Defending champion China successfully retained their title after sweeping aside Kazakhstan in the 5th Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for women at the Vinh Phuc Gymnasium in Vietnam on Tuesday.

China dominated three-straight sets 25-19, 25-19, 25-13 to rout Kazakhstan in a throbbing showdown. The victory gave China the country's fourth AVC Cup crown.

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According to The Nation, China won its first title in the biennial top-flight tournament in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand in the year 2008 and recaptured the crown two years later on their home soil in Taicang. Thailand dethroned China in the tourney's 2012 edition that was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan but reclaimed the title in 2014 when the event was staged in Shenzhen, China.

China's Gong Xiaoyu, 19, scored a game-high 21 points including 16 kills from her 36 attempts to lead the Chinese squad. Zhang Changning contributed 10 kill blocks while Yao Di chipped in three ace serves.

Kazakhstan's ace spiker Katerina Tatko paced the tournament's runners-up by scoring six points.

"I would like to thank all of my players as they did a very good job today in the final match," China's assistant coach Bao Zhuang said on behalf of the team's head coach Chen Youquan. "Kazakhstan tried hard to attack us, but they just came up with unforced mistakes to lose easy points. Our players played according to the strategic plan and they followed what staff coaches at the bench had instructed them. I'm happy with the win. Everyone in my team made us proud."

Thailand took the bronze medal after whipping Japan in three-straight sets 25-22 25-16 25-17 in the battle for the third place.

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