The team pulled off a sensational straight-set 25-22, 25-10 and 25-15 victory over young Korean ladies.

Vietnam national women’s volleyball team gained the fifth place at the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women (Photo: thethao247.vn).

Tran Thanh Thuy led Vietnam with 16 points, including 13 kills from 27 attempts, one block and two aces. Meanwhile, Ha Hyejin chipped in with 12 points for the RoK including nine attacks from 28 attempts.

For Vietnam, the result was a better performance than the 7th position they had achieved at the previous event two years ago in Vinh Phuc province. Meanwhile, the Korean team ranked 6th place at this year’s event and 8th place in Vietnam in 2016.

Earlier, Vietnam succumbed to the semi-final round as the team lost to Japan 1-3 on September 19. They then had to compete for the rankings from 5th to 10th with such teams as the RoK, Kazakhstan, Australia, Iran and the Philippines.

The Vietnamese volleyball female players also had a brilliant performance at recent 18th Asian Games in Indonesia, ranking 6th place.

Vinh Long television volleyball cup to start

An international volleyball tournament, Vinh Long Television Cup, will take place at Vinh Long Province’s Gymnasium from September 28 to October 3.

 

Vietnam crowned VTV Volleyball Cup 2018

The Vietnamese national team beat the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3-1 in the final match on August 11 to seal the championship title of the VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup 2018.

 

VTV Volleyball Cup 2018 features six international teams

The VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup 2018 will take place in the central province of Ha Tinh from August 4 to 11, with the participation of eight teams, including six international clubs, the Vietnam national team, and Vietnam’s youth team.

 

Source: VNA