Iran’s Paykan Tehran volleyball club has advanced to the next round of the 2015 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Taiwan, after trouncing Pavlodar from Kazakhstan in its last match at the second stage of the tournament.

The Pool F match at the University of Taipei Hall got off to an electrifying start on Monday, with the Kazakh side notching up points against the Persians, who were fielded by Amir Hosseini, Reza Qara, Pouriya Fayyazi, Hamzeh Zarrini, Saeed Mostafavand, Mostafa Sharifat and Ali Hussain. Pavlodar closed the first set at 25-22.

The Tehran-based team, however, changed tactics after the break as its coach Peyman Akbari brought Farhad Salafzoon, Reza Safaei, Alireza Nasr Esfahani, Saeed Mostafavand, Hamzeh Zarini, Masoud Gholami and Ali Hussain into play.

Paykan players succeeded in taking control of the second set, and surged ahead to bolt out to a 25-15 win.

The Iranians maintained their dominance in the third set, adding up points to their tally. They eventually took the set 25-20.

The Iranian squad did not relinquish superiority as the match extended into the fourth set. It widened the gap as the clock ticked toward the final whistle, and clinched the final set by 25 points to 11.

The 2015 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship opened in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 13, and will run until August 21.

The champions of the tournament will qualify for FIVB Men’s Club World Championship in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which is scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 1.