Unveiling of the faces of the 12 playoff teams/Iran’s uneven road to the finals – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr’s reporter, the group stage of the 2023 Asian Volleyball Championship hosted by Iran was held in Urmia, and finally 12 teams made it to the playoffs.
The results of the promoted teams in the group stage
Iran’s national volleyball team Group A The tournament was played in the first match against Hong Kong, which ended with a score of 3-0 in favor of Iran. In the second game, Iran played against Iraq, which was defeated in the first set, contrary to expectations, and in the next three sets, Atai’s students made up for it and were able to win the game with a score of 3-1.
The Iraqi team also played against Hong Kong in its first game and managed to defeat this team with a score of 3:2. This team entered the playoffs with a defeat against Iran and a victory against Hong Kong. The Hong Kong team was eliminated from the competition after losing to Iraq and Iran.
At Group B The two teams of Thailand and Uzbekistan faced each other and this match ended with the result 3-0 in favor of Thailand. The Thai team lost in their first match against Japan, but with a win against Uzbekistan, they were able to join the group of climbers. The Uzbek team suffered a defeat against the Japanese and Thai teams and was among the eliminated.
Japan’s national volleyball team, which has recently won the bronze medal of the League of Volleyball Nations and is considered one of the fierce contenders of the old continent, defeated Uzbekistan and Thailand as the leading team and made its way to the group of advancing teams.
At Group C The competition between the two teams of China and Kazakhstan went up against each other, and Cheshbadami managed to defeat their Kazakh opponent with a score of 3:2 in a tough and breathtaking game. In its first match against Indonesia, China won 3-2 and was able to enter the playoffs with two victories.
The case of the Kazakhstan team was also closed by defeating China and Indonesia in this period of the competition, and this team was among the eliminated. The Indonesian volleyball team has won one victory and one defeat against the teams of Kazakhstan and China as the second team to the play-off stage. Off found a way
At Group D The two teams of Chinese Taipei and Bahrain faced each other, and this match was accompanied by the victory of the Chinese Taipei team. The Mongolian team was present in this group, which withdrew from the tournament, and thus the meeting between the two teams of Mongolia and Chinese Taipei was announced with a score of 3-0 in favor of Chinese Taipei. Chinese Taipei team as the first team and Bahrain as the second team to the playoffs Off They found a way.
At Group E The Indian team managed to defeat Afghanistan with a score of 3-1. The Indian team lost 3-0 in the match against Qatar on the first day of the tournament, but managed to reach the playoffs as the second team among the climbers. The Afghan team placed third in the group with two defeats against the teams of India and Qatar and was eliminated from the competition. The Qatar team has won two victories against the teams of India and Afghanistan as the first team of the group to the play-off stage Off found a way
At Group F The South Korean team won the match against the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams and qualified for the playoffs as the first team in the group. The Pakistan team also advanced as the second team with a victory against Bangladesh and a loss against South Korea.
The national volleyball team of Bangladesh also withdrew from the competition with two defeats against the teams of South Korea and Pakistan.
The 12 teams qualified for the 2023 Asia Championship volleyball playoff round (Iran – Urmia) are as follows:
Iran, Iraq, Japan, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Bahrain, Qatar, India, South Korea and Pakistan
In this way, the 6 teams of Mongolia (withdrawal), Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong failed to advance to the elimination round by placing in the third place of the 6 groups. At the end of the third day of the elimination stage draw the twenty-second The men’s volleyball competition was held, and in this way, the top six teams of the competition (the leaders of the six preliminary groups) knew their opponents in the first elimination stage, which is as follows:
* Iran-Pakistan
* Japan – Bahrain
* China-India
* Chinese Taipei – Iraq
* Qatar – Thailand
* South Korea – Indonesia