Paykan crowned Asian volleyball champ
June 27, 2009 - 0:0
DUBAI- Paykan romped to a fourth straight Asian Club Volleyball Championship title at Al Nasr Club after beating Al Hilal on Wednesday.
The reigning champion defeated Saudi Arabia’s representative in three consecutive sets 25-20, 25-22, 25-19 taking their total title haul in the event to five.Paykan coach Mostafa Karkhaneh was all praises as his side defended their title for the third consecutive year.
“If anyone deserved to win this tournament, it was us. We were clearly the best side and we won our games without much of a fuss,” said coach of Paykan in a post match news conference.
Paykan and Al Hilal finished first and second respectively and Qatar’s Al Arabi defeated hosts Al Nasr 25-19, 15-19, 25-15 to finish third.
Paykan duo Farhad Nazari-Afshar and Farhad Zarif were named as the best scorer and libero of the competitions.
A total of 14 teams participated in the event which began on June 17 and finished on June 24 in Dubai