{"id":114395,"date":"2023-08-23T13:32:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=114395"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:32:50","slug":"classy-japan-through-to-semifinals-after-exceptional-straight-set-win-against-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/classy-japan-through-to-semifinals-after-exceptional-straight-set-win-against-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"CLASSY JAPAN THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS AFTER EXCEPTIONAL STRAIGHT-SET WIN AGAINST BAHRAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Urmia, Iran, August 23, 2023 \u2013 Japan continued their unbeaten streak after convincing straight-set 25-14, 25-14, 25-17 win against Bahrain at the 222nd Asian Senior Men\u2019s Volleyball Championship to directly move up to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114398\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-580x386.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-1160x773.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-1280x853.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-1320x879.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1936.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan, which picked up the silver medal at the previous edition in Japan in the last edition, beat Bahrain in an easy battle to qualify as the first semifinalist. Their determined efforts were fruitful as the Bahraini game was error-filled.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114397\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-580x386.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_DSC_1870-860x573.jpeg 860w, 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