TEHRAN – Iran defeated China in straight sets (29-27, 25-21, 25-18) on Tuesday in their opening match of the 2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship.

The Persians are also scheduled to meet Chinese Taipei and Qatar in Pool B in following days.

Iran are the most decorated team in the competitor, winning the gold seven times.

The 2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is be the 22nd edition of the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI).

Pool A consists of hosts Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Australia.

Pool C consists of India, Japan, Bangladesh and Kuwait and South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Kazakhstan are in Pool D.

The tournament takes place in Surabaya, Indonesia from July 23 to 30.

The topflight championship serves as the Asia’s qualification tournament for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship.