November 12, Nagoya: Already-eliminated Korea turned on the style as they annihilated Turkey to salvage some pride in Pool E.
The young Koreans turned in a dazzling display of attacking volleyball to leave the Turks shell-shocked 25-14, 25-13, 25-22.
Chinese Taipei's agonising defeat earlier in the afternoon had given the Turks hope of securing fifth place in the group.
But Korea, with nothing left to play for, offered a glimpse of their future as they blew their European rivals' ambitions out of the water.
Both sides were content to shadow box in the opening exchanges, until a points blitz from Korea's Kim Yeon-Koung, including an ace from service, prompted Turkish coach Resat Yaziciogullari to call a time-out.
Kim wasn't finished there, though, as she added another two aces straight away to complete an early hat-trick.
It was an amazing start from the 18-year-old, and her teammates followed her example as Korea took a 9-3 lead.
A brilliant recovery from a prone position by Turkey's Natalia Hanikoglu drew gasps of appreciation from the crowd in Nagoya's Rainbow Hall, and sparked hope of a comeback among her teammates.
But Korea were racing away with the set, and reached the second TTO 16-8 ahead.
Hanikoglu returned to a more familiar position slamming in spikes from the wing, and the competition's leading scorer Neslihan Darnel had begun to warm up, but the Koreans were on fire.
Turkey didn't seem to know what had hit them as their opponents reached set point at 24-12, and soon they were a set down after Hwang Youn-Joo blocked at the net.
Turkish coach Resat Yaziciogullari had said before the match that being a volleyball coach was "the most difficult job in the world", and few would have disagreed with him as he tried to rally his stunned troops.
But the Koreans continued their ferocious tempo at the start of the second set, and went into the first TTO 8-6 ahead as Han Song-Yi took up the attacking slack.
Esra Gumus was trying to make sure Korean did not disappear out of sight again as she found space on the left, but soon it was 16-9 to the Asians.
Korea were relentless in their attacking, and clearly enjoying themselves.
Jung Dae-Yung tipped over at the net to extend the lead to 20-10, and a missed Turkish service gave Korea set point.
Kim Yeon-Koung, again maurauding forward on the left, sailed above the net to drive the ball past the Turkish defence.
Korea again took an early lead in the third set, with Hwang irrepressible as she buzzed around the court.
Turkey's big guns Darnel, Hanikoglu and Aysun Ozbek were having trouble imposing themselves on the match, and their problems were illustrated when a mix-up between Ozbek and setter Elif Agca allowed a scoring chance to go begging.
There was no such trouble for the Koreans.
A Han Song-Yi block extended her side's lead to 17-11 lead, and Kim Yeon-Koung took Korea closer with another trademark spike on the left.
Turkey gradually began to pull back the deficit as Hanikoglu began to find her target, but Korea were not prepared to cede further ground.
Captain Kim Sa-Nee hooked over a shot at the net to give her side match point, and after some spirited rearguard defence from the Turks, Hwang fired the ball home to seal the win for Korea.
