Cuban Jose Masso (26? 204cm), the ‘biggest fish’ of the men’s volleyball tryout held in Istanbul, Turkey, did not appear in the practice game on the last day. The Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) held the last practice game on the 3rd day of the 2023 KOVO men’s foreign player tryout this morning local time. However, Maso, who was ranked first in the pre-preference survey of 7 clubs, could not come as the current club suddenly did not allow him to participate in the V-League tryout.
Until this day, Maso was noted as the ‘second Keita’. In summing up the evaluations of the managers of the seven clubs, Maso was evaluated as having 80-90% of his skills, if not better than Keita, in the video evaluation. Seven clubs postponed the contract submission schedule for re-signed players to the day of the draft to decide after seeing Matso, but steam leaked as Matso did not come.
Yosbani Hernandez (Cuba), who played an active role in OK Savings Bank (now OK Financial Group), Hyundai Capital, and Korean Air, is ranked first in the draft that will be held on the afternoon of today (8th) without Matso coming. Hyundai Capital coach Choi Tae-woong, who worked with Yosubani, evaluated, “I am playing more maturely than then,” and coach Kim Sang-woo also said, “I have a basic skill and sense for volleyball. It is at the level of knowing volleyball 안전놀이터.”
However, three teams, Korean Air, KEPCO, and OK, have already confirmed renewal contracts. Korean Air, which won the combined championship for three consecutive years, has confirmed a renewal contract with Lincoln, who won the championship together for two years, and OK Financial Group has also decided to renew the contract with Leo, the top scorer last season. The other four teams are contemplating until the end about renewing contracts and participating in the draft. Whether or not to renew the contract must be submitted by 7:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. local time) after the practice game ends. After that, at 10:00 pm (4:00 pm local time), new foreign players to play in Korea in the 2023-2024 season will be decided.