Chinese Taipei Upsets Australia in Asian Men’s Championships Pool F

2017 Asian Men’s Senior Championships

• July 24-August 1, 2017
• Surabaya, Indonesia
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Japan and South Korea sit atop Pool E after Day 1 of classification matches at the 2017 Asian Men’s Championships, while Pool F is a four-way tie with three points apiece after China and Chinese Taipei won on Thursday. Pool F saw Iran and Australia awarded three points apiece based on results from pool play matches against other teams within the group.

Saturday matches between China and Chinese Taipei and Iran vs. Australia will determine the seedings of the quarterfinals. All eight teams in Pool E and F have already qualified for the final eight based on pool play.
The upset of the day came as Chinese Taipei topped Australia in four sets in Pool F, though two five-set matches highlighted the competition as Sri Lanka edged Qatar in Pool G and Pakistan rallied from down 2-0 to top Hong Kong in Pool H.

Editor’s note: The eight teams qualifying for the quarterfinals were divided into two pools. Pool E included South Korea, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Japan. Pool F features Australia, Iran, Chinese Taipei and China.

Results and points from matches between teams within a pool that have already played will be counted in the classification round. South Korea and Kazakhstan kicked off Pool E with two points apiece, while Australia and Iran boast a three point edge in Pool F due to preliminary round results.

Classification matches will take place July 27 and 29. The placing matches for ninth through 16th place are set for July 30-31. Quarterfinals will be played July 30.

Pool E
Korea def. Indonesia 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-14, 25-16)
Japan def. Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-23)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 South Korea	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	198	175	1.131
2	 Japan	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	174	163	1.067
3	 Kazakhstan	1	1	2	3	5	0.600	171	184	0.929
4	 Indonesia	0	2	1	3	6	0.500	185	206	0.898

Pool F
Chinese Taipei def. Australia 3-1 (25-23, 25-17, 24-26, 25-18)
China def. Iran 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-20)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Australia	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	160	159	1.006
2	 Iran	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	144	146	0.986
3	 China	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	137	140	0.979
4	 Chinese Taipei	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	168	164	1.024

Pool G
Sri Lanka def. Qatar 3-2 (19-25, 26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12)
Vietnam def. Saudi Arabia 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 29-27, 25-17)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Vietnam	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	204	190	1.074
2	 Qatar	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	181	173	1.046
3	 Sri Lanka	1	1	3	5	5	1.000	207	207	1.000
4	 Saudi Arabia	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	156	178	0.876

Pool H
Pakistan def. Hong Kong 3-2 (25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 21-25, 15-6)
Thailand def. Iraq 3-1 (25-20, 12-25, 25-23, 25-21)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Thailand	2	0	6	6	2	3.000	193	154	1.253
2	 Pakistan	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	201	185	1.086
3	 Hong Kong	0	2	1	3	6	0.500	170	206	0.825
4	 Iraq	0	2	0	2	6	0.333	169	188	0.899