{"id":38291,"date":"2019-04-14T16:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=38291"},"modified":"2019-04-14T16:12:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:12:52","slug":"strong-teams-overcome-searing-heat-and-lower-ranked-rivals-for-comfortable-wins-on-day-1-of-samila-open-main-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/strong-teams-overcome-searing-heat-and-lower-ranked-rivals-for-comfortable-wins-on-day-1-of-samila-open-main-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"STRONGER TEAMS OVERCOME SEARING HEAT AND RIVALS FOR DAY 1 WINS AT SAMILA OPEN MAIN DRAW \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Songkhla,Thailand, April 14, 2019 &#8211; Despite the scorching heat on the main draw Day 1 of the SMM AVC Beach Volleyball Tour \u201c20th Samila Open\u201d at the Samila Beach here on Sunday, strong teams flexed muscles for two straight wins in their respective pools to advance to the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38293\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-1-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/men-score-1-600x521.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>The action-packed main draw was held on a day when the daytime temperature in Songkhla had reached 34 degrees Celsius, forcing most players and spectators at the competition venue to wear hats and sunglasses on opening day of the double-gender, four-day competition. However, the energy-sapping heat failed to dampen the strong teams\u2019 enthusiasm and determination to come up with their superb form.<\/p>\n<p>Only top two teams from each pool in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s events made it to round of the last 16, while teams finishing third crashed out of the topflight competition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38294\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-indo-m-ok-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>In the men\u2019s division, local hopefuls Surin Jongklang and Sedtawat Padsawud captured the top spot in Pool A as expected when the top seeds got off to a flying start to beat Qatar\u2019s Abdelrasoul Tamer and Mahmoud Assam Ahmed 2-0 (22-20, 21-17) in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The Thai duo then completed their first day mission with a lop-sided 2-0 (21-10, 21-11) win against New Zealand\u2019s Thomas Hartles and Alani Nicklin\u00a0in their second match which lasted only 29 minutes in the pool play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am quite satisfied with our performance in the first two matches,\u201d said Sedtawat. \u201cWe could control ourselves to play according to our own game, so I am quite happy what we have been doing so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConditions of the competition venue here are quite difficult for us to play. It is quite windy here. Nonetheless, every team has faced the same situation. We are looking forward to a tougher match in the next round and I hope we will win again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning champions and second seeds Gao Peng and Li Yang from China also made a solid start in pool round-robin preliminaries when they successfully cleared the first hurdle with a 2-0 (21-10 21-6) rout of Singapore\u2019s Tan Trevis and Benjamin Choo Wei Jie. The Chinese duo then recorded their second win after thrashing Chinese Taipei\u2019s Wang Chin-Ju and Hsieh Ya-Jen 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) in just 29 minutes to top Pool B.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38295\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5207\" height=\"3613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok.jpg 5207w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/china-m-ok-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5207px) 100vw, 5207px\" \/>China 2\u2019s\u00a0Wu Jiaxin and Ha Likejiang made their mark on the opening-day campaign when they made it two in a row. They first pulled off a terrific comeback 2-1 (20-22 21-17 15-7) win over Chinese Taipei\u2019s Hsu Chen-Wei and Wu Shin-Shian and maintained their unbeaten streak to thrash Indonesia\u2019s Rendy Licado and Mohammad Ashfiya 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) to rule Pool C.<\/p>\n<p>In Pool D, Damien Schumann and Code Durant registered two consecutive wins to secure their place at round of 16. The Australian tandem beat Malaysia\u2019s Jai Wei Gee and Kuck Kwan Young 2-0 (21-15, 21-10) to later breeze past Singapore\u2019s Tay Kingsley and Shen Fan Yang Mark 2-0 (21-14, 21-10).<\/p>\n<p>Iranians Rahman Raoufi and Abolhamed Mirzaali, who picked up silver at the FIVB World Tour Satun 1-star a few days ago, struggled to beat Sri Lankans Tiron Jayathilaka Indika and Yapa Sashimal 2-1 (21-14 16-21 15-10) in their first match, but went down to Japan\u2019s Yusuke Ishijima and Ageba Yoya in an exhausting encounter 1-2 (21-19 15-21 31-33). Fortunately, the Iranian duo finished second in Pool G to next enter round of 16, where they are due to take on another Japanese pairing of Takumi Takahashi\/Yoshiumi Hasegawa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38296\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-score-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-score-1.jpg 958w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-score-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-score-1-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/women-score-1-600x501.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/>Meanwhile, in the women\u2019s event, Thailand 1\u2019s Varapatsorn Radarong\/Khanittha Hongpak\u00a0made a clean sweep on Day 1. The top seeds first showed no mercy to Chong Eliza and Ee Shan Lau to tame the Singaporeans 2-0 (21-9, 21-10) and later downed Kazakhstan\u2019s Alina Rachenko\u00a0and Yelizaveta Yeropkina 2-0 (21-9, 21-12) to top Pool A.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38297\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-14-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\u201cIn the first match, we tried to adjust ourselves to get accustomed to the court conditions and to learn our opponents game and play in accordance with what we have trained for. So, it is always difficult to play in the first match of the tournament,\u201d said Khanittha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the second match, due to strong wind, we had to play with more concentration and stay focused in order to control the ball. I am happy that we finished as the pool winners. We will learn from our today\u2019s mistakes to\u00a0play better in the next match,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38298\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-33-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>Chinese second seeds Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi, defending champions and the 2018 Asian Games gold medalists, recorded two victories in Pool B to cruise to round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese duo first brushed off Kazakhstan\u2019s Tatyana Mashkova and Irina Tsimbolova 2-0 (21-11, 21-15) to next outplay Malaysians Joo Shu Woon\/Mac Tasha 2-0 (21-9 21-9) in just 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38299\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4568\" height=\"3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok.jpg 4568w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/japan-indo-women-ok-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4568px) 100vw, 4568px\" \/>Japanese third seeds Megumi Murakami and Miki Ishii, silver medallists at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, and fourth seeds Xue Chen and Wang Xinxin\u00a0from China 2 also progressed\u00a0to round of the last 16 after registering two victories in their respective Pool C and Pool E respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38300\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thai-vanuatu-OK-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>Formidable Pata Miller\/Toko Sherysyn, who settled for silver at the FIVB World Tour Satun 1-star, had a mixed fortune on the first day as the Vanuatu duo first downed Malaysians Hsi Yan Tan\/Sin Xi Foo 2-0 (21-5 21-9), but were given a serious challenge from Thailand\u2019s Tanarattha Udomchavee\/Rumpaipruet Numwong in their second tussle to go down in hard-fought three-set thriller 27-25 17-21 12-15.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pata and Toko joined the Thai pairing in the round of 16, where they will go up against Australians Phoebe Bell\/Jessyka Ngauamo on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: 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