{"id":146207,"date":"2025-11-09T04:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T04:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=146207"},"modified":"2025-11-09T04:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T04:30:59","slug":"son-seoyeon-shines-bright-as-avc-u16-mvp-leads-korea-to-volleyball-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/son-seoyeon-shines-bright-as-avc-u16-mvp-leads-korea-to-volleyball-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Seoyeon shines bright as AVC U16 MVP, leads Korea to volleyball glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Korea\u2019s Son Seoyeon emerged as the best player in Asia in her age group after a dazzling display of skill, consistency, and leadership<\/p>\n<p>The Korean team captain was named as the Most Valuable Player and the 1st Best Outside Spiker of the 2nd AVC Asian Women\u2019s U16 Volleyball Championship, moments after outlasting Chinese Taipei in an epic five-set final, 26-28, 25-21, 25-11, 19-25, 15-13, on Sunday at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Son delivered 30 points in the final to win the AVC U16 championship in their first appearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old outside spiker was the best scorer of the tournament with 141 points built on 123 kills, 11 blocks, and seven aces and also the top attacker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t expect this. It\u2019s a great honor to win the MVP in this championship, playing against the best players. It\u2019s a great feeling,\u201d said Son.<\/p>\n<p>Korea head coach Lee Seungyeo was proud of Son for leading the team to a championship before heading to the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls\u2019 U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe deserved to win the MVP. She is a great player and has a capacity to get even better,\u201d said coach Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Son among the tournament\u2019s dream team was her teammate Lee Dayeon, who won the Best Middle Blocker award and Best Setter Lee Seoin.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Taipei\u2019s Chen Ting-Yi was the other Best Outside Spiker. Chang Yun-Chen was the Best Opposite Spikers. 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