SEMIFINAL BERTHS COMPLETED FOR CHINESE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE

SEMIFINAL BERTHS COMPLETED FOR CHINESE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE

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Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2021 – The Chinese Men’s Volleyball League has decided its semifinal berths in Qinhuangdao on Monday, with Beijing, Jiangsu and Zhejiang advancing with straight-set victories and favorites Shanghai overcoming Shandong 3-1.

Beijing triumphed over Tianjin 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-16) to extend their winning streak to seven. Beijing’s Jiang Chuan scored a game-high 17 points, with Kovacevic Uros and Liu Libin adding 15 and 12 respectively.

Defending champions Shanghai marched towards the semifinals after outlasting Shandong 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17). Wu Pengzhi and Zhang Zhejia were both the leading scorers for Shanghai with an identical game-high 15 points.

Jiangsu eased past Hennan 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18) and Zhejiang smashed Sichuan 3-0 (25-15 25-19 25-15) to move into the semifinals.

Other games saw Hebei upset Hubei 3-1 for the 11th position while the latter finished 12th in the end. Liaoning defeated Fujian 3-2 to come in a distant 13th. Guangdong and Fujian finished in ninth and 10th according to the standings.

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