Alyssa Valdez Leads Philippines To First Win In The Asian Games (W)

  0 Liam Smith | August 23rd, 2018 | Asian Volleyball, International Volleyball, News

VOLLEYBALL AT THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES – WOMEN’S INDOOR TOURNAMENT

It took 3 games and a very fragile opponent, but the volleyball crazy Philippine fans finally celebrated a win at the 2018 Asian Games women’s volleyball competition. After dropping its first two meetings 3-0 to podium favorites Thailand and Japan, Alyssa Valdez scored 14 points to finally get her team started on the win column with a 3-0 win (25/18, 25/21, 25/22 – Stats). Sau Yeung had 15 points in the losing effort. Meanwhile, Thailand and China made strong statements by beating rivals Japan and South Korea, respectively. Here is the day’s recap:

Thailand x Japan

Thailand moves 2-0 to after beating Japan, now 2-1, 3-0 (25/20, 27/25, 25/20). Chatchu Moksri led the way with 16 points while Miyu Nagaoka had 16 points in the losing effort.

Kazakhstan x India

Kazakhtan moves to 2-1 after beating India, now 0-3, 3-0 (25/8, 25/19, 25/23). Sana Anarkulova led the way with 14 points while Minimol Abraham had 11 points in the losing effort.

Taiwan x Vietnam

Taiwan moves to 1-2 after beating Vietnam, now 1-2, 3-2 (25/13, 19/25, 25/19, 16/25, 15/11). Tzuya Chen led the way with 16 points while Thi Bui had 19 points in the losing effort.

China South x Korea

China moves to 3-0 after beating South Korea, now 2-1, 3-0 (25/21, 25/16, 25/16). Ting Zhu led the way with 18 points while Kim Yeon-Koung had 17 points in the losing effort.

Standings

Pool A

Rk Team Matches played Points Sets
Pts MP W L F A Ratio W L Ratio
1 6 2 2 0 152 114 1.333 6 0 MAX
2 6 3 2 1 215 175 1.229 6 3 2.000
3 3 2 1 1 146 145 1.007 3 4 0.750
4 3 3 1 2 172 211 0.815 3 6 0.500
5 0 2 0 2 131 171 0.766 1 6 0.167

Pool B

Rk Team Matches played Points Sets
Pts MP W L F A Ratio W L Ratio
1 9 3 3 0 225 130 1.731 9 0 MAX
2 6 3 2 1 243 223 1.090 7 4 1.750
3 6 3 2 1 231 189 1.222 6 4 1.500
4 4 3 1 2 207 228 0.908 5 6 0.833
5 2 3 1 2 208 263 0.791 4 8 0.500
6 0 3 0 3 144 225 0.640 0 9 0.000

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