The first Thai women's volleyball team in the history of losing to Vietnam did not make Mr. Somporn Chaibangyang pessimistic about the future of the home team.
Thailand lost to Vietnam 2-3 in the second stage of the Sea V-League 2025. At this time, the Thai women's volleyball team returned home and was welcomed by the Thai Volleyball Federation (TVA) at the Suvarnabhumi airport.
President TVA Somporn Chaibangyang said the defeat did not seriously affect, due to the value of the SEA V-League lower than the SEA Games or ASIAD. But Mr. Chaibangyang understood that the fans would not be happy if the home team lost: “We understand that everything is up and down at a time.
The 75 -year -old president wants to recruit Thai women to develop world level. He realized that women's volleyball is developing in many countries, especially in Europe. Failure in SEA V-League is an opportunity for Thailand to gain experience, must continue to rise strongly in the future.
Captain Ajcharaporn Kongyot said that sports always have hope and disappointment. She called on fans to continue supporting and maintaining her belief: “The losses teach us the lesson, forced to look back on the mistake to change and return strongly. When the match was deadlocked, the team did not change the pace quickly.
President Somporn admitted that Thai volleyball team was ready to hire the coach of the country. However, Mr. Somporn also admitted that any coach would have difficulty gathering players playing abroad, and only about two weeks before the tournament: “We will work with Kiattipong coach to consider the issues and reason why.
Kiattipong teachers and students will have time to rest before preparing for the 2025 World Championship. The tournament has 32 teams attending, taking place from August 22 to September 7 in four cities in Thailand.
Vietnam is located in Group G playing in Phuket, with Poland, Germany and Kenya. The Thai host is in Group A, playing in Bangkok, meeting the Netherlands, Sweden, Egypt.
This is the first time Vietnam attended the tournament. And Thailand has been attended 6 times, with the best achievement in the 13th in 1998, 2010, 2018, 2022.