China Wins Second Straight at Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

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China Wins Second Straight at Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

China outclassed Saudi Arabia 3-0 here on Saturday for its second straight win at the 12th Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

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China outclassed Saudi Arabia 3-0 here on Saturday for its second straight win at the 12th Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

The Chinese, 3-0 winners over Kazakhstan on Friday, clinched a top finish in the three-team preliminary Group A with the 25-18, 25-17 and 25-15 victory and cruised into the quarter-final round.

With an average height of less than 1.86 meters, the Saudi Arabian team could hardly stop the blitz offense of the oversized Chinese in the match that lasted for only 57 minutes.

"We played to our normal standard today," said Chinese head coach Di An'he at the press conference after the match. "But we should still improve on our serving and blocking."

"We are going nearer to our top form," he added.

Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia will clash on Sunday to vie for thesecond place of the group.

"I hope we can win tomorrow," said Saudi Arabia's head coach AlSolouly Mohammad.

Tang Miao converted on seven of his 13 attacking opportunities to lead China with 11 points. She Hairong added seven kills and four digs.

China received 24 points through Saudi Arabia's mistakes.

Fifteen teams are competing at the tournament, which runs through September 12, with top two finishers qualifying for the World Cup in November in Japan.

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