Campeonato Asiatico Juvenil - Tailandia

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Maldives Jr. Men's Team prepares for 15th Asian Jr. Champ

Male, Maldives, August 31, 2010 -- Young players in Maldives Volleyball are preparing to go into action in October as some of the top teams on the continent get ready to dispute the 15th edition of the Asian men's Junior Championship in Thailand from October 1 to 11.

The cities of Nakhonpathom and Ratchaburi in Thailand will host the preliminary round of the competition while Ratchaburi will host the semifinals and final. Seventeen (17) teams will fight for the Championship title in this year’s tournament.

Maldives is in Group A along with Thailand, Qatar, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Head Coach of Maldives Team is Coach Aruna Shantha from Sri Lanka and he will be assisted by Junior Coach Adnan Abdul Rahim. Team Manager is Senior Volleyball Coach Mohamed Sharaf.

Accompanying Team Referee from Maldives is International Referee Mohamed Solah

Participating Teams

Pool A – Maldives, Thailand, Hong Kong, Qatar, New Zealand

Pool B – Iran, Japan, Indonesia , Sri Lanka

Pool C – Korea, China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam

Pool D – Iraq, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Australia
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Aparece Indonesia 2 veces en el Pool By D y la India unode lso favoritos no aprece. Debe haber un error haber si alguien aclara los ekipos
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Asian juniors aiming to take leap to world stage


Ratchaburi, Thailand, September 30, 2010 - A strong field of 16 teams will test their mettle at the 15th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in Thailand from October 1-9, where three tickets to the 2011 FIVB World Men's Junior Championship are at stake.

The biennial competition will serve as the Asian Qualification Tournament for next year's FIVB Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship in Brazil. At the previous Asian meet in Tehran, Iran two years ago, the host side reigned supreme. China and Pakistan finished second and third respectively.

However, Pakistan, facing a civil war situation, withdrew from the World Championship, leaving Iran, China and hosts India as the Asian representatives.

The 15th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship will be held in two provinces, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi, a driving distance of 44 miles (71km) and 70 miles (112km) from the capital city of Bangkok.

Hong Kong withdrew from the nine-day event a month ago, leaving only 16 teams to compete. Hosts Thailand, fresh from winning the 16th Southeast Asian Junior Men's Championship on home soil, have a comfortable-looking draw in Pool A with Qatar, Maldives and New Zealand.

Pool B consists of four-time champions Iran, Japan – winners in 1988 – Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Three-time winners China, Korea – the only Asian team to have won the World Championship in 1981 – and six-time Asian champions, Kazakhstan and Vietnam are in Pool C. India, Australia, Iraq and Chinese Taipei make up Pool D.

The pool round-robin preliminaries will take place from October 1-3. October 4 will be a rest day. Teams finishing first and second in each pool will advance to compete in the 1st-8th classification round, with teams finishing third and fourth in their group playing in the lower-ranked 9th-16th round.

The first day of the competition in Nakhon Pathom will see Iran, looking for a third consecutive triumph, face Sri Lanka. Japan will take on Indonesia, with the other match-ups featuring Korea v Vietnam, China v Kazakhstan, Iraq v Australia and India v Chinese Taipei.

In Ratchaburi, the host side will take on New Zealand and Maldives will play Qatar.
Thailand coach Chamnan Dokmai admitted that an uphill task awaits his side in the competition. He has set his side an initial target of a place in the last eight.

"Playing on home soil in front of our fans, I believe that maybe, a place in top six teams can be within our reach," he said. "However, to fulfil such a goal is not easy. Aside from Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, I have yet to see the form of the other teams. In our round-robin preliminaries, the strongest challenge can be expected from Qatar. However, I am still upbeat my players can match them competitively."
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16 Asian teams to vie for three world berths
2010-09-30 21:25:00 From:AVC

Ratchaburi, Thailand, September 30, 2010 - A strong field of 16 teams will test their mettle in the 15th Asian Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi in Thailand from October 1 to 9, vying for the top honour and three tickets for the world meet.

The biennial top-flight competition will serve as the Asian Qualification Tournament for the next year’s FIVB Men’s Junior Volleyball World Championship in Brazil.

At the previous Asian meet in Tehran, Iran two years ago, the host side reigned supreme. China and Pakistan finished second and third places respectively. The top three teams represented Asia in the world meet in Pune, India.

However, Pakistan, facing a civil war situation, withdrew from the world meet, leaving only Iran, China and host India to be pitted in the daunting world challenge.

India, the fourth-placed finishers at the Asian meet, performed impressively to finish fourth in the last year’s World Championship on home soil, while Iran and China failed to make their mark to finish seventh and 11th places respectively.

The 15th Asian Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship will be held in two provinces – Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi, a respective driving distance of 44 miles (71km) and 70 miles (112km) from capital city Bangkok.

Hong Kong, uncertain about the safety following the bus hijacker killing their tourists in Manila, the Philippines, withdrew from the event a month ahead of the meet, leaving only 16 teams to contest the nine-day event.

Hosts Thailand, fresh from winning the 16th Southeast Asian Junior Men’s Championship on home soil, enjoy a comfortable draw in Pool A with Qatar, Maldives and New Zealand.

Pool B consists of four-time champions Iran, Japan, winners in 1988, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Three-time winners China, Korea, the only Asian team to win the world meet in 1981 and six-time Asian champions, Kazakhstan and Vietnam are in Pool C, with India, Australia, Iraq and Chinese Taipei in Pool D.

The pool round-robin preliminaries will take place from October 1 to 3. Only Pool A teams will play at the Ratchaburi Provincial Gymnasium, while the rest will compete at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium.

October 4 will be the rest day. Teams finishing first and second in each pool will next advance to play in the 1st-8th classification round, with teams finishing third and fourth places playing in the lower-ranked 9th-16th round.

The first day of the competition in Nakhon Pathom will see Iran, pursuing their victory hat-trick in the tournament, open their title defence with Sri Lanka.

Japan will take on Indonesia, with Korea playing Vietnam, China challenging Kazakhstan, Iraq facing Australia and India meeting Chinese Taipei.

In Ratchaburi, the host side will take on New Zealand and Maldives will play Qatar.

Thailand’s head coach Chamnan Dokmai admitted that an uphill task awaits his side in the tough competition. He has set an initial target of his team to advance to the round of last eight teams.

"The victory in the last week’s Southeast Asian meet has boosted my confidence. I’m sure that we can make it to the quarter-finals in the Asian meet,” a confident Chamnan said.

"Playing on home soil in front of our fans, I believe that maybe, a place in top six teams can be within our reach. However, to fulfill such a goal is not easy. Aside from Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, I have yet seen forms of the other teams. In our round-robin preliminaries, the strongest challenge can be expected from Qatar. However, I’m still upbeat my players can match them competitively.”

The general technical meeting took place on Thursday evening at the Whale Hotel, Nakhon Pathom, followed by the welcome party and the opening ceremony in the same hotel.

Match schedule

Pool round-robin preliminaries

October 1

At Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: Iran vs Sri Lanka
12pm: Japan vs Indonesia
2pm: Korea vs Vietnam
4pm: China vs Kazakhstan
6pm: Iraq vs Australia
8pm: India vs Chinese Taipei


At Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: Thailand vs New Zealand
4pm: Maldives vs Qatar


October 2

At Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: Vietnam vs Kazakhstan
12pm: Korea vs China
2pm: Iraq vs India
4pm:Australia vs Chinese Taipei
6pm: Sri Lanka vs Indonesia
8pm: Iran vs Japan


At Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: Qatar vs New Zealand
4pm: Maldives vs Thailand


October 3

At Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: Chinese Taipei vs Iraq
12pm: India vs Australia
2pm: Indonesia vs Iran
4pm: Japan vs Sri Lanka
6pm: China vs Vietnam
8pm: Kazakhstan vs Korea


At Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: New Zealand vs Maldives
4pm: Thailand vs Qatar
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Resultados:

Pool A:
Thailand 3–0 New Zealand 25–18 25–17 25–16
Maldives 0–3 Qatar 16–25 10–25 16–25

Pool B:
Iran 3–0 Sri Lanka 25–11 25–16 25–21
Japan 3–1 Indonesia 25–17 32–34 25–18 25–18

Pool C:
South Korea 3–0 Vietnam 25–12 25–21 25–13
China 3–2 Kazakhstan 25–19 25–20 23–25 18–25 15–9 :shocking:

Pool D:
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The 15th Asian Jr Men's Championship kick-off in Thailand
2010-10-02 06:52:00 From:AVC

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, October 1, 2010 – Stronger teams powered past less-ranked rivals, with reigning and successive two-time champions Iran taming Sri Lanka in comfortable straight sets on the opening day of the 15th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship here on Friday.

Against underdogs Sri Lanka, Iran fielded a strong line-up, most of them muscular players with height average of 197cm.

Iran enter the 15th edition with only one aim in mind – to defend their title. After winning the Asian title for four times including two in a row in 2006 and 2008, the Iranians have their sights firmly set on making a victory hat-trick in the biennial competition.

Despite mounting a strong challenge, Sri Lanka found the Iranians too strong to go down tamely in straight sets 25-11 25-16 25-21. Talented Amir Ghafour bagged 12 points to emerge as the top scorer of Iran, while Chalindu De Silva Dinu topscored 10 points for Sri Lanka.

After the match, Iran's head coach Serbian Jovica Cvetkovic admitted that Sri Lanka performed well although they lost in straight sets.

"Sri Lanka had a good selection of their players. We played them before in friendly matches on their home soil. As far as I'm concerned, they come much stronger this time," commented Cvetkovic.

"After they lost the first two sets, they came back fast and challenged us competitively in the third set. I admit that they are one of the strong teams to be reckoned with in the near future."

Asked about his team's chances of the title defence, Cvetkovic said, "It's too early to say that we are sure of retaining the title. There are many strong teams taking part in this championship. China, Korea and India are very strong with excellent teamwork.

"Japan are also a tough team. At the last year's World Youth Boys' Championship in Italy, they played Serbia competitively before going down 2-3. Serbia went on to win the world title there. Thailand and Chinese Taipei are the other two teams we can't underestimate. We have to play well up to our standard in every match."

Sri Lanka's head coach Premalal Lalith, "We come here to gain more competition experiences. We tried our best but Iran played exceptionally against us."

Meanwhile, China, silver medalists at the previous edition in Iran two years ago and the same position at the Asian Youth Boys' Championship in Iran last May, struggled to beat Kazakhstan in hard-fought five-set thriller.

China, strengthened by the twin towers Dai Qingyao and Geng Xin, both of tem stand the similar 208cm tall, won the first two sets 25-19 25-20 before Kazakhstan, led by hard-attacking 205cm-tall Vitaliy Erdshtein, struck back to win the next two sets 25-23 25-18.

In the do-or-die tie-breaker, China upped their tempo. They took the offensive combination of Song Jianwei's twinkling serves and scintillating blocks of Dai and Geng to win the thrilling battle 15-9 and the grueling encounter.

Song Jianwei, who won the Best Server Award at the Asian Youth Boys' Championship in May, scored massive 23 points including 15 kills and seven serves for China, while Oleg Verigin bagged 17 points for Kazakhstan.

Japan also struggled to hit form in their first match against Indonesia. After they netted the first-set win 25-17, Indonesia regrouped and hit back mightily to win the exhausting second set 34-32.

From then, Japan regained their composure, with hefty Yamato Fushimi, standing 206cm tall and weighing 115kg, using his height advantage to spike devastatingly to help his side win the following two sets 25-18 25-18.

Korea, the only Asian team winning the world meet in 1987, had a little problems in crushing unfancied Vietnam in straight sets 25-12 25-21 25-13.

Elsewhere, hosts Thailand, fresh from winning the 16th Southeast Asian Junior Men's Championship in Ratchaburi, outclassed New Zealand in straight sets 25-18 25-17 25-16 and Qatar brushed off Maldives 3-0 (25-16 25-10 25-16).

Also winning on Friday were Iraq and India, with the former faring well to beat Australia 3-1 (25-23 25-17 20-25 25-22) and the latter, fourth place at the previous episode and the same position at the last year's FIVB Men's Junior World Championship on home soil, cruising their ways past Chinese Taipei 25-21 25-20 27-25.

Friday's results

Pool A: Thailand beat New Zealand 3-0 (25-18 25-17 25-16); Qatar beat Maldives 3-0 (25-16 25-10 25-16)

Pool B: Iran beat Sri Lanka 3-0 (25-11 25-16 25-21; Japan beat Indonesia 3-1 (25-17 32-34 25-18 25-18)

Pool C: China beat Kazakhstan 3-2 (25-19 25-20 23-25 18-25 15-9); Korea beat Vietnam 3-0 (25-12 25-21 25-13)

Pool D: Iraq beat Australia 3-1 (25-23 25-17 20-25 25-22); India beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 (25-21 25-20 27-5).


Match schedule

Saturday, October 2, 2010

At Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: Vietnam vs Kazakhstan

12pm: Korea vs China

2pm: Iraq vs India

4pm: Australia vs Chinese Taipei

6pm: Sri Lanka vs Indonesia

8pm: Iran vs Japan


At Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: Qatar vs New Zealand

4pm: Thailand vs Maldives
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Resultados:

Pool A
Qatar 3–0 New Zealand 25–20 25–23 25–22
Maldives 0–3 Thailand 14–25 22–25 17–25


Pool B
Sri Lanka 3–1 Indonesia 25–23 21–25 25–22 27–25
Iran 3–1 Japan 25–18 25–21 22–25 25–21


Pool C
Vietnam 0–3 Kazakhstan 16–25 10–25 14–25
South Korea 1–3 China 19–25 25–23 23–25 22–25


Pool D
Iraq 0–3 India 16–25 18–25 10–25
Australia 1–3 Chinese Taipei 29–27 17–25 22–25 23–25
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Hosts join China, India and Iran for successive two wins
2010-10-03 06:42:00 From:AVC

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, October 2, 2010 – Mighty China pulled off a hard-fought four-set victory over former world champions Korea in a daunting clash on the second day of the 15th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship here on Saturday.

Three-time champions China, which finished second to Iran in the previous edition two years ago in Tehran, Iran, showed their combination of physical and tactical strategy in blunting fierce attack from Korea to win in dramatic four sets 25-19 23-25 25-23 25-22 in 101 minutes.

Against Korea, the team which had won the Asian crown for six times and the world title in 1987, China started encouragingly. The twin towers Dai Qingyao and Geng Xin, both of them stand 208cm tall, produced scintillating blocks and Zhou Minmin and Song Jianwei combined well to unleash a series of deadly spikes.

Inspired by around 30 cheering young girls carrying a big Chinese flag, China clinched the opening set 25-19. Korea, led by powerful hitter Gong Jae-Hak and Lee Gwang-In, fought back to win the hotly-contested second set 25-23.

However, the Chinese continued their onslaughts in the remaining two sets, with the strongly-built Dai Qingyao and explosive Zhou Minmin taking turns hitting powerful spikes to help their team sweep both sets 25-23 25-22.

Dai Qingyao topscored 18 points including 13 kills and four blocks for China, while Gong Jae-Hak scored the highest 29 points, 28 of them deadly spikes, for Korea.

After the grueling battle, Chinese players hugged one another and shouted in great joy.

"My players are very happy because it's not easy to beat Korea. I think we played well. We are tall and that's why we spiked and blocked very well. However, I admit that it's a hard game for us. Korea are very strong with exceptional defence and teamwork," China's head coach Li Huanning commented.

"We have 3-4 players who played in the Asian Youth Boys' Championship in Iran last May. Song Jianwei also joined our team there which we won silver medal.

"I set my goal that my team will be crowned champions here. However, to do that is not an easy mission. There are strong teams competing in the tournament here. It's too early to talk about winning the title. We next take on Vietnam and they are also strong. I have never underestimated any team in the championship. We have to do our best in every match," he added.

Said Korea's team manager Lee Jong-Kyung: "It's a pity our player No.12 Jeon Kwang-in could not play due to his knee injury. He is our best player with good tactics."

Meanwhile, India, fourth place at the last year's FIVB Men's Junior World Championship on home soil, made it two in a row on Saturday. The tall Indians toppled Iraq in a lop-sided battle 25-16 25-18 25-10.

Also tasting the victory on Saturday were Iran, the team in pursuit of winning the Asian crown three times in a row.

Against the energetic Japan, Iran fielded well-established players who showed their talents through spectacular spiking and stuff blocking. They included Purya Fayazid and Amir Ghafour.

After going down the first two sets 18-25 21-25, the spirited Japan came much stronger in the third set, which they won the close battle 25-22.

Iran still played confidently in the fourth set. Their determination paid off pretty well as the Iranians eventually found their touch to win the set 25-19 and the grueling match.

Hosts Thailand and Qatar continued their unbeaten run, with the former mercilessly crushing Maldives 25-14 25-22 25-17 and the latter struggling to beat New Zealand 25-20 25-23 25-22.

Beaten on the first day, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan all clawed their ways back to win their second encounter on Saturday.

Chinese Taipei came from behind to beat Australia 27-29 25-17 25-22 25-23, while Sri Lanka proved a cut above Indonesia to beat the crack rivals in four sets 25-23 21-25 25-22 27-25 and Kazakshstan thrashed underdogs Vietnam in comfortable straight sets 25-16 25-10 25-14.

Saturday's results

Pool A: Thailand beat Maldives 3-0 (25-14 25-22 25-17); Qatar beat New Zealand 3-0 (25-20 25-23 25-22)

Pool B: Iran beat Japan 3-1 (25-18 25-21 22-25 25-19); Sri Lanka beat Indonesia 3-1 (25-23 21-25 25-22 27-25)

Pool C: China beat Korea 3-1 (25-19 23-25 25-23 25-22); Kazakhstan beat Vietnam 3-0 (25-16 25-10 25-14)

Pool D: India beat Iraq 3-0 (25-16 25-18 25-10); Chinese Taipei beat Australia 3-1 (27-29 25-17 25-22 25-23)


Match schedule

Sunday, October 2, 2010

At the Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: Chinese Taipei vs Iraq
12pm: India vs Australia
2pm: Indonesia vs Iran
4pm: Japan vs Sri Lanka
6pm: China vs Vietnam
8pm: Kazakhstan vs Korea


At the Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: New Zealand vs Maldives
4pm: Thailand vs Qatar
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Resultados:

Pool A
New Zealand 3–2 Maldives 25–17 23–25 25–12 24–26 15–9
Thailand 3–0 Qatar 25–16 25–17 25–21


Pool B
Indonesia 0–3 Iran 17–25 17–25 13–25
Japan 3–0 Sri Lanka 25–19 25–23 25–22


Pool C
China 3–0 Vietnam 25–16 25–7 25–17
Kazakhstan 2–3 South Korea 21–25 25–22 23–25 25–18 15–17
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Pool D
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Iraq 25–18 25–18 25–21
India 3–1 Australia 25–18 21–25 25–13 25–17
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Iran, India, China and hosts clinch pool winners
2010-10-04 09:20:00 From:AVC

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, October 3, 2010 – Iran, India, China and Thailand stormed their ways into the last eight round with remarkable unbeaten run to top their pools in the 15th Asian Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Sunday.

Defending and successive two-time champions Iran emerged as the Pool B winners following a clean sweep in the pool including a convincing straight-set 25-17 25-17 25-13 win over lacklustrous Indonesia.

The high-profile Iran, which fielded all substitutions in their last pool round-robin preliminary encounter against the Indonesians on Sunday, claimed full six points from consecutive three wins.

In-form Japan, the convincing 25-19 25-23 25-22 winners over Sri Lanka on Sunday, came in second place with five points from two wins against one loss to Iran. Sri Lanka and winless Indonesia finished third and fourth places in Pool B with four and three points respectively.

Powerhouses India top Pool D as expected after powering past Australia in thrilling four sets on Sunday. The dramatic 25-18 21-25 25-13 25-17 victory over Australia gave India a clean sweep in the pool.

India, fourth place at the previous Asian meet two years ago and the same position at the last year’s FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship on home soil, collected full six points from three straight wins.

Chinese Taipei, enjoying the scintillating 25-18 25-18 25-21 win over Iraq on Sunday, finished second in the pool after bagging five points from two wins against one loss. Iraq, claiming four points from one win against two losses, and winless Australia came in third and fourth places respectively.

In Pool A at the Ratchaburi Gymnasium, home players’ sparkling form lived up to their staff coaches’ expectation as they stunned Qatar in easy straight sets 25-16 25-17 25-21 to make it three in a row and top the pool with full six points.

Qatar secured the second spot with five points from two wins against one loss. New Zealand, struggling hard to beat Maldives in hard-fought five-set thriller 25-17 23-25 25-12 24-26 15-9, came in third place with four points, while underdogs Maldives failed to make their mark to finish fourth in the pool.

China were also no surprise to top Pool C following a clean sweep of three victories in their pool round-robin preliminary clash. China, beaten by Iran in the showdown of the previous episode in Tehran, came out in full force on Sunday to send Vietnam packing 25-16 25-7 25-17. China had full six points, while Vietnam collected only three points from straight three losses.

The thrilling clash between Korea and Kazakhstan turned out to be the day’s highlight when both sides threw it all-out in an effort of taking the second spot in Pool C and a chance to play in the last eight round.

Korea clinched the close first set 25-21 before Kazakhstan were just never-say-die, hitting back to win the second set 25-22.

Korea, six-time winners and world champions in 1987, stormed on to take the third set 25-23, but lost their touch to go down in the fourth set 18-25.

The tie-breaker was a heart-pounding, action-packed battle. Kazakhstan performed superbly to lead 14-13 when the 205cm-tall Vitaliy Erdshtein used his height advantage to hit a devastating spike to the back court. They needed only one more point to end the Koreans’ challenge in the tough match. However, their hopes completely evaporated moments later. Korea came up with a gutsy display.

Backed by the cheering fans at the venue, the Koreans bounced back mightily with exceptional spikes to catch the strong rivals at 14-14 and marched on to win the see-saw set 17-15 and the grueling 112-minute clash.

Hard-attacking Lee Gwang-In topscored 24 points including 18 kills for Korea, while Ilyenko Bogdan emerged as the top scorer for Kazakhstan with 23 points including 19 deadly spikes.

With the dramatic victory, Korea claimed five points from two wins against one loss to finish second in Pool C. Kazakhstan came in third place, with Vietnam in fourth position.

Sunday’s results

Pool A: Thailand beat Qatar 3-0 (25-16 25-17 25-21); New Zealand beat Maldives 3-2 (25-17 23-25 25-12 24-26 15-9)

Pool B: Iran beat Indonesia 3-0 (25-17 25-17 25-13); Japan beat Sri Lanka 3-0 (25-19 25-23 25-22)

Pool C: China beat Vietnam 3-0 (25-16 25-7 25-17); Korea beat Kazakhstan 3-2 (25-21 22-25 25-23 18-25 17-15)

Pool D: Chinese Taipei beat Iraq 3-0 (25-18 25-18 25-21); India beat Australia 3-1 (25-18 21-25 25-13 25-17)


Match schedule (Monday is rest day)

Tuesday, October 5

At the Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium

10am: 3B-Sri Lanka vs 4D-Australia
12pm: 3D-Iraq vs 4B-Indonesia
2pm: 1A-Thailand vs 2C-Korea
4pm: 1C-China vs 2A-Qatar
6pm: 1B-Iran vs 2D-Chinese Taipei
8pm: 1D-India vs 2B-Japan


At the Ratchaburi Gymnasium

2pm: 3A-New Zealand vs 4C-Vietnam
4pm: 3C-Kazakhstan vs 4A-Maldives
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