Bank Sarmayeh Advances to Asian Club Volleyball Championship Quarters
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bank Sarmayeh of Iran defeated Lo Kon Ting Volleyball Association from Hong Kong 3-0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-19) at the 2016 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on Thursday.
Bank Sarmayeh defeated Kazakhstan’s Altay VC 3-0 in its first match and then swept past Malaysia in straight sets in Pool D.
The Iranian team will play Japan’s Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza in the quarter-final.
Two top teams from each pool will advance to the quarter-final in Pools E and Pool F, while the teams finishing third and fourth in each pool will be relegated to the ninth to 16th classification round.
The final will be held on August 31. The awards presentation and closing ceremony will take place shortly after the final showdown.
Winner of the prestigious tournament will represent Asia at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship at Belo Horizonte and Betim in Brazil.
