2021 AVC Sr Mens Volleyball Championship

    AVC Continental Championship and qualifying tournament for 2022 FIVB World Championship


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    Uzbekistan replaced Sri Lanka.


    PRELIMINARY GAME SCHEDULES (Japan time, GMT +9):


    September 12, 2021:

    9:30 - Bahrain vs India *

    10:00 - Chinese Taipei vs Kazakhstan

    12:00 - Saudi Arabia vs Korea *

    12:30 - Kuwait vs China

    15:00 - Thailand vs Pakistan *

    15:00 - Iran vs Hongkong

    17:30 - Australia vs Uzbekistan

    18:00 - Japan vs Qatar *


    September 13, 2021:

    9:30 - Hongkong vs Pakistan *

    10:00 - Saudi Arabia vs Chinese Taipei

    12:00 - India vs Qatar *

    12:30 - Uzbekistan vs China

    15:00 - Iran vs Thailand *

    15:00 - Australia vs Kuwait

    17:30 - Korea vs Kazakhstan

    18:00 - Bahrain vs Japan *


    September 14, 2021:

    9:30 - Pakistan vs Iran *

    10:00 - Kuwait vs Uzbekistan

    12:00 - Qatar vs Bahrain *

    12:30 - Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia

    15:00 - Thailand vs Hongkong *

    15:00 - Chinese Taipei vs Korea

    17:30 - China vs Australia

    18:00 - Japan vs India *


    * Chiba Port Arena (Main Hall) - there's a coverage for Japan, and other countries has their own coverage I assume. There are some links from Thailand and other countries' streamers.

    - All the other games without * will be at Funabashi Arena (2nd Hall) - will be livestreamed on a courtside view in AVC Facebook page. Video not clear though.

    Results of earlier games:


    Bahrain defeated India:

    3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-21)


    Chinese Taipei defeated Kazakhstan:

    3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19)


    Korea defeated Saudi Arabia:

    3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-20)


    China defeated Kuwait:

    3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-18)

    Ishikawa is not playing, likely because of the minor back injury mentioned in some articles yesterday. Very young & new wing combination for Japan. These 3 (Takahashi, Otsuka and Miyaura) were all just in the Collegiate league last season. The Opp replacement to Nishida is Miyaura, the MVP of the collegiate league, MVP of AVC 2017 U19. Today is his Seniors NT debut.

    Summary of DAY 1:


    POOL A:

    Bahrain defeated India: 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-21): STATS

    Japan defeated Qatar: 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21): STATS


    POOL B:

    Pakistan defeated Thailand: 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 15-12) : STATS

    Iran defeated Hongkong: 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-19):


    POOL C:

    China defeated Kuwait: 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-18): STATS

    Australia defeated Uzbekistan: 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-19): STATS


    POOL D:

    Chinese Taipei defeated Kazakhstan: 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19): STATS

    Korea defeated Saudi Arabia: 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-20): STATS

    I didn't recognize any of Korean players while watching their match vs KSA. looks like a completely new team compared to South Korea NT in Olympic Qualifiers in China. how come they thought they have to change the entire team ?


    as for Iran, this is probably start of a new era, we will see how far they can go in this tournament but the path looks easy until the semifinal against Japan, China or Australia.

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    I didn't recognize any of Korean players while watching their match vs KSA. looks like a completely new team compared to South Korea NT in Olympic Qualifiers in China. how come they thought they have to change the entire team ?


    as for Iran, this is probably start of a new era, we will see how far they can go in this tournament but the path looks easy until the semifinal against Japan, China or Australia.

    Korea sent their Military Team. According to rumor, only Military team are fully vaccinated, so they send them,

    Quote from Jeniawithlove

    Korea sent their Military Team. According to rumor, only Military team are fully vaccinated, so they send them,

    thanks for the information. that's weird though. why they didn't vaccinate the main team? :lol:


    so it's possible for them to lose to weaker teams and ruin KOR's ranking and therefore their chance to qualify for the WCh

    Summary of DAY 2:


    POOL A:

    Qatar defeated India: 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-20): STATS

    Japan defeated Bahrain: 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16): STATS


    POOL B:

    Pakistan defeated Hongkong: 3-1 (25-15, 24-26, 25-11, 25-12): STATS

    Iran defeated Thailand: 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-18): STATS


    POOL C:

    China defeated Uzbekistan: 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16): STATS

    Australia defeated Kuwait: 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-9): STATS


    POOL D:

    Chinese Taipei defeated Saudi Arabia: 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 2517) : STATS

    Korea defeated Kazakhstan: 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-16): STATS


    I'll update the links for the Stat sheets later.

    Summary of DAY 3:


    POOL A:

    Japan defeated India: 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18): STATS

    Qatar defeated Bahrain: 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 26-24): STATS


    POOL B:

    Iran defeated Pakistan: 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-15): STATS

    Thailand defeated Hongkong: 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 29-27, 25-18): STATS


    POOL C:

    Australia defeated China: 3-2 (25-27, 20-25, 25-21, 28-26, 15-12):

    Kuwait defeated Uzbeksitan: 3-1 (29-27, 16-25, 25-21, 25-21): STATS



    POOL D:

    Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea: 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21): STATS

    Saudi Arabia defeated Kazakhstan: 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23): STATS


    No games for tomorrow.

    China missed a big chance today, they were leading Australia 2-1 and 24-22 in the 4th set. now they have to beat Japan to stand a chance OR count on Qatar to beat Australia again. (QAT did that in Asian OQT in 2020) otherwise they will miss the World Championship for the first time since 1990 :what:


    as far Iran, things look easy until the semifinal which will be the big game for the Emperor :rolll: that's the nickname of our not-so-good coach, he knows he has to win the whole thing here (and specifically beat Japan) to have a chance to keep this job. since 2010 Asian Games this is the first time we have a local coach and this is kind of a test.