Live volleyball result: Thai men's volleyball team loses to Australia, misses historic milestone at Asian Championship.
On 10 Sep 2026 GMT+7, live volleyball results from the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 2026 quarterfinals in Fukuoka, Japan: Thailand, ranked 47th in the world, faced Australia, ranked 42nd.
The Thai men's volleyball team, coached by South Korean Park Ki Won, aimed to make history by reaching the semifinals for the first time in the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship after winning all three group matches to top Group C.
For this match, Thailand fielded their starting lineup led by captain Boonyarit Wongthor, with Thanat Bamrungphakdee, Thupadit Praput, Anuchit Phakdi-kaew, Naphadet Pinijdee, Chaiwat Thungkham, and libero Nakarin Intanu.
Australia's lineup featured key hitters Lorenzo Pope and Lincoln Alexander Williams.
Coming off a narrow 3-2 victory over Chinese Taipei yesterday, the Thai team played the first quarterfinal match, competing closely in the first two sets but struggled against Australia's strong blocks, making scoring difficult.
The match ended with Thailand unfortunately losing to Australia 0-3 sets (22-25, 24-26, 19-25), concluding their journey in the 2026 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship at the quarterfinal stage.