AVC U-20 2024 Results: Indonesia Bend By Japan In Third Place Competition

JAKARTA The Indonesian Volleyball national team failed to win third place in the 2024 U-20 Asia Volleyball Championship (AVC) after losing against Japan.

Garuda Muda ended their journey in this tournament with defeats 1-3 (23-25, 27-25, 25-18, and 25-20) at the Java Pos Arena, Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, evening WIB.

Indonesia actually started the match so well. They made very few mistakes so they could win in the first set over Sakura Country.

The match also went tough in the second set because Indonesia had led 24-22. However, this momentum could not be maintained by Liu Qiu Jiang's troops.

In the next two sets, Indonesia appeared sluggish. On the other hand, Japan showed a game that was so solid and was able to exploit the less good defense from Indonesia.

Indonesia previously also lost against Japan when they met in the classification round. In that phase, Garuda Muda troops gave up with a score of 0-3.

In this tournament, Indonesia won Pool A in the preliminary round. They then became runners-up Pool E following Japan to win a ticket to the final four.

Despite failing to win, Indonesia is certain to get tickets to the 2025 U-21 Volleyball World Championships. Young Garuda qualified for the big event with Japan, Iran, and South Korea.

This achievement met Indonesia's target. Before this championship took place, PBVSI did set a target to qualify for the 2025 U-21 World Championships.

The host of the event has not yet been announced by FIVB. However, Indonesia has volunteered to be the organizer of the prestigious event.