For goodness sake, there's no need to play Zhuang and Wang YY against Iraq in all three sets 
Posts by Julian Chow
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First real upset !
Indonesia 3-0 Kazakhstan (25-22, 25-22 and 25-23)
Indonesia is ranked 57, Kazakhstan 38.
Yesterday Iran also unexpectedly beat Chinese Taipei but their rankings are very close, Chinese Tpe at 39 and Iran at 41.
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If you encounter problems with above link, such as slow buffering... try this one:
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No YT stream for Japan-HK? Cant see it on Volley World channel
I just started following, it's already set 3, try this link:
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Competition gets underway tomorrow
Asia's strongest teams are here. Alas Pilipinas aren't and it's a pity because they recently beat the Vietnamese and Indonesian teams, who're both here.
The schedule for the preliminary matches (gmt +8) :
AVC
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Julian Chow is there a thread for AVC continental championships?
Yes, you've posted something there oredi lols..
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In the end, we didn't get the champion and I will say many of them might not return NT A in the future.
Wu Sheng, should be retired as a coach.
He should've retired earlier... yes the team didn't play well in the finals but the coach made things worse. His player selection and tactics were questionable... in a moment of madness in set 1, he substituted Si Jingyu with no.23 Li Hanyu ? Si had been playing well and imo is one of the best MBs in China. Whereas Li clearly doesn't have the skills to play at this level... her entry disrupted the flow of play and the entire team's performance suffered. 😠
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Guess which player I'm talking about ?
She's a left handed 180cm (5'11") tall setter who can jump high to block. She can also spike, and has done so in a few second ball attack. Her jumping sets and clever distribution are a joy to watch. She has won awards for being best setter !
Answer: Both Ding Xia (b.1990) and Xuan Yachen (b.2010)
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China 3-1 Chinese Taipei
I'm a neutral in this encounter but I feel bad for Chinese Taipei, for the second time running they just missed out on a medal.
But this is the world championship and a fourth placing is still a wonderful achievement. Overall, AVC teams didn't do too badly with China (3rd) Chinese Taipei (4th) Korea (6th) Thailand (7th) Japan (11th) and Philippines (15th).
I hope all of them enjoyed their time in faraway Chile and return home safely
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I wasn't able to watch but I think it's interesting that Kumagai is always the captain in practically all(?) the tournaments she's entered
Niina is a born leader, she controls her team's every move like a Philharmonic conductor and she's a top class setter.. having excellent spatial awareness, quality distribution with pinpoint accuracy. Have a look at the yt streaming of matches involving Japan...links in the Asian Update thread.
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Blimey
Thailand won 3-0 against Croatia, a team China struggled to beat two days ago....
With that they secured 7th place. Croatia is 8th.
An interesting comparison between the top scorers of both teams, Croatian Erin Ivezic is around 200cm tall and Thai Natthamon Ajchua is 175cm.
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Japan are the Champions of this year's Asian Eastern Zonal Women’s Volleyball Championship.They beat China 3-0 in the gold medal match today.
Photo: My favourite Japanese setter and team captain, Niina Kumagai receiving the trophy 🏆
More information here:
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Japan are the Champions
of this year's Asian Eastern Zonal Women’s Volleyball Championship. They beat China 3-0 in the gold medal match today, reversing a 0-3 defeat at the
Preliminary stage. It's quite an achievement for a team comprising players from various universities and colleges in Japan.
The Final Standings:
🥇 Japan
🥈 China
🥉 Korea
4th Hong Kong, Chn
5th Chinese Taipei
6th Mongolia
7th Macao, Chn
Mr Imamaru Koiciro, head coach of team Japan was selected best coach, while Omori Sae was awarded tournament MVP.
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Asian Eastern Zonal - Finals
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Bronze Medal Match
1600h Korea vs Hong Kong, Chn
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZQ5An9MWCoE?si=_N3lvTQYCPdPAAFY
Gold Medal Match
1900h China vs Japan
https://www.youtube.com/live/DQeVHoGk--Y?si=Ru_ZhX-ufFyXr09i
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Asian Eastern Zonal
Semifinals Day (gmt+8)
1700h Japan 3-0 Korea
https://www.youtube.com/live/0-UnCsUw_uo?si=4ftNSvcL4gTO830I
2000h China 3-0 Hong Kong, Chn
https://www.youtube.com/live/QbLMGTlqnbQ?si=dci--97zxFv7SeSQ
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QF 3
Chinese Taipei 3 -2 Thailand !