China’s team beat rivals from the Republic of Korea in straight sets in the final of the 15th Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship at HCM City 's Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium on Sept. 20.
The Chinese girls with their height advantage got the better of the Koreans to win their ninth title out of ten tournaments since 1992; the only remaining title was won by Japan two years ago in Chinese Taipei.
The Republic of Korea has not won the title since they hosted the tournament in 1980.
The player of the tournament was awarded to Liu Yanhan. The top scorer went to Park Jeong-ah while Mari Horikawa won the best server and spiker. Yang Zhou was voted the best blocker, Wu Bei the best setter while Sumiko Mori won best libero.
Japan overcame Thailand to take the third place and Chinese Taipei beat Kazakhstan to take fifth place.
Vietnam finished eighth after losing to Indonesia in straight sets. The disappointing result is a warning to Vietnam that it needs to invest more in women's volleyball if it wants to maintain its number two rank in Southeast Asia in the future.
The biennial tournament made its debut in 1980 and China have won most titles (9), followed by Japan (5) and the RoK (1)./.
The Chinese girls with their height advantage got the better of the Koreans to win their ninth title out of ten tournaments since 1992; the only remaining title was won by Japan two years ago in Chinese Taipei.
The Republic of Korea has not won the title since they hosted the tournament in 1980.
The player of the tournament was awarded to Liu Yanhan. The top scorer went to Park Jeong-ah while Mari Horikawa won the best server and spiker. Yang Zhou was voted the best blocker, Wu Bei the best setter while Sumiko Mori won best libero.
Japan overcame Thailand to take the third place and Chinese Taipei beat Kazakhstan to take fifth place.
Vietnam finished eighth after losing to Indonesia in straight sets. The disappointing result is a warning to Vietnam that it needs to invest more in women's volleyball if it wants to maintain its number two rank in Southeast Asia in the future.
The biennial tournament made its debut in 1980 and China have won most titles (9), followed by Japan (5) and the RoK (1)./.
