Megawati Hangestri joins Hyundai Hillstate as Pink Spiders sign Yensy Kindelán

June 01, 2026

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Megawati Hangestri will play for Hyundai Hillstate in the 2026/2027 Korean Volleyball League after two seasons with Daejeon Red Sparks. Pink Spiders recruited Cuban player Yensy Kindelán to replace retired Kim Yeon-koung.

Megawati officially joined Hyundai Hillstate as the Asian quota player. She ended her two-season stint at Red Sparks, where she helped the team reach the 2024/2025 V-League final before losing to Pink Spiders.

Korean media gave Megawati the new nickname "Kim Yeon-koung of Indonesia". The nickname emerged after she stepped down from the Indonesian national team to focus on the new season.

Pink Spiders selected Yensy Kindelán, a 188-centimeter opposite hitter, as their third choice in the foreign player selection. GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said, "She gives off a Silva aura."

Rivalry between Hyundai Hillstate and Pink Spiders is expected to intensify. Two of Megawati's former Red Sparks teammates, Jung Ho-young and Pyo Seung-ju, now play for Pink Spiders.

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