In their opening match at the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand), coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet fielded his strongest lineup with familiar faces such as Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Lam Oanh, Khanh Dang... against South Korea, ranked 35th in the world .

South Korea is ranked 35th in the world, while the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is ranked 48th.

Despite facing a very strong opponent, a top team in the continent, the Vietnamese girls played very confidently. In the first set, Thanh Thúy and Kiều Trinh delivered powerful spikes, helping the Vietnamese women's volleyball team battle for every point against their opponents.

The score was tied repeatedly at 19-19, 21-21... but after the tie at 22-22, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's players fell behind 24-22. The South Korean team finished the set with a 25-22 victory after a successful serve.

A spike by Tran Thi Thanh Thuy

In Set 2, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team continued to chase the score against South Korea, but the South Korean team still had the edge in both offense and defense. South Korea built a 2-3 point lead before winning 25-19.

In Set 3, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team played their best game since the start of the match. After trailing 16-12, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiem's ​​players chased down every point, staging a comeback to win 25-23.

Vietnam played very well in sets 3 and 4.

Building on their momentum, the Vietnamese girls continued their impressive performance in set 4. After the two teams tied 14-14, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team went on an impressive scoring run before finishing with a decisive 25-17 victory.

In the decisive set, with their spirits high, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team consistently led before winning 15-13, securing a 3-2 victory against South Korea.

Thanh Thúy and her teammates' comeback victory against South Korea was truly a seismic event in Thailand. With this result, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has a great chance of topping Group C, as their remaining two opponents are relatively "weak". The Vietnamese women's volleyball team's next match is against Uzbekistan at 6 PM on August 31st.

An emotional victory for the Vietnamese girls.

The 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship kicked off from August 30th to September 6th with 14 teams participating, divided into 4 groups. Vietnam is in Group C along with South Korea, Uzbekistan, and Taiwan (China).

The group stage is played in a single round-robin format. Teams winning 3-0 or 3-1 receive 3 points, winning 3-2 receives 2 points, and losing 2-3 receives 1 point. The top 3 teams with the best performance in the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship qualify for the 2025 FIVB Championship.

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