Vietnamese women's volleyball team enters world top 25: Leaving Korea far behind, narrowing gap with Thailand

The Vietnamese women's volleyball team made history when it rose to 25th place in the world for the first time, narrowing the gap with the Thai team (14th in the world) and leaving the Korean team (37th in the world) far behind.

Before the 2025 AVC Nations Cup, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team ranked 31st in the world . The "explosive" performance of Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and their teammates helped the Vietnamese women's volleyball team win all matches, successfully defending the championship title of the AVC Nations Cup.

Vietnam women's volleyball team wins all matches at AVC Nations Cup 2025

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Breakthrough of Vietnam women's volleyball team

Notably, with the successful performance at the AVC Nations Cup 2025, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team accumulated a total of 141.21 points, rising to 25th place on the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rankings. This is also the first time in history that Vietnamese women's volleyball has entered the top 25 in the world and ranked 4th in Asia after Japan (5th), China (6th), and Thailand (14th). The Korean women's volleyball team did not compete successfully at the FIVB Nations League, so they dropped to 37th place in the world, 12 places below the Vietnamese team.

Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team convincingly won the Asian Volleyball Championship AVC Nations Cup 2025

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At the recent AVC Nations Cup Asian Volleyball Tournament in Hanoi , the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, in addition to the stable performance of key players such as Bich Tuyen, Thanh Thuy, Khanh Dang, Lam Oanh, also had a new player, Nguyen Thi Uyen, who played impressively and promises to be trusted by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet to use in upcoming important international matches.

Vietnam women's volleyball team ranked 25th in the world for the first time, narrowing the gap with Thailand and leaving the Korean team far behind.

PHOTO: AVC

After the AVC Nations Cup 2025, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team returned to Quang Ninh to train and prepare for the VTV Cup international women's volleyball tournament taking place from June 28 to July 5 in Vinh Phuc. The tournament will feature 8 teams, with host Vietnam sending 2 teams, the national team and the U.21 team. The 6 guest teams include Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, PetroGazz Angels Club (Russia), Korabelka Club (Russia) and Sichuan Club (China).

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