With Italy playing without two key players Fatime Miryam and Paola Egonu, Thailand cruised past the formidable rivals in straight sets 25-13 25-21 25-20 at their last Pool H encounter of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium on Sunday.

Sendai, Japan - Fresh from stunning reigning and 11-time champions Brazil the previous day, Thailand found fired-up Serbia too strong to go down in four sets 17-25 25-23 16-25 19-25 at their last Pool D encounter at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round at the Kamei Arena Sendai on Sunday.