2006 World Championships
Korea and Kazakhstan through to finals (FIVB)
08/05/2005
Ratchaburi,
Thailand, August 5, 2005 - Unbeaten Korea and Kazakhstan
finished first and second respectively at the 2006
Women's World Volleyball Championship Asian Group B
first round tournament at the Ratchaburi Gymnasium on
Friday to claim the two tickets on offer to the final
round.
Favourites South Korea beat the Philippines on Friday in
straight sets as expected, winning 3-0 (25-14 25-17
25-13) while Kazakhstan had the bye yet both sides still
finished in the top two.
South Korea finished unbeaten to top the five-team
standings, while Kazakhstan had seven points from three
wins against one loss to finish second. Thailand, who
had two wins against two losses to the Koreans and the
Kazaks, came in third place, with the Philippines and
winless Tonga in fourth and fifth place respectively.
in Friday's other match Thailand, fielding all
substituted players, beat Tonga in a totally one-sided
battle 3-0 (25-5, 25-8, 25-14) in just over 50 minutes.
