Cuba beat China 3-1 at the Macao leg of the 2007 women's volleyball Grand Prix in Macao on Sunday.

 

The 20-year-old young talent Xu Yunli returned to China's starting line-up, adding fresh power to the team's attack force.

 

The Cubans, however, dominated the net and managed to survive a 22-24 groom to clinch the first set by 26-24.

 

Both sides displayed desperation to win the match and the Chinese took advantage of several mistakes made by the opponents to win the second set by 25-23.

 

Cuba regained their pace in the third set to win by 25-22 and China's rookie spiker Sun Xiaoqing failed to bring the victory hope for the team when she stayed in the line-up for most of the fourth set.

 

The Cubans won the fourth set by 25-20 to seal the victory.

 

The Netherlands beat the United States 3-1 earlier in the day to grasp the title of the Macao leg with a three-match winning streak.

 

China, Cuba and the US ranked the second to the fourth place at the leg by counting the score difference.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2007)