The campaign to defend the title of the Asian Volleyball Queen of the Vietnamese women's team came to an end with the final match against the Philippines team on the evening of June 14 at Dong Anh Stadium ( Hanoi ). As coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet affirmed, winning the championship twice away from home is not as stressful as defending the No. 1 position when the tournament is held at home.
Rare happy moments of the Philippines team
However, with the fortitude forged through many major tournaments at all levels of the key players, even the two "old but new" faces Nguyen Thi Uyen and Tran Thi Bich Thuy adapted and reintegrated very quickly with extremely high efficiency, it was not difficult for the Vietnamese women's team to affirm their absolute strength for the third consecutive season in the Asian playground.
They struggled to resist...
It took less than 20 minutes for the home team to win the first set of the final against the Philippines with a score of 25-15. The diverse and fast-paced attacks with the participation of Bich Tuyen - Thanh Thuy were too difficult a problem for the Philippine players, despite the excellent performance of their opposite number Alyssa Solomon.
...but could not overcome the solid position of the Vietnamese team.
Learning from the semi-final match against Kazakhstan the day before, the Vietnamese women's team remained calm and overcame all the annoying playing styles of their Southeast Asian neighbors. The second game started with a fierce tug of war, but from the moment the scoreboard showed 10-10, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's students began to accelerate.
The 25-17 victory in the second game against the Philippines has brought the "Golden Star Warriors" closer to the 2025 AVC Nations Cup championship.
Thanh Thuy scored the decisive point, helping Vietnam win the championship.
With the excellence of Thanh Thuy, Bich Tuyen, Nguyen Trinh, the Vietnamese team continuously scored and created a safe gap in points in the third set. The Philippines seemed to start to lose their rhythm and connection in defense with many situations of missed first steps and lack of people to block.
25-14 was the score in favor of the home team in this decisive game and Thanh Thuy scored 25 points with an unstoppable smash, ending the impressive journey of the Vietnamese women's team at the AVC Nations Cup 2025.
Three championship seasons of Vietnam team
In the end, Vietnam defeated the Philippines 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-14), winning the AVC Challenge Cup/AVC Nations Cup for the third consecutive time. The results of the AVC Nations Cup help teams earn points, increasing their chances of improving their position on the FIVB world rankings, in which the champion team will be awarded a place to participate in the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
Nguyen Khanh Dang won the title of "Best Libero", Tran Thi Thanh Thuy received the award of "Best Middle Blocker" and Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen received the double title of "Best Opposite Setter" and "Best Athlete of AVC Nations Cup".
Source: https://nld.com.vn/tuyen-nu-viet-nam-lan-thu-3-lien-tiep-vo-dich-cup-bong-chuyen-chau-a-196250614233224113.htm
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