The match between Thailand and Chinese Taipei was in focus since Thai team defends gold medal from 2013 . Thailand had more balanced both, offense and defense and secured its first win in Pool B – 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19).
See highlights from this match.
In the same Pool, Hong Kong overpowered very competitive outsiders, Sri Lanka, also in straight sets.
In Pool C, Vietnam beat rejuvenated Japan although it was down 0-2 in sets – 16-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22 and 18-16.
Also in Pool C, since Turkmenistan canceled its participation in the tournament, Mongolia won 3 points at the opener of ACH without a fight.
The same happened in Pool A where China gained 3 points since Fiji dropped out. Iran was better than India in four sets.
In Pool B, Australia overcame Philippines while South Korea didn’t have problems versus Kazakhstan.
PRELIMINARY ROUND / POOL A /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 20. 05. 2015 18:00 | India ( W ) | vs | Iran ( W ) | 1:3 | 25:20; 17:25; 20:25; 21:25 |
PRELIMINARY ROUND / POOL B /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 20. 05. 2015 14:00 | Chinese Taipei ( W ) | vs | Thailand ( W ) | 0:3 | 18:25; 18:25; 19:25 | ||
2nd game | 20. 05. 2015 16:00 | Sri Lanka ( W ) | vs | Hong Kong ( W ) | 0:3 | 21:25; 23:25; 22:25 |
PRELIMINARY ROUND / POOL C /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 20. 05. 2015 14:00 | Viet Nam ( W ) | vs | Japan ( W ) | 3:2 | 16:25; 22:25; 25:22; 25:22; 18:16 |
PRELIMINARY ROUND / POOL D /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 20. 05. 2015 18:00 | Philippines ( W ) | vs | Australia ( W ) | 1:3 | 18:25; 18:25; 26:24; 15:25 | ||
2nd game | 20. 05. 2015 20:00 | Kazakhstan ( W ) | vs | South Korea ( W ) | 0:3 | 22:25; 16:25; 22:25 |
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