Tianjin, China, April 27, 2019 – Hosts Bohai Bank Tianjin delighted the tribune with their overwhelming superiority to outclass Hong Kong International Volleyball Club 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-13) on the opening day of the 2019 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship at the Wuqing Sports Centre Saturday evening. Wang Yuanyuan and Wang Yizhu kept good company in the attacks as both contributed 14 points for the hosts.
In-form Bohai Bank Tianjin dominated the first set seeing Yao Di smash a solid spike followed by a well-placed service, leading the score to 17-7. The hosts were not so friendly on the court as they quickly concluded the set 25-10 following a series of stunning blocks combined with demolishing attacks.
Bohai Bank Tianjin led all the way from the very beginning of the second set, leaving the opponents behind from 6-3 to16-8. Ip Hoi Lun Helen of Hong Kong managed to catch up with the tempo by unleashing persuasive attacks until the set raced to a 10-16 deficit. However, Bohai Bank Tianjin showed no mercy as they sealed the set 25-12 with consecutive impenetrable blocks.
The third set saw Bohai Bank Tianjin establish a large-margin lead of 18-8. Hong Kong International Volleyball Club improved offensive skills and pulled together to earn several points before Yang Yi leashed terrific service to end the set 25-13 and the match 3-0.
“We’ve been trying to perform as good as we could at the first match. I hope to do better and better in the following days and we‘ll do our utmost to fulfill every single match.” said Wang Yizhu, wing spiker of Bohai Bank Tianjin.
The head coach of Hong Kong International Volleyball Club Wing Sang Kwan congratulated the hosts. “In fact, we lost the game mainly due to the lack of international competition experience and most of the players are amateur. At least we’ve learned a lot from it and I am pleased that we did release some excellent fight-backs in the final set”.
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