Monday, September 16, 2019

Volleyball News

At the SMM 20th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship, Tehran, Iran

Pool C
India bt Kazakhstan 3-2 (31-29 25-14 28-30 18-25 15-9)
India l China 0-3 (16-25, 15-25, 21-25)
India bt Oman 3-1 (22-25 25-12 25-21 25-29)

India, the team ranked 131 in the world, pulled off a stunning victory over Kazakhstan, silver medalists at the previous edition at Indonesia, in a hard-fought five-set thriller ... They lost in the 2nd match against the Chinese team ... But won the final Pool match against Oman to qualify for the top-8 groups ... In last 8, we are having a crap draw as India is in Group E with a formidable Australia, Iran, and China.

Iran, Japan, Chinese Taipei, China, India, Korea, and Pakistan have been confirmed as the top 8 teams and all of them, except Tokyo 2020 hosts Japan, will also be eligible for the AVC Continental Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, China from January 7 to 12, 2020.

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