Upstream of the utopia, Thailand rubs salt into the double pain of Chinese volleyball

The round of 16 of the U19 women's volleyball championship has just witnessed a big shock when the Chinese champion candidate suddenly fell before the same opponent from Asia, U19 Thailand. With the very high performance of the duo Sisaikaeo Kanchana (30 points) and Seetaloed Warisara (25 points), the Golden Temple team defeated China U19 with a score of 3-2 (31-33, 16-25, 25-16). , 25-17, 15-12).

The youth of Chinese volleyball are often very invested, remember at the Asian U16 tournament not long ago, China beat Thailand 3-0 in the semifinals. The match that took place in Hungary a few hours ago, China also holds many advantages when leading 2 sets, but they let the opponent turn the tide.

Notably, in the group stage, China U19 won all 5 matches, gaining a maximum of 15 points and ranked first in Group A, while Thailand ranked 4th in Group D with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses. This shock is like adding salt to the pain of Chinese volleyball when they received 2 painful defeats in just a few days.

Earlier at the 2023 World Student Games held in Chengdu, China, the home team brought the main squad that had just attended the 2023 Volleyball Nations League, but China still quickly fell 0-3 before the team. Italian students.

Earlier at the FIVB Challenger Cup, the Chinese men's team also quickly collapsed and was officially relegated, unable to attend VNL 2024.

China's consecutive defeats are a sad signal for one of the countries with the most developed volleyball in the continent, especially when the national women's team has just reached the final of VNL 2023 and won the trophy. silver medal.