Yu Yaochen (right) of Jiangsu competes during the third place match between Jiangsu and Zhejiang at the 2020-2021 season Chinese Men's Volleyball League in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei province, March 25, 2021. (WANG XIAO / XINHUA)

WUYUAN, China - Nanjing smashed Yunnan 3-0, while Tianjin beat Huangshi 3-1 in the third round of the 2022-23 Chinese men's Volleyball Super League on Monday.

After starting strong to win the opening set 25-15, Nanjing suffered more unforced errors in the following set, while managing to come through 25-17

After starting strong to win the opening set 25-15, Nanjing suffered more unforced errors in the following set, while managing to come through 25-17. Yunnan once narrowed the deficit to two points in the third set, but Serbian outside hitter Mihajlo Stankovic and captain Yu Yuantai grabbed five points each, helping Nanjing win 25-16.

Stankovic scored a game-high 15 points, while Yu added 10 points. Captain Li Ben led Yunnan with eight points.

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Tianjin snatched a 25-27, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-23 win over Huangshi. Lin Haikun had a game-high 22 points for Huangshi, while Tianjin's Luo Zhuang and Du Haixiang contributed 19 and 17 respectively.

Another game saw Shandong beat Baoding 25-22, 19-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11 in a five-set thriller to take their second victory in the league. Zhai Dejun scored a game-high 24 points for Shandong, while Ukrainian spiker Tymofii Poluian contributed 23 for Baoding.