TEHRAN– Barij Essence of Iran swept past Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-16) in the 2022 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Kazakhstan.
The tournament is being held in Semey, Kazakhstan, from April 24 to 30.
The Iranian team will play Thailand’s Diamond Food–Fine Chef Sport Club on Tuesday.
“I am satisfied with my girls’ performance because the Uzbek side played well and made us in trouble. We will do our best against the Thai side on Tuesday,” Barij coach Fatemeh Shaban Khamseh said.
The tournament has brought Kazakhstan’s Altay and Kuanysh, Barij Essence of Iran, Thailand’s Diamond Food–Fine Chef Sport Club, Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute and Kyrgyzstan together in the single round-robin competition.
Japanese volleyball team JT Marvelous withdrew from the tournament due to the COVID-19 infection among their team members.