AVC Men’s U23 Championship/Unbeaten Japan & Iran Booked the Ticket to World Championship

Ardabil, Iran, May 8, 2017 – Unbeaten teams of Japan and Iran claimed the spot for world championship by respectively winning Taipei and Thailand in straight sets.

Iran with 5-0 and Thailand 5-1 records entered the court with the dream of earning the world sport in World Championship in Egypt. Thailand seemed not to be impressed by the crowd started better than Iran but they lost the momentum from the half of the first set and finished 25-22. Iran took the lead from the second set and Thai players did their best to make it tie several times, they got close but finally Iran upset them 25-19. Thailand had only Mr. rodboonpa as the team manager who gave them applause to celebrate over winning point. Carrying the support of over 8000 fans, Iran dominated the third set 25-20 and seal the berth to world championship with win over Thailand.

Monday’s Results

5^th-8^th Playoffs

China b Malaysia 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-12, 29-27)

Pakistan b Kazakhstan 3-2 (25-20, 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14)

1^st-4^th

Japan b Chinese Taipei 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18)

Iran b Thailand 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)

Match Schedule (May 9, 2017)

Semifinals: 

5^th-6^th: China v Pakistan

7^th-8^th: Malaysia v Pakistan

3th-4^th: Thailand v Taipei

1^st-2^nd: Iran v Japan