Seven Teams Remain Undefeated After Two Days At Asian Championships

2017 Asian Men’s Senior Championships

• July 24-August 1, 2017
• Surabaya, Indonesia
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Kazakhstan appears to be in the driver’s seat to take Pool A after registering its second straight five-set win of the tournament, while powerhouses Iran, Japan, China and Australia also are 2-0.

Australia did have to work a bit harder than expected for its second victory, having to rally from down 2-0 for the 19-25, 26-28, 25-19, 25-14, 15-11 win over Thailand.

After two days of competition, Kazakhstan is all alone at 2-0 atop Pool A and faces 0-2 Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. China and Australia will battle for the top spot in Pool D on Wednesday, while Japan will take on South Korea for the No. 1 position in Pool C. Iran, which won the title in 2011 and 2013, faces Chinese Taipei in a battle of the unbeatens in Pool B.

Coming into the tournament, Japan and Australia were considered favorites after each earning a spot in the 2018 Men’s World Championships by claiming the top two positions at the Asian qualifier earlier this year. Japan also is the defending tournament champion, taking the title over Iran in 2015.

Pool A is made up of Indonesia, Qatar, Kazakhstan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Pool B consists of Iran, Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Iraq. Japan headlines Pool C, which also includes Korea, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Pool D features Australia, which qualified for the 2018 World Championships alongside Japan at the Asian qualifiers, China, Thailand and Hong Kong.

The top two teams in each pool will move on to the event quarterfinals.

Pool A

Qatar def. Saudi Arabia 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-21)

Kazakhstan def. Indonesia 3-2 (23-25, 27-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Kazakhstan	2	0	4	6	4	1.500	215	212	1.014
2	 Qatar	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	178	169	1.053
3	 Indonesia	1	1	4	5	4	1.250	207	204	1.015
4	 Saudi Arabia	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	158	173	0.913

Pool B

Chinese Taipei def. Iraq 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-22)

Iran def. Pakistan 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-14)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Iran	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	113	1.327
2	 Chinese Taipei	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	151	114	1.325
3	 Iraq	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	121	151	0.801
4	 Pakistan	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	106	150	0.707

Pool C

Japan def. Vietnam 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-18)

Korea def. Sri Lanka 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-20)

Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 Japan	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	100	1.500
2	 South Korea	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	108	1.389
3	 Sri Lanka	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	105	150	0.700
4	 Vietnam	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	103	150	0.687

Pool D

Australia def. Thailand 3-2 (19-25, 26-28, 25-19, 25-14, 15-11)

China def. Hong Kong 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-19)

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	 China	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	154	107	1.439
2	 Australia	2	0	5	6	2	3.000	185	150	1.233
3	 Thailand	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	156	189	0.825
4	 Hong Kong	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	101	150	0.673