China secured a top-eight spot within the girls’s volleyball competitors on the Hangzhou Asian Games after a 3-0 victory over DPR Korea.
HANGZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — China smashed DPR Korea 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-8) to win Pool A of ladies’s volleyball event on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday, however its common setter Diao Linyu withdrew halfway as a result of a hand damage.
Diao damage her finger in the course of the primary set after which remained on the bench till the tip of the match.
“It’s my long-time injury, the doctor checked it out, and I don’t think it’s serious. I’ll try my best to return to the court next match,” mentioned Diao.
“Even though there is little documentation or video of the DPR Korea side, we still made some studies on them,” mentioned China’s center blocker Wang Yuanyuan.
Four Chinese gamers, together with Li Yingying, Wang Yuanyuan, Gong Xiangyu and Yuan Xinyue, bought double digits in scoring. Choe Pokhyang led the DPR Korea aspect with 13 factors.
Elsewhere in Pool C, South Korea eased previous Nepal 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-11) to safe the second place of the pool with one victory and one loss. Vietnam gained the pool with two victories.
Japan swept Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-13) to safe its high place in Pool D, with Kazakhstan at second.
In Pool B, Thailand completed first, forward of Chinese Taipei.
DPR Korea, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Kazakhstan additionally secured their locations within the quarterfinals.