Off the wire
• 1st Ld-Writethru: China Focus: Xi stresses boosting public confidence in judicial system  • Roundup: Wine fair Vinitaly closes with optimism about Italian wine industry  • China's Yunnan reports another H5N1 bird flu human case  • China to boost "Made in China 2025" strategy  • Authorities investigate graft case of former Shanghai official  • Iceland's unemployment rises slightly in Feb.  • Top legislature to inspect implementation of Vocational Education Law  • China, Armenia pledge closer friendship, cooperation  • Top legislature to withdraw taxation authority from State Council by 2020  • China's tourism watchdog reacts to tourist deaths in Thailand  
You are here: 　 Home

Vietnamese teams fail to enter semifinals at int'l women's volleyball cup

Xinhua, March 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two Vietnamese teams failed to enter semifinals of the VTV-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup after losing to Kazakhstan and Japanese rivals respectively on Wednesday.

Vietnam's Vietinbank lost to Kazakhstan's Astana 3-2, and Vietnam's Tien Nong Thanh Hoa lost to Japan's Tenri University 3-1.

Meanwhile, on the fifth day of the tournament being held in Dong Ha city, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s 4.25 Sports Club beat Malaysia in straight sets.

After five days of the event, Japan's Tenri University, Vietnam's Tien Nong Thanh Hoa and Malaysia currently rank at third, fourth and fifth places of Group A. The top two teams of the group will be decided after the match between VTV Binh Dien Long An of Vietnam and DPRK's 4.25 Sports Club on Thursday.

The annual nine-day competition kicked off last Saturday with the participation of four leading Vietnamese teams - VTV Binh Dien Long An, LienVietPostBank, Vietinbank and Tien Nong Thanh Hoa, and five international invitees of Malaysia, DPRK's 4.25 Sports Club, China's Fujian, Kazakhstan's Astana, and Japan's Tenri University.

The nine participanting teams are competing in a round robin format in two groups, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semifinal round.

Group A comprises VTV Binh Dien Long An, Tien Nong Thanh Hoa, DPRK's 4.25 Sports Club, Malaysia and Japan's Tenri University. Group B is consisted of LienVietPostBank, Kazakhstan's Astana, China's Fujian and Vietinbank.

The event is scheduled to last till March 29. Enditem