TEHRAN – Thailand defeated Iran in straight sets (25-14, 25-22, 25-17) in the 2024 Asian Women’s U20 Volleyball Championship at the Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Iran had lost to Vietnam 3-0 in their first match in Pool C.

Padideh Bolourizadeh’s team will face Pool A’s third-place team on Thursday in the 9th–12th semifinals.

The competition started on July 2 in Jiangmen, China and will run until July 8.

A total of 12 teams will vie for top honor and four berths at stake for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s U21 World Championship.

Group A consists of China, Kazakhstan and Australia. Japan, India and Hong Kong are in Group B and South Korea, Chinese Taipei and New Zealand are drawn in Group D.

Japan are defending champions.