Bich Tuyen shines, Vietnam women's volleyball team still regretfully finishes second at VTV Cup

Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen had a brilliant match, but the Vietnamese volleyball team still unfortunately lost to Korabelka Club (Russia) in the final of the VTV Cup 2025 international women's volleyball tournament taking place tonight (July 5) at Vinh Phuc stadium.

Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet fielded what is considered the strongest lineup of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team at the moment, including Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Thi Uyen, Nguyen Thi Trinh, setter Doan Thi Lam Oanh and libero Nguyen Khanh Dang. The defending champion Korabelka (Russia) also chose the best players when they rematched with the host in the final of the VTV Cup 2025 international women's volleyball tournament.

The Vietnamese women's volleyball team put in all their effort when facing the defending champion Korabalka in the final of the VTV Cup 2025 international women's volleyball tournament.

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The team from Russia showed good preparation when facing the Vietnamese team in the final. In addition to promoting the ability to attack at high altitude thanks to the ideal height of the hitters, the players of Korabelka Club also put pressure right from the serve, exploiting the weakness in the ability to catch the first step of the Vietnamese team. The bravery of Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen and their teammates was brought into play, helping the Vietnamese team create an attractive "tit for tat" attacking game with Korabelka Club. The Vietnamese team and Korabelka Club created a fierce chase for points. The hitters from Russia played explosively at the crucial moment at the end of the first set, thereby rising to win 25/19.

Korabelka Club affirms the strength of the team from Europe, possessing a team of hitters with outstanding height.

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The Korabelka players dominated the second set, effectively exploiting the weaknesses in the first and defensive phases of the Vietnamese team. Being on the defensive made the Vietnamese women's volleyball team unable to launch a good attack. Bich Tuyen and Thanh Thuy also failed to perform effectively when they had the opportunity to attack, being blocked many times by the Korabekla Club's blockers. Therefore, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lost to Korabelka Club with a difference of 14/25 in the second set.

With no way back, the Vietnamese team put all their efforts into the decision game 3 and had a good start. However, Korabelka Club established an equilibrium and then rose to create a 4-point gap (16/20). The risk of losing 0-3 was present in the final match, but coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's students unexpectedly rose up with a series of consecutive points scored by Bich Tuyen, thereby rising to win 25/23, narrowing the score to 1-2. High spirits helped Bich Tuyen and the Vietnamese team play explosively in game 4, winning 25/20, equalizing the score 2-2 against Korabelka Club.

Bich Tuyen "carried" Vietnam volleyball team unsuccessfully

In the decision game 5, Korabelka Club started better but Bich Tuyen and Thanh Thuy took turns shining to help the Vietnamese women's volleyball team equalize 4/4 and then excellently created a 3-point gap (9/6). The Russian team narrowed the gap to only 1 point (9/8) but Bich Tuyen exploded with powerful smashes, helping the home team take the lead 8/11. Korabelka Club successfully chased after, equalizing 12/12 but Bich Tuyen shined alone to help the Vietnamese team equalize 13/13, 14/14, 15/15, 16/16, 17/17, 18/18. Korabelka Club players remained persistent, making no mistakes in important points, thereby rising to win 20/18, thereby successfully defending the championship with a final victory of 3-2 against the Vietnamese team.

Great Titles

In addition to the runner-up title, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team also won individual titles including: excellent main attacker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, excellent opposite Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, and excellent libero Nguyen Khanh Dang.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bich-tuyen-ruc-sang-doi-tuyen-bong-chuyen-nu-viet-nam-van-ngam-ngui-ve-nhi-vtv-cup-1852507051950147.htm