Finals set for some World League teams, Serbia officially out
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Lausanne,
Switzerland, July 06, 2013 – Brazil, Canada, Finland are still in running
for FIVB World League finals, Portugal’s decision will wait until Sunday, and
Serbia’s chances came to an end after its loss against Italy.Canada defeated Japan
3-1 (25-11, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20) on the first day of their FIVB World League
two-match series at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday. Canada entered Saturday's match still having a chance at
advancing to the finals in Mar del Plata, Argentina, later this month. The
Canadians (7-2) are currently second in Group C with 21 points, one behind leader
the Netherlands. Canada has won five straight matches, including sweeps of
Korea and Finland the past two weeks.
Brazil came back from a set behind for the second day in a
row to beat Bulgaria 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19) in
their FIVB World League fixture on Saturday. Brazil remains at the top of
Pool A with 19 points, and are close to qualifying for the final stages in Mar
del Plata, Argentina. Bulgaria remains second in Pool A, with 14 points.
Some sensational blocks by Finland helped the team get a win
after five consecutive losses Saturday. Finland beat the Netherlands 3-1
(25-19, 26-24, 20-25, 25-20) and fended off the threat to have to qualify to
retain its place in the World League next year. For the Dutch, the loss was a
heavy blow. Canada can now lose 2-3 against Japan on Sunday and still overtake
the Dutch to secure a spot in the World League finals in Argentina.
Serbia lost to Italy on Saturday 2-3 (25-20, 22-25, 25-21,
22-25, 17-19), diminishing all chances to qualify for the FIVB World League
finals. Ivan Zaytsev of Italy topped the scorers’ chart with 29 points, while
Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia scored 25 for the losing team.
Germany came back from a loss Friday to beat Russia 3-2
(25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 18-16). With the win,
Germany’s team (14 points) racked up the line to Italy (19 points), and has the
chance to catch the Italian team with another win next week.
Portugal only needed two points today to secure third place
in Pool C and a spot in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League, but Korea
blocked those hopes, winning 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21) delaying all the
decisions until tomorrow’s match. Korea took the lead with the first point of
the first set, and continued with a long rally, that Korea won. The moment
confirmed Portugal’s suspicions about the difficulties they would experience by
playing with a spirited team, with the players motivating each other, combined
with fast attack plays.
LIVE SCOREBOX |
WEEK 6
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Standings
Pool A
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Rk
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Code
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Team
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Points
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Matches
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Results Details
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Sets
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Lost
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3-0
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3-1
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3-2
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2-3
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1-3
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0-3
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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1
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BRA
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Brazil
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19
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8
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7
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1
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2
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3
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2
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1
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22
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10
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2.200
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754
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676
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1.115
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2
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BUL
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Bulgaria
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14
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8
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5
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3
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2
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2
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1
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2
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1
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17
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13
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1.308
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678
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683
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0.993
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3
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USA
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USA
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12
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7
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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16
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12
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1.333
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662
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611
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1.083
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4
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POL
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Poland
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10
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7
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3
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4
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1
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2
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3
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1
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16
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17
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0.941
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702
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727
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0.966
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5
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FRA
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France
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10
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8
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3
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5
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1
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2
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3
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2
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15
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20
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0.750
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765
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787
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0.972
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6
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ARG
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Argentina
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4
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8
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1
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7
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1
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1
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3
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3
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8
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22
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0.364
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633
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710
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0.892
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Pool B
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Rk
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Code
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Team
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Points
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Matches
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Results Details
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Sets
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Lost
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3-0
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3-1
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3-2
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2-3
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1-3
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0-3
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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1
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ITA
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Italy
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19
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9
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7
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2
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3
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1
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3
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1
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1
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24
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13
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1.846
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860
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801
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1.074
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2
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RUS
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Russia
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19
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10
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7
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3
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3
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1
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3
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1
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2
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25
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16
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1.563
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939
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889
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1.056
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3
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GER
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Germany
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14
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8
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4
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4
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1
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2
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1
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3
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1
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18
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16
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1.125
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733
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737
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0.995
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4
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SRB
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Serbia
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13
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9
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4
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5
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2
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2
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3
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1
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1
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19
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21
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0.905
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863
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899
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0.960
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5
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IRI
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Iran
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9
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7
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3
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4
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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14
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17
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0.824
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691
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681
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1.015
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6
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CUB
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Cuba
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4
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9
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1
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8
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1
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1
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3
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4
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8
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25
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0.320
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709
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788
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0.900
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Pool C
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Rk
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Code
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Team
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Points
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Matches
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Results Details
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Sets
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Lost
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3-0
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3-1
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3-2
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2-3
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1-3
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0-3
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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1
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NED
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Netherlands
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22
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9
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7
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2
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2
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5
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1
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1
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24
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11
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2.182
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847
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785
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1.079
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2
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CAN
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Canada
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21
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9
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7
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2
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4
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3
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2
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23
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9
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2.556
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768
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671
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1.145
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3
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POR
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Portugal
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11
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9
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4
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5
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2
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2
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1
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1
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3
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15
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21
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0.714
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802
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841
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0.954
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4
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KOR
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Korea
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10
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9
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3
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6
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3
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1
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2
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3
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13
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21
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0.619
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732
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787
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0.930
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5
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FIN
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Finland
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9
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9
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3
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6
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2
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1
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1
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4
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1
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15
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20
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0.750
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768
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808
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0.950
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6
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JPN
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Japan
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8
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9
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3
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6
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2
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1
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5
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1
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14
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22
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0.636
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795
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820
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0.970
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Top Scoring Performances
30 – Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia v Germany (June 29)
29 – Nikolay Pavlov of Russia v Germany (July 5)
28 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Russia (June 21)
28 – Wytze Kooistra of Netherlands v Canada (May 31)
27 – Bartosz Kurek of Poland v Argentina (June 28)
27 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Germany (June 9)
26 – Ngapeth Earvin of France v Brazil (June 29)
26 – Ngapeth Earvin of France v Poland (June 23)
26 – Leandro of Brazil v Poland (June 9)
26 – Valdir Sequeira of Portugal v Finland (June 1)
26 – Mikko Oivanen of Finland v Portugal (June 1)
Top Blocking Performances
6 – Nikolay Apalikov of Russia v Cuba (June 28)
6 – Dragan Stankovic of Serbia v Iran (June 21)
6 – Holt Maxwell of USA v France (June 14)
6 – Andrey Aschchev of Russia v Serbia (June 14)
6 – Frederic Winters of Canada v Korea (June 14)
6 – Emanuele Birarelli of Italy v Germany (June 9)
6 – Park Sang-Ha of Korea v Japan (June 1)
Top Blocking Performances by Team
20 – Iran v Serbia (June 23)
17 – USA v Poland (July 5)
16 – Bulgaria v Argentina (June 22)
16 – Italy v Russia (June 21)
16 – Italy v Germany (June 9)
15 – Russia v Germany (July 5)
15 – Portugal v Japan (June 29)
15 – USA v Bulgaria (June 28)
15 – Iran v Serbia (June 21)
15 – Canada v Korea (June 14)
15 – Poland v Brazil (June 9)
Top Serving Performances
7 – Alexandre Ferreira of Portugal v Finland (June 1)
6 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Cuba (June 14)
Top Serving Performances by Team
11 - Russia v Serbia (June 14)
10 – USA v Argentina (June 8)
9 – France v Bulgaria (June 7)
9 – Portugal v Finland (June 1)
Highest Scorer by Round
Week 1: Wytze Kooistra of Netherlands, 28 (v Canada)
Week 2: Ivan Zaytsev of Italy, 27 (v Germany)
Week 3: Tatsuya Fukuzawa of Japan, 24 (v Finland)
Week 4: Ivan Zaytsev of Italy, 28 (v Russia)
Week 5: Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia, 30 (v Germany)
Highest Set Score
Week 1: Netherlands v Portugal, 36-34
Week 2: Bulgaria v France, 31-29
Week 3: USA v France, 30-28
Week 4: Russia v Italy, 30-28
Week 5: Iran v Italy, 32-30
Week 6: Poland v USA, 30-28
Highest Scoring Matches
Week 1: Finland v Portugal, 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12) – 219
points
Week 2: Brazil v Poland, 3-2 (28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10) – 219 points
Week 3: USA v France, 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 30-28, 15-9) – 226 points
Week 4: Serbia v Iran, 3-2 (26-24, 25-23,17-25, 14-25, 18-16) - 213 points Week 5: Portugal v Japan 2-3 (25-22, 23-25, 30-28, 22-25,
10-15) 225 points
Week 6: Poland v USA (25-22, 19-25, 13-25, 30-28, 18-16) 221 points
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