TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iranian national volleyball team swept past Chinese Taipei in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-19) to top Pool A in the Asian Senior Men�s Volleyball Championship on Sunday.

Team B of Iran will play Thailand on its first match of the last eight teams at Azadi 12000 Capacity Hall on Monday.

Iran had previously defeated Kuwait and Kazakhstan in the competition.

�Chinese Taipei put some of our players under pressure. As I said before, it is so difficult to play against a quick team such as Chinese Taipei, so we had to trouble their reception, a goal which my players dealt with so well,� Iran coach Peyman Akbari said in the post match news conference.

�I�m thankful to our fans, who don�t leave us alone in this championship."

"I hope the arena gets full when we go further to the next rounds,� he added.

By Tasnim News Agecy