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India Comeback Victory Over Qatar Secures Asian Games Quarterfinal Berth
India’s men’s volleyball team played Qatar at the Asian Games.
Qatar won the first two sets.
India then won the next three sets and completed a comeback.
India won the match 3-2.
The final set ended 24-22 after a very close contest.
The match lasted two hours and 47 minutes.
This was India’s third straight victory.
India therefore reached the quarterfinals and finished first in Pool C. Jerome Vinith scored the most points for India with 27.
India defeated Qatar 3-2 after recovering from two sets down in a Pool C match.
The victory was India’s third consecutive win and secured qualification for the quarterfinals.
India won 26-28, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 24-22 in a match lasting two hours and 47 minutes.
Jerome Vinith led India with 27 points, followed by Amit Singh Balwan with 24 and Joel Benjamin Jebaraj with 17.
India finished atop Pool C undefeated, with all four quarterfinals scheduled for Thursday.
- Who
- India’s men’s volleyball team and Qatar’s men’s volleyball team.
- What
- India defeated Qatar 3-2 and qualified for the Asian Games quarterfinals.
- Where
- The match was played at the Asian Games in a Pool C venue that the articles do not specify further.
- When
- The match was played on Tuesday; all four quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday.
- Why
- India’s third consecutive victory secured its quarterfinal place and left it undefeated at the top of Pool C.
Key facts
- Result
- India defeated Qatar 3-2.
- Set scores
- 26-28, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 24-22.
- Match duration
- Two hours and 47 minutes.
- India’s scorers
- Jerome Vinith scored 27 points, Amit Singh Balwan scored 24, and Joel Benjamin Jebaraj scored 17.
- Pool C record
- India finished undefeated at the top of Pool C.
- Earlier results
- India defeated Vietnam 3-0 and Hong Kong China 3-0 in its opening matches.
- Next stage
- All four Asian Games volleyball quarterfinals will be played on Thursday.
Sources
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