Isa City, Bahrain, June 1, 2024 – As Vietnam introduced down the curtain on the AVC Problem Cup for Ladies with a bang to be topped the back-to-back champions in Philippines final Wednesday, the main target now turns to the fifth version of the AVC Problem Cup for Males, set to kick off on Sunday at Isa City, Bahrain.
A robust subject of 12 groups will strut their stuff within the topflight competitors between June 2 and 9 to vie for high honor and the lone ticket for the 2024 FIVB Males’s Challenger Cup in Linyi, China from July 4 to 7, the final cease the place eight certified groups together with hosts China will battle for a spot within the revamped Volleyball Nations League (VNL), which is able to broaden to 18 groups starting in 2025.
Concerning drawing of heaps outcomes of the 2024 AVC Problem Cup for Males on Might 3, groups had been break up into 4 swimming pools of three groups apiece. Hosts and 2023 silver medallists Bahrain, Philippines and China are in Pool A, whereas Pool B options defending champions Thailand, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. Korea joined Indonesia and Qatar in Pool C, with Vietnam, Australia and Chinese language Taipei in Pool D.
Groups will contest pool round-robin preliminaries from June 2 to 4, with solely high two groups advancing to the quarterfinals. The groups ending third place in every pool will battle it out within the Classification Spherical 4 Ninth-Twelfth locations.
On Sunday, June 2, the primary day of the competitors, world No.49 Pakistan will open their marketing campaign towards world No.54 Kazakhstan, whereas world No.35 Australia will tackle world No.43 Chinese language Taipei, world No.28 Korea problem world No.52 Indonesia, defending and consecutive three-time South East Asian (SEA) Video games champions, and Philippines play China, silver medallists on the rescheduled Hangzhou Asian Video games final yr.
On the earlier version final yr in Chinese language Taipei, Thailand captured the title following their straight-set win towards Bahrain within the Pool 1-6 rating, whereas Korea beat Vietnam to select up bronze medal.
With hosts and world No.32 China mechanically securing their berth within the FIVB Challenger Cup, world No.21 Qatar have been considered one of many strongest groups to be reckoned with on this eight-day match as they, as hosts, secured silver medal on the 2023 FIVB Challenger Cup in Doha following their 2-3 upset loss to Turkey within the showdown.
The inaugural Asian Males’s Volleyball Problem Cup was organised in 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with Iraq rising because the champions. The 2020 version was cancelled as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Kyrgyzstan saved the title at residence in 2022 in Cholpon-Ata, whereas the 2023 version occurred in Taipei the place Thailand had been topped the eventual champions.
To ensure the match shall be run easily and a memorable success, the joint assembly between Management Committee and native organisers in addition to the venue inspection and the referee clinic had been held a couple of days in the past.
Shaikh Ali Mohamed Rashed Abdulla Alkhalifa, President of Bahrain Volleyball Affiliation, presided over the Basic Technical Assembly on Saturday at Gulf Court docket Lodge right here to verify all is about for the competitors, with the ultimate affirmation of the essential points together with competitors guidelines and rules, format of play, refereeing, press and VIS.
Shaikh Ali Mohamed Rashed Abdulla Alkhalifa welcomed all individuals and wished them a pleasant keep in Bahrain. Management Committee President and Technical Delegate Mr Emile Jabbour knowledgeable about all related competitors issues, with Referee Delegate Mr S. Ben Coonghe elevating the refereeing points.
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