Canada edged China 24-26, 25-21, 25-17, 23-25 and 17-15 in a men's Pool F match at the FIVB Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Saturday. 

Liu Libin and Nicholas Hoag each contributed 20 points to China and Canada. 

China shook off a sluggish start after the technical time-out, rallying from 3-8 to win the first set 26-24. 

Canada regained momentum and fired thunderous spikes to take the following two sets 25-21, 25-17, as China was also mired by their own errors.

In the fourth set, China took the lead for the majority of time. After Canada tied the score 20-all, Jiang Chuan rose to the occasion with ferocious attacks and forced for a decider where China wasted the match point at 14-13 and the Canadians walked off as winners 17-15. 

Earlier on Saturday, Argentina defeated Finland 25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 26-24 for their second win to lead Pool F.  

China and Canada, both with a 1-1 record, sit second and third.

Teams from 24 nations are currently in battle at various venues around the world seeking qualification to the Tokyo Olympics. Only the winner from the round-robin pool will qualify for the Games. 

China will face Argentina on Sunday while Finland will seek their first victory against Canada. 

Elsewhere, Poland celebrated a thumping victory over France in Pool D. France will take on Tunisia, followed by Poland playing Slovenia. 

Brazil and Bulgaria won again at the qualification in Varna on Saturday, and their direct clash on Sunday will decide a ticket to Tokyo 2020.