Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 11, 2024 – After six days of action-packed competitors in Colombo, the finalists for the Central Asian Volleyball Affiliation (CAVA) Males’s U20 Volleyball Championship have been confirmed, with Uzbekistan preventing it out with Nepal within the Saturday’s highly-anticipated showdown on the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.
Uzbekistan’s Dominance Continues
Uzbekistan maintained their unbeaten streak on Friday, securing a hard-fought 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23) victory in opposition to hosts Sri Lanka.
Ogabek Haydarov steered Uzbekistan to the dramatic victory, delivering a match-high 21 factors from 16 assaults, one block and 4 aces, whereas Shokhboz Mamayusufov and Saidjamol Murobidinov contributed 18 and 12 factors respectively.
Thenuka W.A.A. led Sri Lanka with 15 factors together with 14 assaults from 41 makes an attempt.
With unchallenged 14 factors from 5 wins in a row, Uzbekistan confidently booked their berth within the gold medal match. Their consistency and talent all through the event have made them the workforce to beat. Sri Lanka slipped to the fifth place on the standing, claiming solely 4 factors from one win in opposition to 4 losses.
Nepal’s Spectacular Triumph Over Turkmenistan
Nepal rose to the event, defeating Turkmenistan in snug straight units 25-14, 25-21, 25-20, securing their spot within the ultimate conflict.
Pahal Gahatraj chipped in 16 factors together with 15 assaults from 27 makes an attempt for Nepal, whereas Sagar Rasouli and Shailendra Yadav saved good firm so as to add 14 and 12 factors respectively. No Turkmenistan participant reached double digits in scoring in opposition to the opponents, with Yazmyrat Merdanov scoring 9 factors from 7 assaults, one block and one ace on the Turkmenistan’s loss.
With the Friday’s win, Nepal matched Turkmenistan’s file of three wins in opposition to two losses however the former surpassed the latter on higher set ratio, propelling them to the gold medal conflict in opposition to Uzbekistan. Nepal’s efficiency has been a revelation, and they’re poised for an exhilarating ultimate. Turkmenistan completed third place at completion of the one round-robin preliminaries on Friday.
Kyrgyzstan Downs Maldives In Straight Units
Kyrgyzstan managed a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-19) shutout of Maldives, with Kapar Planov main the winners with 9 factors and Iyan Ali scoring 11 factors from 7 assaults, one block and three aces for Maldives.
Kyrgyzstan completed fourth with 7 factors from three wins in opposition to two losses, whereas Maldives didn’t win a single set within the single round-robin preliminaries to return in sixth place total.
Saturday, October 12 guarantees to be an exhilarating finale to the CAVA Males’s U20 Volleyball Championship, as Uzbekistan and Nepal will battle it out for gold, whereas Turkmenistan will face off in opposition to Kyrgyzstan to vie for the bronze. Sri Lanka and Maldives will battle for the fifth place.
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