Lausanne, Switzerland: China defeated Qatar 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-22) in Pool A of the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Men’s World Championship at the 6,000-capacity Rezazadeh Stadium in the city of Ardabil.
Iran, who rested on Day 1 of the competition Thursday, crushed South Korea Korea 3-0 (25-10, 27-25, 25-18) with A. Ghafour scoring 13 points and M Ebadipour and F. Ghaemi adding another 11 each.
This was South Korea’s second straight defeat in the tournament after being beaten by Qatar on the opening day on Friday.
Jiang C. and Liu L.B. scored 14 points each for China.
China wrapped up the opening day with a 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23) win over Kazakhstan, led by Chuan Jiang’s 23 points and another blocking party with 16 stuffs.
The top two teams of the Ardabil tournament qualify to the 2018 World Championship, which will be jointly hosted by Italy and Bulgaria next year.