{"id":46925,"date":"2019-08-27T19:02:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=46925"},"modified":"2019-08-27T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:03:29","slug":"china-and-japan-to-battle-it-out-in-mens-and-womens-showdowns-at-avc-bv-continental-cup-phase-1-eastern-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/china-and-japan-to-battle-it-out-in-mens-and-womens-showdowns-at-avc-bv-continental-cup-phase-1-eastern-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINA AND JAPAN TO BATTLE IT OUT IN MEN\u2019S AND WOMEN\u2019S SHOWDOWNS AT AVC BV CONTINENTAL CUP PHASE 1 EASTERN ZONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Zhongwei, Ningxia, China, August 27, 2019 &#8211; Hosts China brushed off Hong Kong China on Tuesday to set up final men\u2019s and women\u2019s showdowns with Japan at the double-gender AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Phase 1 Eastern Zone.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46932\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4548\" height=\"3032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff.jpg 4548w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEKOU-N.HLIU-P.HJPNIshiiMizoeff-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4548px) 100vw, 4548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong China, fresh from beating Korea 2-0, went up against powerhouses China in the first semi-final encounter, while the other semi-final clash saw Chinese Taipei face Japan in the men\u2019s event. It was also the similar script in the women\u2019s competition with China taking on Hong Kong China and Japan challenging Chinese Taipei on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46935\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3584\" height=\"2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1.jpg 3584w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEYU-Y.HPAN-T.YJPNTakeKusano1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3584px) 100vw, 3584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the action-packed women\u2019s event, China 1\u2019s Wang Fan\/Xia Xinyi, who had captured gold medal at the last year\u2019s Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia aside from emerging as the champions at this year\u2019s Samila Open Asian Tour in Songkhla, Thailand, spent 31 minutes in outplaying Hong Kong China 1\u2019s Wai Yan Au Yeung\/Koo Yung Yung 21-11 21-17, while Wang Xinxin\/Xue Chen ended the Hong Kong China\u2019s entire challenge as the China 2\u2019s pairing pulled off a comfortable straight-set 21-14 21-7 win against Hong Kong China 2\u2019s Lo Wai Yan\/Ng Wing Laam in a 28-minute encounter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46930\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2946\" height=\"1964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_.jpg 2946w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWangX.XXueHKGLoW.L.NG1_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2946px) 100vw, 2946px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan also made their mark in the Tuesday\u2019s semi-finals against Chinese Taipei following a scintillating 2-0 win against the lower-ranked rivals. Japan 1\u2019s Miki Ishii\/Sayaka Mizoe had a little problems in ousting Chinese Taipei 1\u2019s Kou Nai-Han\/Liu Pi-Hsin, winners at this year\u2019s Satun Open one-star in Thailand, 21-15 21-13, but Japan 2\u2019s Nishibori Take\/Ayumi Kusano struggled to beat Chinese Taipei 2\u2019s Yu Ya-Hsuan\/Pan Tzu-Yi 21-17 21-19 in 38 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46929\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo....jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4005\" height=\"2670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo....jpg 4005w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo...-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo...-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo...-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNWang-fanX.Y.XiaHKGW.Y.Au-YeungKo...-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4005px) 100vw, 4005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Japan will go up against China in the women\u2019s showdown, with Ishii\/Mizoe taking on Wang\/Xia and Take\/Kusano challenging Wang\/Xue.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the men\u2019s semi-finals, Hong Kong China, which stormed past Korea 2-0 in their first round, found China too strong to go down 0-2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46927\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3317\" height=\"2211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1.jpg 3317w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CHNP.GAOY_.LiHKGWongPong1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3317px) 100vw, 3317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong China 1\u2019s Wong Kwun Pong\/Wong Yeung suffered a disappointing 0-2 (10-21 9-21) loss to much stronger China 1\u2019s Gao Peng\/Li Yang in just 24 minutes. The Chinese duo also claimed gold medal at the Samila Open Asian Tour in Thailand, but picked up silver medal at the Asian Beach Volleyball Championships.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46926\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3717\" height=\"2478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51.jpg 3717w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-51-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3717px) 100vw, 3717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>China 2\u2019s Wu Jiaxin\/Ha Likejiang also enjoyed a comfortable match against Hong Kong China 2\u2019s Chui Kam Lung\/Yeung Pok Man to win 21-14 21-10 in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In the other semi-final clash, Japan fought hard against Chinese Taipei to edge past the tough rivals in close 2-0 battle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46934\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....jpg 6720w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas...-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas...-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas...-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas...-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan 1\u2019s Takumi Takahashi\/Yoshiumi Hasegawa defeated Chinese Taipei 1\u2019s Wang Chin-Ju\/Hsieh Ya-Jen 21-19 21-15, while Japan 2\u2019s Ishijima Gottsu\/Katsuhira Shiratori survived a scare from Hsu Chen-Wei\/Wu Shin-Shian to rally past the fighting tandem in hard-fought three-set thriller 21-17 19-21 15-13 in exhausting 49 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46933\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TPEWANG-C.JHSIEH-Y.JJPNTakahashiHas....J1PG-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan will strut their stuff against China in the men\u2019s final clash on Wednesday, with Gao Peng\/Li Yang taking on Takahashi\/Hasegawa and Wu Jiaxia\/Ha Likejiang challenging Gottsu\/Shiratori.<\/p>\n<p>The AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Phase 1 Eastern Zone kicked off on Monday, with five federations, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Korea and Hong Kong China competing in a federation v federation to vie for the top honour and the lone ticket to the Final Phase in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s event.<\/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>Zhongwei, Ningxia, China, August 27, 2019 &#8211; Hosts China brushed off Hong Kong China on Tuesday to set up final men\u2019s and women\u2019s showdowns with Japan at the double-gender 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