Hanoi, Vietnam, June 12, 2025 – Vietnam and the Philippines secured the top spots in their respective pools on Thursday to book their places in the do-or-die semifinals of the inaugural AVC Women’s Nations Cup Vietnam 2025 at Dong Anh Gymnasium. Hosts Vietnam will face Kazakhstan, while the Philippines are set to battle it out with Chinese Taipei in the Friday semifinals.
In their final pool round-robin matches on Thursday, Vietnam dominated Australia in straight sets (25-11, 25-14, 25-15) in Pool A, while Chinese Taipei overcame India 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17).
Backed by an electric crowd of 2,800 home supporters, Vietnam, the back-to-back AVC Challenge Cup champions in 2023 and 2024, continued their commanding run, remaining the only unbeaten team in the tournament without dropping a single set.
Led by star attackers Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, the home side proved too powerful for the Australians, overwhelming them with relentless offense and sharp serving. Despite Australia’s best efforts, Vietnam maintained control throughout all three sets.
Opposite hitter Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen led all scorers with 13 points, all from attack, while outside hitters Thanh Thuy and Nhu Quynh added 12 points apiece. Outside hitter Ella Schabort was the only Australian to score in double figures, finishing with 11 points (9 attacks, 2 blocks).
Statistically, Vietnam outperformed Australia in attacks (48-24) and service aces (7-1), while the Australians led in blocking (6-4). The victory earned Vietnam 3.96 points, moving them up to No. 28 in the world rankings. Australia, meanwhile, slipped three spots to No. 60.
In the other Pool A match, Chinese Taipei overcame last year’s CAVA Women’s Nations League champions, India, in dramatic four sets. Outside hitter Chang Yi-Chi starred with a match-high 24 points (20 attacks, 4 blocks), supported by Hsu Wan-Yun (12 points), Tsai Yu-Chun (11), and Kan Ko-Hui (10). Opposite hitter Anagha Radhakrishnan led India’s effort with 23 points, all from attacks.
Chinese Taipei gained 3.58 points to rise to No. 42 in the world rankings with a total of 88.90 points. India remained at No. 63 with 28.98 points.
Over in Pool B, the Philippines produced an outstanding performance to sweep Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-19). Kazakhstan were playing without their captain, Sana Anarkulova, who suffered a right knee injury in their previous match against Iran.
Energized by their vocal supporters, the Filipinas executed their game plan with precision, relying on the offensive trio of Mhicaela Belen, Alyssa Jae Solomon, and Angel Anne Canino.
Belen led all scorers with 16 points (14 attacks, 2 blocks), while Solomon and Canino added 14 and 13 points, respectively. Opposite Tatyana Nikitina was Kazakhstan’s top scorer with 12 points (11 attacks).
Following the win, Philippines bagged 10.2 points for 72.33 points in total to remain at No.47 in the world ranking, while Kazakhstan dropped one spot to stay at world No.31 with 116.87 points.
Elsewhere in Pool B, Mongolia recorded their first win of the tournament with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Iran (25-18, 21-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-11).
Outside hitters Enkhnaran Ganbold and Narangua Sumiyabeis led Mongolia with 15 points each. Iran put up a strong fight with four players reaching double figures, including outside hitter Fatemeh Khalil Chermahini, who scored a match-high 19 points.
Indonesia also claimed their second win of the tournament, comfortably defeating New Zealand in straight sets (25-14, 25-15, 25-19).
Outside hitter Ersandrina Devega Salsabila paced the team with 16 points, all from attacks, while Ajeng Viona Adelea and Medial Stiovanmy Yoku chipped in 12 and 10 points respectively. New Zealand’s scoring was spread across four players, captain Petra Manderson, Charton Hunter Vail, Katherine Louise Adamsom and Elizabeth Hanna, each contributing 6 points.
At the conclusion of the pool phase, Vietnam topped Pool A with a perfect 12 points from four straight-set victories. Chinese Taipei followed in second with 9 points from three wins and one loss. Hong Kong, China placed third with 4 points (2 wins, 2 losses), ahead of Australia (4 points, 1-3) and India (1 point, 1-3).
The Philippines finished atop Pool B with 13 points from four wins and one loss, narrowly edging out Kazakhstan, which also posted four wins against one loss but trailed with 12 points. Iran (8 points), Indonesia (7 points), Mongolia (3 points), and New Zealand (2 points) completed the standings in third to sixth places.
MATCH RESULTS AND STANDINGS
MATCH SCHEDULE
Friday, June 13 (all local time)
Semifinals
17.30: Vietnam vs Kazakhstan
20.00: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei
Classification Round
10.00: 9th-11th: India vs New Zealand
12.30: 5th-8th: Hong Kong, China vs Indonesia
15.00: 5th-8th: Australia vs Iran
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