Although there are no Bulgarian volleyball players announced to participate in this year's edition of the Asian Club Championship (May 11-18 in Hirakata and Kyoto), we cannot help but pay attention to the dramatic development around the champion Sirjan (Iran). The team, which triumphed in the tournament last year without a single foreign player, this time will be reinforced by a star duo from France - Olympic champions Earvin Ngapeth and Trevor Clevenot. 🌍🔥This was reported by the website gazzeta.ru.

The two were opponents of Sirjan in last year's edition, when they defended the colors of Jakarta (Indonesia) and suffered two losses specifically from the Iranian champion - first in the group stage, then in the semifinals. Apparently Atay decided to take the best "from the enemy" and attack the title with even greater force. 🏆💥

Japan will be represented by Osaka and Suntory - the latter with the participation of Russian opposite Dmitry Muserskiy. A total of 12 clubs from Asia will compete for the title, including representatives from Qatar (Al-Rayyan with Alexey Spiridonov), China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia and others.