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Japan, Thailand top pools at AVC Cup for Women
- Updated: September 18, 2016
Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, September 17, 2016 – Unbeaten Thailand and formidable Japan captured the top spots in Pool A and Pool B, respectively, after completion of the round-robin preliminaries in the SMM 5th AVC Cup for Women at the Vinh Phuc Gymnasium on Friday.
World No. 14 Thailand, who were champions in 2012, became the only team not to have lost as they topped Pool A. Powered by Pleumjit Thinkaow and strengthened by many experienced players – including Wilavan Apinyapong and Malika Kanthong – from the Thailand national squad that won the Asian Championship in 2009 and 2013, Thailand had to go to five sets to beat Chinese Taipei in their opening clash before brushing off hosts Vietnam and Iran in straight sets. At the end of the preliminaries, Thailand had eight points from three straight wins.
Vietnam delighted the home fans with their hard-fought five-set win over Iran before going down to in-form Thailand in straight sets. But they completed their Pool A campaign on a high note after producing a fantastic 3-2 comeback victory over Chinese Taipei on Friday. The remarkable run in the preliminaries brought the hosts plenty of attention. Vietnam finished second in Pool A with four points from two 3-2 wins.
Chinese Taipei almost beat Thailand’s national team for the first time in more than 10 years after leading 14-12 in the deciding set, but the Thais recovered to …
