{"id":71188,"date":"2021-11-21T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=71188"},"modified":"2021-11-21T06:49:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:49:15","slug":"tokyo-2020-bronze-medallists-ahmed-cherif-lead-strong-field-at-asian-sr-beach-volleyball-championships-in-phuket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/tokyo-2020-bronze-medallists-ahmed-cherif-lead-strong-field-at-asian-sr-beach-volleyball-championships-in-phuket\/","title":{"rendered":"TOKYO 2020 BRONZE MEDALLISTS AHMED\/CHERIF LEAD STRONG FIELD AT 2021 ASIAN SR BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PHUKET"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Preview: 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Phuket, Thailand from November 23 to 27, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Phuket, Thailand, November 21, 2021 &#8211; Big names and up-and-comers are set to be on their mettle when the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships will kick off on Tuesday, November 23 at Bang Tao Beach, Phuket, known as one of the world\u2019s finest beach destinations, with fine white sands, nodding palm trees, glittering seas and lively town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71193\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-580x270.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-860x400.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-500x232.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1-800x372.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Bangtao-beach-1140x530-1.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">fantastic Bang Tao Beach in Phuket<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Following a great success in hosting the previous edition last year in Udon Thani, Thailand remains the competition venue for the double-gender Asian Championships between November 23 to 27, 2021. It will be the sixth time the country of volleyball lovers has held the annual competition since its debut organisation in 2005 in Songkhla. Thailand also hosted the following editions &#8211; 2007 (Songkhla), 2017 (Songkhla), 2018 (Satun) and 2020 (Udon Thani).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This year, the five-day event will take place at pretty-deserted Bang Tao Beach within the Laguna Phuket Resort Complex which spans 6 kilometres in length, making it the second-longest beach on Phuket\u2019s west coast after Mai Khao Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71191\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-860x574.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ahmedcherif.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahmed\/Cherif<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FIVB World No.1 Ahmed Tijan\/Cherif Younousse, who performed brilliantly to win bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the first Olympic medal for Qatar and the first-ever beach volleyball medal in the Arab world and Asia since the Olympic beach volleyball debut in 1996 in Atlanta, will return to prove their worth at the Asian meet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Qatari top seeds had already captured the Asian title for two times in a row in 2018 in Thailand and 2019 in China aside from handing Qatar the first beach volleyball gold in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71196\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-1160x772.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mchugh-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">McHugh<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As potential contenders China and Indonesia did not send their players to the Championships, the strongest challenge can be expected from Australian third seeds veteran Christopher McHugh, who will come up with new partner Paul Burnett following the recent retirement of his regular partner Damien Schumann.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">McHugh with Isaac Kapa captured their first Asian title in 2012 in China and repeated the similar feats in 2014 in China and 2016 on home soil. In the previous edition last year in Udon Thani, McHugh teamed up with Schumann to win his fourth gold in the Asian Championships. They also strutted their stuff at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71192\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi-580x404.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi-500x348.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bahman-salemi.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Salemi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Iran also headed into the 2021 Asian Championships looking to fend off other teams\u2019 daunting challenges in the highly-anticipated contest. Their dominant forces included Bahman Salemi, who teamed up with Rahman Raoufi to land the 2017 Asian title in Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71190\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-580x375.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-860x556.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-500x324.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left-800x518.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abolhassan-khakizadeh-left.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Khakizadeh, left, holds Asian U19 trophy aloft after winning the title in Thailand early this year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, this time, Salemi switched his partner to gifted Abolhassan Khakizadeh, who in July swept both Asian U19 and U21 titles in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand with respective partners Ali Ghorbanpasandi and Sina Shokati Shekarsarael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71200\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-300x192.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-580x371.png 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-860x550.png 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-500x320.png 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko-800x511.png 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sidorenko-Dyachenko.png 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Sidorenko, far right, while winning Banda Anzli One Star even in Iran in 2018&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kazakhstan\u2019s Alexey Sidorenko, who partnered Alexandr Dyachenko to snatch the gold medal at the 2013 Asian meet in China and earn the country\u2019s first ever FIVB Beach World Tour gold medal at the Caspian Sea Series Banda Anzli One Star in Iran in 2018, came up with new partner Kirill Gurin this time with their sights set on winning the Kazakhstan\u2019s second gold in the Asian Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Japan, spearheaded by fourth seeds Japan1\u2019s Yoshiumi Hasegawa\/Takashi Tsuchiya, hope to end their gold-medal drought in the Asian meet, while hosts Thailand, with second seeds Banlue Nakprakhong\/Surin Jongklang leading the charge, Oman, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka also target their historic men\u2019s gold medal in Phuket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Meanwhile, in the women\u2019s event, with the absence of renowned players from China and Australia including Tokyo 2020 silver medallists and consecutive two-time (2018-2019) Asian champions Mariafe Artacho del Solar\/Taliqua Clancy, the opportunity to capture the women\u2019s crown is open to all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71197\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/miki-ishii-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/miki-ishii-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/miki-ishii-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/miki-ishii-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/miki-ishii.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Miki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Japan, claiming both gold medals in the first two editions in Philippines in 2000 and 2001, have their sights firmly set on winning their first gold in 20 years in Phuket. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Miki Ishii, who teamed up with Megumi Murakami to pick up bronze medal in the previous edition, switched to partner Sayaka Mizoe as top seeds with high hopes of making a strong comeback this time. Sayaka and Takemi Nishibori finished<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>fourth in the Udon Thani-hosted Asian meet in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71199\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/thais-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/thais-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/thais.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Thailand&#8217;s hopefuls Varapatsorn\/Tanarattha<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Second seeds and veterans Varapatsorn Radarong\/Tanarattha Udomchavee, who claimed silver medal two times in succession in 2013 and 2014, will be out to prove their talents, hoping to hand hosts Thailand the fourth gold medal in the Asian Championships following the three victories in a row of Thai women\u2019s players in 2005, 2007 and 2008 (no competition in 2006).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71198\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nz.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Zeimann\/Polley while winning in Portugal last month<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third seeds Akiko Hasegawa\/Yurika Sakaguchi of Japan2, New Zealand\u2019s Alice Zeimann\/Shaunna Polley, who headed to Europe including Portugal and Czech Republic last month in an effort of qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, winning the FIVB One-Star event in Cortegaca, Portugal, and Australia1\u2019s Phoebe Bell\/Georgia Johnson are also ready to stamp their authority in Phuket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71194\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-580x374.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-860x555.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-1160x748.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-500x323.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens-800x516.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fejesstevens.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Fejes\/Stevens sweeps both Asian U19 and U21 titles early this year in Thailand<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Keep your eyes peeled for young guns from Australia2\u2019s Jasmine Fleming\/Stefanie Fejes and Australia3\u2019s Alisha Stevens\/Jana Milutinovic. Fejes and Stevens have already claimed two titles on Thai soil early this year as they swept both gold medals on offer in the Asian U19 and U21 Championships in Nakhon Pathom. However, the Phuket meet sees Fejes split up with Stevens to have new partner with one goal in mind &#8211; coming up with brilliant combination and form to hand Australia the women\u2019s sixth gold medal in the Asian Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Players from Kazakhstan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Philippines are also expected to make their mark in the five-day double-gender competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71202\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kritsada-P-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Kritsada<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Technical Delegate Mr Kritsada Panaseri from Thailand said that the on-site General Technical Meeting will be held on Monday, November 22, with only one from each participating team allowed to attend. Referee Delegate Ms Mariko Satomi from Japan will also join the Monday&#8217;s meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71203\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-580x387.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GetImage-4.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball referee Mariko, middle, in charge of Referee Delegate at 2021 Asian Championships in Phuket<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDespite the fact that the team briefing will be held on site, not online during the current COVID-19 situation, strict restrictions will still be implemented to reduce the risk of infections and prevent COVID-19 while organising the Asian Championships. Only one from each team will be allowed to attend the team briefing to ensure social distancing and reduce density during the meeting,\u201d Kritsada said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the Technical Delegate, all participating teams will be divided into pools with possible eight pools in the men\u2019s event and four in the women\u2019s division. Teams will play pool round-robin preliminaries, with top two teams after the first round advancing to the single elimination round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships will be played on four courts on Bang Tao Beach, with teams fighting not only for AVC points but also cash prizes of US$30,000 in total up for grabs. Although the Championships are not held behind closed door at Bang Tao Beach, which is even more quiet and secluded, the organisers expect that only hotel guests will come and watch the competition at the venue,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Related links of AVC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">AVC Website: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">AVC Facebook: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation\"><span class=\"s4\">www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">AVC Twitter: click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball\"><span class=\"s3\">www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">AVC Instagram: click: <a 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