Iranian foreign player Ali Haghparast has parted ways with the Ho Chi Minh City Police team and immediately signed a contract to play for the Paniónios GSS team in the Greek National Championship.
Meanwhile, main hitter Ivana Vanjak has ended her contract with the Hanoi women's team and also has a contract with Vestel Manisa Büyükşehir Belediye Spor at the Turkish National Championship.
Thus, they are almost unable to return to Vietnam in October to compete in the 2nd round of the 2026 National Club Championship.
Round 2 this year will hold the women's event in Vinh Long from October 14 to October 25. The men's event will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 28 to November 8.
In the first round of this year's tournament held in Dong Anh (Hanoi), Ali Haghparast and Ivana Vanjak successively played with high form, helping their teams achieve the best results.
Hanoi women's team won the top spot in the group when winning 7 matches, while Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team ranked second in the men's group.
After that, the Hanoi women's team and the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team won the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 championship held in Phu Tho. In this performance, main hitter Ivana Vanjak contributed many decisive points for coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team (Hanoi). And main hitter Ali Haghparast and Ho Chi Minh City Police team won the Hung Vuong Cup for the first time.
The goal of the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team and Hanoi women's team is to reach their highest form, aiming for the championship of the 2026 National Championship.
