Devastating Bangkok Glass thrash T. Grand to maintain perfect win record
Reigning champions Bangkok Glass methodically tore T. Grand’s defence into shreds with their exceptional attacks to brush off the Taiwanese side in a totally lop-sided battle 25-10 25-10 25-11 in the 1st-8th playoffs at the “SMM” 2016 Asian Women's Club
Wilavan Apinyapong, who is competing for Bangkok Glass on borrowed time, finished with 11 points, anchored on nine kills, for Bangkok Glass, which hold a perfect 3-0 win-loss carryover record in Pool F.
Captain and last year's MVP Pleumjit Thinkaow came up with seven points for Bangkok Glass, while Vietnam import Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa also had seven markers.
Bangkok Glass dominated the match with 44 kills, while T. Grand only had 17, and committed only six errors compared to 20 of the Chinese Taipei club.
The Thai club will face Ba'yi Shenzheng of China on Wednesday to determine the winners in Pool F.
Meanwhile, NEC Red Rockets of Japan outclassed Foton Pilipinas of the Philippines 3-0 (25-13 25-7 25-15) to stretch their winning run to three straight victories, as they outclassed the Philippines in a match that lasted one hour and 22 minutes.
China’s Ba'yi Shenzheng defeated Sarmayeh Bank of Iran 3-0 (25-18 25-19 25-14), with Wang Yun Lu and Liu Yan Han finishing with 16 points for the Chinese powerhouses.
Altay VC of Kazakhstan also opened their campaign in the 1st-8th playoffs with a 3-0 (25-21 25-16 25-22) domination of Thongtin Lien Viet Post Bank of Vietnam.
The Kazakhs, who rebounded from a straight-set loss to Japan on Monday at the end of pool play opening round, blasted 48 kills with nine kill blocks and six service aces to submit the Vietnamese in one hour and 23 minutes of play.
In the 9th-12th playoffs, Jakarta Elektrik of Indonesia defeated Kwai Tsing of Hong Kong in straight sets 25-12 25-15 25-12. Indonesian captain Aprilia Manganang led the way for Jakarta Elektrik with 25 points including 19 kills and four service aces.
On Wednesday, the final day of the 1st-8th playoffs, NEC Red Rockets take on Lienviet Post Bank and Altay VC play Foton Pilipinas in Pool E, with Bangkok Glass going up against Ba’Yi Shenzheng and Sarmayeh Bank challenging T. Grand in Pool F.
North Korea’s 4.25 Sports Club are due to take on Malaysia in the 9th-12th playoff.
