12 Beach Pool Winners Crowned at Asian Games on Day 5

Asian Games – Beach Volleyball

• Aug. 19 – 28, 2018
• Palembang, Indonesia
• Schedule/Results

After 48 men’s and 32 women’s pool play matches, the Asian Games beach volleyball field was narrowed to 16 teams per gender moving on into the elimination rounds.

China’s Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia won Pool A with a 3-0 record, while Japan’s Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami were perfect in Pool B. Xia is aiming for another medal after becoming the youngest gold medalist in 2014 at the age of 17 (and 257 days).

Pools C and D featured five teams apiece with Japan’s Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa and Kazakhstan’s Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova earning top position with 4-0 marks.

Facing off in Friday’s Round of 16 are:

• Xinxin Wang/Jinjin Zeng (China) vs. Ting Chi Yuen/Wai Yan Au Yeung (Hong Kong)
• Desi Ratnasari/Yokebed Eka (Indonesia) vs. Yahsuan Yu/Tzuyi Pan (Taipei)
• Naihan Kou/Pihsin Liu (Taipei) vs. Dhita Juliana/Putu Utami (Indonesia)
• Varapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) vs. Rumpaipruet Numwong/Khanittha Hongpak (Thailand)

China has won each of the last four beach competitions at the Asian Games, while China, Japan and Thailand are the only countries to win a medal at previous events.

Radarong/Udomchavee won gold at the 2012 and 2016 Games and were the silver medalists in 2014. The pair finished second in Pool D at 3-1 after dropping their opening match of the tournament to Mashkova/Tsimbalova.

On the men’s side, each of the eight pool winners moved on alongside the second place teams. Two teams each from China, Indonesia and Iran won their respective pools.

The eight pool winners, all of which went 3-0, included:

• Pool A: Ade Candra Rachmawan/Mohammad Ashfiya (Indonesia)
• Pool B: Ahmed Janko/Cherif Samba (Qatar)
• Pool C: Peng Gao/Li Yang (China)
• Pool D: Nouh Al Jalbubi/Mazin Al Hashmi (Oman)
• Pool E: Jiaxin Wu/Mutailipu Aboduhalikejiang (China)
• Pool F: Arash Vakili/Bahman Saleminjehboroun (Iran)
• Pool G: Gilang Ramadhan/Danangsyah Pribadi(Indonesia)
• Pool H: Abdolhamed Mirzaali/Rahman Raoufi (Iran)

Raoufi/Saleminjehboroun won the 2017 Asian Championships, while Rachmawan/Ashfiya were the runnerup.

Teams from nine countries make up the Top 16. China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Oman and Thailand,  boasted two apiece. One team each from Palestine and Qatar round out the group.

China is the only country to win multiple gold medals in men’s beach volleyball. Japan and Kazakhstan have won one gold apiece, while Indonesia rounds out the list of previous medal winners with two silvers and a bronze to its credit.

Women

Pool A

Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia (China) def. Hyunji Kim/Ha Na Kim (Korea) 21-3, 21-10

Naihan Kou/Pihsin Liu (Taipei) def. Ting Chi Yuen/Wai Yan Au Yeung (Hong Kong) 21-13, 21-14

Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia (China) def. Naihan Kou/Pihsin Liu (Taipei) 21-18, 21-10

Naihan Kou/Pihsin (Taipei) def. Hyunji Kim/Ha Na Kim (Korea) 21-11, 21-4

Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia (China) def. Ting Chi Yuen/Wai Yan Au Yeung (Hong Kong) 21-13, 21-14

Ting Chi Yuen/Wai Yan Au Yeung (Hong Kong) def. Hyunji Kim/Ha Na Kim (Korea) 21-15, 21-19

Pool B

Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami (Japan) def. Cam Thi Tran/Duong Truong (Vietnam) 21-15, 21-10

Xinxin Wang/Jinjin Zeng (China) def. Yahsuan Yu/Tzuyi Pan (Taipei) 16-21, 21-19, 15-10

Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami (Japan) def. Xinxin Wang/Jinjin Zeng (China) 21-12, 21-15

Yahsuan Yu/Tzuyi Pan (Taipei) def. Cam Thi Tran/Duong Thi Truong (Vietnam) 21-19, 21-17

Xinxin Wang/Jinjin Zeng (China) def. Cam Thi Tran/Duong Thi Truong (Vietnam) 16-21, 21-11, 15-3

Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami (Japan) def. Yahsuan Yu/Tzuyi Pan (Taipei) 21-10, 21-13

Pool C

Rumpaaipruet Numwong/Khanittha Hongpak (Thailand) def. Adilijia Caminha/Leticia Alin De Sousa (Timor Leste) 21-5, 21-7

Desi Ratnasari/Yokebed Eka (Indonesia) def. Alina Rachenko/Yelizaveta Yeropkina (Kazakhstan) 21-10, 21-14

Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan) def. Rumpaiapruet Numwong/Khanittha Hongpak (Thailand) 24-22, 21-17

Adilijia Caminha/Leticia Alin De Sousa (Timor Leste) def. Desi Ratnasari/Yokebed Eka (Indonesia) 21-8, 21-12

Alina Rachenko/Yelizaveta Yeropkina (Kazakhstan) def. Adilijia Caminha/Leticia Alin De Sousa (Timor Leste) 21-6, 21-10

Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan) def. Desi Ratnasari/Yokebed Eka (Indonesia) 23-25, 21-18, 15-9

Rumpairpruet Numwong/Khanittha Hongpak (Thailand) def. Alina Rachenko/Yelizaveta Yeropkina (Kazakhstan) 17-21, 21-7, 15-10

Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan) def. Adilijia Caminha/Leticia Alin De Sousa (Timor Leste) 21-5, 21-6

Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan) def. Aline Rachenko/Yelizaveta Yeropkina (Kazakhstan) 21-13, 21-17

Desi Ratnasari/Yokebed Eka (Indonesia) def. Rumpairpruet Numwong/Khanittha (Thailand) 17-21, 21-16, 15-11

Pool D

Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova (Kazakhstan) def. Varapatsorn/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) 18-21, 21-12, 15-11

Dhita Juliana/Putu Dini Jasita Utami (Indonesia) def. Yuen Mei Wong/Tin Lai Ng (Hong Kong ) 21-11, 21-9

Dhita Juliana/Putu Dini Jasita Utami (Indonesia) def. Thi Cam Tien Nguyen/Do Hong Loan Huynh (Vietnam) 21-10, 21-6

Varapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) def. Yuen Mei Wong/Tin Lai Ng (Hong Kong) 21-9, 21-10

Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova (Kazakhstan) def. Dhita Juliana/Putu Utami (Indonesia) 21-12, 21-17

Yuen Mei Wong/Tin Lai Ng (Hong Kong) def. Thi Cam Tien/Do Hong Loan Huynh (Vietnam) 24-26, 21-18, 15-10

Varapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) def. Thi Cam Tien Nguyen/Do Hong Loan Huynh (Vietnam) 21-10, 21-15

Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova (Kazakhstan) def. Yuen Mei Wong/Tin Lai Ng (Hong Kong) 21-12, 21-13

Varapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) def. Dhita Juliana/Putu Dini Jasita Utami (Indonesia) 14-21, 23-21, 29-27

Tatyana Mashkova/Irina Tsimbalova (Kazakhstan) def. Thi Cam Tien/Do Hong Loan Huynh (Vietnam) 21-7, 21-10

Men

Pool A

Ade Rachmawan/Ashfiya Mohammad (Indonesia) def. Ozair Asifi/Mohib Ahmadi  (Afghanistan) 21-8, 21-7

Ahmed Al-Housni/Haitham Al Shereiqi (Oman) def. Chinju Wang/Yajen Hsieh (Taipei) 15-21, 22-20, 15-12

Yajen Hsieh/Chinji Wang (Taipei) def. Ozair Asifi/Mohib Ahmadi  (Afghanistan) 21-9, 21, 12

Ade Candra Rachmawan/Mohammad Ashfiya (Indonesia) def. Ahmed Al-Housni/Haitham Al Shereiqi (Oman) 21-19, 21-12

Ahmed Al-Housni/Haitham Al Shereiqi (Oman) def. Ozair Asifi/Mohib Ahmadi (Afghanistan) 21-4, 21-12

Ade Candra Rachmawan/Mohammad Ashfiya (Indonesia) def. Yajen Hsieh/Chinju Wang (Taipei) 21-16, 21-16

Pool B

Dmitry Yakovlev/Sergey Bogatu (Kazakhstan) def. Asanka Medagedara/Sashimal Yapa Hamillage (Sri Lanka) 23-21, 21-11

Ahmed Janko/Cherif Samba (Qatar) def. Dmitriy Yakovlev/Sergey Bogatu (Kazakhstan) 21-9, 21-17

Asanka Medagedara/Sashimal Yapa Hamillage (Sri Lanka) def. Junyoung Kim/Hongchan Kim (Korea) 21-15, 21-10

Dmitriy Yakovlev/Sergey Bogatu (Kazakhstan) def. Junyoung/Hongchan Kim (Korea) 21-8, 21-10

Ahmed Janko/Cherif Samba (Qatar) def. Asanka Medagedara/Sashimal Yapa Hamillage (Sri Lanka) 21-12, 21-11

Pool C

Peng Gao/Yang Li (China) def. Chenwei Hsu/Shinshian Wu (Taipei) 21-11, 21-10

Alexey Kuleshov/Alexandr Babichev (Kazakhstan) def. Rafi Nordin/Raja Hussin 25-23, 21-18

Peng Gao/Yang Li (China) def. Rafi Nordin/Raja Hussin (Malaysia) 21-16, 21-9

Alexey Kuleshov/Alexandr Babichev (Kazakhstan) def. Chenwei Hsu/Shinshian Wu (Taipei) 21-13, 21-16

Rafi Nordin/Raja Hussin (Malaysia) def. Chenwei Hsu/Shinshian Wu (Taipei) 21-15, 25-27, 15-8

Peng Gao/Yang Li (China) def. Alexey Kuleshov/Alexandr Babichev (Kazakhstan) 21-7, 21-16

Pool D

Nuttanon Inkiew/Sedtawat Padsawud (Thailand) def. Mohamed Ahmed/Asfag Adam (Maldives) 21-7, 21-15

Nouh Al Jalbubi/Mazin Al Hashmi (Oman) def. Kam Chui/Pok Yeung (Hong Kong) 21-10, 21-15

Nouh Al Jalbabi/Mazin Al Hashmi (Oman) def. Nuttanon Inkiew/Sedtawat Padsawud (Thailand) 21-19, 21-11

Kam Lung Chui/Pok Man Yeung (Hong Kong) def. Mohamed Ahmed/Asfag Adam (Maldives) 21-17, 21-12

Nouh Al Jalbabi/Mazin Al Hashmi (Oman) def. Mohamed Ahmed/Asfag Adam (Maldives) 21-9, 21-13

Nuttanon Inkiew/Sedtawat Padsawud (Thailand) def. Kam Lung Chui/Pok Man Yeung (Hong Kong) 21-14, 21-12

Pool E

Jiaxin Wu/Mutailipu Aboduhali (China) def. Obaidullah Alikhail/Najibullah Maya (Afghanistan) 21-4, 21-10

Jiaxin Wu/Mutailipi Aboduhalikejiang (China) def. Yuya Ageba/Katsuhiro Shiratori (Japan) 21-15, 22-20

Ie Dinh Khoi Pham/Ba Truong Nguyen (Vietnam) def. Obaidullah Alikhail/Najibullah Mayar (Afghanistan) 21-8, 21-17

Yuya Ageba/Katsuhiro Shiratori (Japan) def. Obaidullah Alikhail/Najibullah Mayar (Afghanistan) 21-12, 21-15

Jiaxin Wu/Mutailipi Aboduhalikejiang (China) def. Ie Dinh Khoi Pham/Ba Truong Nguyen (Vietnam) 21-13, 21-13

Pool F

Surin Jongklang/Adisorn Khaolumtarn (Thailand) def. Tamer Abdelrasoul/Mahdi Sammoud (Qatar) 21-17, 21-16

Arash Vakili/Bahman Salemiinjehboroun (Iran) def. Surin Jongklang/Adisorn Khaolumtarn (Thailand) 21-17, 21-18

Tamer Abdelrasoul/Mahdi Sammoud (Qatar) def. Sajid Ismail/Shiunaz Waahid (Maldives) 21-18, 15-21, 15-8

Arash Vakili/Bahman Salemiinjehboroun (Iran) def. Sajid Ismail/Shiunaz Waahid (Maldives) 21-11, 21-17

Arash Vakili/Bahman Salemiinjehboroun (Iran) def. Tamer Abdelrasoul/Mahdi Sammoud (Qatar) 17-21, 21-17, 17-15

Surin Jongklang/Adisorn Khaolumtarn (Thailand) def. Sajid Ismail/Shiunaz Waahid (Maldives) 21-16, 21-14

Pool G

Gilang Ramadhan/Danangsyah Pribadi (Indonesia) def. Tsz Ho Kelvin Lau/Pui Lam Wong (Hong Kong) 22-20, 21-15

Khaled Alarqan/Mohammed Alqishawi (Palestine) def. Md Monir Hossain/Md Shahjahan Ali (Bangladesh) 21-11, 21-16

Gilang Ramadhan/Danangsyah Pribadi (Indonesia) def. Khaled Alarqan/Mohammed Alqishawi (Palestine) 21-11, 21-13

Md Monir Hossain/Md Shahjahan Ali (Bangladesh) def. Tsz Ho Kelvin Lau/Pui Lam Wong (Hong Kong) – Injury

Khaled Alarqan/Mohammed Alqishawi (Palestine) def. Tsz Ho Kelvin Lau/Pui Lam Wong (Hong Kong) – Injury

Gilang Ramadhan/Danangsyah Pribadi (Indonesia) def. Md Monir Hossain/Md Shahjahan Ali (Bangladesh) 21-9, 21-10

Pool H

Yoshiumi Hasegawa/Keisuke Shimizu (Japan) def. Ngoc Quy Nguyen/van Quoc Ly (Vietnam) 21-16, 21-17

Abdolhamed Mirzaali/Rahman Raoufi (Iran) def. Inocencio Fernandes Xavier/Robson Fernandes Xavier (Timor Leste) 21-12, 21-10

Ngoc Quy Nguyen/van Quoc Ly (Vietnam) def. Inonencio Fernandes Xavier/Robson Fernandes Xavier (Timor Leste) 21-17, 21-11

Abdolhamed Mirzaali/Rahman Raoufi (Iran) def. Yoshiumi Hasegawa/Keisuke Shimizu (Japan) 20-22, 21-19, 15-13

Abdolhamed Mirzaali/Rahman Raoufi (Iran) def. Ngoc Quy Nguyen/van Quoc Ly (Vietnam) 21-15, 21-12

Yoshiumi Hasegawa/Keisuke Shimizu (Japan) def. Inonencio Fernandes Xavier/Robson Fernandes Xavier (Timor Leste) 21-10, 21-13