{"id":123407,"date":"2023-10-14T05:05:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T05:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=123407"},"modified":"2023-10-14T05:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T05:05:10","slug":"sri-lanka-and-uzbekistan-flex-muscles-with-3-1-wins-to-remain-on-course-at-cava-mens-challenge-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/sri-lanka-and-uzbekistan-flex-muscles-with-3-1-wins-to-remain-on-course-at-cava-mens-challenge-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"SRI LANKA AND UZBEKISTAN FLEX MUSCLES WITH 3-1 WINS TO REMAIN ON COURSE AT CAVA MEN\u2019S CHALLENGE CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Bangkok, Thailand, October 13, 2023 &#8211; With only one day left before the single round-robin competition will come to a close, hosts Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan stretched their win-loss record to 3-1 on Friday to keep their high hopes of finishing Top Two to face off against each other in the Sunday\u2019s final showdown of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Men\u2019s Volleyball Challenge Cup at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo alive.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123413\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-580x407.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-860x604.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1160x815.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-800x562.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1280x899.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1920x1349.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-1320x927.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-3-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Sri Lanka demolished Afghanistan 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-17), Uzbekistan saw off Bangladesh 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-13) and Saudi Arabia tasted their first win in the one-week-long tournament after dramatic 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14) win against Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Six teams featuring world No.67 and hosts Sri Lanka, world No.86 Uzbekistan, world No.68 Afghanistan, Nepal, world No.65 Saudi Arabia and world No.72 Bangladesh are contesting the round-robin event, which will see only top two teams fight it out in the final showdown to vie for top honor. On the same occasion, teams finishing 3rd and 4th places will also renew their rivalry in the third-place playoff for bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123414\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-580x407.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-860x604.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1160x815.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-800x562.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1280x899.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1920x1349.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-1320x927.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-2-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following their Friday\u2019s win, the Sri Lankans stayed atop the six-team standing with unchallenged 10 points from 3 wins against one loss and are assured of securing their berth in the Sunday\u2019s final. Uzbekistan, which had 9 points from 3 wins against one loss, also enhanced their chances of qualifying for the final.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan and Nepal had 6 points apiece from 2 wins against 2 losses, with the former faring well to come up with better sets ratio to maintain their third place and the latter in fourth position. Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh had the similar record of one win against 3 losses to trail in 5th and 6th places respectively, with the former holding one-point advantage to stay in front.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123418\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-580x407.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-860x604.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1160x815.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-800x562.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1280x899.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1920x1349.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-1320x927.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-4-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka, which had already suffered their first loss to Uzbekistan, lived up to the expectations on Friday after powering past Afghanistan, which finished 14th place at the Urmia-hosted 22nd Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Iran in August and a disappointing 17th at the recent 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Men\u2019s Competition in China, in thrilling four sets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123422\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-580x393.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-860x582.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1160x786.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1280x867.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1920x1300.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-1320x894.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-A-600x406.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sri Lankans took the comfortable first set 25-19, went down 18-25 in the second set, but roared back to capture the remaining two sets 25-22, 25-17 for the match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123423\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-580x393.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-860x582.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1160x786.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1280x867.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1920x1300.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-1320x894.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-B-600x406.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bandar Jayalath became the unstoppable force in the Sri Lanka\u2019s lineup as he performed brilliantly to score a match-high 33 points from 29 attacks, 3 blocks and one ace, while Kohistani Naser led Afghanistan with 19 points from 16 kills and 3 blocks. Asefi Ozair Mohammad was also supportive with 16 attack points.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123424\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-580x407.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-860x604.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1160x815.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-800x562.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1280x899.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1920x1349.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-1320x927.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-C-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The match stats also proved an absolute dominance of Sri Lanka in this clash against Afghanistan. The winning team dominated in kills (54 to 49), blocks (7 to 5) and aces (3 to 2), besides benefiting from more opponent errors (28 to 22).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123425\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-580x393.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-860x582.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1160x786.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1280x867.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1920x1300.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-1320x894.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sri-D-600x406.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka will next take on Bangladesh and win or loss in the Saturday\u2019s match, the host side are 100% guaranteed of securing a spot in the Sunday\u2019s final due to the uncatchable 10 points they have claimed so far, while Afghanistan will challenge Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123421\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-2048x1549.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-580x439.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-860x650.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1160x877.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-500x378.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-800x605.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1280x968.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1920x1452.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-1320x998.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uzb-1-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Uzbekistan, which ended their campaign in 17th position at the 22nd Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Iran, continued their impressive run in the tournament following their 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-13) blitz over Bangladesh on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123420\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-2048x1549.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-580x439.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-860x650.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1160x877.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-500x378.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-800x605.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1280x968.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1920x1452.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-1320x998.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/uz-3-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sobirov Islomjon chipped in with 14 points from 11 kills and 3 blocks for Uzbekistan, while Horosit Biswas scored 14 points including 13 attacks from 20 attempts on the Bangladesh\u2019s losing effort.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123416\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-580x436.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-860x646.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1160x871.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1280x961.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1920x1442.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-1320x991.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-main-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the see-saw clash, Saudi Arabia overcame a sturdy challenge from Nepal to narrowly edge past the unfancied opponents in epic tie-breaker 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14 for their maiden win in this tournament.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123417\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/saudi-3-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" 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Teams finishing third and fourth places will also face off against each other in the third-place playoff to vie for bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH RESULTS AND STANDING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123408\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-300x156.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-300x156.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-1024x533.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-768x400.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-580x302.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/match-ersults-860x448.jpeg 860w, 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