{"id":51271,"date":"2020-02-13T21:50:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T21:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=51271"},"modified":"2020-02-13T21:50:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T21:50:57","slug":"australia-china-japan-off-to-winning-start-at-asian-senior-beach-volleyball-championships-in-udon-thani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/australia-china-japan-off-to-winning-start-at-asian-senior-beach-volleyball-championships-in-udon-thani\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIA, CHINA, JAPAN OFF TO WINNING START AT ASIAN SENIOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN UDON THANI"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Udon Thani, Thailand, February 13, 2020 &#8211; Australians ruled the roost in the men\u2019s event, as China and Japan made their marks with a clean sweep in the women\u2019s competition on the opening day of the 2020 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Wessuwan Sports Stadium, Udon Thani Municipality here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51286\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4191\" height=\"2794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3.jpg 4191w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4191px) 100vw, 4191px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Australia fielded three teams in the men\u2019s event and all of them captured consecutive two wins apiece on the action-packed Day 1, with fourth seeds Christopher McHugh\/Damien Schumann, gold medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, spending 29 minutes in brushing off Chinese Taipei\u2019s Chen You-Ting\/Zhang Feng-Ming 21-15 21-8 in Pool D before repeating the feat in their second encounter against Iranians Javad Firouzpourbandpei\/Alireza Aghajanighasab 21-15 21-15.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51285\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4706\" height=\"3137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3.jpg 4706w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4706px) 100vw, 4706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Team-mates Zachary Schubert\/Maximilian Guehrer did likewise in Pool F as the 6th-seeds powered past Hong Kong China\u2019s Wong Pui Lam\/Chan Wai Kit 21-16 21-10 to later stun hosts Thailand\u2019s Dunwinit Kaewsai\/Prathip Sukto 21-16 21-12. The 8th-seeds Cole Durant\/Paul Burnett also had a good run in Pool H with two wins in succession. After a hard-fought 21-17 21-17 win over Malaysia\u2019s Muhammad Zokri Muhammad Aizzat\/Saifuddin Bin Raja Hussin Raja Nazmi, the Australian duo continued their superb form to beat Hong Kong China\u2019s Yeung Pok Man\/Chui Kam Lung 21-14 21-11 in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51291\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3998\" height=\"2665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3.jpg 3998w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3998px) 100vw, 3998px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the main draw, nothing is easy and predictable and China enjoyed mixed fortunes on the very first day of the main draw. Second seeds Gao Peng\/Li Yang, silver medallists at the previous Asian meet on home soil at Maoming and champions at the last year\u2019s Samila Open Asian Beach Tour in Thailand, suffered a surprising 27-29 16-21 defeat to Kazakhstan veterans Dmitriy Yakovlev\/Sergey Bogatu in Pool B and are due to next take on Japan\u2019s Yu Koshikawa\/Ikeda Jumpei, who also succumbed to straight-set loss to the Kazakh duo in their first match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51282\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4412\" height=\"2941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2.jpg 4412w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4412px) 100vw, 4412px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Compatriots Yan Tingyang\/Li Jie also got this topflight competition off to a difficult start following a 21-15 18-21 13-15 loss in their first match against Singapore\u2019s Shen Fan yang Mark\/Tay Kingsley, who went down to top seeds Surin Jongklang\/Banlue Nakprakhong of Thailand 21-17 21-17 in their second match in Pool A.<\/p>\n<p>Third seeds Wu Jiaxin\/Ha Likejiang saved the pride for China as they made it two in a row with wins over Thailand\u2019s Netitorn Muneekul\/Wachirawit Muadpha and Kazakhstan\u2019s Alexandr Dyachenko\/Alexey Sidorenko, gold medallists at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51284\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3835\" height=\"2557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3.jpg 3835w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3835px) 100vw, 3835px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Takahashi Takumi\/Hasegawa Yoshiumi and Yusuke Ishijima\/Katsuhiro Shiratori made solid starts with two wins in a row on Thursday, but Yu Koshikawa\/Ikeda Jumpei lost their touch to go down to Kazakhstan\u2019s Dmitriy Yakovlev\/Sergey Bogatu.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams of hosts Thailand are assured of failing to make the next round following two losses in a row on Thursday. Dunwinit Kaewsai\/Prathip Sukto went down to Japanese Yusuke Ishijima\/Katsuhiro Shiratori and could not recover in their second match against Zachary Schubert\/Maximilian Guehrer to go down to Aussies 0-2. Netitorn Muneekul\/Wachirawit Muadpha also could not make the cut for the next round, falling victims to Chinese Wu Jiaxin\/Ha Likejiang and Chinese Taipei\u2019s Hsu Chen-Wei\/Wu Shin-Shian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51287\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4774\" height=\"3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1.jpg 4774w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4774px) 100vw, 4774px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s competition, Varapatsorn Radarong\/Khanittha Hongpak keep their high hopes of entering the next round alive as the Thai top seeds recovered from going down 19-21 21-12 9-15 to Kazakhstan\u2019s Irina Tsimbalova\/Samalikova Bakhtygul in Pool A to see off Hong Kong China\u2019s Koo Yung Yung\/Au Yeung Wai Yan 21-15 21-13.<\/p>\n<p>Team-mates Tanarattha Udomchavee\/Rumpaipruet Numwong had the similar mixed fortunes in Pool F as the 6th-seeds pulled off a comfortable 21-11 21-7 win against Malaysia\u2019s Yong Jia Tian\/Sin Sing Yee to later go down to Japanese Akiko Hasegawa\/Azusa Futami 20-22 15-21 in exhausting 45 minutes. Another Thai pairing, Saowaros Tangkaeo\/Sumintra Sow, opened up with loss to Chinese Wang Xinxin\/Xue Chen before beating Malaysia\u2019s Mae Tasha\/Sin Xi Foo in thrilling three-setter 21-11 19-21 15-9. Chanthira Khanok\/Yodsaphat Pakham had the sole win in their encounter against Hong Kong China\u2019s To Wing Tung\/Kong Cheuk Yee on Thursday following a hard-fought three-set thriller 21-14 20-22 16-14.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51278\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4376\" height=\"2917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk.jpg 4376w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-thaiwomen-v-hk-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4376px) 100vw, 4376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s 5th-seeds Nicole Laird\/Becchara Palmer and Phoebe Bell\/Brittany Kendall registered their first wins on the opening day, with the former outclassing Kazakhstan\u2019s Alina Rachenko\/Ukolova Anastassiya 21-11 21-16 and the latter beating Vanuatu\u2019s Loti Joe\/Majabelle Lawac 21-6 21-15 in 25 minutes. Unfortunately, Australians Stefanie Fejes\/Jasmine Fleming suffered consecutive two losses to Japanese Sayaka Mizoe\/Takemi Nishibori and Chinese Taipei\u2019s Kou Nai-Han\/Liu Pi Hsin to definitely miss the cut for the next round.<\/p>\n<p>China and Japan dominated the first day. Terrific Wang Fan\/Xia Xinyi, winners at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia and silver medallists at the previous Asian meet on home soil in Maoming, spent only 25 minutes in beating Hong Kong China\u2019s To Wing Tung\/Kong Cheuk Yee in a totally one-sided battle 21-4 21-6 in Pool B. The Chinese second seeds are due to next take on Thailand\u2019s Chanthira Khanok\/Yodsaphat Pakham on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51280\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4891\" height=\"3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women.jpg 4891w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-japan-women-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4891px) 100vw, 4891px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wang Xinxin\/Xue Chen got things done effortlessly following a brilliant 21-7 21-8 triumph over Thailand\u2019s Saowaros Tangkaeo\/Sumintra Sow. The Chinese third-seeds will next play Malaysia\u2019s Mae Tasha\/Sin Xi Foo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51283\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4139\" height=\"2759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2.jpg 4139w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4139px) 100vw, 4139px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japan also proved invincible on Day 1 with their three teams successfully clearing first hurdles. Fourth seeds Megumi Murakami\/Miki Ishii brushed off Vanuatu\u2019s Loti Joe\/Majabelle Lawad in a completely lop-sided affair 21-7 21-7 in 30 minutes, while Akiko Hasegawa\/Azusa Futami stunned Thai sixth seeds Tanarattha Udomchavee\/Rumpaipruet Numwong 22-20 21-15 and 7th-seeds Sayaka Mizoe\/Takemi Nishibori stormed past Australians Stefanie Fejes\/Jasmine Fleming 21-13 21-11.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the opening ceremony of the four-day competition was held at the Centre Court with Mr Somporn Chaibangyang, President of Thailand Volleyball Association, AVC Secretary-General Mr Shanrit Wongprasert, Udon Thani Governor Mr Nirat Pongsitthaworn and Udon Thani Municipal Mayor Mr Itthipol Treewatanasuwan jointly presiding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51276\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5522\" height=\"3681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1.jpg 5522w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/a-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5522px) 100vw, 5522px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, Itthipol reported on preparation tasks of the host province Udon Thani, which last year hosted the FIVB U21 Beach Volleyball World Championships, as well as a number of participating teams, while a pretty woman in traditional E-sarn costumes carried a volleyball for Nirat to put on top of an antique Ban Chiang spiral painting earthenware pot to mark the official opening of the 2020 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Udon Thani.<\/p>\n<p><img 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