{"id":38051,"date":"2019-04-09T14:39:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=38051"},"modified":"2019-04-10T04:22:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T04:22:29","slug":"favourites-overcome-scorching-heat-to-succeed-on-first-day-of-satun-main-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/favourites-overcome-scorching-heat-to-succeed-on-first-day-of-satun-main-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"FAVOURITES OVERCOME SCORCHING HEAT TO SUCCEED ON FIRST DAY OF SATUN MAIN DRAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Satun, Thailand, April 9, 2019 &#8211; Favourite teams prevailed on the opening day\u00a0main draw, with top seeds Arash Vakili and Bahman Salemiiinjehboroun dominating the men\u2019s pool play in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour\u00a0Satun 1-Star on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Iranians Vakili and Salemiinjehboroun got off to a great start in the four-day, double- gender tournament as they claimed two victories consisting a convincing 2-0 (21-19 21-15) win against Thailand\u2019s Santitham Khruttha and Poravid Taovato and a 2-0 (21-15 21-13) rout of Qataris Assam Ahmed Mahmoud and Tamer Abdelrasoul in Pool A to advance to the Round of 12.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38053\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0-1-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a great match against Thailand,\u201d said Vakili. \u201cThey are a young team with promising future. The second match against Qatar was very tough as they are a strong team with a great coach. But it was great to get two wins to play in the next round. I love playing here because it is like my second home and most of the people here are Muslims. We want to do our best in our effort of playing in the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38054\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-9-600x327.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second seeds Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko also made a flying start to capture the top spot in Pool B following their two straight wins. The Kazakhs first struggled hard to beat Austrian qualifiers\u00a0Jakob Reiter\/Simon Baldauf 2-1 (21-7, 31-33, 15-13) and then saw off Ukraine\u2019s Denys Denysenko\/Vladyslav Iemelianchyk 2-0 (27-25, 21-14).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday was very difficult for us because we played against two strong teams with a high level of volleyball. They are very tall with good blocking. We tried to stay focused and put pressure on them with our strong serves and it worked well. For us, it is a very difficult\u00a0tournament as it is very very hot here,\u201d said Sidorenko.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38055\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-4-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also registering two victories to rule Pool C and Pool D respectively were Thailand\u2019s Dunwinit Kaewsai\/Kitti Duangjinda and Hungarians Artur Hajos\/Balazs Benko.<\/p>\n<p>The Thai duo came up with straight-set wins over New Zealand\u2019s Thomas Hartles and Alani Neckline 2-0(33-31, 21-18) and Russia\u2019s Daniil Kuvichka and Anton Kislytsyn 2-0 (21-19, 21-19), while Artur and Balazs prevailed against Kazakhstan\u2019s Dmitriy Yakovlev and Sergey Bogatu 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 22-20) and Thailand\u2019s Banlue Nakprakhong and Narongdet Kangkon 2-0 (21-19, 21-15).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38056\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-9-600x327.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s event, Colombia\u2019s Galindo Andrea\/Galindo Claudia topped Pool A as they kicked off their campaign with a brilliant 2-0 (21-16, 21-19 ) win against New Zealand\u2019s Francesca Kirwan\/Olivia MacDonald to next stun Japanese top seeds Yukako Suzuki\/Yui Nagata 2-0 (21-16, 21-11).<\/p>\n<p>Second seeds Kou Nai-Han\/Liu Pi Hsin remained invincible in the tournament to top Pool B. The Chinese Taipei tandem first powered past Canada\u2019s Rian Lenarduzzi\/Devon May 2-0 (21-16 21-19) and then repeated the similar feat after breezing past Thailand\u2019s Chanthira Khanok\/Yodsaphat Pakham 2-0 (21-17 21-18).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38057\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-23-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always fantastic to get the victory,\u201d said Liu. \u201cThere are strong teams with good players in this tournament. So if you make some mistakes, you can lose the match. We have played together for a long time about seven years ago, so I hope we can make it to the final round in this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The third team to move to the Round of 12 with two straight-set wins were Ukraine\u2019s Diana Lunina and Maryna Samoday, who outclassed Russia\u2019s Ekaterina Filiina and Ekaterina Zhazhigina 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) and Hungary\u2019s Dorottya Szabo and Dominika Hafra 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) in Pool D.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38058\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6195\" height=\"4300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6.jpg 6195w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-6-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6195px) 100vw, 6195px\" \/>Vanuatu\u2019s Sherysyn Toko\/Miller Pata emerged as Pool C winners after winning two tiebreakers.They began with a comeback 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 15-11) win over Russia\u2019s Anastasiia Frolova\/Aleksandra Ganenko and then completed their first day\u2019s mission as they overpowered third seeds Brittany Kendall\/Stefanie Weiler of Australia 2-1 (18-21, 21-13, 16-14).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had two matches today. The first match we played against the Russian team and we won. The second match we played the\u00a0Australian team and we won again, both in three sets. I am very happy for the results and what we have been doing. Our expectation here is we want to win as many matches as we can. We want to play in the semi-finals and then the gold medal match,\u201d said Pata.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have trained hard together in Vanuatu to prepare for this tournament and other major tournaments this year.\u00a0The weather here is as the same as our country. It is very hot and humid but we get used to it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC:<br \/>\nAVC Website: www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satun, Thailand, April 9, 2019 &#8211; Favourite teams prevailed on the opening day\u00a0main draw, with top seeds Arash Vakili and Bahman Salemiiinjehboroun dominating the men\u2019s pool play in the FIVB&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":38052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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