Thailand suffer fourth straight VNL defeat after 3-0 loss to Czechia

Thailand were swept by Czechia in Nanjing, ending VNL 2026 week one with four defeats before returning to Bangkok for week two.

Thailand's women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Czechia, marking their fourth consecutive defeat in the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
The loss concluded the first week of the tournament, leaving the Thai team winless.
Czechia won the match in straight sets with scores of 25-14, 25-19, and 25-11.
Thailand's other first-week losses were against Serbia (3-0), China (3-2), and Belgium (3-2).

Thailand’s women’s volleyball team ended the first week of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL 2026) without a win after a 3-0 defeat to Czechia in Nanjing, China, on Sunday (June 7).

The match was played at Youth Olympic Sports Park, where world No 18 Thailand took on world No 13 Czechia in their fourth and final fixture of the opening week.

Before this meeting, the two sides had faced each other twice. Thailand lost 3-0 to Czechia in the Nations League on June 21, 2025, but had beaten them 3-1 at the 2010 World Championship on November 10, 2010.

Thailand suffer fourth straight VNL defeat after 3-0 loss to Czechia

For this match, Thailand head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai named a starting line-up of Kaewkalaya Kamulthala, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Pimpichaya Kokram, Sasipaporn Janthawisut, Thatdao Nuekjang, Nuttanicha Jaisaen and Pornpun Guedpard.

Thailand struggled to find rhythm and were punished for a series of errors, allowing Czechia to take control of the match and seal a straight-sets victory, 25-14, 25-19 and 25-11.

The result left Thailand with four consecutive defeats at the end of the first week of VNL 2026. Thailand had earlier lost 3-0 to Serbia before pushing China and Belgium to five sets in 3-2 defeats.