High1’s debut was disappointing as they lost 1-3 at home to GS in the South Korean Volleyball League final.
In the 2025-26 KOVO V-League Korea final’s first match, Korea Expressway High1, the regular season champions and home team of “Mome” Thanatcha Suksod, faced GS Caltex, the third-ranked team in the regular season, led by star attacker Silva.
For this special season final, the format is best-of-five matches. Both teams showed excellent form in the regular season, excelling in offense and serve reception with very similar statistics, making this encounter likely to be a fiercely competitive match.
High1 was led by the strong attacking trio of Mome Thanatcha and Kang So-hwi, who helped the team clinch the regular season title. However, a key factor was the dismissal of coach Kim Jung-min, who had led the team for 10 years, on 26 Mar 2026 GMT+7 following an assault incident involving an assistant coach. The assistant coach stepped up as acting coach but lacks full head coaching experience.
Meanwhile, GS Caltex focused their attack through a single player, Silva, who had an outstanding regular season, ranking first in total points (1,083), attack percentage (47.33%), and attack ratio (43.03%).
In the playoffs, Silva scored 114 points over three matches with a 53.33% success rate, serving as a key player leading GS Caltex to the finals.
GS Caltex proved to have sharper attacking play, winning 3-1 sets with scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, and 25-22.
Mome, who had just recovered from injury, did not play the full match and had limited attacking opportunities, scoring 6 points with a 75% attack success rate.
1 Apr 2026 GMT+7, 17:00: High1 vs GS
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5 Apr 2026 GMT+7, 11:30: GS vs High1
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9 Apr 2026 GMT+7, 17:00: High1 vs GS