Paykan will meet Japan’s Premier League champion Suntory Sunbirds on Sunday.

The Japanese team got off to a superb start following a sensational 25-19, 25-21, 25-16 victory over Nakhon Ratchasima QminC from Thailand.

Pool B comprises Al-Rayyan Sports Club, winner at the 2021-22 Qatari Volleyball League and the 40th Arab Club Championship, Taraz VC from Kazakhstan, Iran B’s Shahdab Yazd, the 2021-22 Iranian Volleyball Super League champion, and Erbil Sport Club from Iraq.