The last available quarterfinal vacancy went to India as the second best third-placed team in the pools.
In Wednesday’s opening game, Bahrain hammered out a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) shutout of Oman, which was enough to catch up with India on wins, points and set ratios, but not on point ratios.
Outside hitters Sayed Hashem Ali of Bahrain and Fallah Saleem Al-Aabed Mubarak Al Jaradi of Oman shared the top scorer honors of the match with 13 points each.
Bahrain’s middle blocker Hasan Haider Mohamed impressed with seven kill blocks towards an 11-point total, while opposite Abdulla Ebrahim Moh"D added another 10 points.
Oman’s opposite Majid Abdallah Ali Al-Shibli also reached the double digits with 11 points.
The last available quarterfinal vacancy went to India as the second best third-placed team in the pools. In Wednesday’s opening game, Bahrain hammered out a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) shutout of Oman, which was enough to catch up with India on wins, points and set ratios, but not on point ratios. So, despite finishing third in Pool A, the Bahrainis will have to leave the competition. Outside hitters Sayed Hashem Ali of Bahrain and Fallah Saleem Al-Aabed Mubarak Al Jaradi of Oman shared the top scorer honors of the match with 13 points each. Bahrain’s middle blocker Hasan Haider Mohamed impressed with seven kill blocks towards an 11-point total, while opposite Abdulla Ebrahim Moh"D added another 10 points. Oman’s opposite Majid Abdallah Ali Al-Shibli also reached the double digits with 11 points.
