Seoul, Korea, August 19, 2019 – Chinese Taipei showed essence of organizational power and won a crucial match against New Zealand 25-12 25-22 25-13 in their Pool C match of the 20th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship at Jamsil Students’ Gymnasium on Monday.
Against taller New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, whose height average is 172cm against the rivals’ 180cm, came up in full strength with power and excellent teamwork to win the first set 25-12.
Conceding one set, the Kiwis did not want to give up easily. They struck back with aggressive attacks and blocking, while Chinese Taipei became more prone with unforced mistakes. New Zealand took an initial 13-10 lead before Chinese Taipei came back to life with the tank having the staying power that they could wish for. Their attacks and good defence worked well and Chinese Taipei recovered to clinch the tight contest 25-22.
Led by powerful Chen Yu-Chieh, Chinese Taipei continued their mighty attacks in the third set. The Kiwis tried hard to turn the tide, but their determination did not pay its dividends as Chinese Taipei stormed on to win the set 25-13 and match.
After the match, Chinese Taipei head coach Koji Tsuzurabara from Japan said “This time, I made Chinese Taipei team with many young, high-potential players. While these players are growing, new talented players will probably grow and shine among them. I will make the strongest team with these members and new players. Our target here is to finish among top 5.”
Chinese Taipei team captain Chang Li-Wen said “We practiced with focusing on our speed, and today, it was quite effective. After every training, we will always have time to improve on our teamwork and personal skills. We give feedback to each other. This kind of process really helps us, and we will keep doing it.”
With a crucial win over New Zealand, Chinese Taipei completed their preliminaries with 3 points from one win against one loss. However, they have to wait for the result of the Tuesday’s match between Thailand and New Zealand. A likely loss of the Kiwis to the Thais will allow Chinese Taipei a chance to strut their stuff in the round of top 8.
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