China stunned Brazil with a straight-set victory at the Macao leg of the 2005 women's volleyball Grand Prix on Sunday.

Not as expected by many observers, the home side dominated the match with its speed and agility, while the other volleyball powerhouse showed not much determination to win the game.

Eight draws shed the shadow over China's start of the first set and it edged away quickly at 18- 12 with its more powerful blocking, spiking and defense, in particular.

The 17-year-old Wang Yimei, stayed in the first line-up for the third straight match, as the other two fellow rookies Ma Yunwen and Chu Jinlin also got lots of show time in the set.

Ma sealed the first set at 25-22 with a smash, making China lead at one to nil.

Brazil donned the start of the second set until the Chinese displayed their prowess on net with a batch of stealing smashes to tie the set at 10-10.

The veteran Zhou Suhong showed her serving power bringing to China a 14-13 lead, the first one in the set.

Brazil rattled back with its powerful spiking but China held on to the lead at 23-19 with its tight defense. A duplication of the ending of last set, one unstoppable spike made China clinch the second set at 25-21.

The testing moment for the Chinese team came in the third set when five draws at the start sparkled a harsh Brazilian fight-back making the latter once lead at 15-12.

The Chinese held their nerve, regained the lead and elbowed away at 24-20. One kill from the Olympic veteran Yang Hao cemented the Chinese victory at 25-20.

China, crowning the Macao leg, won a prize of 35,000 US dollars, while Brazil, the first runner- up, raked in 25,000 US dollars.

Poland, having defeated the arch-rival Germany earlier the day, gained 20,000 US dollars as the second runner-up and Germany, 15,000 dollars.

Source: Xinhua