Source: CCTV.com

06-11-2007 08:33

At the Montreux Volley Masters, 2004 Olympic champions China have defeated arch-rivals Cuba 3-0, winning the Masters'crown for the third time.

Having lost a group match to Cuba going into the final, China made a some change only to their secondary attacking line-up. Yang Hao and Li Juan's outstanding performance propelled China cruising through the first set 25-14.

China went on to lead starting the second set, and after a technical time-out at 16-9, China came storming back to win the set 25-17.

It's the same story for the third set, as China easily won the set 25-18.

In spite of the win, Cuba will still be a tough cooky for the Chinese women to tackle coming 2008 in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Netherlands take 3rd spot by beating Serbia 3-1

The fight for the third spot took place between the Netherlands and Serbia. Netherlands went two sets up, with both sets ending at 26-24.

A cornered Serbia went all out to save the third set 25-16. But the Dutches made full use of thier attcking skills in the fourth set, before winning it 25-22, to take the third spot of the Masters.