Tunisia Stay Perfect as Bahrain Fall in Straight Sets

Bahrain’s senior men’s volleyball team were unable to stop Tunisia’s relentless march at the Arab Challenge Cup yesterday, falling 0-3 (29-31, 19-25, 20-25) at Princess Sumaya Hall in Amman. The match carried no impact on the title race after Tunisia had already secured the championship with a round to spare, yet the North Africans still approached it with full intensity as they aimed to maintain their spotless record.

Bahrain pushed Tunisia to the limit in a tightly contested opening set — even producing a three-point scoring run and 13 points won on serve over the match — but the Tunisians’ composure in key rallies told the difference. After edging the first set 31-29, Tunisia tightened their grip, taking the next two sets 25-19 and 25-20 to complete yet another straight-sets victory.

The result confirms Tunisia’s dominance in Amman, having swept every opponent they have faced in the league-format tournament. For Bahrain, it marked their third consecutive defeat after earlier setbacks against Egypt and Kuwait, despite opening the competition with a confident 3-0 win over Palestine.

The Reds now shift focus to today’s final outing, meeting hosts Jordan at 5pm as they seek to close their campaign on a positive note.