{"id":45990,"date":"2019-08-18T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T18:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=45990"},"modified":"2019-08-18T18:17:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T18:17:17","slug":"20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>DAY 1 WRAPUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seoul, Korea, August 18, 2019 &#8211; Strong teams powered past their respective rivals on the first day of the 20th Asian Senior Women\u2019s Volleyball Championship, with Korea delighting a large crowd, estimated at 3,350, of cheering home fans at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium with a 3-0 rout of Iran and Thailand overcoming a strong challenge from Chinese Taipei to beat the spirited opponents in thrilling four-setter.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46002\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/12-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/12-12.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/12-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/12-12-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/12-12-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thirteen teams are competing in the August 18-25 Championship, vying for the Asian crown, but more importantly, top eight teams from this top-tier eight-day competition, except Tokyo 2020 hosts Japan and already qualified China, will make the cut for the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in early January.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sunday\u2019s opening Pool B match at Jamsil Indoor Stadium, Australia, strengthened by an impressive quartet of Jaimee-Lee Morrow, Jennifer Sadler, Monique Stojanovic and Agnieszka Kudziela, fought hard against Kazakhstan, but found the rivals a tough nut to crack. Despite putting up a brave fight, Australia went down in straight sets 19-25 20-25 21-25.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46006\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-10.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-10-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-10-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-10-600x423.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kristina Belova chipped in with 12 points for Kazakhstan, while Zhanna Syroyeshkina kept good company to add 10 points. Natalia Sharshakova also handed the team 8 points including a team-leading 5 blocks. Monique Stojanovic led Australia with 10 points, while Morrow, Sadler and Kudziela scored 9 points apiece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46007\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17-13.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17-13-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17-13-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17-13-600x406.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46009\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19-11.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19-11-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19-11-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46008\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/18-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/18-10.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/18-10-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/18-10-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/18-10-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan, 7th place at the previous edition in the Philippines, will next take on reigning champions Japan on Monday, while Australia, finishing 10th in the Philippines, are due to play India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46005\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/15-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/15-7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/15-7-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/15-7-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/15-7-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hosts Korea, chasing dreams of winning their unprecedented Asian title at home, also registered their first win on Sunday following their convincing straight-set victory over Iran in Pool A. Super star spiker Kim Yeonkoung led the host side to a sensational 25-17 win in the first set as she allowed team-mates to seal the deal in the remaining two sets 25-9 25-14.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46000\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/10-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/10-14.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/10-14-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/10-14-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/10-14-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46004\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/14-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/14-12.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/14-12-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/14-12-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/14-12-600x419.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kim Heejin led Korea with 11 points including 9 attacks from 18 attempts, while no one scored in double figures for Iran. Veteran Esfahani Medeh Borhani and Mahsa Kadkhoda similarly topscored with 7 points for the Iranian side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46003\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/13-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/13-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/13-5-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/13-5-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/13-5-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Korea, bronze medallists at the previous episode two years ago, have yet claimed the Asian crown since the Championship inception in 1975 in Australia. Since the country is hosting the prestigious competition for the first time in history, Korea have their sights firmly set on landing the maiden title at home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46001\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-17.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-17-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-17-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-17-600x428.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With only three teams competing in Pool A, Korea will contest their last preliminary match against Hong Kong China on Monday, while Iran will have a rest day before next competing against Hong Kong China on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45994\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-26.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-26-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-26-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Pool C, Thailand, silver medallists at the previous edition and at the last year\u2019s Asian Games in Indonesia, shrugged off their poor start to beat fast-improving Chinese Taipei in thrilling four-setter 20-25 25-13 25-22 25-10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45995\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-24.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-24-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-24-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-24-600x430.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Onuma Sittirak scored a match-high 23 points for Thailand, while talented Chatchu-On Moksri contributed 16 points including 15 attacks. Chen Tsu-Ya led Chinese Taipei with 17 points.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45996\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-21.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-21-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-21-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-21-600x408.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thailand, spearheaded by veterans who played in the squad which won the Asian title in 2009 and 2013 including Pleumjit Thinkaow, Nootsara Tomkom, Onuma Sittirak, Malika Kanthong and Wilavan Apinyapong, will next take on New Zealand on Tuesday, while Chinese Taipei will be pitted against the Kiwis on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45999\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9-16.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9-16-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9-16-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9-16-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, title-holders Japan, fielding a strong U20 squad which reigned supreme over the last month\u2019s FIVB Women\u2019s U20 World Championship in Mexico, proved too strong for India to dispose of the rivals in a totally one-sided affair 25-12 25-14 25-8 in just 59 minutes in their opening Pool B match at the Jamsil Students\u2019 Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45997\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7-22.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7-22-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7-22-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7-22-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45998\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/8-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/8-19.jpg 753w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/8-19-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/8-19-600x765.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miwako Osanai chipped in with 19 points from 15 attacks, one block and a team-leading 3 aces for Japan, while Soorya S, Nirmala and Minimol Abraham scored 4 points apiece for India. Japan will next challenge Kazakhstan on Monday, with the Indians going up against Australia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45993\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-26.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-26-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-26-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-26-600x413.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>China, which sent their second-string squad to the previous edition in the Philippines to return with a disappointing 4th place, also made their mark on the first day following their easy straight-set 25-11 25-9 25-12 win in Pool D clash against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45992\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2-34.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2-34-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2-34-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2-34-600x411.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wang Yizhu scored a team-high 10 points for China including 9 attacks from 21 attempts,while Dharmatissa E.D.W. led Sri Lanka with 7 points from 6 attacks and one ace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45991\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-40.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-40-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-40-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-40-600x368.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pool round-robin preliminaries continue on Monday, the second day of the 20th edition in Seoul, Korea. After Day 3 on Tuesday, teams will be ranked respectively in their pools, with only the top two teams from each pool advancing to the round of the top 8 teams. Teams finishing third and fourth places will be relegated to the classification round for 9th-13th places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46013\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B-2-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B-2-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B-2-600x346.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the 19th Asian meet two years ago in the Philippines, Japan recovered from the first two-set down to beat Thailand 3-2 in the final clash for their fourth Asian title, while Korea stormed past young China to claim bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46012\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A-2.jpg 748w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A-2-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A-2-600x697.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/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: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAY 1 WRAPUP Seoul, Korea, August 18, 2019 &#8211; Strong teams powered past their respective rivals on the first day of the 20th Asian Senior Women\u2019s Volleyball Championship, with Korea&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":46010,"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":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DAY 1 WRAPUP Seoul, Korea, August 18, 2019 &#8211; Strong teams powered past their respective rivals on the first day of the 20th Asian Senior Women\u2019s Volleyball Championship, with Korea...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Asian Volleyball Confederation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"670\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kanz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kanz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kanz\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e\"},\"headline\":\"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\"},\"wordCount\":860,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Slider\",\"Volleyball News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\",\"name\":\"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":670},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/\",\"name\":\"Asian Volleyball Confederation\",\"description\":\"An official site of Asian Volleyball Confederation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Asian Volleyball Confederation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Cover-Photo-1-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Cover-Photo-1-2.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Asian Volleyball Confederation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e\",\"name\":\"Kanz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58b680572cd38c7d557b2a39029f6089e60e17edf75412ee6d5c8f2dd8395d00?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58b680572cd38c7d557b2a39029f6089e60e17edf75412ee6d5c8f2dd8395d00?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kanz\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/author\/kanz\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation","og_description":"DAY 1 WRAPUP Seoul, Korea, August 18, 2019 &#8211; Strong teams powered past their respective rivals on the first day of the 20th Asian Senior Women\u2019s Volleyball Championship, with Korea...","og_url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/","og_site_name":"Asian Volleyball Confederation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball","article_published_time":"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":670,"url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kanz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kanz","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/"},"author":{"name":"Kanz","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e"},"headline":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL","datePublished":"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/"},"wordCount":860,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg","articleSection":["Slider","Volleyball News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/","name":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL - Asian Volleyball Confederation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg","datePublished":"2019-08-18T18:11:41+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-18T18:17:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/main.jpg","width":960,"height":670},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/20th-asian-sr-womens-volleyball-championship-gets-under-way-in-seoul\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"20TH ASIAN SR WOMEN\u2019S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDER WAY IN SEOUL"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/","name":"Asian Volleyball Confederation","description":"An official site of Asian Volleyball Confederation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization","name":"Asian Volleyball Confederation","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Cover-Photo-1-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website-Cover-Photo-1-2.png","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Asian Volleyball Confederation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e","name":"Kanz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58b680572cd38c7d557b2a39029f6089e60e17edf75412ee6d5c8f2dd8395d00?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58b680572cd38c7d557b2a39029f6089e60e17edf75412ee6d5c8f2dd8395d00?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kanz"},"url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/author\/kanz\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}