'Garden crane' Thanh Thuy competes with 'dinosaur' Bich Tuyen for the top spot in the national volleyball tournament

Phase 1 of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship is taking place with exciting and dramatic developments. Especially in the women's tournament, VTV Binh Dien Long An Club has star Tran Thi Thanh Thuy with the nickname "garden crane" and LPBank Ninh Binh Club has "dinosaur" Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen playing impressively, creating fierce competition for the top spot in the rankings.

Thanh Thuy (right) is gradually regaining her form in the VTV Binh Dien Long An club shirt.

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LPBank Ninh Binh Club with Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Trinh, Le Thanh Thuy, Dinh Thi Thuy and foreign player Miroslava Paskova won all 3 matches against the Industrial and Commercial Bank Club (3-1), Duc Giang Chemicals (3-0), Thanh Hoa (3-0). VTV Binh Dien Long An Club with Thanh Thuy, Tra My, Kim Thoa, Natalia Lijewska is not far behind when owning 3 wins against Thai Binh (3-0), Thanh Hoa (3-0), Industrial and Commercial Bank (3-1). The two leading hitters of Vietnamese women's volleyball, Thanh Thuy and Bich Tuyen, helped their club make a difference compared to competitors.

Bich Tuyen promises to have an explosive performance when she and LPBank Ninh Binh Club face VTV Binh Dien Long An Club.

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With the above achievements, LPBank Ninh Binh Club and VTV Binh Dien Long An share the top spot on the rankings. At 5:30 p.m. today, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen and LPBank Ninh Binh Club will face Tran Thi Thanh Thuy's VTV Binh Dien Long An Club. The match to determine the top spot on the rankings has attracted the attention of many Vietnamese volleyball fans. In last year's national volleyball championship, VTV Binh Dien Long An Club won a "breathtaking" 3-2 victory over LPBank Ninh Binh Club in the semi-finals and then won the championship. In this rematch, the Western team has the return of Tran Thi Thanh Thuy after 3 years of playing abroad, so she is likened to "a tiger with wings", however, Bich Tuyen is in high form, ready to explode in the LPBank Ninh Binh Club shirt.

At 12 o'clock, the match between the Industrial and Commercial Bank Club and the Ho Chi Minh City Club will take place. Meanwhile, in the men's tournament, there will be two matches between the Sanest Khanh Hoa Club and LPBank Ninh Binh (14:30), and the Border Guard Club and Long An (20:00). The rookie team of the Ho Chi Minh City Police is playing impressively, winning all 3 matches, sharing the top spot with the defending champion Border Guard. The strong investment in personnel, especially the recruitment of foreign player Micheal Kubiak (Poland), the former captain of the Polish volleyball team with 2 world championships, has helped the Ho Chi Minh City Police team compete brilliantly.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/seu-vuon-thanh-thuy-dau-khung-long-bich-tuyen-tranh-ngo-dau-giai-bong-chuyen-quoc-gia-185250328101010089.htm