{"id":47734,"date":"2019-09-19T00:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=47734"},"modified":"2019-09-19T00:16:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T00:16:04","slug":"korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/","title":{"rendered":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2019 \u2013 Korea, bronze medallists at the previous edition in Indonesia, stunned defending and consecutive two-time champions Japan in a hotly-contested five-setter 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23, 16-14 in their Top 8 playoff match at the SMM 20th Asian Senior Men\u2019s Volleyball Championship at the 12,000-seater Azadi Sports Complex on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47735\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5155\" height=\"3437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35.jpg 5155w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-35-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5155px) 100vw, 5155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan entered the court in good shape, thanks to the huge attacks of Yuji Nishida in combination with solid blocks of Shimizu to earn the opening set 25-20.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47746\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5229\" height=\"3486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2.jpg 5229w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5229px) 100vw, 5229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Korea overcame a strong challenge from Japan in the second set, making use of devastating attacks from Im Donghyeok to take the close battle 25-23.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47743\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4342\" height=\"2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22.jpg 4342w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-22-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4342px) 100vw, 4342px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From then on, both teams poured everything they had to win the match. Japan fought hard as they upped their tempo and hit back in the third set to beat Korea 25-18. However, Korea turned things around and played much better in the fourth set, which they won narrowly 25-23.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47740\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4798\" height=\"3199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21.jpg 4798w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-21-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4798px) 100vw, 4798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both sides came up with almost the same level in the deciding set, which saw Japan perform well up to their staff coaches\u2019 expectation. They caught up with the Koreans at 14-14, but just let the win slip through their fingers. Korea fared better at the home stretch to snare the closely-contested set 16-14 and the exhausting match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47736\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4554\" height=\"3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31.jpg 4554w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-31-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4554px) 100vw, 4554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kwak Seung-Suk chipped in with 16 points for Korea, while Im Donghyeok contributed the same through attack hits and well-placed serves. Yuki Ishikawa topscored with 18 points for Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47741\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3686\" height=\"2457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21.jpg 3686w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-21-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3686px) 100vw, 3686px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the match, French assistant coach of Japan, Philippe Blain said, \u201cWe had some moments playing very good and there were some faults in our performance. The fluctuation in the performance is a bit disappointing in this match. In terms of efficiency, our opposites did not show their usual performance. It is not a favorable result for us as Japan always beat Korea. We should face either India or China in the quarter-finals as we are placed second in Pool F with the loss today. This is the reality and we should wait to see the next rivals. If we are supposed to face China, that would be a derby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47737\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3843\" height=\"2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28.jpg 3843w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-28-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3843px) 100vw, 3843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47739\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4072\" height=\"2715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22.jpg 4072w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-22-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4072px) 100vw, 4072px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Im Donghyeok said, \u201cWe are not thinking of the colour of medal. Winning against Japan was very meaningful for us and we wanted it very much. We prepared for all the matches to show our best performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47742\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4851\" height=\"3234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23.jpg 4851w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-23-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4851px) 100vw, 4851px\" \/><\/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>Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2019 \u2013 Korea, bronze medallists at the previous edition in Indonesia, stunned defending and consecutive two-time champions Japan in a hotly-contested five-setter 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":47738,"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-47734","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>KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - 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\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - Asian Volleyball Confederation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2019 \u2013 Korea, bronze medallists at the previous edition in Indonesia, stunned defending and consecutive two-time champions Japan in a hotly-contested five-setter 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\" \/>\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=\"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"5099\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"3399\" \/>\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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kanz\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e\"},\"headline\":\"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Slider\",\"Volleyball News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\",\"name\":\"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - Asian Volleyball Confederation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg\",\"width\":5099,\"height\":3399},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER\"}]},{\"@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":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - 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\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - Asian Volleyball Confederation","og_description":"Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2019 \u2013 Korea, bronze medallists at the previous edition in Indonesia, stunned defending and consecutive two-time champions Japan in a hotly-contested five-setter 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23,...","og_url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/","og_site_name":"Asian Volleyball Confederation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball","article_published_time":"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":5099,"height":3399,"url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kanz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kanz","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/"},"author":{"name":"Kanz","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/ecd795ec6f392271a59bb899b2c2bb2e"},"headline":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER","datePublished":"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/"},"wordCount":439,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg","articleSection":["Slider","Volleyball News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/","name":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER - Asian Volleyball Confederation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-19T00:16:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-24.jpg","width":5099,"height":3399},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/korea-struggle-to-beat-japan-in-thrilling-tie-breaker\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"KOREA STRUGGLE TO BEAT JAPAN IN THRILLING TIE-BREAKER"}]},{"@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\/47734","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=47734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}