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Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, August 3, 2024 – The First Leg of the 4th SEA V. League reaches its climax on Sunday when perennial Southeast Asian Video games champions Thailand and long-time archrivals Vietnam locked horns in electrifying showdown at Vinh Phuc Gymnasium to struggle for supremacy.
Thailand and Vietnam celebrated their straight two victories on Saturday, with the previous mercilessly crushing the Philippines in lopsided battle and the latter powering previous Indonesia in well-fought three-setter.
The Sunday’s showdown between Thailand and Vietnam proved to be one of many highly-anticipated clashes followers and supporters of either side shouldn’t miss. Thailand had performed Vietnam within the SEA Video games finals for 11 occasions since they first met in 2001 and the previous beat the latter each time they performed. The final time they confronted off in opposition to one another was on the rescheduled 2022 Hangzhou Asian Video games on October 7, 2023 in China, the place Thailand beat the Vietnamese 3-0 within the bronze medal match. In September in the identical 12 months, Thailand beat Vietnam 3-1 within the Pool E Prime 8 spherical of the Asian Senior Ladies’s Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, the place hosts Thailand cruised on to seize their third Asian crown.
Within the earlier editions of the SEA V. League, previously referred to as Asean Grand Prix, Thailand additionally proved a category above Vietnam to beat the Southeast Asian counterparts each match they’d contested. The Thai workforce had captured the title for the reason that event inception in 2019. Final 12 months, Thailand beat Vietnam of their final match of the only round-robin competitors in each First Leg right here in Vinh Phuc and Second Leg in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nevertheless, with skipper and out of doors hitter Tran Thi Thanh Thuy on the helm, Vietnam had quickly made their mark in main competitions, profitable the AVC Problem Cup for 2 occasions in succession to their title aside from selecting up historic bronze medal at this 12 months’s FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup within the Philippines.
Furthermore, Vietnam simply had the 188cm-tall reverse Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen to strengthen them, making the workforce one of many area’s strongest groups to be reckoned with within the close to future. Highly effective Bich Tuyen had already grow to be broadly identified amongst volleyball fans when she had emerged because the Finest Scorer on the current FIVB Challenger Cup following an combination 77 factors she had scored and the Finest Attacker with 73 assault factors earned in that event.
Due to this fact, the Sunday’s confrontation between the area’s two powerhouses guarantees thrills and is actually price watching.
On Saturday, Thailand, present world No.14 and defending and consecutive 14-time SEA Video games winners, demolished the Philippines in straightforward straight units 25-12, 25-18, 25-10 in 70 minutes, whereas Vietnam swept Indonesia additionally in straight units 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 in 79 minutes.
Vietnam, backed by round 2,500 cheering residence followers on the venue, fought arduous in a tricky match in opposition to Indonesia. With star spiker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and highly effective hitter Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen main the workforce’s offense, Vietnam lived as much as all expectations.
Vietnam began properly within the opening set. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Le Thanh Thuy and Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen rose to the event and thrived within the offensive system orchestrated by skilled setter Doan Thi Lam Quynh with the highly effective trio registering 5 factors apiece to assist the host aspect seal the primary set 25-19.
Taking place one set, Indonesia put their acts collectively within the second set. Reverse Pertiwi Megawati Hangestri put the workforce again heading in the right direction along with her distinctive assaults. Nonetheless, the Vietnamese defended spectacularly within the essential moments and counter-attacked properly to take the second set 25-17.
The third set remained well-fought, with either side pouring every thing to win the set. Nevertheless, as unforced errors began to take it toll within the Indonesian aspect, leaving them to lose focus and lose some vital factors, Vietnam continued their good present. Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen and Le Thanh Thuy grew to become constant weapons for Vietnam which noticed the host aspect give you stable efficiency to take the thrilling set 25-19 for a straight-set sweep.
Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen led Vietnam’s offense with 14 factors from 13 kills and one block, adopted by Le Thanh Thuy with 10 factors together with 6 kills and Nguyen Thi Trinh with 8 factors. Pertiwi Megawati Hangestri led Indonesia with 13 factors.
The Vietnam’s dominance was seen within the match stats because the winners dominated in kills (38 to 35), blocks (9 to six), aces (5 to three) and benefited from extra opponent errors (23 to 11).
Earlier, contemporary from 3-0 rout of Indonesia the earlier match, Thailand nonetheless introduced their greatest gamers to the courtroom on Saturday, all of whom competed on this 12 months’s Volleyball Nations League together with Chatchu-On Moksri, Pimpichaya Kokram, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Thatdao Nuekjang and Hattaya Bamrungsuk.
Thailand made a stable begin within the first set to guide with a six-point clear at 10-4 and stayed in management to widen it to 23-10. Onerous-hitting Thanacha Sooksod introduced Thailand to the set level at 24-10 along with her off-speed hit. Nevertheless, the Philippines, powered by reverse Alyssa Jae Solomon, who delivered 20 factors on the workforce’s loss to Vietnam on Friday, saved two set factors earlier than Thanacha slammed a strong hit for the Thailand’s 25-12 win.
The second set was nonetheless dominated by Thailand, with Ajcharaporn on fireplace in assault. The Thais raced to a 16-11 lead and cruised on with their consistency and resilience. As Thailand had been main 24-17, exterior hitter Nisperos Religion Janine Shirley delivered one essential level for Philippines from her block-out kill, however she made a service error after that for the 25-18 scoreline in favor of Thailand.
Thailand remained unstoppable within the third set to guide 23-10 earlier than sub-in Wimonrat Thanapan fired a lethal quick spike and Kuttika Kaewpin hit a strong swing handy the workforce the remaining two factors to shut the set 25-10 and the match their approach.
Chatchu-On Moksri chipped in 11 factors from 7 kills, one block and three aces for Thailand, whereas Ajcharaporn Kongyot and Pimpichaya Kokram contributed 10 and 9 factors respectively. No Philippine participant reached double digits in scoring, with Mhicaela Belen and Alyssa Jae Solomon scoring 5 factors apiece on the workforce’s loss.
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