{"id":50650,"date":"2020-01-12T03:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T03:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=50650"},"modified":"2020-01-12T03:18:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T03:18:46","slug":"hosts-china-to-renew-rivaly-with-iran-in-avc-mens-tokyo-qualification-2020-final-in-jiangmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/hosts-china-to-renew-rivaly-with-iran-in-avc-mens-tokyo-qualification-2020-final-in-jiangmen\/","title":{"rendered":"HOSTS CHINA TO RENEW RIVALRY WITH IRAN IN AVC MEN\u2019S TOKYO QUALIFICATION 2020 FINAL IN JIANGMEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>DAY 5 (SEMI-FINALS) WRAPUP<\/strong><br \/>\nJiangmen, China, January 11, 2020 &#8211; In-form China and formidable Iran set up a final showdown of the AVC Men\u2019s Tokyo Qualification 2020 at the Jiangmen Sports Centre Gymnasium after beating their tough opponents in highly-anticipated semi-finals on Saturday, with the former demolishing Qatar in dramatic four-setter and the latter surviving a Korea\u2019s scare in hard-fought five-set thriller.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50663\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/8-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/8-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/8-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/8-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/8-8-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Terrific Jiang Chuan scored a match-high 23 points as hosts China advanced to the showdown after a 3-1 (25-22 25-18 23-25 25-20) demolition of Qatar, the team which have never qualified for any other FIVB competitions, but captured the 2018 AVC Cup for Men title in Taipei and 4th place at the 2015 Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50654\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82445962_2867423306653329_970461316663738368_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82445962_2867423306653329_970461316663738368_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82445962_2867423306653329_970461316663738368_n-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82445962_2867423306653329_970461316663738368_n-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82445962_2867423306653329_970461316663738368_n-600x460.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dramatic win gave China a step closer to securing their place in the Tokyo 2020, which, if they fulfil their dreams, will be their third appearance in the Olympic Games history since they last tested their mettle in the 2008 Beijing Games as the Olympic hosts. In the Sunday\u2019s clash of the Titans, China are due to take a \u201crevenge match\u201d against unbeaten Iran, the team they went down in straight sets in the preliminary Pool A match on January 9.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50661\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-4-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-4-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-4-600x496.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>China, current world No.20 and 6th place at the last year\u2019s Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Iran, fielded a strong squad in this top-flight competition, eight of them competed in the last year\u2019s Asian meet including a superb duo of Jiang Chuan and Liu Libin, the first Chinese men\u2019s player who played professionally with a foreign club (currently playing for Japan\u2019s JT Thunders), and the hard-attacking Dao Qingyao, who did not join the fray at the last year\u2019s\u2019 Asian meet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50655\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81930675_2867423289986664_8089117795851173888_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81930675_2867423289986664_8089117795851173888_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81930675_2867423289986664_8089117795851173888_n-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81930675_2867423289986664_8089117795851173888_n-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81930675_2867423289986664_8089117795851173888_n-600x414.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran are one of the world\u2019s top teams and the Asia\u2019s powerhouses. To beat them is not that easy. China have never beaten Iran in major competitions for several years. However, anything can happen in sports competitions,\u201d Mr Cai Yi, Director of Competition Department of China Volleyball Association, was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>At the last year\u2019s Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Tehran, hosts Iran brushed off China in straight sets in the Pool E classification round and on the same year, China also went down in straight sets to Iran at the Men\u2019s VNL at the same venue here, while the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia saw Iran outclass China in straight sets in the round of the last 16 teams and Iran also whipped China in straight sets in the 2018 Men\u2019s VNL in Ekaterinburg, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, China proved the critics wrong after overpowering Iran in straight sets in the Pool F classification round in the 2017 Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Indonesia before going down 1-3 to the second-string Iranian side in the 5th-6th playoff match in the same competition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50657\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-6-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-6-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2-6-600x364.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, embattled Iran carved out an epic 3-2 (22-25 25-21 25-18 22-25 15-13) win against gallant Korea in the 124-minute semi-final clash, the final rematch of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. The Iran\u2019s triumph smashed Korea\u2019s long-awaited Olympics dreams as Korea had competed in the Olympic Games for eight times, but had not featured since the Sydney 2000 Games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50659\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-5-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-5-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4-5-600x376.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>In their daunting clash against the Asian winners and world No.8, Korea fielded a strong lineup, four of them competed in the team which finished fourth place at the last year\u2019s Asian Senior Men\u2019s Championship in Iran including Shin Yung-Suk, who won the Best Middle Blocker Award there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50656\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-11.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-11-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran also sent in a solid squad which captured the Asian title on home soil last year and finished a surprise second place in the preliminary round of the 2019 Men\u2019s VNL after winning 12 out of 15 matches contested among the world\u2019s top 16 teams. Key players in the Iranian squad included Milad Ebadipour, Mir Saeid Marouflakrani, who won the Best Setter Award at the 2019 Asian meet, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi, the Best Blocker at the Asian meet, Purya Fayazi and Mohammadreza Hazratpourtalatappeh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50660\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81891645_2867423369986656_2120504587591876608_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81891645_2867423369986656_2120504587591876608_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81891645_2867423369986656_2120504587591876608_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81891645_2867423369986656_2120504587591876608_n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/81891645_2867423369986656_2120504587591876608_n-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran played with confidence and consistency, foiling the Korean efforts with their devastating attacks and efficient blocks. Despite putting up a brave fight against the highly-experienced rivals, Korea found Iran a tough nut to crack to go down in hotly-contested five-setter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50658\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/3-7-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Sunday\u2019s final, hosts China will strut their stuff against Iran at 8pm local time, followed by the awards presentation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50652\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1082\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o-768x258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o-1024x344.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82026637_2867427416652918_923490751155798016_o-600x201.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50651\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1098\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82497496_2867425313319795_4269021162341662720_o-600x183.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/><\/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 5 (SEMI-FINALS) WRAPUP Jiangmen, China, January 11, 2020 &#8211; In-form China and formidable Iran set up a final showdown of the AVC Men\u2019s Tokyo Qualification 2020 at the Jiangmen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":50662,"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-50650","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 - 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