Olympic Games - Brazil 2016 (qualification process)

I cannot comprehend how a decent team like Tunisia lost to Chile. They have the second worst libero I've ever seen in my life and almost no block.

Mexico cruising toward the Olympics

Another massive Canada choke

Mexico Tournament Final Day

1. Mexico
1. Win 2 sets, gets to 7 points, cannot be caught by Chile or Tunisia
2. Chile goes 5 sets and Mexico wins one set vs Tunisia, Mexico takes sets ratio if Tunisia wins (7-4 vs 6-5)

2. Chile
1. Chile win over Algeria 3-0, Mexico loses 3-0, Chile would have sets ratio advantage (Chile 7-3, Tunisia 6-4, Mexico 6-4)

3. Tunisia
1. Tunisia win over Mexico 3-0 (need to had better points ratio than Mexico (-22 right now) would be tied on sets ratio), Chile lose to Algeria

Thanks a lot to brahmin for the calculations, very useful

Final Day For the Final Spot to Rio modified after 4rd set (tied 2-2)

4. Australia
1. Win over Poland 12-13 points, Canada 11-12 points max and cannot catch sets ratio
3. Loss in 5 to Poland 11 points (3 wins), China beats Canada in 5, Canada at 11 (3 wins), China at 10 (3 wins), sets ratio tied at 1.000, so then points ratio (right now Australia ahead by 2 points)

5. Canada
1. Any win over China, Australia loss, Canada at 4 wins, Australia at 3 wins
2. Loss in 5 to China 11 points, Australia must lose in 3-4 sets
3. Loss in 5 to China 11 points, Australia must lose in 5, 11 points also, tied on sets ratio, so then points ratio, need to overcome a slight deficit (2 points)

6. China
Cannot beat Canada if match goes 5 sets

Final Day For the Final Spot to Rio modified after CANADA 3-2 WIN

4. Australia
1. Win over Poland 12-13 points, Canada 12 points max and cannot catch sets ratio

5. Canada
1. Australia loss, Canada at 4 wins, Australia at 3 wins

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After one year's absence from NT, Tashakori seems to have lost the magic in his jump floats.

yeah I dont know why he cant serve well, in the league he was pretty good at serving.

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Also, why did Mirandi need medical attention right after the match?

It was a blood pressure drop, nothing serious.

yawn very easy for Poland.

Looks like the best team will qualify at the end, deserved.

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yawn very easy for Poland.

Looks like the best team will qualify at the end, deserved.

Match is not over yet, but generally, i agree with you.

Australia can still look very bad, if things are not going their way and overall, Canada looks like the more balanced team which probably can add a bit more quality to the olympic tournament than the Aussies.

Welcome to Rio Olympics Canada!

at the end Frnace put backups on court and Japan used it, consequently Poland won tournament

any info about awards

I found dream team on FIVB site, without MVP...
S: Saeid Marouf (IRI)
OP: Gavin Schmitt (CAN) (2nd scorer and 4th spiker)
OH: Antonin Rouzier (FRA) ?!, Yuki Ishikawa (JPN) - actually best spikers (and they excluded 2nd Bartosz Kurek...)
MB: Nicolas Le Goff (FRA), Seyed Mousavi Eraghi (IRI) - best blockers
L: Luke Perry (AUS) - best digger

I don't get it... no Polish player, Australian L is the best and French OP classified as OH (apparently Bartosz Kurek could have been 2nd best OH )

I feel sorry for Bonacic, the only player with some kind of international talent in a team of amateurs

ugh... fivb, what a joke. CUB and MEX at the olympics?????

Wait, Mexico is losing to Tunisia

I'm reading Mexico has to score 21 points in this set at least to qualify to Río.

It's amazing how Tunisia looks superior in every single aspect of the game, yet Mexico fighting teeth and nails for every single point is just there a couple of points away

Kudos to Mexico for making a good use of the home field in order to beat better teams and win the Olympic ticket