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Iran beach volleyball team cruises into AVC beach tour round of 16

Friday, 20 October 2017 10:44 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 12:21 PM ]

The Iranian men’s national beach volleyball A team

The Iranian men’s national beach volleyball A team has earned a spot in the round of 16 of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Tour - Palembang Open in Indonesia, recording a victory over the Hong Kong pair.

On Friday, the Iranian pair of Rahman Raoufi and Bahman Salemi defeated Hong Kong’s Tsz Ho Kelvin and Pui Lam 2-1 (15-21, 21-13 and 15-12) in a Pool D fixture.

The Iranian beach volleyball A team had earlier defeated the Omani pair, consisting of Haitham al Shuraiqi and Ahmed al Hosni, 2-1 (14-21, 27-25 and 16-14) in their opening match.

Meanwhile, the Iranian men’s national beach volleyball B team, comprising Agh Mohammad Salagh and Abdulhamed Mirzaali, slumped to a 0-2 defeat (16-21 and 15-21) against Katsuhiro Shiratori and Shinji Takahashi of Japan in its second Pool G match, and knocked off the tournament.

The AVC Beach Tour - Palembang Open kicked off on October 18, and will finish on October 22, 2017.

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