Opening Ceremony of the VTV Cup 2014 International Women's Volleyball Tournament

• May 17, 2014 23:50

This afternoon (May 17th), the VTV Cup 2014 International Women's Volleyball Tournament officially opened at the Bac Ninh Provincial Sports Center. Immediately following the opening ceremony was the inaugural match between the Vietnamese women's team and the Thai women's team...

Các quan chức xuống tặng hoa cho các đội tham dự VTV Cup 2014. Ảnh: Phan Tùng
Presenting flowers to the teams participating in the VTV Cup 2014. Photo: Phan Tung

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Tran Binh Minh - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, General Director of Vietnam Television; Mr. Tran Van Tuy - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Nhan Chien - Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Vuong Bich Thang - Director General of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training; and Mr. Nguyen Van Phu, Editor-in-Chief of Bong Da newspaper, along with other invited officials.

Các quan chức tới dự Lễ khai mạc VTV Cup 2014. Ảnh: Phan Tùng
Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the VTV Cup 2014. Photo: Phan Tung

At the 2014 VTV Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament, in addition to host Vietnam, there were five other invited teams: Australia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Thailand, and Yunnan (China).

Immediately following the brief opening ceremony was the opening match between host nation Vietnam and Thailand. The Vietnamese women's team, with a core of young players such as Le Thanh Thuy (born in 1995), Ha Ngoc Dien (1994), Le Thi Hong (1996), and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (1997), played with great effort and determination.

ĐT Việt Nam đã thua Thái Lan sau 3 set trắng
The Vietnamese national team lost to Thailand in three straight sets.

However, against the experienced and well-trained Thai women's team, the Vietnamese women's team was unable to take the initiative. As a result, we lost all three sets with scores of 20-25, 18-25, and 15-25. Most regrettably, in the first set, our female players performed very well and constantly chased the Thai players. In the remaining two sets, due to a lack of mental fortitude, the Vietnamese women's team quickly lost to their opponents.

The fundamental reason for the Vietnamese women's team's defeat is that the young players haven't yet found common ground, and their first-touch and second-pass skills are not yet refined. However, with the round-robin format, the Vietnamese women's team's chances of advancing to the next round won't be significantly affected if they win tomorrow's match against Yunnan (China) at 3:30 PM.

According to Bongdaplus