Thailand
In the first semifinals, Japan outplayed China in three sets while Thailand crushed Korea also in straight sets.
Asian Championship have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with three titles; and Thailand with two titles.
Semifinals
Japan – China 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-18)
Japan: Iwasaka 12, Shinnabe 13, Nomoto 13, Sato 3, Okumura 10, Uchiseto 11, K Inoue (libero); Nabeya, Shimamura. N. E : Koga, Araki, Tominaga, R. Ishii, Kobata (libero 2). Coach: Nakada.
China: Liu Meng Ya 9, Cai Xiao Qing 7, Huang Rui Lei 3, Jin Ye 15, Yu Jia Rui 2, Lei Yan Xi 4, Wang Si Min (libero); Liang Gui Qian 0, Wang Zi Chen. N.E: Chen Pei Yan, Guan Rui Ge, Huang Feng, Shu Zhi Jia (libero 2). Coach: Bao Zhuang.
South Korea – Thailand 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 21-25)
Korea: Yeum Hye-Seon 0, Kim Hee-Jin 2, Kim Yeon-Koung 21, Kim Su-Ji 4, Park Jeong-Ah 8 , Kim Yu-Ri 3, Na Hyun-Jung (libero); Kim Yeong-Yeon (libero2), Hwang Minkyoung 6, Han Soo-Ji, Kim Mi-Youn. Coach: Hong Sung-Jin.
Thailand: Thinkaow 7, Bamrungsuk 7, Tomkom 1, Kokram 11, Kongyot 17, Moksri 16, Pannoy (libero); Pairoj (libero 2), Chaisri, Guedpard.N. E: Srithong, Bundasak, Apinyapong, Boonlert. Coach: Sriwacharamaytakul.
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