Russian roster
Setters: Sergey Grankin, Sergey Makarov (C)
Opposites: Nikolay Pavlov, Pavel Moroz
Outside Hitters: Denis Biryukov, Alexey Spiridonov, Dmitriy Ilinykh, Sergey Savin
Middle Blockers: Dmitiry Muserskiy, Nikolay Apalikov, Andrey Ashchev, Artem Volvich
Liberos: Artem Ermakov, Valentin Golubev
Pavel Moroz is here 
Pavlov has backup eventually 
Denis Zemchenok (OP), Yuriy Berezhko (OH) and Artem Smoliar (MB) are out.
Just so you all know, here the interest and hope in this argentine team is so low that as of now, 4 days to go, no argentine tv channel has bought the rights for this championship! 
If things stay like this, I'll have to search livestreams to watch my own team for the first time in my life 
Just so you all know, here the interest and hope in this argentine team is so low that as of now, 4 days to go, no argentine tv channel has bought the rights for this championship!
If things stay like this, I'll have to search livestreams to watch my own team for the first time in my life
You are not alone. It is the same situation here in Germany 
But actually this is not something uncommon and happens on most tournaments. Lets pray for good streams. This polish commentator already sounds very familiar to me. Hope he is on board again 
Well, guys, what to say... Even we, Poles, having these WCh in our own country, will be looking for live streams or eventually watching matches on some Tunisian or other channels. Anyways, really sad to hear you won't see it on tv 
Of course, our fantastic newspaper Przegląd Sportowy asks everyone interviewed what does he think about matches in pay-per-view. Same questions both in interviews with Grozer and Heynen. Complete lack of creativity. Half of the interview about damn broadcast... Good that the one from pair journalist - Heynen was creative. And I'm talking about Heynen I love this guy. As he described us, Poles "I think you have great traditions in being unsatisfied and unhappy". So true I can relate 
and though I understand the problem and I'm saying myself how querulous in fact we are, there's no escape, I have it in my blood, no matter how much conscious of it I am
I think I finally feel this atmosphere. Good, because I thought that after so many bad things happened I will be somehow like watching this tournament from the stratosphere. But now - I can't wait. And the worse thing ever is that - unconsciously, I swear! - I catch myself on singing this song called the anthem of WCh
Plamen Konstantinov continues with weird decisions. Niki Nikolov is not in shape to go to Poland /sorry, Bella 
/ and He took... Georgi Seganov. Not Bratoev, not Vlado Nikolov, but a third setter who is probably a tourist.
I knew it, that sooner or later Konstantinov will destroy my party... Leaving such Bulgarian bull at home... Tremendous... Simply brilliant... No words...
Plamen Konstantinov is not guilty that Niki Nikolov is injured and cannot play in Poland. I don't understand how he can destroy something which doesn't depends on him. About Seganov we will see how good is this move. Easy Sokolov can play as MB not so much worse than the other MB.
Plamen Konstantinov continues with weird decisions. Niki Nikolov is not in shape to go to Poland /sorry, Bella
where did he find him
Plamen Konstantinov is not guilty that Niki Nikolov is injured and cannot play in Poland. I don't understand how he can destroy something which doesn't depends on him. About Seganov we will see how good is this move. Easy Sokolov can play as MB not so much worse than the other MB.
Thats true but if Plamen put Tsetso on MB Bulgaria will have problems vs China and Egypt. I would call some more experienced MB like Gaydarski or youngster like Georgiev. Seganov is a joke, I saw him on junior ECH in Gdynia and he was far from impressing
I knew it, that sooner or later Konstantinov will destroy my party... Leaving such Bulgarian bull at home... Tremendous... Simply brilliant... No words...
Nikolov is injured, why he would take injured player?
I've really strong feeling that Serbia is going to win in Warszaw 62,000 Polish fans = big, big pressure on players and especially Antiga. 
where did he find him
Some guys from the Resistance /a.ka. Негодници/ had to call some Polish friends to assure he will not get lost in Poland
Some guys from the Resistance /a.ka. Негодници/ had to call some Polish friends to assure he will not get lost in Poland
he wanted to visit Gdynia again
QuoteThats true but if Plamen put Tsetso on MB Bulgaria will have problems vs China and Egypt. I would call some more
experienced MB like Gaydarski or youngster like Georgiev. Seganov is a
joke, I saw him on junior ECH in Gdynia and he was far from impressing
Actually Gaydarski in this moment is very far from the needed shape for the national team and Krasi Georgiev is the best player of youth squad which started european champioship this week. Plamen said that he thought to call Georgiev but he decided do not take from young team their best player only to use him as a fourth MB in WCH which maybe he will not use. So we will see how important will be the miss of Nikolov.
Even Gaydarski out of shape is better choice than Seganov. I know U20 ECH is this week, in fact starts tommorow. OK, I would call Levski OH, I think its Simeonov
Geez, I haven't seen Gaydarski for ages.
And talking about Nikolov... Emotional reaction, guys. After this saga with Kurek, every late and surprising decision about not taking some player on WCh stinks like a conflict with a coach not an injury case, to me.
PS. Kaziyski, don't be so sure 62000 fans will be necessarily "enemies" of our guys' psyche
I think Serbia will win but just because they're better than Poland right now. Still, the fans will be a boost for Poland to fight it (I really think Poland should have picked another opponent for first match).
Venezuela roster
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1) Régulo Briceño (Aragua)
2) Fernando González (Chubut Voley)
3) Héctor Mata (Anzoátegui)
4) Emerson Rodríguez (Distrito Capital)
5) Carlos Páez (Carabobo)
6) Héctor Salerno (Aragua)
7) José Carrasco (Yaracuy) Kervin Piñerúa (Miranda) (C)
9) Ernando Gómez (Toyoda Gosei)
10) Jhoser Contreras (Zulia)
11) Jesús Chourio (Zulia)
12) Máximo Montoya (Apure)
13) Daniel Escobar (Miranda)
14) Freddy Cedeño (Unicaja Almeria)
Nikolay Nikolov is out of Bulgarian team for the championship, injury. And Plamen took Seganov?!? Now we are with 3 setters and I'm not sure even if Seganov trained with the team at all? This move I really cannot explain and it looks very illogical.
Plamen Konstantinov is not guilty that Niki Nikolov is injured and cannot play in Poland. I don't understand how he can destroy something which doesn't depends on him. About Seganov we will see how good is this move. Easy Sokolov can play as MB not so much worse than the other MB.
just as he is in Cuneo as a false MB and a true OP?
Display MoreFinnish 15 for WCH:
Setters: Mikko Esko, Eemi Tervaportti
Opposites: Olli-Pekka Ojansivu, Urpo Sivula
Outside Hitters: Antti Siltala, Olli Kunnari, Mikko Oivanen (also OP), Eemeli Kouki, Niklas Seppänen
Middle Blockers: Konstantin Shumov, Jukka Lehtonen, Matti Oivanen, Tommi Siirilä
Liberos: Lauri Kerminen, Timo Tolvanen
From players who played in WL Ville Juntura (S), Elviss Krastins (OH) and Aleksi Mutka (L) are out.
Only one player to cut, most likely OH/OP.
Eemeli Kouki is last player out, rest 14 will play in Poland 