Iran Beaten by S. Korea at Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to South Korea 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-19) at the AVC Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament on Wednesday.
Iran, who had lost to Kazakhstan in Pool B on Tuesday, will meet Indonesia on Thursday.
Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Australia are in Pool A.
After the three-day pool plays, January 10 will be a rest day, with teams finishing 3rd and 4th places from each pool clashing out of the competition and returning home.
The top two teams from each pool will contest the cross semi-final encounters, with Pool A winner taking on Pool B second place and Pool B winner battling it out with Pool A second place.
The two winners in the semi-finals set up a final showdown, where only the eventual winner will secure their berth to the Tokyo 2020. The two losing sides will fight it out in the third-place playoff encounter.
