The defending and seven-time champions beat Korea in Tuesday’s showdown. Japan declare bronze
Surabaya, Indonesia, July 30, 2024 – Iran powered previous Korea in pulsating straight-set showdown to reign supreme within the twenty second Asian Males’s U20 Volleyball Championship at Jawa Pos Enviornment right here on Tuesday, stretching their aura of invincibility within the regional biennial competitors to eight in whole.
The distinctive 25-12, 25-18, 25-22 win gave the indomitable Iran a profitable title defence with outstanding unbeaten report in Surabaya. Their three victories in succession within the Asian Males’s U20 Championship additionally augur properly for his or her title defence marketing campaign on the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Males’s U21 World Championship. Iran had already captured the U21 world title twice in 2019 in Riffa and 2023 in Manama, each events in Bahrain.
Following the Tuesday’s win in opposition to former six-time Asian winners Korea, Iran have claimed 8 titles altogether within the Asian Males’s U20 Championship.
Because the championship inception in 1980, Iran took their debut title in 1998 and continued their domination in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2024 (the 2020 version was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic).
The Iranians beat Korea in three finals, 1998, 2018 and 2024, however misplaced to the identical opponents simply as soon as in 2004. On the earlier version two years in the past in Riffa, Bahrain, Iran defeated India 3-1 within the ultimate conflict.
In opposition to Korea, the staff that they had already crushed 3-2 within the classification spherical 1-8 Pool F two days in the past, within the much-anticipated showdown on Tuesday, Iran produced a dominant efficiency and counted on their splendid offensive system and productive weapons by exterior hitter Seyed Matin Hosseini Tolouti and center blocker Taha Behboudria to beat the Koreans.
Their serving was actually good and their blocking and protection created a variety of issues to the Koreans, who didn’t make their mark and comfortably went down within the first two units 12-25, 18-25.
The third set was closely-contested, with reverse Yun Gyeong and center blocker Lim Ingyu scoring largely for the Koreans. A strong mid-court hit from Lee Woo-Jin, who received the Finest Exterior Spiker on the final 12 months’s U19 World Championship in Argentina to his title, stored Korea scorching on the rivals’ heels with only one level behind at 20-21.
Nevertheless, regardless of enjoying properly and a variety of respect for the struggle they put in, Korea couldn’t hold their rhythm till the top. Iran reached the match level after a serve from center blocker Lim Ingyu went out broad earlier than the left-hander exterior hitter Pouya Ariakhah hit a robust swing to finish the Korean problem. Iran captured the hard-fought set 25-22, match and championship.
The third-place playoff conflict earlier noticed former three-time winners Japan bounce again from the first-set loss to Indonesia to stun the host facet in well-fought four-setter 23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 25-20 to select up bronze medal.
For the Japanese, it was a repeated feat over the identical opponents as two days in the past, that they had already disregarded the Indonesians in straight units in classification spherical 1-8 Pool E.
Furthermore, the bronze achieved in Surabaya was the delight misplaced within the earlier version in Riffa, Bahrain the Japanese had already restored right here. At Riffa two years in the past, Japan returned with heads low in nice despair following a disappointing Thirteenth-place end.
In the meantime, Kazakhstan completed fifth place after an epic tie-break win in opposition to India, silver medallists on the earlier version, 31-29, 20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10 within the Fifth-Sixth place playoff conflict.
Former four-time champions China demolished Saudi Arabia in straight units 25-20, 25-15, 25-21 to safe their seventh place, whereas the ninth place went to Thailand following their 26-24, 26-24, 25-20 conquer Chinese language Taipei, the staff that they had already crushed 3-2 in classification spherical 9-16 Pool H on July 27. In Riffa, Bahrain two years in the past, Thailand confirmed their very good kind to complete a well-earned fourth place.
The eleventh place was received by Australia after avenging Hong Kong, China, the staff they misplaced in straight units within the pool play earlier, in thrilling 4 units 27-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21 on Tuesday.
The Thirteenth-14th playoff encounter noticed Vietnam pull off snug straight-set 25-18, 25-19, 25-16 victory in opposition to Bangladesh to take the Thirteenth place.
Kuwait, which completed on the underside seventeenth in Riffa, Bahrain two years in the past, improved their fortunes this time to beat Qatar with comeback 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23) win for the fifteenth place. Qatar misplaced all seven matches contested within the eight-day championship to return with the underside sixteenth place.
With high 4 groups on this championship securing their spots within the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Males’s U21 World Championship, Korea, China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan have been confirmed to hitch the following 12 months’s world meet. As present U21 world champions, the newly-crowned 2024 Asian winners Iran have already secured their place within the subsequent 12 months’s U21 World Championship.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Finest Exterior Hitters: Shunta Ono (No.2 Japan) and Lee Woo-Jin (No.1 Korea)
Finest Center Blockers: Taha Behboudnia (No.1 Iran) and Armin Ghelichniazi (No.20 Iran)
Finest Reverse Hitter: Dawuda Alaihi (No.5 Indonesia)
Finest Setter: Emran Kook Jili (No. 3 Iran)
Finest Libero: Kang Seungil (No.5 Korea)
Most Beneficial Participant: Pouya Ariakhah (No. 10 Iran)
FINAL RANKINGS
1 Iran
2 Korea
3 Japan
4 Indonesia
5 Kazakhstan
6 India
7 China
8 Saudi Arabia
9 Thailand
10 Chinese language Taipei
11 Australia
12 Hong Kong, China
13 Vietnam
14 Bangladesh
15 Kuwait
16 Qatar
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