Vietnam women’s volleyball eliminated from world tournament

Turkey’s VakifBank Spor Kulubu were extremely strong and did not take long to beat Vietnam 3-0 in the first game on Wednesday.

And Vietnam’s next opponent, Brazilian club Detil Praia Clube (DPC), are the defending champions of Brazil and South America, boasting national star players like Tainara Santos and Claudia da Silva.

The defeat in the first game meant Vietnam faced elimination against DPC on Thursday.

DPC pressured Vietnam in the first set and easily dominated. Vietnam lost 10-25 quite fast. Vietnam put on a different face in the next two sets, partially thanks to mistakes by DPC.

The Brazilian champions had a tough second set as they let Vietnam lead most of the time, before coming back to win 25-22.

In the third set, Vietnam played even better and scored consecutive important points to lead 22-20. The team even had a chance to win the set after leading 24-23. However, in the decisive moments, DPC’s excellent play put them out on top to win 27-25.

Vi Thi Nhu Quynh led Vietnam by scoring 14 points in the game. Vietnam had 31 points on the attack, six from blocking and 20 from opponent mistakes. DPC scored 52 on offense, six from defense and 11 from Vietnam’s mistakes.

The two defeats were enough to send the Vietnamese squad home from the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship, which is taking place through Dec. 17. Six participating teams were divided to two groups, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the semifinals.

The Vietnam women’s volleyball team concluded 2023 by winning the Club Asian Championship and AVC Challenger Cup for the first time, which took them to the Club World Championship in China and the FIVB Challenge Cup in France.