Paykan Earns Third Win in 2022 Asian Club Volleyball Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Paykan of Iran earned its third win in a row in Pool A of the 2022 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship.
On Monday, Paykan defeated Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima QminC VC 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-13) at the Azadi Hall in Tehran.
Paykan had previously defeated Iraqi side South Gas and Suntory Sunbirds from Japan.
The Iranian team will play Iraq’s Erbil Sport Club on Wednesday in the quarter-finals.
Pool B comprises Al-Rayyan Sports Club, winner at the 2021-22 Qatari Volleyball League and the 40th Arab Club Championship, Taraz VC from Kazakhstan, Iran B’s Shahdab Yazd, the 2021-22 Iranian Volleyball Super League champion, and Erbil Sport Club from Iraq.
The one-week championship features eight teams to vie for top honor and the lone berth on offer to represent Asia in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship.
