At 1:00 p.m. today (September 26), the two representatives of Vietnam, LPB Ninh Binh and Duc Giang Chemicals, will face off in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Club Volleyball Championship. This will also be a notable match between the players in the two teams.
With LPB Ninh Binh, coach Thai Thanh Tung has 3 female players: Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Trinh and Le Thanh Thuy. All 3 have played a pivotal role in recent matches.
At the end of the group stage, Bich Tuyen is the player with the most points in this year's tournament with 75 points, achieving an efficiency of 25 points/match. In the first two matches against NEC Red Rockets (Japan) and Monolith Skyrisers (Philippines), she scored 24 points and in the last match against Saipa Club (Iran), the player from Vinh Long scored 27 times. Bich Tuyen is far ahead of the player ranked 2nd in the list of players with the most points, Yoshino Sato (NEC Red Rockets) with 57 points scored.
Besides Bich Tuyen, middle blocker Nguyen Thi Trinh is also an impressive player of the ancient capital team in the group stage. The Dak Lak-born player scored 30 points after 3 matches. Situations where Nguyen Thi Trinh has the ball will almost always be converted into points from quick and sharp one-legged runs behind the head. She is the one who helps LPB Ninh Binh regain control of the game every time the main attacker Bich Tuyen is blocked.
Meanwhile, Le Thanh Thuy continues to play the role of a tactical card of coach Thai Thanh Tung. She is always put on the field at important moments, maximizing her attacking efficiency, especially her increasingly perfect blocking and serving ability. The middle blocker born in 1995 scored 4 points (1 block - match 1), 7 points (3 blocks 1 match 2), 9 points (2 blocks, 2 serves - match 3) to help LPB Ninh Binh win 2nd place in Group A.
On the other side, Duc Giang Chemicals only has player Tran Tu Linh. However, the main striker born in 1999 has shown her importance as the team's main scorer in the group stage. She ranked 5th in the list of 5 players with the most points after the group stage with 45 points, only 1 point behind the player above, Onuma Sittirak (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC).
Not only possessing powerful smashes, the main striker born in 1999 also has effective first-pass situations, providing maximum support in the team's playing style in both defense and attack.
In the quarter-final match, the advantage is leaning towards LPB Ninh Binh in terms of both strength and form. Both Vietnamese teams understand each other well in terms of strength and playing style, but with players such as Bich Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Trinh or Le Thanh Thuy, coach Thai Thanh Tung's team is rated higher than the team from the same hometown.
Although she had to face disciplined, aggressive, continental-level defenses before, and was often put in uncomfortable scoring positions, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen still knew how to shine to lead LPB Ninh Binh.
Therefore, facing a line of defenders like Ly Thi Luyen, Bich Thuy... of Duc Giang Chemicals, Bich Tuyen is predicted to be the shining star, helping LPB Ninh Binh gain an advantage in the upcoming match.
The match between LPB Ninh Binh and Duc Giang Chemicals will take place at 1:00 p.m. today (September 26).
