Việt Nam rank 10th in Asian volleyball tournament

August 01, 2017 - 15:46

Việt Nam lost to Qatar 18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-25 to finish 10th in the 2017 Asian Men’s Senior Volleyball Championship at Surabaya, Indonesia, on July 31.

Việt Nam’s men’s volleyball team. — Photo volleyball.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam lost to Qatar 18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-25 to finish 10th in the 2017 Asian Men’s Senior Volleyball Championship at Surabaya, Indonesia, on July 31.

Young Ahmed Gamal Adnan played a key role in Qatar’s comfortable victory.

Qatar had defeated Việt Nam in Pool G of the classification round as well. They also beat Pakistan in the 9-12th placement matches.

Earlier, Việt Nam had defeated their Southeast Asian (SEA) Games rival Thailand in five sets 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 15-10.

Meanwhile, in the semi-finals, Japan crushed hosts Indonesia 3-0, and Kazakhstan bested South Korea 3-2.

This is the second time that Indonesia are hosting this tournament; they hosted it previously in 2007. The championship has 16 teams competing to become the Asian champions. — VNS

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