Promising Sana Anarkulova leads Altay to their unmatched title in the Asian Women’s Club Championship in 2021 in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand, April 21, 2023– China’s Liaoning Donghua and Japan’s Hisamitsu Springs will certainly be bent on show their items in the 2023 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship after a three-year lack of teams from both countries as a result of the effect of the COVID-19, as Mongolia will certainly make their launching at the continent’s topflight club championship.
The 2023 version will certainly be held at Vinh Phuc Gymnasium in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam from April 25 to May 2, with an overall of 9 teams combating it out for leading honor and the single berth available to stand for Asia in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship, as a result of happen in China later on this year.
Among the taking part teams this year, China and Japan return on the right track to this exciting, action-packed championship their teams have actually controlled for a number of times. The 2020 version was terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while in 2021, both China and Japan did not send their teams to Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, where the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Championship was arranged with a protected bubble idea to make certain the wellness of all professional athletes and authorities.
In 2022, the Championship happened in Semey, Kazakhstan, Japan was stood for by Hisamitsu Springs, however days in advance of the beginning needed to take out of the Championship following the COVID-19 pandemic, while China can not take part as a result of the tightened up epidemic safety nets in a number of Chinese cities.
Liaoning
This time, China will certainly be sending out Liaoning Donghua Volleyball Club to the 2023 Championship in Vietnam, seeking to extend their dominance in this continent’s yearly competition. China had actually currently recorded 8 titles consisting of 5 from Tianjin Bohai Bank, 2 from Shanghai Bright Ubest and one from Guangdong Evergrande.
Liaoning Donghua secured the Chinese Volleyball Super League in the 2005/06 period apart from getting 2 silver (2001/02 and 2006/07) and 3 bronze medals (2000/01, 2002/03, 2003/04), however completed 7th at Chinese Volleyball League in the existing 2022/23 period.
Hisamitsu Springs
Hisamitsu Springs, champs at the Japan’s 2021/22 V. League Division 1 and the Empress’ Cup All Japan Championship, had actually currently recorded the Asian Women’s Club Championship two times in Thailand in 2002 and 2014 and took added 3 silver medals in 2001 in Vietnam, 2015 in Vietnam and 2017 inKazakhstan The Japanese side, 3rd area at the 2022/23 V. League Division 1, likewise have their views strongly established on winning the Japan’s 4th title in the Asian Women’s Club Championship this time around in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.
As Hisamitsu Springs secured their Asian Club titles in 2002 and 2014, Japan likewise ruled the 2016 Championship in Philippines, where NEC Red Rockets subdued China’s Bayi Shenzhen 3-1 in the last face-off.
Apart from China and Japan, the 2023 Asian Women’s Club Championship in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam in between April 25 and May 2 has actually likewise brought in distinctive attire making up Thailand’s Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force, Kazakhstan’s Altay VC, Chinese Taipei’s King Whale Taipei, Iran’s Paykan, Hong Kong China’s Hip Hing VC Club, Mongolia’s Khuvsgul Erchim VC and Vietnam’s Sport Center 1.
Diamond Food
Led by previous first-rate gamer and highly-skilled setter Nootsara Tomkom, Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force, previous successive two-time Thailand League victors, wish for much better renovation this time around after returning with bronze medal at the in 2014’s Asian Women’s Club Championship in Kazakhstan, while Altay are familiar with the Championship.
Altay
Altay preponderated in the 2021 Asian Club Championship in Thailand and asserted added silver at the 2022 version on house dirt after decreasing to compatriots and ultimate champs Kuanysh 2-3 in the face-off. Altay likewise completed sixth at the 2021 FIVB Women’s Club World Championship in Ankara,Turkey Hard- striking Sana Anarkulova is the Altay’s principal, winning the MVP honor in the 2021 Asian Club Championship and the Best Outside Spiker Award in the 2022 version.
Paykan
Iran’s Paykan, champs of Iran Women’s Premier League at the 2022/23 period, will certainly likewise involve Vietnam with even more resolution in an initiative of making the platform for the very first time in background. Saipa Tehran and Barij Essence came to be the very first 2 Iranian clubs to make their marks in the Asian Women’s Club Championship, completing just 4th locations at the corresponding 2021 and 2022 versions.
Chinese Taipei’s Chung Shan were within a hair of winning gold medal at the 2005 and 2006 Asian Women’s Club Championship, just to return with silver medal. This time, King Whale Taipei, silver medallists at the 2022/23 PVL Invitational Conference in Philippines and gold medallists at the 2022/23 Taiwan Enterprise League, will certainly wear the Chinese Taipei’s shades to place solid difficulty versus any type of group in the 2023 Asian Club Championship in Vietnam.
Hong Kong, China had actually completed in the Asian Women’s Club Championship two times, with Kwai Tsing completing 11th out of 12 individuals in the 2016 version in Philippines and Hong Kong China Club returning with a boosted 8th placement from the 2019 version inChina Hip Hing VC Club are making the Hong Kong China’s 3rd effort in the background of the Asian Club Championship,
Vietnam, stood for by Sport Center 1
In the 2023 Asian Women’s Club Championship, hosts Vietnam will certainly field Sport Center 1, the club group filled with their nationwide gamers led by celebrity spikerTran Thi Thanh Thuy Certainly, this competition is considered a chance for the Vietnamese females’s group to develop their abilities in advance of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Game in Cambodia very early following month.
Since the competition beginning in 1999 in Thailand, Mongolia has actually never ever sent its group to the Asian Women’sClub Championship However, the 2023 version in Vinh Phuc, Viet nam will certainly be for the very first time-ever that Mongolia will certainly send its group to choose experiences and possibilities to obtain direct exposure.
Meanwhile, the 9 taking part teams have actually been separated right into 2 swimming pools. Pool A consists of Sport Center 1 (hosts Vietnam), Paykan (Iran), Hisamitsu Springs (Japan) and King Whale Taipei (Chinese Taipei), while Altay VC (Kazakhstan), Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force (Thailand), Liaoning Donghua Volleyball Club (China), Khuvsgul Erchim VC (Mongolia) and Hip Hing VB Club (Hong Kong, China) remain in Pool B.
Teams will certainly play swimming pool round-robin preliminaries from April 25 to 29 and just leading 2 teams will certainly progress to the semifinals, while lower-ranked teams completing 5th-9th after the preliminary will certainly combat it out in their much better placements in the category round for 5th-9th locations.
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