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Yang Miaomiao and Chen Ruin Han supported Xu with 11 and 10 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>China eyes a second straight finals appearance against Chinese Taipei in a knockout semifinal on Friday at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong, China is relegated to the classification for 5th to 8th places, taking on the Philippines at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Korea finished the Final 8 round with two consecutive wins after sweeping Uzbekistan, 25-13, 25-7, 25-18.<\/p>\n<p>Jang Suin and Park Ye Young led the Korean\u2019s lopsided win with 14 points each, as Lee De Yeon, Eo Minseo, and Son Seoyeon chipped in seven points each.<\/p>\n<p>Korea takes on unbeaten defending champion Japan on Friday at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan, which finished with a 0-3 card in the Final 8, takes on Thailand for the right to advance to the battle for fifth at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kazakhstan and Iran took down separate foes to inch closer to a battle for ninth place at the Princess Sumaya Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Margarita Vagner led Kazakhstan with 13 points to sweep host Jordan,&nbsp;&nbsp;25-12, 25-15, 25-12.<\/p>\n<p>Vagner had nine kills, two blocks, and two aces. Aisha Mukhamadiyeva and Assiya Askarova had nine and seven<\/p>\n<p>Iran, on the other hand, survived Australia in five sets, 25-23, 16-25, 25-17, 22-25, 17-15.<\/p>\n<p>Setayesh Nasr Esfahani came to the rescue for Iran, putting on the finishing touches to prevent Australia from pulling off a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>She scored 17 points for the Iranians. Zahra Jafari Khoulenjaniv and Taraneh Jamchi chimed in with 11 points each, while Melina Ghofrani added nine, including the game-winning ace.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan battles Australia also on Friday at 4 p.m., followed by the Iran-Jordan match at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Jorja Grocott led Australia with 20 points in a losing effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMMAN, Jordan \u2014 China and Korea completed the Final Four in the 2nd AVC Asian Women\u2019s U16 Volleyball Championship on Thursday at the Prince Hamzah Arena. 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