Sri Lanka Men’s and Women’s Teams managed to claim top honors on Day 1 of the CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Beach Volleyball Championship 2024.
In the Men’s competition, Sri Lanka defeated Maldives and Iran. Sri Lanka Team represented by Nalin and Madusha defeated Maldives Team represented by Ahmed and Ali with two straight sets (21-10, 21-15).
Sri Lanka Team (Dileepa and Malith) also managed to beat Maldives Team (Ismail and Adam) with a scoreline of 2-1 (21-17, 14-21, 15-11). The same duo (Dileepa and Malith) defeated the Iranian pair GhalehNovi and Abolhassan with two sets to one (26-24, 19-21, 15-9).
Men’s Competition – Day 1 Results
Team A | Team B | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Winning Team |
Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) | Jurme/Dorji (BHU) | 21/9 | 21/11 | – | Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) |
Nalin/Madusha (SRI) | Ahmed/Ali (MDV) | 21/10 | 21/15 | – | Nalin/Madusha (SRI) |
Ismail/Adam (MDV) | Dileepa/Malith (SRI) | 21/17 | 14/21 | 11/15 | Dileepa/Malith (SRI) |
GhalehNovi/Abolhassan (IRI) | Gurin/Mokhammad (KAZ) | 21/18 | 18//21 | 15//10 | GhalehNovi/Abolhassan (IRI) |
Anjana/Sandun (SRI) | Nalin/Madusha (SRI) | 21/14 | 17/21 | 15/12 | Anjana/Sandun (SRI) |
Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) | Ahmed/Ali (MDV) | 21/14 | 21/11 | – | Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) |
Ismail/Adam (MDV) | Gurin/Mokhammad (KAZ) | 18/21 | 21/19 | 16/18 | Gurin/Mokhammad (KAZ) |
GhalehNovi/Abolhassan (IRI) | Dileepa/Malith (SRI) | 26/24 | 19/21 | 9/15 | Dileepa/Malith (SRI) |
Anjana/Sandun (SRI) | Jurme/Dorji (BHU) | 21/9 | 21//13 | – | Anjana/Sandun (SRI) |
Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) | Nalin/Madusha (SRI) | 22/20 | 21/17 | – | Yakovlev/Bogatu (KAZ) |
In the Women’s competition, Sri Lanka registered wins over Maldives, Kyrgyzstan and Bhutan. Sri Lankan duo Kasuni and Wasana defeated Maldives’ pair Hawwa and Majidha with two straight sets (21-11, 21-7).
The Sri Lankan pair Kasuni and Deepika overcame the Kyrgyzstan challenge (Rasulbek Kyzy and Aitbekova) with a scoreline of 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-5).
Sri Lanka Team represented by Shehani and Chathurika registered a comfortable win over Bhutan Team represented by Zangmo and Leki (21-4, 21-5).
Women’s Competition – Day 1 Results
Team A | Team B | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Winning Team |
Ryukhova/Karimova (KAZ) | Zangmo/Leki (BHU) | 21/8 | 21/10 | – | Ryukhova/Karimova (KAZ) |
Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) | Hawwa/Majidha (MDV) | 21/11 | 21/7 | – | Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) |
Rasulbek Kyzy/Aitbekova (KGZ) | Deepika/Kasuni (SRI) | 16/21 | 21/19 | 5/15 | Deepika/Kasuni (SRI) |
Kabulbekova/Ivanchenko (KAZ) | Zeeniya/Areesha (MDV) | 21/14 | 21/13 | – | Kabulbekova/Ivanchenko (KAZ) |
Shehani/Chathurika (SRI) | Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) | 21/19 | 19/21 | 9/15 | Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) |
Ryukhova/Karimova (KAZ) | Hawwa/Majidha (MDV) | 21/15 | 21/12 | – | Ryukhova/Karimova (KAZ) |
Rasulbek Kyzy/Aitbekova (KGZ) | Zeeniya/Areesha (MDV) | 19/21 | 21/14 | 15/9 | Rasulbek Kyzy/Aitbekova (KGZ) |
Kabulbekova/Ivanchenko (KAZ) | Deepika/Kasuni (SRI) | 21/17 | 21/10 | – | Kabulbekova/Ivanchenko (KAZ) |
Shehani/Chathurika (SRI) | Zangmo/Leki (BHU) | 21/4 | 21/5 | – | Shehani/Chathurika (SRI) |
Ryukhova/Karimova (KAZ) | Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) | 21/17 | 15/21 | 12/15 | Kasuni/Wasana (SRI) |