At the end of the three-day tournament, Australia clinched a perfect record. Australia opened the tournament with a straight sets win over Kuwait, then came from a set down and deficits in two sets to beat Kazakhstan in four, and then wrapped up the weekend with a straight sets win over Thailand, 25-23, 25-13, 25-23, dropping just one set for the entire weekend on the way to booking their place at next year’s World Championships in Poland.
Earlier today Kazakhstan wrapped up their tournament with a straight-sets win over Kuwait.
In Pool D, South Korea beat Japan on their court in straight set 3:0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:23) and qualified for World Championship next year.
Results of the last round:
Kazakhstan – Kuwait 3:0 (25:13, 25:18, 25:20)
Australia – Thailand 3:0 (25:23, 25:13, 25:23)
New Zealand – Qatar 0:3 (22:25, 22:25, 21:25)
Japan – South Korea 0:3 (20:25, 20:25, 13:25)
Table:
Pool A: Australia 9, Kazakhstan 6, Thailand 3, Kuwait 0
Pool D: South Korea 9, Japan 6, Qatar 3, New Zealand 0
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