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Poland the big winners from weekend's World League action
"Today we are a very happy team,” Poland captain Marcin Mozdzonek said after the match. “We now go to the Finals in Sofia after beating the No. 1 team in the world.”
In Pool A, Cuba, led by captain Wilfredo Leon, were in sizzling form as they dispatched all three of their rivals – Japan, Serbia and Russia – to improve their record to 5-1 for 14 points, two more than Serbia.
In Pool C, Italy were the whipping boys for USA, France and Korea, dropping all three of their matches in Lyon, France. USA and France head the group with 11 points each, two more than Italy.
In Pool D, Portugal continued to lose – they are now 0-6 – but their week in Argentina was much more positive, taking a set in each match off Germany, Bulgaria and Argentina. Those three all have 4-2 records. Germany leads the table with 13 points, followed by 12 for Argentina and 11 for Bulgaria.
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Top Scoring Performances
33 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Brazil (May 19) 33 – Mikko Oivanen of Finland v Canada (June 3) 31 – Zbigniew Bartman of Poland v Canada (May 20) 29 – Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Poland (May 19) 28 – Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria v Germany (June 17) Top Blocking Performances
7 – Lucas Saatkamp of Brazil v Poland (May 18) 7 – Russell Holmes of USA v Korea (May 19) 7 – José Trèfle of France v Korea (May 20) 7 - Rolando Cepeda of Cuba v Japan (June 15) 6 – Gordon Perrin John of Canada v Brazil (May 19) Top Blocking Performances by team 21 – France against Korea (May 20) 18 – Russia against Japan (May 19) 17 – Brazil against Finland (May 20) Top Serving Performances 7 – Wilfredo Leon of Cuba v Russia (June 17) 5 – Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Poland (May 19) 5 – Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia v Japan (May 20) Top Serving Performances by team 11 – Brazil v Finland (May 20) 11 – Portugal v Argentina (June 17)
Highest scorer by week Round 1: Gavin Schmitt, 33 (Canada v Brazil) Round 2: Mikko Oivanen, 33 (Finland v Canada) Highest set score Round 1: Canada v Finland, 33-31 Round 2: Poland v Canada, Canada v Finland 28-26 Highest Scoring matches Round 1: Italy v Korea, 3-2 (24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 29-27, 18-16) – 238 points Round 2: Poland v Brazil 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-10) – 219 points Top Scorers
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