The 2015 Eastern Asia Zone Men’s Volleyball Championship launched at Buyant-Ukhaa Sports Complex in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, featuring volleyball teams from eight countries. Awards will be granted on May 15.
Mongolia played against Hong Kong atnd claimed victory.
The opening ceremony took place at 4:00 p.m. and Japan won the first match of the tournament against North Korea.
The organizers of the event highlighted that all eight countries in Eastern Asia Zone by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) are taking part in the championship.
The Volleyball Federation of Mongolia (VFM) is organizing the event with AVC and the teams will compete in two groups – A and B.
Mongolia, China, South Korea and Hong Kong are in Group A, while Japan, Macau, Taiwan and North Korea are in Group B.
The Mongolian women’s volleyball team won silver in 2000 and bronze in 2008 Eastern Asia Zone Volleyball Championships, hosted by Ulaanbaatar on both occasions. The Mongolian men’s team hasn’t won medals from the championships, but the VFM said that it has high hopes for the team this year.
The championships have been organized separately in men’s and women’s tournaments since 2012.
The government of Mongolia and Ministry of Health and Sport are supporting the championships, which is sponsored by Vitafit Group.
TV9, MNC and Suld TV are broadcasting the championship live.
Match schedules of the first two days of the championship:
Mongolia played against Hong Kong atnd claimed victory.
The opening ceremony took place at 4:00 p.m. and Japan won the first match of the tournament against North Korea.
The organizers of the event highlighted that all eight countries in Eastern Asia Zone by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) are taking part in the championship.
The Volleyball Federation of Mongolia (VFM) is organizing the event with AVC and the teams will compete in two groups – A and B.
Mongolia, China, South Korea and Hong Kong are in Group A, while Japan, Macau, Taiwan and North Korea are in Group B.
The Mongolian women’s volleyball team won silver in 2000 and bronze in 2008 Eastern Asia Zone Volleyball Championships, hosted by Ulaanbaatar on both occasions. The Mongolian men’s team hasn’t won medals from the championships, but the VFM said that it has high hopes for the team this year.
The championships have been organized separately in men’s and women’s tournaments since 2012.
The government of Mongolia and Ministry of Health and Sport are supporting the championships, which is sponsored by Vitafit Group.
TV9, MNC and Suld TV are broadcasting the championship live.
Match schedules of the first two days of the championship:
Day 1 (May 10) schedule:
Time Competing teams
12:00 p.m. Japan vs North Korea
2:00 p.m. Macau vs Taiwan
4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
5:00 p.m. Mongolia vs Hong Kong
7 p.m. China vs South Korea
Day 2 (May 11) schedule:
12:00 p.m. Japan vs North Korea
2:00 p.m. Macau vs Taiwan
4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
5:00 p.m. Mongolia vs Hong Kong
7 p.m. China vs South Korea
Day 2 (May 11) schedule:
Time Competing teams
2:00 p.m. Hong Kong vs South Korea
4:00 p.m. Taiwan vs North Korea
6:00 p.m. Japan vs Macau
8:00 p.m. Mongolia vs China
2:00 p.m. Hong Kong vs South Korea
4:00 p.m. Taiwan vs North Korea
6:00 p.m. Japan vs Macau
8:00 p.m. Mongolia vs China
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