The opening match of the AVC Nations Cup 2025 volleyball tournament witnessed the superiority of the Kazakhstan women's team over New Zealand.
Although he had not put "trump card" Sana Anarkulova on the field, the Central Asian representative did not take much time to win 3-0, with scores of 25-15, 25-23 and 25-15 respectively.
In the next match, Taiwan (China) also played impressively and defeated Australia 3-0. Although their physical strength is not as good as their opponents, Taiwan (China) possesses a balanced force and skillful playing style. They easily won with the scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-30.
Similar to the first two matches, the Philippine volleyball team also overcame Mongolia after 3 quick sets. The team from Southeast Asia beat their opponents 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Meanwhile, another representative of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, faced many difficulties against Iran. The team from the archipelago took the lead twice in sets 1 and 3, but allowed Iran to come back to win in sets 2, 4 and 5 (25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 12-15).
Finally, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team easily won against Hong Kong (China) with the scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-10, although not yet fielding the strongest squad.
