Videos from the Ukraine game

official rest day….

Elephant Rides & Vietnamese Massage!! It was official rest day for the tournament today which meant all teams jumped into buses to see the sights of beautiful Vietnam. First stop was the suspension bridge about and hour out of Buon Ma Thuot, which in a normal car and normal road rules would probably only taken [...]

from the queenslanders..

The day started with a well deserved sleep in and breakfast at 8.30am. We then travelled a whole 1.5Km to the Coffee Village which was complete with a man made waterfall and green grassed oasis.  There, thanks to Chau’s advice some ventured into the unkown world of the famous Vietnamese Fox Poo coffee (Kopi Luak, see [...]

VTAW defeated by Ukraine

VTAW vs. Ukraine (18-25, 16-25, 24-26) VTAW’s last match of the tournament was against Ukraine. With Vietnam on top of the table without a loss, the next 3 spots for the semi finals were still up for grabs as the next 4 teams had 2 wins each. Ukraine needed this match to guarantee a spot [...]

from level 9……

DAZED AND CONFUSED   So today we got a more relaxed start to the day with breakfast late and a leisurely stroll replacing training, giving us some “team-time” to reflect on yesterday’s game. Even at 8am, the Dak Lak weather was hot and humid, and we found ourselves as hot and sweaty as if we [...]

AUS v CHN Match Report

VTAW vs. China (23-25, 20-25, 21-25) VTAW’s fourth match of the tournament was against China. The Australians were looking to improve on their heart breaking lost yesterday against Thailand. China was also recovering from a straight sets lost to Vietnam. Set 1. Garton, Orchard, Carey, Ross, Frostick, Davidge, Morgan (libero) Charlotte Garton got the game [...]

From room 814…. player post

A later start to the day with breakfast at 8am and training at 9.30am.  With a good night’s sleep under our belts and some gourMET buffET in our bellies we spent the training session working on some more serve receive and team play.  Finally our bodies seem to be getting used to the humidity here. [...]

VTAW heartbreaking loss to Thailand…

VTAW vs. Thailand (9-25, 22-25, 21-25) VTAW’s third match of the tournament was against Thailand. Thailand came into the match confident after yesterday’s convincing win over the Ukraine. The Australian’s improved previous match performance against Long An also provided them with confidence.   Set 1. Bates, Watt, Frostick, Cory, Davidge, Orchard, Choat (libero) It was [...]

the real room 812….

Monday 17 August Another early morning – up at 5.30am for our 6.30am training, only to find out once we were ready to depart that the training time had been pushed back to 7ish without the organisers letting us know.  At least it was cooler in the stadium at that time of day… After training [...]

VTAW V Long An – Match Report

VTAW vs. Long An (20-25, 19-25, 16-25) VTAW’s second match of the tournament was against Vietnam’s National Club Champion Team, Long An. Long An boast a couple of national team players as well as international imports from China and the Fijian national Team and coached by the former national Vietnamese Head Coach. Set 1. Bates, [...]