{"id":49751,"date":"2019-12-07T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T21:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=49751"},"modified":"2019-12-07T21:19:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T21:19:15","slug":"sri-lankan-mens-and-womens-teams-storm-into-13th-south-asian-games-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/sri-lankan-mens-and-womens-teams-storm-into-13th-south-asian-games-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"SRI LANKAN MEN\u2019S AND WOMEN\u2019S TEAMS STORM INTO 13TH SOUTH ASIAN GAMES SEMI-FINALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Pokhara, Nepal, December 7, 2019 &#8211; Sri Lanka ruled the roost in the 13th South Asian Games beach volleyball competition on the beautiful banks of Fewa Lake, with their men\u2019s teams taking on Pakistan and their women\u2019s pairings challenging hosts Nepal in the do-or-die semi-finals on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49760\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A-1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beach volleyball event, which made its 30th SAG debut here in Pokhara, will come to a close on Sunday when the semi-finals will be held in the morning, followed by the final showdowns in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s events in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s event, Sri Lanka stole the show to capture the top spots in Pool A and Pool B after completion of the pool round-robin preliminaries on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49758\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4-600x339.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka 2\u2019s Indika Tiron\/Jayan Sanuja emerged as the Pool A winners after claiming 8 points from four wins in a row, followed by Pakistan 1\u2019s Khan Zasrnab\/Khan Afaq with 7 points from 3 wins against one loss. Nepal 1\u2019s Man Bahadur\/Dil Bahadur Sunar came in third place, while Maldives 2 and Bangladesh 1 finished fourth and fifth places respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49759\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-2-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-2-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka 1\u2019s Asanka Pradeep\/Ashen Kumara topped Pool B with 8 points from four straight wins, while Pakistan 2\u2019s Razzaq Muhammad\/Waseen Muhammad secured second place with 6 points from two wins against two losses. Maldives 1\u2019s Adam Naseem\/Mohammad Ali finished third place, with Nepal 2 and Bangladesh 2 in respective fourth and fifth places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49752\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MEN-STANDING-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MEN-STANDING-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MEN-STANDING-2-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MEN-STANDING-2-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MEN-STANDING-2-600x214.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Only top four teams from each pool advanced to the men\u2019s quarter-finals, with Pool A winners taking on Pool B fourth place and Pool A runners-up playing Pool B third place.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s semi-finals on Sunday morning, unbeaten Sri Lanka 2\u2019s Indika Tiron\/Jayan Sanuja, who spent only 30 minutes in thrashing Nepal 2\u2019s Raju B.K.\/Sanju Shah 21-15 21-10 in the quarter-finals, will next go up against Pakistan 1\u2019s Khan Zasrnab\/Khan Afaq. The other semi-final clash sees Sri Lanka 1\u2019s Asanka Pradeep\/Ashen Kumara take on Pakistan 2\u2019s Razzaq Muhammad\/Waseen Muhammad. The two winning teams in the semi-finals will set up a final showdown in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49757\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-3-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-3-600x339.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will be a Nepal-Sri Lanka semi-final clash in the women\u2019s category. At the end of the pool round-robin preliminaries on Saturday, Sri Lanka 2\u2019s Gedera Deepika\/Madushani Weerasinghe led Pool A with 4 points from two straight wins, followed by Nepal 1 and Maldives 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49755\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-5-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-5-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-5-600x340.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pool B was dominated by Sri Lanka 1\u2019s Tharuka Lakshini\/Dinesha Prasadani after claiming 4 points from two consecutive wins. Nepal 2 and Maldives 1 finished second and third places respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49753\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOMEN-STANDING-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOMEN-STANDING-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOMEN-STANDING-3-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOMEN-STANDING-3-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOMEN-STANDING-3-600x161.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With only top two teams from each Pool advancing to the cross semi-finals, Sri Lanka 2\u2019s Gedera Deepika\/Madushani Weerasinghe are due to test their mettle against Nepal 2\u2019s Kopila Upreti\/Manisha Chaudhary, with Sri Lanka 1\u2019s Tharuka Lakshini\/Dinesha Prasadani pitted against Nepal 1\u2019s Binita Budhathoki\/Nebika Chaudhary.<\/p>\n<p>The two winning teams will battle it out for the women\u2019s gold medal in the afternoon, followed by the awards presentation and closing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49761\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/B.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/B-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/B-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/B-600x316.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/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>Pokhara, Nepal, December 7, 2019 &#8211; Sri Lanka ruled the roost in the 13th South Asian Games beach volleyball competition on the beautiful banks of Fewa Lake, with their men\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":49756,"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-49751","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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