- Pakistan lost to Qatar 24-26, 19-25, 25-23, and 18-25.
- Pakistan had defeated South Korea 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals.
- Pakistan solidified their position among the top six teams.
In an exciting quarter-final showdown at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Qatar secured a victory over Pakistan.
The match featured Pakistan, ranked 51st, facing off against Qatar, ranked 17th.
The game started with Pakistan putting up a strong performance right from the first set. At one point, Pakistan held a five-point lead, but Qatar staged an impressive comeback, overcoming deficits of 20-15 and 24-22 to snatch the first set from Pakistan. However, Qatar couldn’t sustain their momentum.
In the third set, Pakistan dominated Qatar from the beginning. Unfortunately for Pakistan, Qatar left no room for a comeback in the fourth set and secured the victory. The final score of Qatar’s triumph over Pakistan was 24-26, 19-25, 25-23, and 18-25.
Following this loss in the quarter-finals, the Pakistan team will now face India in a match scheduled for Tuesday, competing for the fifth position in the tournament.
It’s worth noting that the Pakistan team had defeated South Korea 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals with scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-21.
Moreover, Pakistan solidified their position among the top six teams with their victory over South Korea.
This marked the first time since the 1994 Asian Games that a Pakistani team confirmed their place in the top six.
Previously, Pakistan had topped group B by achieving impressive victories over relatively weaker teams such as Chinese Taipei and Mongolia.
They defeated Chinese Taipei in straight sets with scores of 25-18, 25-20, and 25-19.
In their match against Mongolia, they secured wins with scores of 25-17, 25-19, and 25-20.
Pakistan’s most notable achievement in the history of Asian Games volleyball is their third-place finish in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games. In the previous Asian Games held in Indonesia in 2018, Pakistan finished eighth.
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