Lin Ching I led Chung Shan’s assault with eight kills, six service aces and one block while Lin Chun Yi chipped in nine kills and three blocks as the Taiwanese improved their record to 4-1.

Tianjin Bridgestone-China remains firmly ahead in the standings with a 4-0 record.

"The attitude and strength of the players showed in this game," said Taiwanese Head Coach Lin Kuang Hung, who steered the team to a fourth-place finish in the 2002 Busan Asian Games.

"Even if the Indonesians lost, they tried their best. That should be the attitude of all athletes," added Lin,who has been handling Taiwan’s No. 1 club team for the past 30 years.

Indonesia fought gallantly behind Susanti Martalia, Ratih Rahayu Puspita, Wenny Evitasari and Erlani Wijayanti throughout the 59-minute match. But in the end, the Taiwanese proved too classy for them.

The loss was the fourth straight for the Indons.

Martalia’s back-to-back kills gave the Indons a 4-2 lead in the second set before Lin sparked a rally that enabled the Taiwanese to take a 14-9 lead en route to winning the set.

Chung Shan, which is based in Kaoshiung City, opened up the third set with several thunderous spikes that saw the Taiwanese take a 7-0 lead. They stretched their lead to 20-9 behind the brilliant games of spiker Yeh Hui Hsuan and blocker Chen Mei Ching.

The Indons tried to mount a comeback but it fell short as Wu Ko Jou joined hands with Lin Chun Yi to preserve the win.

Martalia finished with nine kills while Puspita added six kills for Indonesia, which rallied from 13-19 to move within striking distance, 20-22 in the first set.

In the other game, Sangsom of Thailand defeated Hisamitsu Seiyaku of Japan, 25-9, 25-10, 25-23 to improve its record to 2-2.

"We’re lucky Japan did not play well today," said Suttichai Chanbunchee, Sangsom’s coach of three years.

Sangmuang Patcharee led Thailand with 13 points, including 12 kills, while Wilawan Apinyapong and last year’s best server Amporn Hyapha contributed 11 points. Malika Kanthong also shon eon the offensive end by adding 10 points, including three service aces.

Japan, which tied the Accel-Philippines for fifth at 1-3, was paced by Yasuko Saito, Eri Tokugawa and Naoko Hashimoto, who all finished with four points.

Meantime, the seven-nation tournament takes a break today and will resume tomorrow starting at 2 p.m. with Japan facing Indonesia, Accel-Philippines going up against China and Songsam-Thailand against Rahat-Kazakhstan.