Men's volleyball team wins 3-0 against Qatar... Finished 7th in Asian Games

The men's volleyball team defeated Qatar and finished 7th at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The national team led by coach Isanaye Ramirez defeated Qatar with a set score of 3-0 (25-20 25-23 25-16) in the 7th-8th place match held at the Okazaki Central General Park General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd.

Shin Ho-jin (Hyundai Capital) scored 14 points, the most in the team, Choi Jun-hyuk (Korean Air) scored 13 points, and Heo Su-bong (Hyundai Capital) scored 12 points.

Qatar's Mubarak Musa Madut, 13 years old and born in 2012, scored 16 points, the most for both teams.

Madut, who is 210cm tall, showed tremendous explosive power at a young age and attracted a lot of attention during the competition.

The Korean volleyball team defeated the Philippines and Chinese Taipei in Group D in the group stage, but lost to China, the runner-up team at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, with a set score of 2-3, and advanced to the quarterfinals in second place in the group.

In the quarterfinals, they lost 2-3 to Iran, the winner of the Hangzhou Tournament, and fell to the ranking match.

The national team, which failed to win a medal, lost 1-3 to India and was sent to the 7th-8th place match.

This is the second time that the men's volleyball team has failed to win a medal at the Asian Games, following the 2022 Hangzhou Games (7th place).

After completing the competition, the men's volleyball team players return to their teams and prepare for the professional volleyball cup competition.