The Indian males’s volleyball crew produced a memorable efficiency to defeat three-time champions and 2018 silver medallists South Korea in a Pool C match on the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
The thrilling 25-27, 29-27, 25-22, 20-25, 17-15 win meant India will advance to the subsequent stage as pool-toppers. On Tuesday, India had begun their marketing campaign with a straight-set win over Cambodia. The two greatest groups from every pool advance to the Top 12.
After shedding an in depth opening set, the Indians fought again to clinch the second and third. World No.27-ranked Korea then compelled their approach again into the competition, taking the fourth set. In the decider, which was carefully fought all the way in which, India had two match factors that had been squandered. It was then Korea’s flip to have a match level however the Indians held their nerves to register a well-known win.
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According to the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Rankings, India are quantity 73 on the earth whereas Korea are Asia’s fourth- highest-ranked facet.
Wing Spiker Amit led the factors tally for India, with a complete of 24 whereas captain Vinit Kumar and Ashwal Rai adopted with 19 every. Out of the 116 factors that India gained, they had been helped by Korean errors for 36 of these. India’s errors had been fewer, contributing to 19 of Korea’s complete factors.
India have gained a complete of three medals in volleyball on the Asian Games – a silver and two bronze – the final of which got here in 1986.