Cebu City, Philippines, March 5, 2005 – Favourites Chinese Taipei and Indonesia secured the two prized second round tickets on offer at the 2006 Men's Volleyball World Championships First Round Tournament (Asia Pool C) in Cebu City after posting their third successive victories of the tournament on Saturday. Chinese Taipei beat Macau 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-17) while Indonesia dismissed the Philippines 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-20).

Pic: Great commitment during pool play
The two top teams in the five-team tournament qualify for the second round of the 2006 World Championships, which will be played in June, and Chinese Taipei and Indonesia both sit on top with three wins from three matches with Sunday’s match between the two unbeaten sides purely to determine the order of finish.

"We always give our best in every match,” Chinese Taipei coach Chang Mu San said. “We are happy that we advanced in the second round."

It was an unbelievable performance from Chinese Taipei as they completed the victory in only 63 minutes, with captain Hsien Chen Lin inparticular giving the Macau side a lesson in Volleyball. Meanwhile Indonesia, with Muhammad Zainudin scoring 16 points, was equally impressive with their straight sets win over the Philippines as they fought to overcome the home crowd support before sealing the win.

The other match on the final day between the Philippines and Tonga will determine whether the home side can finish above Macau on the rankings

Chinese Taipei and Indonesia join England and Sudan as men’s teams to have qualified for the second round.
(Released by FIVB)