Before entering the final match of Group B taking place on the evening of May 18 at Tay Ninh Gymnasium, Gunma Green Wings won 1 match, lost 1 match, and got 3 points. Meanwhile, Suwon City of Korea lost both matches, not getting any points.
Because both teams still had hope for the semi-finals, the two teams started very determinedly. In set 1, Gunma Green Wings - the old team of main attacker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy - played better thanks to their fast playing style and persistent defensive ability. In this set, the Japanese team won with a score of 25-20.
In set 2, Suwon City promoted dangerous serves, making Gunma Green Wings confused in the first blocks. Taking advantage of that, the Korean representative arranged favorable attacking situations, defeating the opponent with a score of 25-17, thereby equalizing the score of the match 1-1.
Stepping into set 3, the two teams dedicated beautiful duels to the audience at Tay Ninh stadium, the ball was constantly passed back and forth. However, towards the end of the set, Gunma Green Wings proved more effective in blocking situations, taking advantage of the opportunities to win 25-18.
In set 4, the two teams chased the score for most of the time. However, at decisive moments, Gunma Green Wings showed their bravery, played calmly and accurately to overcome Suwon City 25-21.
In the end, Gunma Green Wings defeated Suwon City 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21), thereby winning 6 points in Group B. Through 3 matches at the tournament, the Japanese team has 6 winning sets and 5 losing sets. They still have to wait for the result of the Hanoi Tasco Auto vs LPB Ninh Binh match to see if they will reach the semi-finals or not.
If LPB Ninh Binh wins with a score difference against Hanoi Tasco Auto, the two teams will reach the semi-finals together, and at the same time eliminate Gunma.
In the last match of Group A taking place on the afternoon of May 17, the Jiangsu team (China) easily defeated VietinBank with a score of 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20). With this result, Jiangsu is at the top of the group with 3 consecutive wins and will enter the semi-finals. While VietinBank is at the bottom of the group, they will compete for ranking matches 5-8 with other opponents.
