Vietnam lose to South Korea in volleyball event

Vietnam suffered their first defeat at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round, losing 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 to South Korea in Pool C, yesterday in the Philippines.

Vietnam suffered their first defeat at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round, losing 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 to South Korea in Pool C, yesterday in the Philippines.

 

Vietnam (in yellow) try to block a South Korean spike 

The loss however did not affect Vietnam’s berth in the next round as the team have already qualified after two wins in previous matches.

With three wins, South Korea top the pool and Vietnam are second.

Both teams will be in Pool E with Kazakhstan and the Philippines in the next round.

In other matches, Iran finished the group stage on a winning note, beating the Maldives 25-4, 25-13, 25-14, Thailand easily trounced Chinese Taipei 26-24, 25-14, 25-15, while China overcame Australia 25-13, 25-8, 25-9.

Teams will rest today before returning to action on Sunday.