LALITPUR, Aug. 20 -- Nepal suffered defeat in straight sets against Kyrgyzstan in its first match of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Central Zone Men's Volleyball tournament held at Nepal Army Sports and Physical Training Center in Lalitpur on Monday.

The host team Nepal conceded three straight sets of 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 against Kyrgyzstan during the Group A match which also includes Maldives. Nepal was found wanting in receive and block against Kyrgyzstan's spike which kept ricocheting for easy points. Nepal started well in the first set but lost momentum after conceding the lead to the opponent.

Nepal, despite continuing its good form from 2-0 friendly series win against Afghanistan prior to the tournament, struggled to clos...