Men’s and women’s finalists decided in AVC Continental Cup

 Kalasin, Thailand, May 13, 2016 – Formidable China will go up against Iran in the final men’s team showdown of the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Phase 3 semifinals in Kalasin, with Japan and Indonesia battling it out in the final women’s team clash.

Making it to Saturday’s finals has guaranteed China and Iran in the men’s team event and Japan and Indonesia in the women’s competition their berths in the AVC Continental Cup Finals in Cairns, Australia, from June 20 to 26. However, one more spot will be at stake in the women’s third-place playoff on Saturday between Chinese Taipei and New Zealand.

In the men’s category, China and hosts Thailand received byes in the quarterfinals, while Iran powered past Chinese Taipei 2-0 and Oman thrashed Cook Islands by a similar margin.

The semi-final encounters on Friday saw China continue their remarkable performance to eliminate Oman 2-0, with China 1’s Li Jian/ Li Zhouxin struggling to beat Oman 1’s Haitham Al-Shereiqi/ Badar Al-Subhii 21-18, 26-24 in a hard-fought battle and China 2’s Bao Jian/ Ha Likejiang crushing Oman 2’s Ahmed Al-Housni/ Nouh Al-Jalbubi …

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