2014 Hubert Wagner Memorial - Kraków / Poland - 8/16

  • Russian roster


    S: Sergey Grankin, Sergey Makarov
    OP: Nikolay Pavlov, Denis Zemchonok, Pavel Moroz
    OH: Dmitriy Ilinykh, Denis Biryukov, Alexey Spiridonov, Evgeniy Savin, Yury Berezhko
    MB: Dmitriy Muserskiy, Nikolay Apaliiov, Artem Volvich, Artem Smolar, Andrey Ashchev
    L: Artem Ermakov, Valentin Golubev

  • Chinese roster should be:
    (first name + family name)


    S: Shuai Jiao, Run-ming Li
    OP: Zhi Yuan, Zhi-chao Kou
    OH: Wei-jun Zhong, Jian-jun Cui, Chen Zhang, Dao-shuai Ji
    MB: Chun-long Liang, Xin Geng, Long-hai Chen, Cheng Tang
    L: Hui Chu, Fan-wei Kong

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

    Edited once, last by tomen ().

  • Because of Zhang Chen's and Zhong Wei-jun's injury, Xie called Fang Ying-chao (OH/OP, attended Beijing Olympics with Yuan Zhi as an OP) again.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Bulgarian roster: (according to PZPS website)
    S: Georgi Bratoev, Andrey Zhekov, Dobromir Dimitrov
    OP: Tsvetan Sokolov, Danail Milushev
    OH: Todor Aleksiev, Todor Skrimov, Miroslav Gradinarov, Nikolay Penchev, Valentin Bratoev
    MB: Teodor Todorov, Viktor Yosifov, Svetoslav Gotsev
    L: Teodor Salparov


    For me looks a bit weird, no Nikolay and Vlado Nikolov (he was much better than Milushev in last friendlies...), Bozhilov is also missing, while we have 3 Setters :what: is it official Bulgarian roster for Wagner's Memorial? Can someone confirm it ?(

    Gold medal - World League 2013 Prediction Game
    Bronze medal - World League 2012 Prediction Game

  • Plamen wants to test somethings without really revealing the tactics for the WCH too early :)

  • Konstantinov already pissed me off not taking Niki Nikolov to Poland :thumbdown: He's lucky I'm not going to Krakow, I would be a bit disappointed - to put it mildly - not seeing Niki there. Better for him this test or whatever it is won't end on not taking Niki on WCh...

  • Polish roster :
    S: Drzyzga, Zagumny
    OP: Wlazly, Konarski
    OH: Kurek, Kubiak, Winiarski, Mika, Buszek
    MB: Nowakowski, Mozdzonek, Klos, Wrona
    L: Ignaczak, Zatorski

  • Chinese offical roster:
    S: Jiao Shuai, Li Run-ming
    OP: Yuan Zhi, Kou Zhi-chao
    OH: Zhong Wei-jun, Cui Jian-jun, Ji Dao-shuai, Fang Ying-chao
    MB: Liang Chun-long, Geng Xin, Xu Jing-tao, Chen Long-hai
    L: Ren Qi, Kong Fan-wei

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Polish roster :
    S: Drzyzga, Zagumny
    OP: Wlazly, Konarski
    OH: Kurek, Kubiak, Winiarski, Mika, Buszek
    MB: Nowakowski, Mozdzonek, Klos, Wrona
    L: Ignaczak, Zatorski


    It seems no Zibi at all in WCH :wall: :down: :wall: I just can't understand, he did quite well in Modena and is clearly better than Bociek and especially Konarski

  • Konstantinov already pissed me off not taking Niki Nikolov to Poland :thumbdown: He's lucky I'm not going to Krakow, I would be a bit disappointed - to put it mildly - not seeing Niki there. Better for him this test or whatever it is won't end on not taking Niki on WCh...


    Nikolov has problems with his knee and stays in Bulgaria for rehabilitation

  • Any link for RUS x CHN game? :sos:

  • Sth serious? :S I hope he will be ready on WCh


    I think not - some chronic pain to be relieved I guess :)

  • Poland - Bulgaria 1:1 - link for the video here - http://24streamsy.okis.ru/stream-7.html

  • I hope Wlazly's injury won't be serious. ;( I don't wanna see Konarski as a starter in WCH.

  • Fifth set is starting now. Bulagaria from 24:22 to 24:26 in fourth......

  • Woah, Bulgaria's serves in the end were insane.


    Or Poland's receiving suddenly became ridiculous.


    Kudos to the outside hitters though. Wini has been definitely amazing today. He was literally everywhere, receiving, spiking, blocking. Mika on the other hand did pretty good job, although the last few points might mean too much pressure for him. And he could always polish his receiving skills.


    I am very concerned with Wlazly's conditions now. I don't believe this is Bulgaria's A team, at least Brateov and Skrimov could be starters and in that case this team would be stronger. (We all saw how terrible Zhekov today was) And I guess Poland without Wlazly would have very little chance against Bulgaria next time.


    Konarski again presented how to play a horrible opposite. Great job, I wish I could sponsor you a flight ticket to whichever place I would never see you play again.


    Antiga needs to find some mechanism of using Kurek. You cannot bring a 206cm player as an extra-tall spectator. I hope Antiga does have his ideas that he wouldn't share just yet.


  • Or Poland's receiving suddenly became ridiculous.


    Kudos to the outside hitters though. Wini has been definitely amazing today. He was literally everywhere, receiving, spiking, blocking. Mika on the other hand did pretty good job, although the last few points might mean too much pressure for him. And he could always polish his receiving skills.


    I am very concerned with Wlazly's conditions now. I don't believe this is Bulgaria's A team, at least Brateov and Skrimov could be starters and in that case this team would be stronger. (We all saw how terrible Zhekov today was)


    You and who else?
    P.S. Your opinion on Bulgarian game today besides setting? :)