Tournament situation
Closing the first phase of the 2024 National Women's Volleyball Championship (April 2024), the 3 teams temporarily leading are the Information Corps of Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc (12 points), VTV Binh Dien Long An (11 points) and LPB Ninh Binh (10 points).
The remaining 6 positions are Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement (9 points), Duc Giang Lao Cai Chemicals (6 points), Vietinbank (5 points), Quang Ninh (4 points), Geleximco Thai Binh (4 points) and Hanoi (0 points).
However, due to the number of teams participating in the tournament being 9 (odd), the number of matches played by the teams in phase 1 is different. Accordingly, the Information Corps, VTV Binh Dien Long An, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement or Geleximco Thai Binh have played 5 matches, while LPB Ninh Binh or Duc Giang Lao Cai Chemicals, Vietinbank have only played 4 matches.
This will have many surprises in the next round. After the first round, most clubs said goodbye to their old foreign players such as Chen Peiyan (Long An), Cai Xiaoqing (Thanh Hoa), Jin Ye (Vietinbank)... These individuals all played effectively and contributed to bringing good results to their home teams.
In phase 2, 8/9 teams continued to recruit new foreign players to increase the strength of the squad. VTV Binh Dien Long An had the service of Joyce Agbolossou, Vietinbank reused old player Bogdana Anisova, LPB Ninh Binh renewed with Warisara, Duc Giang Chemicals signed a contract with Sharon Chepchumba or Geleximco Thai Binh chose Sukhoverkhova...
Hanoi is the only club that did not use foreign players in both stages due to resource constraints. This is also a disadvantage for the capital's representative when competing with the remaining teams.
Waiting for exciting matches
According to the tournament rules, the top 4 teams will qualify for the final round (semi-finals, finals). Meanwhile, the remaining teams will compete in a classification round and find the 2 teams that will be relegated this season. With the current situation, the Information Corps, VTV Binh Dien Long An, LPB Ninh Binh, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement, Duc Giang Chemicals and Vietinbank are the groups of teams capable of competing for positions in the top 4.
Notably, in phase 2, fans will witness the key matches between teams directly competing for the throne such as: Information Corps - Duc Giang Chemicals, Information Corps - VTV Binh Dien Long An, LPB Ninh Binh - Duc Giang Chemicals, VTV Binh Dien Long An - LPB Ninh Binh or Information Corps - LPB Ninh Binh...
The results of these matches will affect the final rankings. Therefore, the determination and the nature of "arch-rivalry" between the teams promise to bring attractive and dramatic performances. The competitions of national players also receive the expectations of fans such as Bich Tuyen, Le Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Trinh (Ninh Binh), Nguyet Anh, Lam Oanh, Kieu Trinh (Information Corps), Khanh Dang, Kim Thoa (Long An)...
Phase 2 of the 2024 National Women's Volleyball Championship will start from November 7-17 in Lao Cai.
