ZHANGZHOU, China, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Beijing defeated Fujian 3-0 (28-26, 25-14, 25-21) to nail down their fourth straight win in the Chinese Men's Volleyball Championship here Friday.

With 11 points from their four wins, Beijing, along with Zhejiang, who have 12 points from their four wins, are through to the last eight with two matches to play.

In the first set, both teams traded the lead and the score leveled from 23-23 through 26-26, with Beijing ending the set 28-26 up.

Fujian didn't get the chance to rebound in the second set, in which Beijing established a huge margin quickly after the set began.

Fujian established a 5-1 lead at the start of the third set by taking advantage of mistakes made by Beijing, but the latter managed to pull equal at 7-7. The seesaw continued until 16-16, and Beijing took control soon afterwards to grab the overall victory.

With aggressive jump serves, defending champions Jiangsu brushed aside Sichuan 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-23).

"Sichuan's ace spiker made good serves, but we did better in serving and maintained the momentum," said Jiangus captain Zhang Chen.

Also on Friday, Hubei edged Shanghai 3-2 (18-25, 25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 15-10), Shandong beat Liaoning 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-14), and Hebei eased past Yunnan 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-19). Enditem

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