National team comes first in group stage at Asian volleyball tournament
VOV.VN - Vietnam defeated Uzbekistan to win their second match at the 2023 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup which took place on June 19 in Indonesia, with the victory seeing the nation take the lead in Group D.
The team, led by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet, quickly dominated the game, leading 3-0 (25-11, 25-6, 25-18) after an hour.
This comes after the Vietnamese players easily trounced their Mongolian rivals with a score of 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-12). After two wins, Vietnam topped Group D to advance to the next round. Their upcoming opponents on June 21 will be the losing team from the match between Chinese Taipei and Iran held on June 20.
The cup is an international competition held in Asia and Oceania for unranked senior women's national teams of the members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the sport's continent governing body.
The final match is scheduled to take place on June 25, with its winner being given a berth at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Challenge Cup.
Following Indonesia, the Vietnamese team is expected to head to the Republic of Korea for training before joining the 19th Asian Games which is slated for September.