[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The South Korean women's volleyball team secured a spot in the quarterfinals by defeating Japan.
On the 31st, South Korea won against Japan with a set score of 3-2 (25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 15-25, 16-14) in the fourth match of the women's volleyball Group A preliminary round at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. South Korea secured at least third place in Group A, confirming their advancement to the quarterfinals.
On this day, South Korea was on the brink of defeat at 12-14 in the fifth set, but Park Jeong-ah (Korea Expressway Corporation) scored consecutive points to push the match into a deuce and achieve a come-from-behind victory.
In Group A, Brazil secured their quarterfinal spot with 4 wins, and Serbia with 3 wins and 1 loss. South Korea also achieved 3 wins and 1 loss by winning the Korea-Japan match, securing third place regardless of the result of the last group match against Serbia on the 2nd of next month, thus confirming their place in the quarterfinals. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, each of the six teams in Groups A and B plays once against each other, and the top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
Kenya, having suffered 4 losses, was eliminated, while the Dominican Republic (1 win, 3 losses) and Japan (1 win, 3 losses) will compete for the last ticket to the quarterfinals.
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