SUNBIRDS, BHAYANGKARA SET UP EXCITING SHOWDOWN FOR ASIAN MEN’S CLUB CROWN IN BAHRAIN

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Manama, Bahrain, May 20, 2023 – Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds continued to soar whereas Indonesia’s Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi pulled off a stunner because the pair of continental juggernauts arrange a titanic conflict for gold medal within the 2023 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship.

The Suntory Sunbirds, the one staff unbeaten on this topflight championship, punched their ticket to the title-decider after a hard-earned victory in 4 units in opposition to Shahdab Yazd of Iran on Saturday at Isa Bin Rashid Halls.

Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi adopted go well with, outclassing the beforehand undefeated Police Sports Team of Qatar, additionally in a four-set thriller.

Both the Suntory Sunbirds and Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi at the moment are seeking to be the primary staff from their respective international locations to clinch the event crown. They may also be battling for the lone berth from this occasion within the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship, resulting from be hosted by India in December.

The highly-anticipated remaining of the 16-nation event is scheduled for 7:00pm Sunday night time. It shall be an epic climax to the vastly thrilling week-long competitors.

Losing semi-finalists Shahdab Yazd and Police Sports Team will face off for the bronze medal at 4.30pm. Also on the day’s schedule are the concluding classification video games, which get underway from 10:00am onwards. All are welcome to attend. Entrance is freed from cost. The day’s play shall be adopted by the official awards presentation and shutting ceremony.

Suntory Sunbirds and Shahdab Yazd break up the primary two units of their semi-finals however then the Japanese rallied to take the third in thrilling trend. They rode their momentum into the fourth set, when Russian celebrity Dmitriy Muserskiy carried them to the end line for the 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 34-32, 25-17) victory.

It was an identical feat repeated by the Japanese outfits. At the earlier version in Iran final 12 months, Suntory Sunbirds additionally dismissed Shahdab Yazd 3-1 within the semifinals.

Muserskiy was unstoppable with 29 factors, whereas Cuban teammate Alain Junior de Armas added 24. Mohammad Valizadeh scored 20 to tempo Shahdab in defeat, whereas Amir Ghafour had 19.

Suntory Sunbirds libero Soshi Fujinaka mentioned after the win: “Today, everybody anticipated the match to be very robust, however every participant did what they have been alleged to throughout the sport, and it was not a victory from simply one in all us, nevertheless it was a victory for the complete staff.

“After winning the third set, that mostly decided the match but we played like it was not decided. The fourth set was a totally new game and until we won, we concentrated on what we needed to do.”

Of the Sunday’s remaining, Fujinaka mentioned: “No team from Japan has ever won this competition. We will do our best in each play, each ball, and give our 100 percent in the game.”

The Sunbirds have been the silver-medallists from final 12 months’s Asian Men’s Club Championship, dropping to champions Paykan Tehran of Iran, which didn’t compete this 12 months.

In Saturday’s different remaining 4 encounter, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi shrugged off a horrendous begin to energy previous their Qatari counterparts 3-1 (11-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-23). The Indonesians additionally trailed late within the fourth set, however got here away with the essential performs to shut out the match.

Ugandan Daudi Okello scored 24 factors whereas Mohammadjav Manavinezhad added 16. Turkish participant Efe Bayram had 18 factors to steer the Qataris, whereas Estonian Oliver Venno chipped in with 15 in defeat.

Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi skipper Nizar Julfikare Munawar was delighted with their victory, however admitted that they’ve some issues to work on forward of their title showdown with the Japanese.

“The match today was very hard, but we were very cool, and we knew we could win,” Munawar mentioned. “We made a variety of errors, I don’t know why, possibly the gamers are drained, however for the following match, we should be even higher. We should repair our errors.

“We have to work hard, be patient, and play with spirit. That’s all.”

Meanwhile, within the fifth-to-eighth classification bracket, Kuwait Sporting Club overcame a tricky problem in opposition to Korean Air Jumbos Pro-Volleyball Club.

The Kuwaitis gained 3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 34-32, 25-23), spearheaded by the excellent 42-point efficiency of Iranian star Saber Kazemi. Omar Abdulrahman Alenezi added 11 for the Kuwaitis, whereas Im Donghyeok was the highest scorer for the Koreans with a formidable 33 factors. Lee Jun added 14 within the loss.

Kuwait Sporting Club wrapped up their event marketing campaign Sunday contending for fifth place total. They will face South Gas Sports Club from Iraq, whereas Jumbos tackle Bayankhongor Crownd Geo VC of Mongolia for seventh place.

South Gas swept Bayankhongor 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-16). Serbian Nikola Meljanac had 17 factors whereas Muntadher Yasir completed with 14 for the Iraqis. Khangal Tamiraa had 9 factors to tempo the Mongolians.

In the 9^th-to-12^th classification video games, Bahrain’s Al-Ahli have the possibility to play for the highest spot exterior the elite eight after beating Taichung Bank of Chinese Taipei 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-21) on Saturday.

Mohammed Yaqoob was the hosts’ finest performer with 22 factors, whereas Italian Davide Saitta completed with eight markers. Chang Yu-Sheng had 14 to steer Taichung, whereas Chen Cheng-Chi Chen scored seven factors.

Al-Ahli will now tackle Atyrau VC of Kazakhstan for ninth place total, whereas Taichung face Canberra Heat of Australia for eleventh.

The Kazakhs have been 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17) winners in opposition to the Aussies, with Vitaliy Vorivodin main the best way with 20 factors. Artur Udrys added 13. Matthew Aubrey and Trent O’Dea have been as soon as once more atop Canberra’s scoresheet, however that they had simply 9 and 6 factors, respectively.

In the Thirteenth-to-Sixteenth bracket, Afghanistan’s Kam Air cruised previous Yemen’s Khaypil Sports Club 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-22).

Ghulam Rasool Hidari had 16 factors as Khaypil’s finest scorer whereas teammate Esmatullah Ahmadi completed with 12. For the Yemenis, Gamal Khairalah scored 16 factors whereas Egyptian Amr Elawwad contributed 14.

Kam Air will lock horns with Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force from Thailand for 13^th place, whereas Khaypil will play Aspiring Volleyball Team from Hong Kong, China for 15^th total.

The Thais beat Aspiring 3-0 (25-10, 27-25, 25-18), with Chaiwat Thungkham and Brazilian Evandro Dias De Souza scoring 19 factors apiece within the win. Yin Chun Kwok and Ting Xu Sit paced Aspiring with 10 factors apiece.

MATCH SCHEDULE

COURT 1

11.30am: 7^th-8^th: Korean Air Jumbos Pro-Volleyball Club (Korea) v Bayankhongor Crownd Geo VC (Mongolia)

14.00pm: 5^th-6^th: Kuwait SC (Kuwait) v South Gas SC (Iraq)

16.30pm: Bronze Medal Match: Shahdab Yazd (Iran) v Police Sports Team (Qatar)

19.00pm: Gold Medal Match: Suntory Sunbirds (Japan) v Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi (Indonesia)

COURT 2

10.00am: 15^th– 16^th: Aspiring Volleyball Team (Hong Kong, China) v Khaypil Sports Club (Yemen)

12.30pm: 13^th-14^th: Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force (Thailand) v Kam Air (Afghanistan)

15.00pm: 11^th-12^th: Taichung Bank (Chinese Taipei) v Canberra Heat (Australia)

17.30pm: 9^th-10^th: Al-Ahli (Bahrain) v Atyrau VC (Kazakhstan)

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