Đức Giang Hà Nội at the VTV9-Bình Điền International Women's Volleyball Tournament. — Photo volleyball.vn

HÀ NỘI — Đức Giang Hà Nội lose to Lien Viet PostBank 3-1 at the ongoing VTV9-Bình Điền International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Rạch Giá City in the southern province of Kiên Giang.

To prepare for this event, the capital team invested US$30,000 to sign two foreign players, namely Holly Toliver of the US and Yeliz Basa of Turkey, however as Đức Giang Hà Nội didn’t play together, they were defeated.

In another match, Sichuan of China made a shock by beating BIP of the US 3-0.

Sichuan of China against BIP of the US at the VTV9-Bình Điền International Women's Volleyball Tournament. — Photo volleyball.vn

In this match, Wang Chen had an outstanding performance to lead her team with watertight defence and a diversified attack.

The event features eight teams including four from the US, China and Thailand, competing in the round-robin format in the qualifying round.

In the final round, the first and second teams of each group will enter the semi-finals, and the two winning teams will advance to the final while the two others will vie for the third place. — VNS