Bangladesh finished 5th in the 21st Asian Men's U-20 Volleyball Championship beating four-times champions China by 3-2 sets in a keenly contested place deciding play-off match at the Riffa Indoor Stadium in Bahrain on Sunday.

In the 5th place deciding play-off match, Bangladesh took 2-0 lead after winning the first two sets by 32-30 and 25-19 points, but they lost next two consecutive sets by 23-25 and 22-25 points to lock the match 2-2.

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In the deciding 5th set, the match was again locked in 13-13 points in one stage, but, Bangladesh won the match by 14-13 securing two successive points.

Earlier, Bangladesh eliminated from the title race losing to six-time champions South Korea by 15-25, 13-25 and 20-25 points in the previous match.  

A total of 17 countries are taking part in the meet.