Iran women volleyball team, had lost to Kazakhstan in Pool B of Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification on Tuesday, will meet Indonesia on Thursday.

Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Australia are in Pool A.

After the three-day pool plays, January 10 will be a rest day, with teams finishing 3rd and 4th places from each pool clashing out of the competition and returning home.

The top two teams from each pool will contest the cross semi-final encounters, with Pool A winner taking on Pool B second place and Pool B winner battling it out with Pool A second place.

The two winners in the semi-finals set up a final showdown, where only the eventual winner will secure their berth to the Tokyo 2020. The two losing sides will fight it out in the third-place playoff encounter.

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The Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification being held at Chatchai Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January 7 to 12.

Iran women volleyball Team Melli has been drawn in Pool B along with South Korea, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia in this round of games.

Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Australia are in Pool A.

“We are glad that we can play in this event as my team is young and I hope that they will get a good learning experience from this tournament,” Mitra Shabanian, the Iranian team’s coach said.

After the three-day pool plays, January 10 will be a rest day, with teams finishing 3rd and 4th places from each pool clashing out of the competition and returning home.

The top two teams from each pool will contest the cross semi-final encounters, with Pool A winner taking on Pool B second place and Pool B winner battling it out with Pool A second place.

The two winners in the semi-finals set up a final showdown, where only the eventual winner will secure their berth to the Tokyo 2020. The two losing sides will fight it out in the third-place playoff encounter.

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Iranian national volleyball team has traveled to Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Saturday to compete at the 2020 Women Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Iran has been drawn in Pool B along with Indonesia, South Korea, and Kazakhstan.

Pool A consists of Chinese Taipei, Australia, and Thailand.

The top two of each pool advance to crosswise semifinals, followed by the deciding match and the winners will qualify for the 2020 women’s Olympic volleyball tournament.

“I believe in these young players because we’re talking about a generation that can make a change in our volleyball. We are going to improve with our young and experienced players. I have already said this is our second team. The team have an average age of 20 years and an average height of 181 centimeters,” Shabanian said.

“We’ve finished in seventh and eighth place in the previous editions but I hope that we come in a better place in the near future. They are here to make it happen. If we discover our talented players and they get investment at just the right time, I have no doubt we can shine in the continent in the future,” she added.

The 2020 Women’s Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament is a volleyball tournament for women’s national teams organized by Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), and will be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from Jan. 7 to 12, 2020.

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