Thai spikers down Italy in straight sets

Thai spikers down Italy in straight sets

Thai volleyball players celebrate after defeating Italy 3-0 in the FIVB World Grand Prix at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton)
Thai volleyball players celebrate after defeating Italy 3-0 in the FIVB World Grand Prix at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton)

Thailand's volleyball team continued its solid performance by beating Italy 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-20) in the FIVB World Grand Prix on Sunday.

Fresh from handing Turkey a 3-0 whitewash on Saturday, Thai spikers did it again on Sunday at the packed Hua Mak Indoor Stadium.

The Thais battled it out with Italy in a tight game which ended with a victory for the hosts in three sets.

The Thais were powered by captain Pluemjit Thinkaow, who scored a match high of 14 points, and Pimpichaya Kokram, who spiked 13 points.

Anastasia Guerra led the Italians with 10 points.

In another game, Turkey defeat the Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-14, 33-31, 25-23).

The matches wrapped up the three-day Pool H 1 tournament, which saw Thailand end with a win-loss record of 2-1. They were edged by the Dominican Republic on Friday.

Thailand remained at 10th in Group 1, led by Serbia.

Thailand is in the 12-team Group 1. The top five sides in the 12-team preliminary round join hosts China in the Group 1 finals in Nanjing next month.

Thirty-two teams are competing in this year's 25th edition of the World Grand Prix. The teams are split into three groups with 12 teams competing in Groups 1 and 2, and eight teams in Group 3.

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