China, Iran, Pakistan and Japan qualify for 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship
Manama, Bahrain, August 4, 2024 – China clinched their first-ever title within the fifteenth Asian Males’s U18 Volleyball Championship after battling previous Iran 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 15-10) in an exciting closing performed on the Bahrain Volleyball Affiliation’s (BVA) Isa bin Rashid Enviornment at Isa Sports activities Metropolis in Riffa, positioned on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital.
China had beforehand gained bronze 4 instances, most lately in 2017, and now improved on their fifth-place end from the final version of the championship in 2022. Iran got here away with the silver medal for the third time and for the second straight version.
The highest two had been joined on the rostrum by Pakistan, who claimed the bronze medal following a surprising 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-17) victory over Japan.
After the ultimate, Dr Abdulrahman Askar, CEO of Bahrain’s Basic Sports activities Authority, and Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Bahrain Olympic Committee Board Member and Bahrain Desk Tennis Affiliation President, offered the three groups their respective trophies and medals.
Additionally in attendance had been Mr Yermek Syrlybayev, Management Committee Chairman and Technical Delegate, and Feras Al Helwachi, Government Organising Committee Chairman and BVA Secretary Basic.
Particular person awards had been handed out to one of the best performers within the event. China’s Ding Haocheng gained the Most Worthwhile Participant honour. Iran’s Mohammadamin Arabyarmohammadi was the Finest Libero. China’s Gong Haoqian was Finest Setter. Pakistan’s Muhammad Yahya was the Finest Reverse. China’s Yu Xiang and Iran’s Mohammad Amin Rahimi had been the Finest Outdoors Hitters, and Iran’s Mohammadnima Bateni and Pakistan’s Jabran Jabran had been Finest Center Blockers.
Within the sport for third place, Pakistan had been firing on all cylinders and outplayed their opponents in three fast units.
Yahya was their hero with 21 factors, whereas Muhtad Ali Shah added 14 in a convincing efficiency. Yuki Kashiwazaki had 9 factors and Teruki Ishida added seven for the Japanese, who appeared a far cry from their greatest.
Pakistan captured their first-ever medal in solely their second look within the competitors. Their earlier greatest was eleventh in 2018, which was their solely different time to compete on this age-group competitors.
By putting fourth, Japan missed out on the rostrum for the primary time since 2010. They had been the champions within the earlier three editions in 2017, 2018 and 2022, however couldn’t proceed that profitable run this yr.
Korea took fifth general as they wrapped up their marketing campaign in Bahrain with a 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17) win towards Thailand. Pyeonggang Shin and Sehoon Im had been in spectacular type, scoring 27 factors and 23, respectively. Sorasak Phunsanong was the main man for Thailand with 20 factors whereas Kongkraphan Nimlamun and Krittin Damji had 11 apiece.
The Koreans completed exterior of the Prime 4 for the primary time for the reason that 2014 event, whereas the Thais took sixth place for the fourth time.
Hosts Bahrain secured seventh place general after battling previous Chinese language Taipei 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 31-29, 25-18). Taking part in within the event for under the second time, the house workforce improved on their ninth-place end. Chinese language Taipei, the occasion’s first-ever champions in 1997 and contributors in each version since, maintained their spectacular run of rating amongst the Prime Eight every time.
Ali Sultan and Jassim Madan had been in sensational type for the Bahrainis, combining for 52 of their factors. Sultan completed with a game-high 28 whereas Madan had 24. Hu Jun-Xiang was Chinese language Taipei’s high scorer with 18, whereas Lu Cheng-Yuan chipped in with 13.
In the meantime, India, the Philippines, Hong Kong China, and Saudi Arabia had been all victorious on Sunday of their closing Ninth-Sixteenth classification video games.
The Indians took ninth general after cruising previous Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-15); the Philippines defeated Australia 3-1 (25-18, 25-21, 15-25, 25-23) to take eleventh; Hong Kong, China claimed thirteenth place general after edging previous Lebanon 3-2 (25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 15-6); and Saudi Arabia secured fifteenth on the ultimate rating after defeating fellow-Gulf facet Kuwait 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 26-24).
Harnoor Singh was India’s main scorer of their match with 24 factors, whereas Harish Vats added 15. Yegor Volkov posted 23 to tempo Kazakhstan.
For the Philippines, Luke Anton Carl Macatangay had 20 factors whereas Roderick Medino added 15. Dan Moisescu and Hamilton Vincent scored 13 apiece for Australia of their loss.
Ko Ching Kin spearheaded Hong Kong, China of their victory, scoring a game-high 28 factors. Li Sai Shing added 14 within the win. Charbel Al Najour was the main scorer for Lebanon with 16 factors, whereas Serge Chehab chipped in with 15.
For the Saudi Arabians, the trio of Azzam Alsubaie, Sohil Khan, and Gasem Altwal led the way in which, scoring 16, 15, and 14 factors, respectively. Bandar Alahmad was the highest scorer for the Kuwaitis with twelfth.
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