The 2022 Men's Volleyball Asian Cup ended the first matchday with 3 matches. The Japanese men's volleyball team, the Thai men's volleyball team and the Bahrain men's volleyball team defeated their opponents to win the opening red, while the Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Indian men's volleyball teams all lost 0-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the first game, the Japanese men's volleyball team faced the weak Indian men's volleyball team. This time, the Japanese men's volleyball team did not send a main lineup to play due to the preparation for the World Championships, but chose to use the second group of lineups to compete. Although it is only the second group of the Japanese men's volleyball team, the strength is still much higher than the Indian men's volleyball team, after 3 rounds of competition, the Japanese men's volleyball team swept the opponent 25-15/25-15/25-15 to win the first victory.
The second match was played by the host Thailand men's volleyball team against the Hong Kong men's volleyball team. Although the players of the Hong Kong men's volleyball team are amateur players, they usually have their own work to do, compared with the Thai men's volleyball team with a higher degree of specialization, they still try their best to lose 22-25/28-30/23-25. The Hong Kong men's volleyball team did not do well in the first pass protection link, which is the main reason for the loss.
The third game is the Chinese Taipei men's volleyball team against the Bahrain men's volleyball team. In terms of world rankings, Chinese Taipei ranks 30th and Bahrain ranks 72nd, with a clear gap between the two sides. But the game showed a completely different side, the Chinese Taipei men's volleyball team only reached 20 points in the second set, and the other two innings were suppressed by the Bahrain men's volleyball team, with a score of 18-25/21-25/16-25. Bahrain men's volleyball team main attack Nasser scored 14 points, this game can be described as a big upset.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese Taipei men's volleyball team sent a full main lineup led by Liu Hongjie and Liu Hongmin's twin brothers. After losing this game, the Situation of the Chinese Taipei Men's Volleyball Team advancing to the Top 8 is worrying, and their next opponent will be the Chinese Men's Volleyball Team, which is the favorite to win the championship. The Chinese men's volleyball team sent a full force composed of Zhang Jingyin, Zhang Zhejia and others, which is expected to give Chinese Taipei two consecutive defeats.
According to the format, the top two of the four groups advanced to the quarterfinals. For now, the men's volleyball teams in Hong Kong, Taipei and India, which lost the first game, are likely to advance to the quarterfinals. In addition, the Kazakhstan men's volleyball team in Group B temporarily withdrew from the competition, so Iran and Pakistan were guaranteed to advance to the top 8. In the quarterfinals, The D group of the Chinese men's volleyball team will form a new E group with Iran and Pakistan.
Men's Volleyball Asian Cup Second Matchday Fixtures (Beijing Time):
- 8th August at 10am: Australia vs India
- 8th August, 13:00: South Korea vs Hong Kong
- 8 august at 16:00: Pakistan vs Iran
- 8th August, 19:00: China vs Chinese Taipei