But, derby was only on a paper. On court, China swept away their rivals with a straight sets victory 3:0 (25:22, 25:14, 25:17), and kept a perfect score.
There were no surprises in other games either. Chinese Taipei didn’t leave a chance to Iran 3:0 (25:18, 25:15, 25:14), Thailand easily defeated Vietnam 3:0 (25:11, 25:15, 25:15) and Japan outplayed Kazakhstan 3:1 (25:15, 25:15, 24:26, 25:12).
Now, we are waiting for the quarterfinals. Games are scheduled for 19. September, and the timetable looks like this:
11am: Kazakhstan – South Korea
14pm: Thailand – Chinese Taipei
19pm: Vietnam – China
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