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(Sports)China's Zhejiang defeats DPRK club at volleyball championship in Vietnam

Xinhua, September 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's Zhejiang club defeated 4. 25 Sports club of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-22) on the fourth day of the 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province on Tuesday.

Earlier, Chinese players beat Iran's Islamic Azad University and Japan's Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs 3-0 and 3-2 respectively. China's Zhejiang currently ranks first in Poll B, which includes teams from Japan, China, DPRK, the Philippines and Iran.

The annual continental competition draws the participation of nine teams. The event is scheduled to run till Sept. 20.

The winner of the tournament will earn the only ticket to compete in the 2016 edition of the FIVB's Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, which is slated for October 2016. Endi