Thailand – South Korea
Title holder Thailand bumped into high obstacle in Pool F and despite twice leading in sets, failed to beat South Korea – 2-3 (25-21, 17-25, 25-18, 19-25, 11-15).
Kim Yeon-Koung was the main weapon for South Korea in this match and her national team has 3-0 score (8 points) and went into the quarterfinal from the pole position, while Thailand has 2-1 (7 points) and ended second.
In the same Pool, Chinese Taipei beat Kazakhstan in five sets as well and collected its first 2 points. Thus, Chinese Taipei qualified for the quarterfinal as third. Kazakhstan finished as last.
In Pool E, undefeated China (didn’t lose a single set) easily cruised past Vietnam (3-0) and took first place, while Vietnamese team ended second.
Japan will go the quarterfinals from the third position after clear win over Iran, with partial 25-19, 25-19, 25-16.
Quarterfinal pairs (May 26):
2nd Round / Pool E /
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 3rd game | 24. 05. 2015 16:00 | Iran ( W ) | VS | Japan ( W ) | 0:3 | 19:25; 19:25; 16:25 | ||
| 4th game | 24. 05. 2015 19:30 | China ( W ) | VS | Viet Nam ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:11; 25:11; 25:11 | ||
2nd Round / Pool F /
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 3rd game | 24. 05. 2015 12:00 | Chinese Taipei ( W ) | VS | Kazakhstan ( W ) | 3:2 | 25:10; 25:22; 15:25; 23:25; 16:14 | ||
| 4th game | 24. 05. 2015 14:00 | Thailand ( W ) | VS | South Korea ( W ) | 2:3 | 25:21; 17:25; 25:18; 19:25; 11:15 | ||
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