2012 Asian Womens Club Championship (April 21-29, Nakhonratchasima, Thailand)

4th Match Day

Pool A

Asia World (MYA) vs Toray Arrows (JPN) 0-3 (4-25, 10-25, 9-25)
Chang (THA) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI) 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-18 )
VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) vs Rest Day

Pool B

Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) vs Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet (MAS) 3-0 (25-13, 25-6, 25-15)

5th Match Day

Pool A

VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan 1-3 (25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Asia World (MYA) vs Chang (THA) 0-3 (7-25, 16-25, 14-25)

Pool B

Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) vs SLBFE 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-9)

Standings after Preliminary Round

Pool A

1. Toray Arrows (JPN) 11 pts (4-0)
2. Chang (THA) 10 pts (3-1)
3. Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI) 6 pts (2-2)
4. VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) 3 pts (1-3)
5. Asia World (MYA) 0 pts (0-4)

Pool B

1. Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) 8 pts (3-0)
2. Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) 7 pts (2-1)
3. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet (MAS) 3 pts (1-2)
4. SLBFE (SRI) 0 pts (0-3)

April 26, 2012
1/8 Play-off: SLBFE (SRI) vs Asia World (MYA)
the loser ranks 9th.

April 27, 2012
Quaterfinal

Toray Arrows (JPN) vs PO winner
Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI)
Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE)
Chang (THA) vs Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet (MAS)

1/8 Play-off, April 26, 2012

SLBFE (SRI) vs Asia World (MYA) 2-3 (18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 26-28, 11-15)

SLBFE (SRI) ranks the 9th of the tournament

1/4 final
Toray Arrows (Japan) vs Asia World (MYA)

1/4 Finals Results

Chang (THA) vs Santa Barbara (MAS) 3-0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-12)
Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI) 3-0 (25-21, 25-8, 25-13)
Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-13)
Toray Arrows (JPN) vs Asia World (MYA) 3-0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-7)

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5-8 Position Classification

Santa Barbara (MAS) vs VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE)
Asia World (MYA) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI)

Semifinals

Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs Chang (THA)
Toray Arrows (JPN) vs Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ)

5-8 position Results

Santa Barbara (MAS) vs VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) 0-3 (6-25, 14-25, 14-25)
Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI) vs Asia World (MYA) 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-18 )

semifinal results

Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) vs Toray Arrows (JPN) 0-3 (17-25, 17-25, 20-25)
Chang (THA) vs Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) 0-3 (14-25, 20-25, 19-25)
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Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs Toray Arrows (JPN)
this game will decide the team qualifying the WCC in Doha.

i didnt expect that Toray Arrows are so popular in Thailand, all live audiences are crying and screaming for their team and making noise to Tianjin Bridgestone to disturb our players...and the umpire made at least two fatal judgement mistakes which were really bad influence to Chinese team. apart from those, it is a good game so far.

Tianjin Bridgestone vs Toray Arrows 1-1 (21-25, 25-18 ) at the moment...very balanced game indeed..
i am interested in watching such a bloody perfect fight...

http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-4/0/24/v-402450.html

but my network was bad from Toray led the 3rd game by 11-5, and then i could not get any connection...

Champion Final

Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs Toray Arrows (JPN) 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 18-16)
what an close and exciting game all through the final...

During the 3rd set, Tianjin was led by Toray with 12-5 for a time, but they never gave up to catch up in the end of the set and won back.
the tiebreaker was also fierce and hot, the last block helped Tianjin to survive the whole match...
coz there are 2 main setters Wei Qiuyue and Mi Yang training with China National Team, the third setter Yao Di performed so perfectly all through the game and she acted her role very maturely and made her team cool...

for the opponent, Toray Arrows has some talented young players, Takada Arisa (oh), Futami Azusa(mb) were the two most impressive players in Japan, although the new super star Horikawa Mari was not sent into the court...

Congratulations to Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) qualified for WWCC in Doha later this year.

to make the thread complete...

7-8 position
Santa Barbara (MAS) vs Asia World (MYA) 2-3 (13-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 11-15)

5-6 position
VTV Binh Dien Long An (VIE) vs Giti Pasand Isfahan (IRI) 3-1 (26-24, 25-14, 16-25, 25-19)

3-4 position
Chang (THA) vs Zhetysu Almaty (KAZ) 3-0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-18 )

Final
Tianjin Bridgestone (CHN) vs Toray Arrows (JPN) 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 18-16)

Final Standings

1. Tianjin Bridgestone ---- Q for WCC 2012
2. Toray Arrows - Japan
3. Chang - Thailand
4. Zhetysu Almaty - Kazakhstan
5. VTV Binh Dien Long An - Vietnam
6. Giti Pasand Isfahan - Iran
7. Asia World - Myanmar
8. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet - Malaysia
9. SLBFE - Sri Lanka

Best Players

MVP: Yin Na (Tianjin Bridgestone)
Best Scorer: Saki Minemura (Toray Arrows)
Best Spiker: Zhang Xiaoting (Tianjin Bridgestone)
Best Blocker: Wang Ning (Tianjin Bridgestone)
Best Server: Zhang Xiaoling (Tianjin Bridgestone)
Best Setter: Yao Di (Tianjin Bridgestone)
Best Libero: Wang Qian (Tianjin Bridgestone)