Hosts Thailand and China both remained undefeated to top their respective pools on day one of the IRB Asian Women’s Sevens Championship 2009 Division One in Pattaya.
Thailand defeated Iran, Chinese Taipei, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kazakhstan in Pool A. China, Bowl Champions at the first ever Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai in March, 2009, defeated Guam, Uzbekistan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
In the Division One quarter finals on Sunday Thailand will face Hong Kong, China will play Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan will take on Guam and Uzbekistan will face UAE.
Thailand entered the tournament as the top ranked team based on their performance at the 2008 Asian Women’s Sevens championship.
Lao win Division Two
Meanwhile, Lao defeated India, Malaysia and Cambodia to claim the Division Two title. Malaysia finished runners up, by beating Cambodia and India.
Day 1 results
1. Hong Kong 12 v 12 Guam – Division One
2. UAE 17 v 5 Chinese Taipei – Division One
3. Singapore 0 v 17 Uzbekistan – Division One
4. Lao 17 v 10 India – Division Two
5. Cambodia 5 v 17 Malaysia – Division Two
6. Thailand 41 v 0 Iran – Division One
7. China 29 v 0 Guam – Division One
8. Kazakhstan 22 v 7 Chinese Taipei – Division One
9. Hong Kong 0 v 32 Uzbekistan – Division One
10. Lao 12 v 7 Malaysia – Division Two
11. Cambodia 7 v 5 India – Division Two
12. Kazakhstan 30 v 0 Iran – Division One
13. Thailand 34 v 0 Chinese Taipei – Division One
14. China 19 v 5 Uzbekistan – Division One
15. UAE 0 v 37 Kazakhstan – Division One
16. Hong Kong 22 v 15 Singapore – Division One
17. Malaysia 19 v 5 India – Division Two
18. Laos 7 v 5 Cambodia – Division Two
19. Iran 19 v 21 Chinese Taipei – Division One
20. Guam 7 v 10 Uzbekistan – Division One
21. Thailand 29 v 0 UAE – Division One
22. Singapore 5 v 52 China – Division One
23. Thailand 21 v 10 Kazakhstan – Division One
24. China 32 v 0 Hong Kong – Division One
25. Iran 0 v 35 UAE – Division One
26. Singapore 0 v 21 Guam – Division Two
Division One standings:
Pool A
1st - Thailand
2nd - Kazakhstan
3rd - UAE
4th - Chinese Taipei
5th - Iran
Pool B
1st - China
2nd - Uzbekistan
3rd - Guam
4th - Hong Kong
5th - Singapore
Division Two
1st - Laos PDR
2nd - Malaysia
3rd - Cambodia
4th - India
