{"id":87535,"date":"2022-08-16T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=87535"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:30:49","slug":"japan-flex-their-muscles-iran-stun-china-on-action-packed-day-2-of-14th-asian-mens-u18-championship-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/japan-flex-their-muscles-iran-stun-china-on-action-packed-day-2-of-14th-asian-mens-u18-championship-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN FLEX THEIR MUSCLES, IRAN STUN CHINA ON ACTION-PACKED DAY 2 OF 14TH ASIAN MEN\u2019S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEHRAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">DAY 2 WRAP UP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 \u2013 Defending and successive two-time champions Japan from Pool B and hosts Iran from Pool A stamped their authority on Day 2 of the 14th Asian Men\u2019s U18 Volleyball Championship, with the former overcoming Korea in epic tiebreaker and the latter annihilating China in thrilling three-setter in the pool round-robin preliminaries at the Federation Hall on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87538\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran2-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After two days into the pool plays, Japan sealed two wins on the trot to stay atop Pool B. Having a rest day on the opening day, Iran bagged their first win to move to the top of Pool A.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87540\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On Tuesday, Japan, which saw off Korea 3-1 in the 2018 final showdown, made a fantastic comeback to beat the tough oppositions in epic tie-breaker<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 15-25, 15-13 to stretch their victory in this top-flight championship to two in a row.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hiroki Bito became the star of the team as he registered an incredible match-high 37 points including 35 attacks for Japan, while Lee Woojin scored a team-high 20 points on the Korea\u2019s losing effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87541\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/japan2-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hiroshi Honda, head coach of Japan, said after the match, \u201cJapanese players have played 10 sets in two days, and the fatigue caused by these two games had an effect on the team. Overall, we had a good performance against Korea and won\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hiroki Bito, who led all scorers, said about the game, &#8220;We started the match well, but Korea controlled the game in the second and third sets with their good serves, but in the end we won.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87536\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-860x574.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/india2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In other Pool B encounters, India, which had already succumbed to their first defeat at the hands of Japan in the previous match on Monday, beat Thailand 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 27-25, 25-23). India are due to next face off with the Koreans on Thursday after a day\u2019s rest on Wednesday, while Thailand will go up against Japan on Wednesday in their final match of the pool preliminaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ariyan Mahmoudi Nejad emerged as the top scorer with well-earned 21 points for India including 19 attacks, while Samphan Laklai contributed 20 points for Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Khjhornsak Manapornchai, head coach of Thailand, said, \u201cIt was a very good game and the quality and level of the two teams were close. Some of my players are under 16 years old and are too young even for this age group. Our goal is to gain experience for future competitions&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87546\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1920x1279.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-1320x879.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/299293083_1922202591318843_6224728405297480429_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hosts Iran blitzed China 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-22) to hand the aspiring opponents first loss in the eight-day championship. The host side are due to take on Kuwait on Wednesday in their second Pool A clash, while China will go up against Chinese Taipei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With the sensational victory over China, Iran bagged their first win in Pool A. Mohammad Mani Alikhani steered Iran to the first win after tallying 14 points for the team, while Gao Yaning and Li Duo scored 8 points apiece for the losing China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH RESULTS &amp; TEAM RANKING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87544\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-580x348.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-860x516.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-results-16.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87545\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-1024x446.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-580x253.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-860x375.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-500x218.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-800x348.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1-600x261.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/match-schedule-1.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAY 2 WRAP UP Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 \u2013 Defending and successive two-time champions Japan from Pool B and hosts Iran from Pool A stamped their authority on Day&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":87543,"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-87535","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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