Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 19, 2024 – The second day of the single round-robin preliminaries at the CAVA Men’s Volleyball Championship at JAR Sport Complex saw exhilarating performances as hosts Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan captured their second consecutive victories, strengthening their positions in the tournament.
Kyrgyzstan beat Tajikistan 3-0
Kyrgyzstan dominated the match from the start, overpowering Tajikistan with a solid 3-0 victory. After a comfortable first set win 25-13, Kyrgyzstan maintained momentum through the second set, which they won 25-12.
Despite some resistance from the opponents in the third set, Kyrgyzstan played well defensively and offensively and their cohesive team play and strong defense left Tajikistan struggling to find answers. Kyrgyzstan wrapped up the set 25-18 and match.
Kanybek Uulu played a key role in the Kyrgyzstan’s victory as he chipped in 17 points from 14 kills, two blocks and one ace, while Ghulomaliev led Tajikistan with 11 points, all in attack.
Turkmenistan beat Maldives 3-2
Turkmenistan endured a hard-fought battle against the Maldives in what became the most dramatic match of the day. As Turkmenistan made a strong start to take an initial 25-18 win in the first set, the Maldives fought back gallantly to take the next two sets 25-23 and 25-21, badly needing only one more set to win the match. However, the Maldives let the win slip through their fingers.
Turkmenistan regrouped in the fourth set and performed impressively for an exceptional 25-15 win, forcing the tie-breaker. In the thrilling decider, Turkmenistan remained in fine form, leading all the way to close it out 15-8 for the eventual 3-2 victory. The resilience of both teams kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Bayramgeldi Veyisov delivered 20 points from 16 kills, three blocks and one ace for Turkmenistan. Didar Nuryyev and Mithun Gulyyev kept good company to add 17 and 14 points respectively. Sajid Ismail was the most productive player of the Maldives to score 16 points including 15 kills from 45 attempts.
Uzbekistan beat Afghanistan 3-1
Hosts Uzbekistan delivered an impressive performance in front of their home crowd with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Afghanistan. As the first set ended with a relatively comfortable 25-20 for Uzbekistan, the second set was more thrilling as both sides traded attacks and points. Still, the host nation fared better at home stretch to clinch the hard-fought set 25-23 for a commanding 2-0 lead.
Conceding two straight sets, Afghanistan kept pushing in the third set. Their more determination was handsomely rewarded as the Afghans took the nail-biting set 25-23 to narrow the margin 1-2. In the fourth set, Uzbekistan stormed back with renewed energy, winning 25-15 to secure their second win in the tournament.
Sobirov Islomjon was instrumental in lifting the Uzbekistan’s victory as he delivered a match-high 21 points from 17 kills and 4 blocks, while Haydarov Ogabek and Mukhammadiyev Yahyo contributed 16 and 14 points respectively. Wardak Mohammad led Afghanistan with 13 points including 12 attacks from 29 attempts.
After two days, Kyrgyzstan went atop the six-team standing with 6 points from two straight wins without losing a set, while hosts Uzbekistan came in close second place with similar 6 points from two wins in a row. Turkmenistan had 5 points from two consecutive wins to finish third positions.
Maldives bagged one point from two losses on the trot to come in fourth place, while Afghanistan and Tajikistan are trailing in fifth and sixth places respectively, both with no point awarded.
Sunday, October 20, Day 3 of the one-week championship, promises to be a thrilling continuation of the championship. The clash between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is particularly anticipated, as both teams will fight it out to stay on top of the standing.
The championship serves as the qualification for the next year’s CAVA Volleyball Nations League. Only top two teams in the Uzbekistan-hosted CAVA Men’s Championship will make the cut for the topflight CAVA Nations League.
MATCH RESULTS AND RANKING
MATCH SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 20
11:00am: Turkmenistan vs Tajikistan
13:30pm: Afghanistan vs Maldives
16:00pm: Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan
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