China beats Thailand to earn second victory in GP Macao leg

The Chinese, who saw a cut-throating opening victory over Poland 3-2 on Friday, started slowly today in the first set.

Led by Pleumjit Thinkaow, Thailand jumped to 22-18 lead in the opening set. China managed to catch up 25-25 with a 6-3 run, but Wang Yimei's serving error gifted Thailand to 26-25.

Thinkaow's spike from middle of the net helped Thailand took the set point and the opener 27-25.

"I am happy to win the first set, and we learned a lot from this match." said Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, the head coach of Thailand, "China is a strong team. But we showed our strong will to win the match, and showed the spirit of the Thailand volleyball today."

China rebuilt its defense system and fought back strongly in the following sets as they totally destroyed Thailand's defense.