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Brazil claim gold at Women’s U23 world champs, Turkey and Dominicans complete podium
Brazil proved too strong for hosts Turkey to eventually cruise to victory 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22) in Wednesday’s gold medal clash. 22 block winners were the key for Brazil’s triumph. Best scorers of the final match were captain Rosamaria for Brazil with 17 points and Kubra Akman for Turkey with 16 kills. The South Americans had the edge in blocking (22-9) and serving (7-6). It was Turkey’s first defeat in the tournament. Brazil's coach Wagner Coppini said after the match: "We respect the Turkish team; they have a great coach and team. It was a fantastic battle because we played the real Brazil today. I’m proud of my players and their true team spirit." The Dominican Republic finished the FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship on a high note as well. The team of coach Wagner Pacheco came back from behind to overpower Japan 3-2 (21-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-11) in Wednesday’s bronze medal match and concluding their 2015 campaign on the podium. It was the second medal for the Caribbean after their second place in 2013. Isabel Pena completed the bronze medal clash with a match-high of 23 points. Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez added 22 kills for the Dominican Republic. Japan’s top scorer was Yuka Imamura with 17 points. The Dominican Republic had the edge in blocking (17-4) and serving (10-8). 2013 titleholder China finished their Women’s U23 World Championship campaign on the fifth place. The Asian side swept Italy in straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 27-25) to claim the sixth win in their seventh match in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Their 0-3 loss against the Dominican Republic during pool play was the only defeat for China. Meili Song was China’s top scorer with 19 points, including three aces and two blocks. Anastasia Guerra and Anna Nicoletti contributed 14 kills each for Italy. Bulgaria clinched seventh rank by overpowering Thailand in an epic five-setter 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 25-11, 15-8) on Wednesday morning. It was Bulgaria’s third win in their seventh match. For both teams the 2015 tournament was their first experience in a women’s U23 world championship. The 2015 FIVB Volleyball U23 Women’s World Championship came to an end on Wednesday with the gold and bronze medal matches as well as the classification games for the places 5-8. Final Ranking 1. Brazil 2. Turkey 3. Dominican Republic 4. Japan 5. China 6. Italy 7. Bulgaria 8. Thailand 9. Colombia 9. Peru 11. Cuba 11. Egypt FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship Turkey 2015 Dream Team Best Outside Spiker: Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez (DOM) Second Best Outside Spiker: Arisa Inoue (JPN) Best Middle Blocker: Akman Kubra (TUR) Second Best Middle Blocker: Sara Bonifacio (ITA) Best Libero: Gizem (TUR) Best Setter: Silva Juma (BRA) Best Opposite: Rosamaria (BRA) Most Valuable Player: Silva Juma (BRA) Top Scorer by Day 23- Li Yao of China v Thailand on August 12 23- Martinez Brayelin Elizabeth of Dominican Republic v Peru on August 12 19- Kokram Pimpichaya of Thailand v Peru on August 13 18- Kubra Akman of Turkey v Brazil on August 14 18- Arisa Inoue of Japan v Thailand on August 14 24- Arisa Inoue of Japan v Dominican Republic on August 15 23- Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Italy on August 17 27- Rosamaria of Brazil v Dominican Republic on August 18 23- Isabel Pena of Dominican Republic v Japan on August 19 Top Scoring Performances 27- Rosamaria of Brazil v Dominican Republic on August 18 24- Arisa Inoue of Japan v Dominican Republic on August 15 23- Li Yao of China v Thailand on August 12 23- Martinez Brayelin Elizabeth of Dominican Republic v Peru on August 12 23- Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Italy on August 17 23- Anna Nicoletti of Italy v Thailand on August 18 23- Isabel Pena of Dominican Republic v Japan on August 19 Top Individual Serving Performances 6- Anastasia Guerra of Italy v China on August 19 5- Gergana Dimitrova of Bulgaria v Thailand on August 19 Top Team Serving Performances 18- Bulgaria v Thailand on August 19 11- China v Cuba on August 17 11- Thailand v Italy on August 18 Top Individual Blocking Performances 9- Kubra Akman of Turkey v Japan on August 18 8- Rosamaria of Brazil v Dominican Republic on August 18 7- Sara Bonifacio of Italy v Egypt on August 17 Top Team Blocking Performances 22- Brazil v Turkey on August 19 19- Turkey v Japan on August 18 17- Turkey v Brazil on August 14 17- Dominican Republic v Japan on August 19 Highest Scoring Sets 30-28 Bulgaria v Colombia (3rd set) on August 13 30-28 Thailand v Cuba (2nd set) on August 15 30-28 Brazil v Italy (1st set) on August 15 30-28 Brazil v Bulgaria (3rd set) on August 17 Highest Scoring Matches 207- Turkey v Bulgaria 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 15–8) on August 15 207- Italy v Egypt 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-12) on August 17 201- Brazil v Dominican Republic 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-22, 15-9) on August 18 201- Dominican Republic v Japan 21-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-11) on August 19
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