The match between VTV Binh Dien Long An (Vietnam) and Beijing BAIC Motor (China) in Group C of the 2025 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Cup promises to be an exciting confrontation between two strong teams.
With VTV Binh Dien Long An, coach Thai Quang Lai and his team came to this year's tournament as champions of the Vietnam National Championship in 2024. Coming to the continental arena, the Western team clearly showed their ambition to go far by bringing a quality squad, combining experience and youth.
Captain Tran Thi Thanh Thuy is the most notable face. With a strong comeback from injury and extensive international experience, Thanh Thuy will be an important factor for VTV Binh Dien Long An. She is both the top scorer and the leader on the field of the whole team.
In addition, assistant coach Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa continues to be assigned to play in the middle blocker position. Participating in the 2025 Asian Women's Club Cup, Ngoc Hoa marked her return to this playground after nearly 10 years. During her peak playing days, she received the title of "Best Middle Blocker" at the 2015 Asian Women's Club Cup when wearing the Bangkok Glass shirt (Thailand).
At the age of 38, Ngoc Hoa will certainly bring her ingenuity, quintessence and tactical acumen to help VTV Binh Dien Long An in difficult times.
In addition, the presence of national players such as opposite Nguyen Thi Tra My, setter Vo Thi Kim Thoa, libero Nguyen Khanh Dang, main striker Vi Thi Nhu Quynh (borrowed from Quang Ninh team) and foreign player Natalia will strengthen the Vietnamese representative, bringing diversity in attack tactics.
On the other side, Beijing BAIC Motor is a quality team in Group C. They only ranked 5th in the Chinese National Volleyball Championship last season. However, this team brought to the Asian tournament a squad with good blocking ability due to the advantage of height.
Zhang Yu is an athlete who has competed very successfully in Korea, while Jin Ye is the main striker who played very well for Vietinbank in the first phase of the Vietnam National Volleyball Championship in 2024.
The Chinese representative also started smoothly when defeating the representative from Iran - Saipa Tehran with a score of 3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-19), thereby temporarily taking the lead in the group.
The girls of the Chinese team completely controlled the game. Precise attacks, combined with fast play and solid defense helped them win in sets.
Notably, Jin Ye, who played in the Vietnam National Championship, was the best athlete in this match when scoring 15 points for Beijing BAIC Motor.
With disciplined play and consistency in positions, Beijing BAIC Motor is highly appreciated for its ability to control the match and take advantage of scoring opportunities. Therefore, this will be a match that is predicted to have many difficulties for VTV Binh Dien Long An.
However, with the determined fighting spirit and the courage shown in the domestic arena, the representative of Vietnam can completely make a difference. The result of the match will greatly affect the chances of both teams advancing far in this year's tournament.
The match between VTV Binh Dien Long An and Beijing BAIC Motor takes place at 09:00 today (April 21).
