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Russia and Bulgaria beat Brazil and Argentina respectively on day one
The wins mean Russia and Bulgaria have taken a giant step towards the World League semifinals while Brazil must now beat Canada in their second Pool E match on Friday while Argentina face a tough Italian Pool D assignment on the same day. Russia play their final pool match against Canada on Thursday while Bulgaria play Italy. Russia beat Brazil in another five set thriller Olympic champions Russia took a significant step towards the FIVB Volleyball World League 2013 semifinals with an impressive 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11) win over nine-time winners Brazil in the opening match of the FIVB World League Finals on Wednesday. More Russia served really well in the last two sets - Lucas Lucas - one of Brazil's top scorers in the 3-2 defeat at the hands of Russia explained that Russia's serving was one of the major reasons for their victory. More Bulgaria continue winning streak against Argentina World No. 8 Bulgaria collected their eighth successive win over Argentina following a 3-1 (28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23) victory in the second match of the opening day of the FIVB Volleyball World League Finals on Wednesday. More Every match is hard – Sokolov Bulgaria captain Tsvetan Sokolov says there's no easy matches in the World League and was relieved with his team's 3-1 opening-day win against home team Argentina. More Fascinating numbers behind World League Intercontinental Round Volleyball legend Andrea Zorzi pulls out some fascinating stats from the FIVB Volleyball World League Intercontinental Round, highlighting how competitive pools A and B were during the qualifying phase for the World League Finals. More World League Finals provide boost to Italy's new era Italy coach Mauro Berruto stressed how important the World League Finals are for his young side on the eve of the last leg of the FIVB Volleyball World League 2013, which starts in Mar del Plata, Argentina on Wednesday. More LIVE SCOREBOX | FINALS
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Top Scoring Performances 31 – Sokolov Tsvetan of Bulgaria v Poland (July14) 31 – Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia v Germany (June 30) 30 – Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia v Germany (June 29) 29 – Sokolov Tsvetan of Bulgaria v Argentina (World League Finals on July 17) 29 – Nikolay Pavlov of Russia v Germany (July 5) 28 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Russia (June 21) 28 – Wytze Kooistra of the Netherlands v Canada (May 31) 27 – Nikolay Pavlov of Russia v Brazil (World League Finals on July 17) 27 – Bartosz Kurek of Poland v Argentina (June 28) 27 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Germany (June 9) Top Blocking Performances 6 – Lucas Saatkamp of Brazil v Russia (World League Finals on July 17) 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 – Brazil v Russia (July 17) 17 – USA v Poland (July 5) 16 – Bulgaria v Argentina (June 22) 16 – Italy v Russia (June 21) 16 – Italy v Germany (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 – Poland v Bulgaria (July 12) 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) Week 6: Nikolay Pavlov of Russia, 29 (v Germany) Week 7: Sokolov Tsvetan of Bulgaria, 31 (v Poland) Finals: Sokolov Tsvetan of Bulgaria, 29 (v Argentina) 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: Portugal v Korea, 32-34 Week 7: Brazil v USA, 28-26 Finals : Bulgaria v Argentina 28-26 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 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 13-25, 30-28, 18-16) 221 points Week 7: Bulgaria v Poland 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 19-17) 221 points Finals: Russia v Brazil 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11) 207 points Find live scores and tournament results below: 2013 World League Finals Tournament page Facebook: FIVB - International Volleyball Federation Download highresolution |
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