GS칼텍스가 1라운드 5경기에서 전승을 거두며 1위(승점15)로 치고 나간 반면, 흥국생명은 GS칼텍스와는 물론 4위 KGC인삼공사(2승3패·승점5)와의 첫 맞대결에서도 뜻밖의 일격을 당했다.
While GS Caltex won all five games in the first round and finished first (15 points), Heungkuk Life Insurance was unexpectedly attacked in its first showdown with fourth place KGC Insam Corp. (2 wins, 3 losses, 5 points) as well as with GS Caltex.