The opening match of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team at the 2023 Asian Championship took place in Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand). Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet launched the strongest lineup with familiar faces such as Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Lam Oanh, Khanh Dang... to face Korea, the 35th ranked team in the world .

South Korea is ranked 35th in the world, while the ranking of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is 48.

Although the opponents were very strong, top of the continent, the Vietnamese girls played very confidently. In set 1, Thanh Thuy and Kieu Trinh had powerful smashes that helped the Vietnamese women's volleyball team compete for each point with their opponents.

The scores were tied at 19-19, 21-21... but after a tie of 22-22, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's players were overtaken by their opponents at 24-22. The Korean team ended the set with a score of 25-22 after a successful serve.

A smash of Tran Thi Thanh Thuy

In set 2, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team continued to chase the score against Korea, but the Korean team was still better in both offense and defense. Korea created a gap of 2-3 points, before winning 25-19.

In set 3, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team played their best since the beginning of the match. After being led 16-12 by their opponents, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiem's ​​students chased every point, coming from behind to win 25-23.

Vietnam played very well in set 3 and set 4.

Riding on the momentum, the Vietnamese girls continued to play brilliantly in set 4. After the two teams tied 14-14, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team had an impressive series of points, before ending with a 25-17 victory.

In the deciding set, with high spirits, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team continuously led before winning 15-13, ultimately winning 3-2 against Korea.

The comeback victory of Thanh Thuy and her teammates against Korea was truly an earthquake in Thailand. With this result, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has a great chance to top Group C because the other two opponents are quite "soft". The next match of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is against Uzbekistan at 6pm on August 31.

Emotional victory of Vietnamese girls

The 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship will kick off from August 30 to September 6 with 14 participating teams divided into 4 groups, of which Vietnam is in Group C with Korea, Uzbekistan and Taiwan (China).

The group stage takes place in a round-robin format. The team that wins 3-0, 3-1 will receive 3 points, the team that wins 3-2 will receive 2 points, the team that loses 2-3 will receive 1 point. The top 3 teams with the highest achievements in the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship will qualify for the 2025 FIVB Championship.

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