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Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, June 16, 2024 – Robust groups powered previous lower-ranked opponents to register their first wins within the fifteenth Asian Girls’s U18 Volleyball Championship, as Kazakhstan survived a scare from Hong Kong, China in epic tie-break win on Sunday.
The flagship biennial championship, which obtained underway on Sunday at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium right here and Ratchaburi Gymnasium in Ratchaburi Province with a distance of roughly 42km away, serves because the Asian qualification for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’ U19 World Championship, attracted 13 groups to vie for high honor. Prime 4 groups within the June 16-23 championship will qualify for the topflight world meet.
At Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Uzbekistan, third place on the CAVA Women’ U18 Championship on their dwelling soil in Tashkent early this month, pulled off dramatic 3-1 (25-12, 15-25, 25-7, 25-21) win in opposition to Macao, China in Pool A, whereas Pool D encounters noticed Korea beat Australia 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18) and Chinese language Taipei handle a 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-9) shutout of India, whereas at Ratchaburi Gymnasium, Kazakhstan overcame a sturdy problem from Hong Kong, China to beat the decided opponents 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 14-25, 19-25, 15-12 in Pool C, with Iran demolishing Philippines 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) in Pool B.
Formidable Korea, bronze medallists on the earlier version, proved too sizzling for Australia to deal with for 25-18 win within the first set. Nevertheless, the Aussies bravely bounced again within the second set, with outdoors hitters Matisse Conlon and Hilary Hannagan attacking successfully to assist the workforce seize the set 25-21.
Korea upped their tempo and performed with extra aggression within the subsequent two units. With highly effective Park Yeoreum, 182cm, showcasing her expertise to provide you with spectacular spikes and repair aces and Jung A Rim and Kim Jiyoon solidifying the defence with good blocks, Korea captured the one-sided third set 25-13 and 25-18 within the fourth set for the dramatic 3-1 win.
Park Yeoreum performed a pivotal position within the Korea’s triumph as she scored a match-high 25 factors from 19 kills, one ace and 5 aces for the workforce, whereas Kim Jiyoon and Park Seoyoon saved good firm to contribute 17 and 12 factors respectively.
As Australia dominated the blocking sport, getting 13 stuffs to the opponents’ 7 other than benefiting from extra opponent errors (21 to twenty), the Koreans did an excellent job of main the Aussies in kills (55 to 34) and aces (14 to six).
Uzbekistan, which had a disappointing outing within the earlier version right here two years in the past to return with a distant eight place, additionally obtained their marketing campaign opener in opposition to Macao, China off to an excellent begin on Sunday with a 3-1 win. Taking the comfy first set 25-12, Uzbekistan had their sights set on repeating the feat within the second set. Nevertheless, their makes an attempt had been denied as Macao, China put their acts collectively and hit again, with center blocker Zheng Weng Cheng firing back-to-back assaults for the workforce’s sturdy comeback 25-15 win.
The third set turned out to be one-way site visitors as Uzbekistan discovered their contact and led from begin to end, permitting the smaller-built opponents solely 7 factors to shut out the straightforward set 25-7. Either side traded assaults within the fourth set, however Uzbekistan stayed in management to win it 25-21 for the 3-1 match.
Exterior hitter Rokhimova Maftuna and center blocker and skipper Absamatova Zebokhon handed Uzbekistan 10 factors apiece for the workforce’s victory, whereas center blocker Zheng Weng Cheng led Macao, China with 13 factors together with team-leading 9 aces.
Earlier, Chinese language Taipei, which completed a well-earned fifth place within the earlier episode two years in the past, proved a category above India to outplay the rivals in a totally lopsided battle.
Chinese language Taipei performed persistently with mixture assaults from center blocker Tu Chia-Hsin and reverse Tseng Yu-Rou, whereas Tu Chia-Hsin and Chang Ting-Wei produced well-placed serves to dominate the entire match. With the excellent efficiency, Chinese language Taipei sealed the comfy straight-set 25-14, 25-12, 25-9 win.
Tu Chia-Hsin and Tseng Yu-Rou chipped in 12 factors apiece for Chinese language Taipei, with Chen Pin-Yu including one other 10. Chinese language Taipei additionally restricted the rivals’ offense to the purpose that no rivals’ participant obtained to succeed in double digits in scoring in opposition to them. Center blocker Bhoomika Appachath Ramilal scored 8 factors on the India’s loss.
The Chinese language Taipei’s dominance was additionally seen within the match stats because the winners dominated in all components consisting of kills (41 to 19), blocks (3-1) and aces (19 to 4), in addition to benefiting from extra opponent errors (12 to 11).
In the meantime, Kazakhstan, sixth place on the earlier version, struggled onerous to beat Hong Kong, China in hard-fought five-setter.
Led by hard-hitting Nargiz Abdygani and center blocker Adiya Kuzhakhmetova, the Kazakh facet carried out beautifully to take the primary two units with related margin 25-21, 25-21, courtesy of the Abdygani’s lethal photographs and stable blocks from the 183cm-tall Kuzhakhmetov and Violetta Volga.
Hong Kong, China intensified their defence and fought again onerous, with Tang Sum Yuen and Lam But Ching main the workforce’s scoring efforts to clinch the following two units 25-14, 25-19, forcing the tiebreaker to find out the eventual winners.
Either side gave all of it out within the decider, however Kazakhstan carried out effectively at dwelling stretch to take the thrilling set 15-12 and the exhausting 132-minute match.
Kazakhstan had 4 gamers who reached double digits in scoring in opposition to their opponents. Nargiz Abdygani was the most efficient participant to ship 19 factors from 16 kills, one block and two aces, whereas Adiya Kuzhakhmetova bagged 13 factors and Aidana Zhetessova and Violetta Volga added 11 factors apiece. Tang Sum Yuen scored a match-high 23 factors from 19 kills and team-leading 4 blocks on the Hong Kong, China’s loss.
The day’s final match noticed Iran bounce again from a disappointing seventh place on the earlier version to an excellent begin this time with distinctive 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 victory in opposition to Philippines, recent from successful bronze medal on the final week’s twenty second “Princess Cup” Girls’s U18 Southeast Asian Championship at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium.
Fielding tall gamers, whose peak common is 180cm in opposition to the opponents’ 171cm, Iran carried out effectively defensively and offensively, with gifted Masoumeh Ghadamitabaghdehi and fellow outdoors hitter Aida Valinezhad serving the workforce’s objective to cease the Philippines’ run with their aggressive assaults and Zahra Mohammadzadeh producing efficient blocks.
With reverse Harlyn Serneche and center blocker Avril Denise Bron on hearth, Philippines tried onerous to stage a comeback. Nonetheless, their try didn’t pay its dividends because the Iranians cruised on their assaults with resilience and consistency for the convincing straight-set win.
Masoumeh Ghadamitabaghdehi Abaghdehi chipped in 17 factors from16 kills and one ace for Iran, whereas Aida Valinezhad and Yalda Jafari Khoulenjani contributed 11 and 9 factors respectively. No Filipina reached double digits, with Akeyla Bartolabac main the workforce with 7 factors together with 6 assaults from 25 makes an attempt.
The pool round-robin preliminaries proceed on Monday at each venues. On the Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Australia will tackle India and Korea problem Chinese language Taipei in Pool D, whereas hosts Thailand, recent from touchdown the Princess Cup event final week, will kick off their marketing campaign in opposition to Macao, China in Pool A. At Ratchaburi Gymnasium, China face Kazakhstan in Pool C and Japan begin their title defence in opposition to Iran in Pool B.
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