China
China and Thailand reached 2-0 record in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2018 World Champs in Japan.
In Pool A in Almaty, the Chinese National Team achieved the second straight-set win. This time, the tournament hosts Kazakhstan were their victim, 25-14, 25-19, 25-15. Zhu Ting topped the winning side with 18 points. Australia outplayed Fiji 3-0 to reach 1-1.
In Pool B in Nakhon Pathom, a host nation Thailand downed Vietnam 3-0 (25-17 25-17 25-17) which was their second straight-set victory in the tournament. Ajcharaporn Kongyot led the Thai NT with 14 points. North Korea prevailed over Iran and returned to the race for the spot in the World Championship as they have 1-1.
The Asian Qualifiers are played by the single round-robin system after which the two best teams from each pool will secure a berth in the 2018 World Championship.
See the results and standings of Qualifiers for the World Championship 2018 W.
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