lol Vicentin playing as Opp after Lima got injured in the 1st set and Kukartsev was too poor.
Nation League Man 2023
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2-2 sigh...
Let's see if ARG manages to lose a tie-break to IRN for the +10th time in the last decade.
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2-2 sigh...
Let's see if ARG manages to lose a tie-break to IRN for the +10th time in the last decade.
They won! That was quite interesting seeing Argentina's OHs taking turns playing as opposite.
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And it's a win for Argentina. They will play Italy in QFs if Poland beats Japan. If Poland loses, Argentina will play Poland themselves... (all this assuming USA at the very least beats BUL).
So, in short, Poland will be choosing opponent against Japan: win and play Brazil or Slovenia, lose and play Argentina.
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In the end, China only has one Zhang Jing-yin.
My head sculpture, Jiang Chuan...
might be retired from NT this year.
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If I'm not mistaken only way China can avoid Challenger Cup relegation is in the case that Cuba loses 0-3 to Iran?
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If I'm not mistaken only way China can avoid Challenger Cup relegation is in the case that Cuba loses 0-3 to Iran?
It's too hard.
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It's too hard.
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Maximum Possible Wins and Points for Sunday (Updated after USA-FRA)
Position, Team, Current Record, Points (Maximum Wins, Points)
1. JPN 10-1, 27 (11-1, 30), Clinched
2. USA 9-2, 28 (10-2, 31), Clinched
3. ITA 9-3, 26, Clinched
4. ARG 9-3, 26, Clinched
5. POL 9-2, 22 (10-2, 25), Qualified as Finals Hosts
6. BRA 8-4, 25, Clinched
7. SLO 7-4, 22 (8-4, 25), Clinched, Challenger team
8. SRB 6-6, 16
---Top 7 + Host to Finals---
9. NED 5-6, 17 (6-6, 20), Challenger team
10. FRA 5-6, 15 (6-6, 18)11. GER 3-8,10 (4-8, 13), Eliminated
12. CAN 3-9, 9, Eliminated, Challenger team
13. IRI 2-9, 9 (3-9, 12), Eliminated
14. BUL 2-9, 8 (3-9, 11), Eliminated, Challenger team
15. CUB 2-9, 6 (3-9, 9), Eliminated, Challenger team
16. CHN 2-10, 6, Eliminated, Challenger team
Clinching Scenarios Remaining for Sunday
SRB BOTH NED LOSS vs. SLO AND FRA LOSS vs. GER
SRB already at 6 wins, NED/FRA on 5 wins right now
NED WIN vs. SLO
NED win would tie on 6 points, and be ahead of SRB/FRA on points before FRA plays
FRA WIN vs. GER AND NED LOSS vs. SLO
FRA win would tie on 6 points, and be ahead of SRB on points
Elimination Scenarios Remaining for Sunday
SRB NED WIN vs. SLO OR FRA WIN vs. GER
NED win would tie on 6 points, and be ahead of SRB/FRA on points before FRA plays
FRA win would tie on 6 points, and be ahead of SRB on points
NED LOSS vs. SLO
SRB already at 6 wins, NED can't match
FRA LOSS vs. GER OR NED WIN vs. SLOV
SRB/NED already at 6 wins in this last scenario, FRA can't match on points even with WIN vs. GER
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Challenger Relegation Race
CUB must get 1 set win vs. IRI to stay in VNL
1 CUB set win will make the sets ratio 13-34 (.382) for CUB and 12-33 (.363) for CHN
CHN CUB must LOSE vs. IRI 3-0
0 CUB set win will make the sets ratio 12-34 (.352) for CUB and 12-33 (.363) for CHN
BUL is safe as they are already ahead of CHN on points with all of CHN matches played and tied on wins at 2.
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Maximum Possible Wins and Points for Sunday (Updated after SLO-NED)
Position, Team, Current Record, Points (Maximum Wins, Points)
1. JPN 10-1, 27 (11-1, 30), Clinched
2. USA 9-2, 28 (10-2, 31), Clinched
3. ITA 9-3, 26, Clinched
4. ARG 9-3, 26, Clinched
5. POL 9-2, 22 (10-2, 25), Qualified as Finals Hosts
6. BRA 8-4, 25, Clinched
7. SLO 8-4, 25, Clinched, Challenger team
8. SRB 6-6, 16
---Top 7 + Host to Finals---
9. NED 5-7, 17, Eliminated, Challenger team
10. FRA 5-6, 15 (6-6, 18)11. GER 3-8,10 (4-8, 13), Eliminated
12. CAN 3-9, 9, Eliminated, Challenger team
13. IRI 2-9, 9 (3-9, 12), Eliminated
14. BUL 2-9, 8 (3-9, 11), Eliminated, Challenger team
15. CUB 2-9, 6 (3-9, 9), Eliminated, Challenger team
16. CHN 2-10, 6, Eliminated, Challenger team
Clinching Scenarios Remaining for Sunday
SRB FRA LOSS vs. GER
SRB already at 6 wins, NED/FRA on 5 wins right now
FRA WIN vs. GER
FRA win would tie on 6 points, and be ahead of SRB on points
Elimination Scenarios Remaining for Sunday
SRB FRA WIN vs. GER
FRA win would tie on 6 wins, and be ahead of SRB on points
FRA LOSS vs. GER
SRB already at 6 wins in this last scenario, FRA can't match on points even with WIN vs. GER
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Oof though loss for Netherlands, no final 8 for them. The outside hitters performed so badly that Ter Maat (opposite) came in to play OH
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Oof though loss for Netherlands, no final 8 for them. The outside hitters performed so badly that Ter Maat (opposite) came in to play OH
Yeah, all Dutch OHs were so bad today that on setter place I would set everything to Nimir. Also their reception was bad so the game was much more complicated.
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I would like for Nimir and Dutch team to make olympics, but they need better setter, MBs, and OHs.
The two OPPs and libero Andringa + Van Garderen on a good day can play the required level.
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Huber with 3 straight aces against Japan!
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Great serving game by Poland! Hardly any errors. Great blocking too. Japan's reception is not the same when Ran and Yamamoto are not on the court.
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Ugh men's volleyball is just so ugly with those carry balls every time. Don't understand why the referees don't call that off
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I know there are games to play and bla bla but... it'll be like this:
USA v FRA
ITA v ARG (only 100% confirmed)
JPN v SLO
POL v BRA
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Poland demolished Japan in straight sets with those tough serves and strong blocking.
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Ugh men's volleyball is just so ugly with those carry balls every time. Don't understand why the referees don't call that off
I agree. I saw Plummer did it once ( but much clean) and Heynan, the commentator, was surprised and compliment her men-volleyballish skill.
They are ugly now, but were even uglier before around 2018WCH. I think this skill was invented and flourished by Polish OHs. FIVB had to introduce new rule just to limit these attacks because they caused a lot of confusion and controversy.
