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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716383480580viber_image_2024-05-22_18-38-13-386.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>Vietnam takes on Hong Kong in Pool B of the AVC Challenge Cup for Women at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on May 22. 2024. Vietnam dominated Hong Kong in straight sets as the defending champs try for a repeat. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MANILA — Defending champion Vietnam exuded dominance when it opened its title defense <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">in the AVC Challenge Cup for Women on Wednesday, while Australia was also triumphant to conclude the first day of hostilities at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.</div>The 40th-ranked squad cruised past Hong Kong in the third match, 25-13, 25-17, 25-16, while also winning overwhelmingly in spikes with 48 compared to Hong Kong&#x27;s 28.Vi Thị Như Quỳnh led the scoring for the white shirts with 14 points off 13 attacks and a block, while Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền also delivered 11 markers in Vietnam&#x27;s 77-minute win over Hong Kong.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/22/kazakhstan-india-off-to-strong-start-in-avc-challenge-cup-1528">READ: Volleyball: Kazakhstan, India off to strong start in AVC Challenge Cup</a></div>Hong Kong has a chance to snatch one over runner-up Indonesia on Thursday, while Vietnam could make it two in a row as they face Singapore later in the day.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716384852241viber_image_2024-05-22_21-26-31-868.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>Australia takes on Chinese Taipei in Pool A of the AVC Challenge Cup for Women at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on May 22. 2024. Australia took the win in four sets. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</div>Meanwhile, Australia regained its winning form after falling in the opening frame and clinched the next ones over Chinese Taipei, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18, to close the matches on Day 1 of the tournament.Caitlin Tipping did the heavy lifting with 22 points built on 19 attacks and two blocks, while Cassandra Dodd added 16 — 10 of those came from blocks — for the Australian offense.Notably, Australia had a total of 18 blocks in contrast to Hong Kong&#x27;s only one in four sets.Hsu Fang-Min paced the losing side with 15 points while Lin Liang-Tai added 10 markers.Australia will vie for its second win <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">on Thursday against host country Philippines, led by captain and star setter Jia de Guzman, while Chinese Taipei takes on India which won earlier on Wednesday.

Defending champion Vietnam exuded dominance when it opened its title defense in the AVC Challenge Cup on Wednesday, while Australia was also triumphant to conclude the first day of hostilities at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.

Defending champion Vietnam exuded dominance when it opened its title defense in the AVC Challenge Cup on Wednesday, while Australia was also triumphant to conclude the first day of hostilities at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.

Volleyball: Vietnam, Australia triumphant on Day 1 of AVC Challenge Cup

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Volleyball: Vietnam, Australia triumphant on Day 1 of AVC Challenge Cup

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 23, 2024 12:06 AM PHT

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