Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2020 – Tehran Saipa and Tehran Paykan made a clean sweep in their three-day week 1 of the Iran Women’s Premier League to capture the pole position in Pool A and Pool B respectively, iranvolleyball.com reported on Tuesday.
The week 1 encounters took place in two cities, with Tehran hosting Pool A, comprising Tehran Saipa, Qazvin Shahrdari, Exson and Babol Sarvghamatan and Esfahan hosting Pool B, consisting of Esfahan Zob Ahan, Eslamshahr Khojasteh, Tehran Paykan and Fars Setaregan.
Pool A teams had already completed their week 1 campaign, which was held in Tehran on November 19, 21, 23, while the Pool B battle in week 1, taking place on November 26, 28, 30, also came to a close in Esfahan.
Tehran Saipa captured three successive wins to lead Pool A with 9 points after their 3-1 (25-13 25-17 22-25 25-8) victory over Sarvghamatan in their opening clash, followed by a comfortable 3-0 ( 25-10 25-9 25-15) win over Exson and another straight-set win 25-17 25-16 25-11 against Qazvin Shahrdari.
Pool B saw Tehran Paykan in great form to clinch three consecutive victories to top the pool with 9 points. Tehran Paykan got off to a brilliant start with a sensational straight-set win 25-11 25-15 25-10 against Fars Setaregan before powering past Eslamshahr Khojasteh in straight sets 25-17 26-24 25-16 and pulling off a dramatic 3-1 (25-19 25-20 21-25 25-23) win over Zob Ahan in their last match of the week.
A total of 8 teams renew their rivalries in the same form in the second week of the Iran Women’s Premier League, with Pool A teams next competing in Qazvin City on December 10, 12, 14 and Pool B counterparts playing in Tehran on December 17, 19, 21.
WEEK 1 RESULTS
POOL A in Tehran
Day 1, November 19
Qazvin Shahrdari b Exson 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-18)
Tehran Saipa b Babol Sarvghamatan 3-1 (25-13, 25-17, 22-25, 25-8)
Day 2, November 21
Qazvin Shahrdari b Babol Sarvghamatan 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-18)
Tehran Saipa b Exson 3-0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-15)
Day 3, November 23
Tehran Saipa b Qazvin Shahrdari 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-11)
Exson b Babol Sarvghamatan 3-1 (24-26, 27-25, 25-16, 25-19)
POOL B in Esfahan
Day 1, November 26
Tehran Paykan b Fars Setaregan 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-10)
Zob Ahan b Eslamshahr Khojasteh 3-0 (25-5, 25-15, 25-17)
Day 2, November 28
Tehran Paykan b Eslamshahr Khojasteh 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-16)
Zob Ahan b Fars Setaregan 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-10)
Day 3, November 30
Eslamshahr Khojasteh b Fars Setaregan 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-21)
Tehran Paykan b Zob Ahan 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23)
RANKINGS
Pool A:
1 Tehran Saipa (9 points)
2 Qazvin Shahrdari (6 points)
3 Exson (3 points)
4 Babol Sarvghamatan (0 point)
Pool B:
1 Tehran Paykan (9 points)
2 Esfahan Zob Ahan (6 points)
3 Eslamshahr Khojasteh (3 points)
4 Fars Setaregan (0 point)
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