptions 토토사이트 (36.42%) and helping the team reach the postseason with her strengths in defense and reception.
Song Myung-geun is also a founding member of OK Financial Group. Until the 2022-2023 season, he played nine seasons with OK Financial Group and made a strong impression, including being named MVP of the 2015 championship game. In the 2022-2023 season, he appeared in 17 games and 53 sets after leaving the military, posting a 51.87% attack success rate.
With this trade, OK Financial Group and Woori Card have filled a need for each other’s teams. OK Financial Group added stability to their team with the addition of an outside hitter. Woori Card signed Song Myung-geun to fill the void left by Na Kyung-bok (KB Insurance), who left the team after last season.
A representative from both clubs said, “This is a trade that fills in the gaps in the team, and we expect it to be very helpful for the team to rise in power next season.” “We would like to thank the departing players for their dedication and wish them well in their new teams.”