Huang leads China to success in big match against Türkiye

Both China and Türkiye had won their tournament openers on Saturday, so whoever won the direct clash between them on Sunday would remain the only undefeated team in the pool. With Huang on fire in the longest match of the tournament so far, lasting 104 minutes of playing time, China celebrated a 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 28-26, 25-15) victory. Both sides showed a great blocking effort, with the European team putting up 13 stuffs against 10 from China. The Asians, on the other hand outplayed the opponents in both attack (59-41 in spike kills) and serving (10-7 in aces). Huang’s 27-point match high included two kill blocks and one ace. Opposite and captain Yang Shuming contributed two stuffs and two aces towards a 20-point tally, while her Turkish counterpart Aylin Uysalcan, led her team with five kill blocks towards an 18-point total.

Earlier on Sunday, outside Natchaya Ta-Hae carried Thailand to their first win in Pool B, a 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-12) shutout of Ecuador. She produced a match-high 19 points, all in attack.