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Eight teams vie for trophy at int’l women’s volleyball tourney

The 12th international women’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off at the sports centre of central Quang Nam province on May 12.
Eight teams vie for trophy at int’l women’s volleyball tourney ảnh 1The 12th international women’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off on May 12 (Photo: VNA)

Quang Nam (VNA) – The 12th internationalwomen’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off at the sportscentre of central Quang Nam province on May 12.

This year’s event attracts over 240 athletes andcoaches of eight teams, including three teams of host Vietnam, namely VTV BinhDien Long An, Thong tin Lien Viet Post Bank, and Ngan hang Cong Thuong(Vietinbank).

The five other teams are Jiangsu and Fujian ofChina, Almaty of Kazakhstan, BIP of the US, and Est Cola of Thailand.

Group A of the tourney gathers Fujian, Est Cola,Thong tin Lien Viet Post Bank, VTV Binh Dien Long An. The remaining teams arein group B.

They will compete in the round-robin format inthe qualifying round. In the final round, the first and second teams of eachgroup will enter the semi-finals, and two winning teams will advance to thefinal while the two others will vie for the third place.

Meanwhile, the teams in the third and fourthplaces of each group will continue to compete to improve their rankings.

The 12th international women’s volleyballtourney is held by channel VTV9 of the Vietnam Television, the Quang Namprovincial People’s Committee and the Binh Dien Fertiliser Joint Stock Company.It is scheduled to last until May 20.-VNA
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