2020–21 V-League (South Korea)

The 2020–21 V-League season was the 17th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started in October 2020. Seoul Woori Card Wibee were the first placed male team when the season was cancelled last year and Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate were the first placed female team.

V League

Season	2020–21
Dates	October 2020 – April 2021
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Teams

Men's clubs

Ansan

Cheonan

Daejeon

Uijeongbu

Incheon

Seoul

Suwon

Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ansan OK Financial Group Okman	Ansan	Sangnoksu Gymnasium	2,700
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers	Cheonan	Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium	5,482
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Gymnasium	6,240
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270 Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317

Women's clubs

Daejeon

Gimcheon

Seoul

Hwaseong

Incheon

Suwon

Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Daejeon KGC	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass	Gimcheon	Gimcheon Gymnasium	6,000
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Hwaseong IBK Altos	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Gymnasium	5,152 Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270 Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317

Season standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Number of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

• In the men's league, if the 4th-placed team finishes within three points of the 3rd placed team, an extra league game is played between these two teams.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Regular season

League table (Men's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts '	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	36	26	10	76	1.736	1.087	Finals
2	Seoul Woori Card Wibee	36	23	13	67	1.500	1.044	Semi-Finals
3	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	36	19	17	58	1.028	0.997	Quarterfinals
4	Ansan OKman	36	19	17	55	1.000	0.991
5	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	36	18	18	55	0.987	1.009
6	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	36	15	21	41	0.788	0.966
7	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	36	6	30	26	0.474	0.913

• As Ansan were within three points of Uijeongbu, a quarter final play-off game was played, with Ansan winning 3-1.

Source: League table (Men's)

League table (Women's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	30	20	10	58	1.542	1.080	Finals
2	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	30	19	11	56	1.327	1.015	Semifinals
3	Hwaseong IBK Altos	30	14	16	42	0.844	0.964
4	Gimcheon Hi-pass	30	13	17	41	0.906	1.018
5	Daejeon KGC	30	13	17	39	0.857	0.971
6	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	30	11	19	34	0.757	0.957

Source: League table (Women's)

Results / Fixtures - Male

Rounds 1 and 2 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 1–3 — 1–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–3 Ansan OKman 1–3 3–1 — 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 2–3 2–3 2–3 — 0–3 2–3 2–3 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 2–3 1–3 1–3 3–0 — 1–3 3–2 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 0–3 — 3–1 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 3–1 2–3 3–0 2–3 0–3 3–2 — Updated to match(es) played on -. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 3 and 4 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 2–3 3–2 3–0 2–3 3–2 3–2 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 1–3 — 1–3 3–0 1–3 2–3 3–2 Ansan OKman 0–3 3–2 — 3–0 0–3 1–3 3–2 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 1–3 0–3 2–3 — 0–3 3–0 2–3 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 3–2 2–3 3–0 3–2 — 3–0 0–3 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 2–3 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–0 — 3–0 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 3–2 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–2 3–0 — Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 5 and 6 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–1* 3–0 1–3 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 0–3 — 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–3 2–3 Ansan OKman 1–3 2–3 — 3–0 1–3 2–3 1–3 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 0–3 0–3 1–3 — 2–3 0–3 3–1 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 — 3–2 0–3 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0–3 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–3 — 1–3 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 0–3 0–3 3–2 2–3 2–3 3–2 — Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Source: Game Schedule (Men's) Game Schedule

Results / Fixtures - Female

Rounds 1 and 2 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 Daejeon KGC 2–3 — 1–3 1–3* 0–3 3–0 Hwaseong IBK Altos 2–3 3–2 — 0–3 3–1 3–1 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 3–2* 3–1* 3–0 — 3–2 3–0 Gimcheon Hi-pass 0–3 0–3* 3–2 1–3 — 3–1 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3–2 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–0 — Updated to match(es) played on - all 1st round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 3 and 4 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 3–1 3–1* 1–3* 3–0 3–1 Daejeon KGC 1–3 — 3–0 2–3 1–3* 3–1 Hwaseong IBK Altos 3–1 0–3 — 0–3 3–2 3–1 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 2–3 3–0* 3–0 — 0–3 3–0 Gimcheon Hi-pass 2–3 2–3 3–0 2–3 — 3–2 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3–1 3–0 2–3 3–2 1–3 — Updated to match(es) played on all 2nd round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 5 and 6 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–2 3–2 Daejeon KGC 3–1 — 0–3 3–0 3–1 3–2 Hwaseong IBK Altos 0–3* 3–2 — 3–0 2–3 1–3 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 0–3 3–1 0–3 — 3–1 1–3 Gimcheon Hi-pass 0–3 2–3 3–2 3–0 — 3–0 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–2 2–3 — Updated to match(es) played on all 3rd round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Source: Game Schedule (Women's)

Play-offs

Bracket (Men's ) Semifinals Finals                         1 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   1 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 0 3 0 3 3 2 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 3 2 3 0 1 2 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 3 3 3 Ansan OKman 1 1

Bracket (Women's) Semifinals Finals                         1 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX   1 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 3 3 3 2 Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 0 0 2 2 Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 3 1 3 3 Hwaseong IBK Altos 1 3 0

Attendance

Due to COVID restrictions, most games this season have been played behind closed doors. The games that have allowed an attendance have restricted crowds to only a few hundred.

Top Performers

Men's (Points) [1] Rank Player Club Points 1 Noumory Keita Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 1147 2 Alexandre Ferreira Seoul Woori Card Wibee 903 3 Kyle Russell Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 898 4 Felipe Airton Banderò Ansan OKman 851 5 Daudi Okello Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 790 6 Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 632 7 Park Chul-woo Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 596 8 Na Kyeong-buk Seoul Woori Card Wibee 531 9 Im Dong-hyeok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 506 10 Kim Jeong-ho Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 481

Women's (Points) [2] Rank Player Club Points 1 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 963 2 Anna Lazareva Hwaseong IBK Altos 867 3 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 854 4 Kelsie Payne Gimcheon Hi-pass 756 5 Hélène Rousseaux Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 667 6 Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 648 7 Park Jeong-ah Gimcheon Hi-pass 486 8 Lee Jae-yeong Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 473 9 Yang Hyo-jin Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 441 10 Lee So-young GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 439

Men's Spike (Attack Efficiency) [3] Rank Player Club Rate 1 Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 55.43% 2 Alexandre Ferreira Seoul Woori Card Wibee 54.85% 3 Kim Jeong-ho Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 54.73% 4 Na Gyeong-bok Seoul Woori Card Wibee 52.81% 5 Noumory Keita Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 52.74% 6 Daudi Okello Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 52.19% 7 Im Dong-hyeok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 51.23% 8 Felipe Airton Banderò Ansan OKman 50.95% 9 Bartosz Krzysiek Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 50.83% 10 Park Cheol-woo Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 48.64%

Women's Spike (Attack Efficiency) [4] Rank Player Club Rate 1 Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 45.92% 2 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 43.89% 3 Anna Lazareva Hwaseong IBK Altos 43.41% 4 Lee So-young GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 41.66% 5 Hélène Rousseaux Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 41.63% 6 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 41.06% 7 Kelsie Payne Gimcheon Hi-pass 39.79% 8 Lee Jae-yeong Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 39.32% 9 Park Jeong-ah Gimcheon Hi-pass 35.06% 10

Men's Blocking (Blocks per set) [5] Rank Player Club Blocks 1 Shin Yung-suk Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 0.67 2 Kim Hong-jeong Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0.65 3 Park Sang-ha Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 0.64 4 Ha Hyun-yong Seoul Woori Card Wibee 0.61 5 Choi Min-ho Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 0.59 6 Jin Sang-heon Ansan OKman 0.57 7 Park Won-bin Ansan OKman 0.55 8 Jin Ji-wi Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 0.51 9 Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 0.50 10 Park Jin-woo Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0.49

Women's Blocking (Blocks per set) [6] Rank Player Club Blocks 1 Han Song-yi Daejeon KGC 0.70 2 Jung Dae-young Gimcheon Hi-pass 0.70 3 Bae Yoo-na Gimcheon Hi-pass 0.61 4 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 0.56 5 Yang Hyo-jin Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 0.54 6 Kim Su-ji Hwaseong IBK Altos 0.54 7 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 0.53 8 Park Eun-jin Daejeon KGC 0.50 9 Jeong Ji-yun Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 0.50 10 Anna Lazareva Hwaseong IBK Altos 0.49

Men's Serving (Aces per set) [7] Rank Player Club Aces 1 Kyle Russell Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 0.77 2 Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 0.54 3 Noumory Keita Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0.52 4 Alexandre Ferreira Seoul Woori Card Wibee 0.50 5 Heo Su-bong Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 0.45 6 Kim Jeong-ho Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0.32 7 Felipe Airton Banderò Ansan OKman 0.31 8 Hwang Taek-eui Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0.29 9 Song Myung-geun Ansan OKman 0.27 10 Na Gyeong-bok Seoul Woori Card Wibee 0.26

Women's Serving (Aces per set) [8] Rank Player Club Aces 1 Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 0.28 2 Ko Ui-jeong Daejeon KGC 0.27 3 Kim Mi-youn Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 0.27 4 Anna Lazareva Hwaseong IBK Altos 0.26 5 An Hye-jin GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 0.25 6 Kang So-hwi GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 0.24 7 Lee Jae-yeong Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 0.23 8 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 0.23 9 Mun Jeong-won Gimcheon Hi-pass 0.20 10 Cho Song-hwa Hwaseong IBK Altos 0.19

Player of the Round

Men's [9][circular reference] Round Player Club 1 Noumory Keita Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 2 Kyle Russell Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 3 Alexandre Ferreira Seoul Woori Card Wibee 4 Daudi Okello Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 5 Alexandre Ferreira Seoul Woori Card Wibee 6 Yosvany Hernandez Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

Women's [10][circular reference] Round Player Club 1 Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 2 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 3 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 4 Lee Jae-yeong Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 5 Lee So-young GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 6 Anna Lazareva Hwaseong IBK Altos

Final standing

Men's League Rank Team Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Seoul Woori Card Wibee Ansan OKman 4 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 5 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 6 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 7 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

Women's League Rank Team GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders Hwaseong IBK Altos 4 Gimcheon Hi-pass 5 Daejeon KGC 6 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

Awards

Women's Regular season

Most valuable player Kim Yeon-koung (Heungkuk Life) Best setter An Hye-jin (GS Caltex) Best outside spikers Kim Yeon-koung (Heungkuk Life) Lee So-young (GS Caltex)

Best middle blockers Yang Hyo-jin (Hyundai Hillstate) Han Song-yi Best opposite spiker Valentina Diouf Best libero Yim Myung-ok

Women's Finals Series

• Most valuable player

Lee So-young (GS Caltex)

Merete Lutz (GS Caltex)

Men's Regular season

Most valuable player Jung Ji-seok Best setter Hwang Taek-eui Best outside spikers Jung Ji-seok Alexandre Ferreira

Best middle blockers Shin Yung-suk Ha Hyeon-yong Best opposite spiker Noumory Keita Best libero Oh Jae-seong

Men's Finals Series

• Most valuable player

Jung Ji-seok

Kovo Cup

Preliminary stage

Semifinal

Final