2019 FIVB Women's Club World Championship

Liu Li-wen (one of two liberos of Tianjin VC) was injured in Set 1.

Zhu Ting was injured in Set 3.

Quote from sloth

Is Claudinha playing? Ananda was a MESS last game

I think so if you mean the setter.

Garay is the best Tianjin player this tie-break, good lord!

EDIT: Nevermind

Tianjin is serving Fe Garay. It's reminiscent of the way Brazil lost to China in Rio Olympics and it's quite working well for them in the tiebreak.

Fawcett almost saved Praia with her serves, but it wasn't enough

OMG, Tianjin actually won. Unbelievable

Praia and Minas

Byeeeee.

So basically Novara will play Vitra and Imoco will play Vakif as I don't think Tianjin can win tomorrow without Zhu.

brazilian teams already out. Italian teams already qualified for semi.

The lack of composure from Martinez coupled with Fe Garay's reception that forces her out of the pipe attack led to Tianjin's victory.

If anyone still thinks Garay has to return to NT, they have to rethink about it.. Such a liability.. But Ze probably will think she did just fine, of course

Fawcett made me believe that they could win, that was so mean

Minas its nowhere near for last year and Praia Clube really underperformed. This team shoud at least pass trough semi.

At last, Li Ying-ying won Brayelin Martinez. Therefore, Tianjin won Praia.

The end was pathetic. But it's simply what Praia is: a bunch of experienced and top players with an awful setter and awful coach.

I have the feeling that if Minas had in their roster the back up wings of Praia they may could cause some upsets.

The biggest disappointment to me is Hooker. Tianjin invested in her to make sure Zhu isn't beaten up but again just like when she was in Minas, the teams will always perform better without her.

Hooker was the best player of Praia at Tie break.

Praia has a good roster. Maube they could have hired a better setter or libero, but seems not too easy at the brazilian market.

I even think that if Hooker's spike is not good, Tianjin prefers Yang Yi's defence to her spike.

Quote from Gomes

Praia has a good roster. Maube they could have hired a better setter or libero, but seems not too easy at the brazilian market.

Claudinha is a bad setter. She killed the team at 14x14. I don't know what people see in her. Lloyd is better, she was unlucky last year because Minas was stronger and also because she had to set to Michelle instead of Martinez .