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Although he won one set, he couldn't break his VNL losing streak since the year before last.

It is the 26th consecutive game (3 losses in 2021 and 12 losses in 2022) with 11 consecutive losses in this year's tournament.

South Korea is on the verge of eliminating VNL for the second consecutive year following last year.

Sesar Gonzalez, head coach of the national team, set up the same starting lineup as the match against the Dominican Republic on the 29th of last month.

Jung Ji-yoon (Hyundai Engineering & Construction), outside heater Kang So-hwi (GS Caltex), and Kim Da-eun (Heungkuk Life Insurance) played as wing strikers, while setter Kim Da-in (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) took charge of the toss.

Middle blockers Lee Da-hyun (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) and Lee Joo-ah (Heungkuk Life Insurance) were in the center.

South Korea lost 10-16 in the first set and blew themselves up with eight errors.

In the second set, Lee Ju-ah and Kim Dae-eun (5 points each) competed fiercely by one to two points until the middle and late stages.

However, I was disappointed.

China ran away from 19-18 to 22-18 with Wang Anyuan's offensive score and Li Yingying's second consecutive serve ace.

South Korea chased 21-23 with Lee Da-hyun's blocking and Kim Da-eun's score, but lost consecutive points to China's Yuan Xinwei.

Korea has been revived in the third set, which is on the brink. It is the third set to win this year's competition.

Kim Dae-eun broke down the Chinese defense with six points, and Kang So-hwi scored four points to prevent the defeat by four points.

After a tight match of 17-17, the national team, which reached the 20-point range three consecutive points, finished the set with Kang So-hwi's attack of 24-21.

South Korea tried to continue its momentum in the fourth set but was blocked by China's blocking wall.

China scored seven points with blocking alone, led by 202cm tall Yuan Xinwei, Gung Xiangyu and Wang Anyuan.

Without finding a way to attack, South Korea allowed 10 consecutive goals, 15-15, giving up the victory.

Kim Dae-eun scored 17 points on the day, tied for the most points with China's Yuan Xinwei.

Lee Da-hyun and Kang So-hwi (12 points) supported shooting, while Lee Joo-ah (10 points) and Jung Ji-yoon (9 points) also struggled.

The attack score was 52-54 against China, but the blocking score (3-10) and error management (26-14) were disappointing.

The national team will have the final 2023 VNL match against world No. 7 Poland on the 2nd.

Poland, led by head coach Stefano Lavarini, who led the Korean national team until the Tokyo Olympics, is a strong team with the first place (9 wins and 2 losses) in the preliminary round.