You guys are overestimating China, I see Italy being the clear favorite. China have a lot more weaknesses than Italy, unless they can suddenly up their service game, I don't see them winning over Italy.
I don't think so. Lang Ping is such a great coach and she always has something in her pocket. It is going to be a very close match. ITA might regret playing against China in the semis.
How can the SRB and JPN teams manage to kick out the Italian team in the Pool G? By beating them???
hahaha
If only if SRB is able to beat ITA in 3:0 and JPN can get at least a set from ITA. It is possible but not likely
Italy's blocking is very good. Turkey has not chance at all.
Good win for Turkey.
The game tomorrow against Italy will be a decisvie game in the race to final six.
A very meaningful win by the Chinese team over the Turkish one. And what a sweet repay(!) by CHN over all the kindness received from TUR throughout the VNL from prelim to the F6, not to mention the minor one in the Swiss Classic. The ZhuYuanZhang team backs into the action. From TUR team the youngster Karakurt is the most notable, moreover she's still so young. Nonetheless both teams will proceed to the next round, this is simply a match of confidence, a match of prestige. No more and no less.
Every game matters. In the second round, the teams in the same pool will not play against each other again. So, the result in the 1st round will be carried over to the 2nd round. When a team loses two games in the 1st round, the chance for them to go to final six is very slim.
Display MoreThen this schedule should have helped the Netherlands, too but they got even the last place 6th. So just stop looking for factors off court and show respect to the victory!
There is no favorite now! Who plays better volleyball will win!
The celebration might be also so huge because by now this is the best result Turkey achieved on world stage. The best until todays match was a bronze medal in WGP 2012 now they guaranteed a silver medal.
Once again: stop looking for excuses, just accept it and appreciate the effort and respect the result. It was definetley not a gift by Brazil or fivb with the schedule, this is really unfair.
The schedule would have helped Netherlands as well if only if Netherlands could make the final 4.
The schedule did help Turkey, nonetheless, Turkey did play very well to beat Brazil. 
100% agree.... Just like last year Brazil played 2 games ...took a day off...and won the semis and final.... While Serbia and China had to play 3 games in a row....Fivb should consider 8 teams in the final and everyone has the same schedule by playing in the same days.
The idea behind the schedule is to be fair for 4 top teams, Serbia, China, USA and Brazil. These four teams had to play consecutively from last day of final round to the final. Fivb didn't expect Turkey or Netherlands would be the final four.
The schedule really helps Turkey a lot. Brazil has been playing three days in a row whereas Turkey had a day off before the semi.
I think China has a better chance of defeating Turkey than USA. Turkey has always had problems with Asian-type volleyball like Korea and China but finds it somewhat easier to play against European and American countries.
So if China wins against USA, then it would be interesting to see a China vs Turkey finals!
The chance for china in the final is very slim. USA is a much better team now.
Turkey did play very well. The differnce is only on the offence. If Turkey had an OH like Zhu, Turkey would be a team hard to be beaten.
I think USA have some issues with coach, after Marrison's arrival to Netherlands, USA NT have tactic issues. I don't think Alisha was better than Lloyd. USA NT have problem with their OPP but issue can be solved if they find a new coach. Karch himself made team worse
Display MoreGlass retired. She won't come back and even if she wants to... I don't think she'll make it to Tokyo. Her physical condition was not the best since a long time ago and she said she wanted to have a normal life and start a family with his bf/husband.
Lloyd is not exactly a poor setter. USA's system is just harder to replicate.
You also have players like Larson who are on their way to passing their prime. It's not as easy as you think. I have doubts Glass could make her better than Lloyd. I still prefer Lloyd. Much better physically and could be with Team USA for a longer time. I just feel that she needs more time as Glass did for USA.
You may not know it but Glass was put under a microscope when she began to become the titular after Berg retired.
don't know whether it is fake news or not. Glass was asked to return after the 1st week of the tournament. She is now practising in Anaheim
2nd set 25:15, wtf
It is not the best roster of italy. I agree usa has serious issues when everybody else gets faster and has good serving! Moreover, USA has no strong opposite or OH can kill ball out-of-system~~~
China and Serbia will compete for the champion this whole year.
With a good setter like Glass, USA could be a much better team. Hill, Larson and Robinson heavily rely on a good setter. You can see how well Hill played with Wolosz in CL.
If Alisha Glass returns next year, USA will still be a very competitive team.
what were bartsch's attack ratio numbers?
6/12
It must be painful for Robinson when the team of your club coach targets you on serve. And even more failing in to do good and being sent off court. Don‘t wanna know how she must feel and think.
She was kept on court to replace the Libero at the end of the match to take receptions. On defensive, she did quite ok but she was a bit rusty on offensive. Hope she will come back later.
Overall speaking, OH's of US did not do well , Hill 15/49, Larson 7/24, Robinson 4/12. Good job done by Turkey' on defence may be one of the reasons.
Great win for Turkey!!!!!! 
Next season both Zehra and Kubra must be starters....which means one of them should move to a different team.
Zehra is better now. Kubra is not as good as before since divorce.
Great, Turkey took the 2nd set 25:19
Guidetti will need a really good backup for Cansu with Vakifbank... She can`t read the other team ..she just set the ball without knowing what`s going on the net....a lot of her sets are slow and the block is right there waiting for the hitter.... of course Zhu and Slotjes can handle that...but that would be a nightmare season if she does improve. .
Naz is a much better setter.
wow, Turkey has been doing so well. first set 28:26 
