China, Iran into last four at Hangzhou at the Cross Match phase

HANGZHOU: Men’s volleyball teams of China and Iran both advanced into the last four directly with victories at the Cross Match phase at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

China, who finished top of Group A, swept past Indonesia 3-1 (25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22) to make the last four.

In the beginning of the match, both teams were evenly matched, with China making more errors at the net. Dur-ing Jiang Chuan’s serves, China established a four-point lead. Building on their momentum, China further extended their advantage before claiming the set at 25-17.

The second set went more smoothly for China, but Indonesia fought back in the third set and once led China with a five-point cushion. Although China narrowed the gap through Zhang Jingying’s serves, the host side still lost 25-23.

China kept a small advantage throughout the fourth set and eventually claimed the 3-1 victory.

Also on Friday, defending champion Iran defeated Thailand 25-21, 25-18, 25-16 to directly reach the semifi-nals. IANS

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