After the Mongolian team withdrew at the last minute, the 2023 VTV Cup international women’s volleyball tournament has 6 participating teams: Australia, Kansai University (Japan), Choco Mucho Club (Philippines), Suwon Club (Korea), and the national team. Vietnam women’s volleyball team 1, Vietnam women’s volleyball team 2. The teams compete in a round-robin to select 4 semi-finals and then play the qualifying matches.
Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (centre) and the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team conquer the VTV Cup 2023
In the first match, which took place today with 3 matches: Choco Mucho Club meets Kansai University at 15:00, Vietnam women’s volleyball team 2 meets Suwon Club and Vietnam women’s volleyball team 1 meets Australia at 19. hour. The focus is on the confrontation between the two brightest candidates for the championship title, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team 1 (world No. 48) and the Australian team (No. 54 in the world).
Vietnam women’s volleyball team 1 brings together the best faces of Vietnamese women’s volleyball such as Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Doan Thi Lam Oanh, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Tran Tu Linh, Nguyen Thi Trinh, Dinh Thi Tra Giang , Nguyen Khanh Dang, Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, Vo Thi Kim Thoa, Doan Thi Xuan. The goal that coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team set at the 2023 VTV Cup is to win the championship. The Australian team also brought the team that is considered to be the strongest, in good shape, but underrated compared to the host Vietnam.
The main faces of the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team appear in the VTV Cup 2023, facing the Australian team
Meanwhile, the Vietnam women’s volleyball team 2 led by coach Nguyen Trong Linh, who has many young players, promises to create a surprise for Suwon Club. Captain Pham Thi Nguyet Anh, an impressive player in the second stage of the last SEA V.League in Thailand is the “ace” in the Vietnam 2 team. In addition, the team also has quality faces like Dinh Thi Thuy, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Le Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, Pham Thi Hien.
The highlight match between the Vietnam women’s volleyball team 1 and the Australian team, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team 2 and the Suwon Club will be live on VTV5. The remaining match between Choco Mucho Club and Kansai University is live on VTV2. The matches at the tournament are also live on the VTVGo app and the VTV Sports YouTube channel.
