Main Draw action gets underway on November 8
Roi Et, Thailand, November 7, 2023 – The 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships kicked off with fantastic opening ceremony in front of the picturesque Roi Et Tower here on Tuesday, as all Asian qualifiers fell short of the qualification tournament to miss the cut for the 32-team Main Draw.
The official draws for 32 qualified teams in the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships were unfolded on Tuesday https://en.volleyballworld.com/beachvolleyball/competitions/u21-world-championships-2023/schedule/, ready for the electrifying encounters at four competition venues in front of Roi Et Tower and adjacent areas at Bueng Planchai here the following day.
The 19th edition of the Championships, the third consecutive time to take place in Thailand after the volleyball-loving nation welcomed the world’s rising stars to Udon Thani in 2019 and Phuket in 2021, is being held from November 8 to 12 in Roi Et, a northeastern province with an approximate distance of 425 kilometers from capital city Bangkok.
The qualification tournament in a single elimination format was held on a hot Tuesday when the highest temperature soared to 32 degrees Celsius. Teams played their best but only the best four teams apiece in men’s and women’s events had accomplished to qualify for the Wednesday’s Main Draw.
In the women’s qualification, Australians Elizabeth Alchin/Kayla Mears, bronze medallists at Beach World Tour Futures 2023 Qidong in China and fourth place at the Beach World Tour Futures 2023 Seoul in Korea, received a first-round bye but went down to Austrians Rabitsch Mag/Trailovic 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 8-15) later in the second round.
Kazakhs Dariya Tlevlessova/Mariya Peressetskaya first defeated Hong Kong, China’s Halimah Zampaligre/Ng Ki Wing 2-1 (21-14, 8-21, 15-10), but found Zsofi Vasvari/Stefania Flora Kun too strong in the second round to go down to the Hungarians in easy match 0-2 (10-21, 15-21), while Singaporeans Ang Hui Ying/Lim Hazel succumbed to 0-2 (6-21, 8-21) defeat at the hands of Germans Elea Beutel/Clara Dreben.
In the men’s qualification, Australians Mitchell Craft/Harley Sinclair lost 1-2 (11-21, 21-17, 10-15) in the first round to Canadians Brandon Burnside/Reed Venning, while Hong Kong, China’s Chiu Ho Chi/Lee Cheuk Hei crashed out from the competition following their 0-2 (13-21, 9-21) loss to Latvians Toms Liepa/Ernests Puskundzis in the first round.
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