Tokyo, Nov 13 Japan beat Russia 3-1 (25-20, 26-28, 25-16, 26-24) in the FIVB Women’s Grand World Champions Cup.
The hosts were led by Ishii Yuki who scored match-high 22 points, while Russia’s top scorer was Natalia Malykh who added 16 points Tuesday, reports Xinhua.
Japan coach Masayoshi Manabe fielded a team which included five members of the 2012 Olympic bronze medal squad against the European champions.
Russia will play Dominican Republic Wednesday and Japan take on the US.
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