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China Wins Asian Girls Volleyball Championship

Mighty China stamped their authority over the 4th Asian youth girls volleyball championship after a 3-1 victory over hosts Thailand in the final in Si Sa Ket,Thailand, on Sunday.

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Mighty China stamped their authority over the 4th Asian youth girls volleyball championship after a 3-1 victory over hosts Thailand in the final in Si Sa Ket, Thailand, on Sunday.

DPR Korea powered past Chinese Taipei in straight sets to finish second in this single round robin tournament and joined China and Thailand to win berths to the world youth girls under-18championship scheduled for August 9 to 17 in Kenya.

At the end of the eight-day competition, China topped the overall standings with 14 points from seven straight wins. DPR Korea finished second with one point behind from six wins against one loss to China, with Thailand collecting 12 points in third place overall.

Chinese Taipei finished fourth with 11 points, while India, Kazakhstan and Australia came in fifth, sixth and seventh with 10,9 and 8 points respectively. The Philippines, which failed to takea set in the competition, trailed with seven points.

China, which captured their first Asian title in Singapore in 1999, mixed the offensive mobility of power-hitter captain Gao Muzi and Wang Yimei with lightning spikes by the 1.92-meter-tall Xue Ming to take the first two set 25-16, 25-9.

Well supported by the local fans, Thailand regrouped and with aggressive tactics, stole the next set, which was the only one conceded by China in the tournament.

Fierce attacking by Thai players Saimai Pladsrichuay and On-umaSitthirak pierced the Chinese defense to snatch the hard-fought set 25-20.

But in the fourth set, China roared back mighty and soon captured the set 25-13, the match and the title.

In the later match, DPR Korea demolished Chinese Taipei 25-11, 25-17, 25-14 for a second-place finish. Both teams started strongly but the DPR Koreans, with Sin Yong Sun tearing their opponents' defense apart with her brilliant form swallowed the first set 25-11.

Chinese Taipei, powered by Yen Pei Ling and Tsai Tsui Jung, heightened their defense and counter-attacked to narrow the gap at15-20 in the second set before they lost their rhythm and allowed DPR Korea to claim the set 25-17. The DPR Koreans continued their dazzling form in the third set where they won 25-14.

In the play-off matches, India's dreams of beating Australia intheir final clash became reality after they outclassed the taller Aussies in straight sets 25-10, 25-21, 25-15, and Kazakhstan beat the Filipinos 25-11, 25-15, 25-16.

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