Today (September 22), the 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship officially kicked off in Thailand.
In Group A, Duc Giang Lao Cai Chemical Club had an unsuccessful start when they lost to Kuanysh VC (Kazakhstan) with a score of 3-0 (17-25, 22-25, 20-25).
In addition, the representative of host Thailand - Nakhon Ratchasima VC easily won 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-12) against Kwai Tsing (Hong Kong, China).
Thus, Nakhon Ratchasima VC club temporarily leads Group A with 3 points and second place belongs to Kuanysh VC. Duc Giang Lao Cai Chemicals is ranked 3rd (0 points), with a higher sub-index than Kwai Tsing in 4th place (0 points).
In Group B, Monolith Sky Risers (Philippines) won 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 25-18) against Saipa (Iran). In addition, Vietnam's representative LPB Ninh Binh lost to NEC Red Rockets (Japan) with a score of 0-3 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18).
With this result, NEC Red Rockets temporarily leads Group B with 3 points after the first round. In 2nd place is Monolith Sky Risers, with the same 3 points but inferior in terms of secondary index.
Meanwhile, the bottom two positions are Saipa club (0 points) and LPB Ninh Binh (0 points) respectively.
Bich Tuyen and her teammates need to try harder in the next two matches to escape the bottom of the rankings.
