Iran's players celebrate after the 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship final match between Iran and Australia in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 21, 2019. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
TEHRAN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran overpowered Australia in straight sets (25-14, 25-17, 25-21) in the 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship at the 12,000-seater Azadi Sports Complex here on Saturday.
Team Melli won Asian Men's Volleyball Championship for the third time.
Earlier on the day, Japan defeated South Korea 3-1 (25-23,25-17, 23-25, 25-22) in third-place match.
Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei defeated China 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16) in the 5th-6th playoff match and Pakistan beat India 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 15-9) in the 7th-8th playoff encounter.
