Thailand opens the 2024 edition of the men's Southeast Asian Volleyball League on Friday with a straight sets victory over Indonesia at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, 25-21 25-23 25-20.
Thungkham Chaiwat led the charge for the Thais with nine spikes, three blocks, and an ace, teaming up with Nilsawai Kissada in forming a solid net defense.
Kissada would finish with eleven points, four of which came from blocks. The two combined to contribute half of Thailand's fourteen blocks in the match that lasted just over an hour and a half.
Bhinijdee Napadet also tacked on eleven markers for the Thais, who could only muster a silver and a bronze in the two legs that took place last year.
24-year-old opposite hitter Anggara Agil Angga led the charge for Indonesia, who won both legs last year, with fifteen spikes, a couple of aces, and a block.
The aforementioned net defense proved to be an obstacle they could not overcome, with the duo of Kurniawan Hendra and Putrama Fahri Septian combined to produce just thirteen points.
Thailand will look to make it 2-0 in this leg hosted by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation against Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, while Indonesia seeks to bounce back against Alas Pilipinas this evening.
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