In the Women's Volleyball Asian Championship, the Chinese second team beat Kazakhstan 3-0 and won three consecutive victories to win the first place in the group and enter the last eight
On the evening of September 1, Beijing time, after three match days of competition, the group stage of the 2023 Women's Volleyball Asian Championship ended in Korat, Thailand. The second team of the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 in the group stage finale, winning all three games to win the first place in Group D to advance to the last eight, with the scores of the three sets 25-12, 25-21 and 25-10. The Kazakhstan women's volleyball team suffered the first defeat, ranking second in Group D with 2 wins and 1 loss. China will be drawn to Group F in the round of eight, where they will play Japan and India, who are in the top two places in Group B.
Competition Focus:
1. In the first two rounds of the group stage of this Asian Championship, China and Kazakhstan are undefeated. China is the top team with six points, Kazakhstan is second with five points, and the two teams will compete for the top spot in the group when they meet in this round. Although the Chinese women's volleyball team played as the second team, Kazakhstan still kept a clean sheet, winning all 3 games and scoring 9 points to lock up the first place in Group D and advance to the last 8, and Kazakhstan ranked second with 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 points.
2. According to the competition rules, in the rematch of the round of 8 of this Asian Championship, the top two in the AC group will be merged into Group E, and the top two in the BD group will be merged into Group F, and the seats will be ranked through a single round-robin competition in the group (Note: The teams that have already played in the group stage will not meet again, and the results of the match between each other will be directly brought in). Thailand, Australia, Vietnam and South Korea form Group E in the Round of Eight, while Japan, India, China and Kazakhstan merge into Group F. After two rounds of competition, the top two teams from Groups E and F will advance to the top 4 of the 2023 Women's Volleyball Asian Championship.
Starters from both sides:
Chinese women's volleyball team: main attack Wu Mengjie, Zhonghui, deputy attack Yang Hanyu, Cao Tingting, receive Zhou Pagetong, second setter Xu Xiaoting, free man Xu Jianan
Kazakhstan women's volleyball: main attack Anarculova and Belova, deputy attack Anikolova, Chumac, receive Nikitina, second setter Nigmatullina, libero Sakinbayeva
Match Status:
After a 3-draw in the first game, Zhonghui counterattacked, and China took a 6-3 lead. After Kazakhstan reached 5-7, Wu Mengjie attacked after the attack, and China led 8-5 in the first technical timeout. After the timeout, China continued to press on Zhou Pagetong's serve, and Zhonghui countered Lian Jiangong to stretch the score to 13-5. Kazakhstan also struggled to turn the tide after replacing Nikolayeva, trailing 7-16 in the second technical timeout. In the second half of the game, the Chinese team continued to expand its advantage. Nikolayeva missed the game point and Zhou Pagetong's No. 2 attack sealed the victory, and China won the first game with a 25-12 victory.
After a 5-draw in the second game, China overtook it 7-5 thanks to Wu Mengjie's blocking. The 8-6 Chinese team, which had a 6-to-6 pass, lost four consecutive points with a pass and a tandem fluctuation, and was overtaken by Kazakhstan 10-8. China fought back strongly on Yang Hanyu's serve, with Zhonghui and Zhou Pagetong regaining the initiative 14-12. After Kazakhstan bit to 18 draws, Zhou Pagetong attacked and blocked strongly, Wu Mengjie served to make a contribution, and China opened the score to 22-18. Yang Hanyu served straight, and China won the set point 24-19. After two save points, Cao Tingting quickly attacked, and the Chinese team won another game 25-21.
In the third game, the Chinese women's volleyball team chased after the victory, and took the lead in two technical timeouts with a large margin of 8-4 and 16-7 respectively. After the timeout, China continued to press on Xu Xiaoting's serve, and substitute Liu Yu scored the ball and Wu Mengjie counterattacked, stretching the score to 21-7, and then replaced Wang Yizhu and Duan Fang. Liu Yu quickly attacked the match point, Duan Fang strong attack won the winning point, and the Chinese team won 25-10 and beat Kazakhstan 3-0.
Other results:
Group A: Thailand beat Mongolia 3–0 (25–12, 25–7, 25–11)
Group B: Japan beat India 3–0 (25–10, 25–16, 25–6)
Group C: South Korea beats Uzbekistan 3–0 (25–12, 25–15, 25–12)
Group C: Vietnam beats Chinese Taipei 3–1 (25–18, 25–22, 18–25, 25–17)
Group D: Hong Kong, China beats Philippines 3–0 (25–21, 25–21, 25–11)
Next Round Matchup:
At 13 o'clock Beijing time on September 3, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face India in the first round of the round of 8.