Tehran, Iran, August 6, 2015 – Japan struggled hard to stun world No.16 Korea, silver medallists at the previous Asian meet two years ago in Dubai, the UAE, in thrilling hard-fought five sets 25-23, 25-16, 20-25, 15-25, 15-13. Coach of Japan, Nambu Musashi: “We just target the semi-final match and ...
August, 2015
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7 August
Qatar outclass Chinese Taipei to book semi-final berth
Tehran, Iran, August 6, 2015 – Qatar defeated Chinese Taipei in dramatic four sets 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22 to go up against Japan in the semi-final encounter of the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday. Juan Cichello’s Qatar had already beaten Australia, Turkmenistan, India, and Japan and suffered ...
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7 August
Australia unable to stop Iranian onslaughts
Tehran, Iran, August 6, 2015 – A fired-up Iran joined Japan, Qatar and China to the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship following their exceptional 3-1 (25-20, 14-25, 25-18, 25-20) victory over Australia. In quest for the successive three titles on home soil, Iran set up a ...
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7 August
China, the only unbeaten team, storm into semi-finals
Tehran, Iran, August 6, 2015 – World No.17 China, bronze medallists at the previous edition and the only team yet losing a match to their respective rivals, put it past fighting Thailand in hard-fought three sets 25-20, 27-25, 30-28 to cruise their ways to the semi-finals of the 18th Asian ...
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7 August
Kazakhstan brush off India in dramatic four sets
Tehran, Iran, August 6, 2015 – Kazakhstan proved a cut above India to brush off the spirited rivals in dramatic four sets 25-15, 26-24, 30-32, 25-21. Kazakhstan’s coach, Patrokov Andrey: “I hope the injury of our setter won’t cause a major problem to our team in our crucial match on ...
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5 August
Oman wear out in tough match against Kuwait
Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2015 – Oman were lack lustrous in the match against Kuwait after going down in hotly-contested encounter 1-3 (22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25) in the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Tuesday. Oman’s coach, AL Shizawi: “This is all our potential. I shouldn’t expect much from ...
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5 August
Kazakhstan outperform Pakistan to ride crest of confidence
Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2015 – Kazakhstan handed Pakistan a bitter loss 3-2 (21-26, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18, 15-12) to top Pool G in the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Tuesday. Kazakhstan’s coach, Patrokov Andrey: “It was a good match. We had more chances of winning, then we took ...
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5 August
Good win over Turkmenistan gives Sri Lanka great experience
Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2015 – Sri Lanka caused a sensation when they produced a great win over underdogs Turkmenistan in four sets 25-19, 25-18, 24-26, 25-18), giving the Lankans more determination to win more wins in matches to come. Statistic : P-2 for match 35_ TKM-SRI
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5 August
Chinese Taipei breeze past Thailand
Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2015 – Chinese Taipei upset Thailand in straight set 25-22, 25-20, 25-22 to claim crucial three points in their last match of the last eight teams Pool E encounter in the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Tuesday. Thailand’s coach, Monchai Supajirakul: “My players are ...
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5 August
China needs five sets to end Qatar’s challenge
Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2015 – Qatar could not stop Chinese onslaughts as China produced a magnificent come-from-behind five-set thriller 17-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-10. Claiming nine points from straight three wins has carried China to the top of Pool F to next take on Thailand in the knock-out quarter-finals ...