Brazil proceed profitable streak with five-set victory over Italy
Sarina Koga in assault towards China in entrance of full home in Macao
After beginning the ladies’s 2024 Volleyball Nations League second competitors week with a slim defeat by the hands of Brazil, Japan acquired again on the profitable monitor for the remaining three matches in Macao. They completed the week off with necessary four-set victories over Asian rivals China and the Dominican Republic, gaining 13.51 FIVB World Rating factors in the direction of the race for Paris 2024 Olympic tickets.
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Friday’s Asian basic towards hosts China ended with a rating of 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17) Japan’s manner. Exterior hitter and captain Sarina Koga was on hearth, main the time with 25 factors, all in assault kills. Her cross-court teammate Arisa Inoue, who subbed in for Mayu Ishikawa throughout the second set, added one other 18 factors, whereas reverse Kotona Hayashi completed with 13 factors. Exterior Li Yingying was China’s most prolific participant with 23 factors, together with three aces. Center blocker and captain Yuan Xinyue and out of doors Wu Mengjie additionally reached the double digits with 10 factors apiece.
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On Saturday, Japan delivered a hard-fought 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23) victory over Paris-bound Dominican Republic, with Koga as soon as once more main the crew’s scorers. This time, she put away 19 factors, once more all in offence. Hayashi and Ishikawa completed with 15 factors every, whereas center blocker Nichika Yamada added one other 10, 4 of which in stuff blocks. Dominican reverse Gaila Gonzalez-Lopez hammered out the match excessive of 25 factors, supported by outsides Madeline Guillen and Yonkaira Pena Isabel with 16 factors apiece.
With this, Japan improved to a 6-2 win-loss document and 18 factors, occupying third place within the present VNL standings, under undefeated Poland and Brazil.
“Profitable over China yesterday meant gaining plenty of factors in the direction of the rating, however dropping at the moment would have meant dropping plenty of factors. So profitable at the moment was positively crucial. We tried to remain targeted and managed to win once more,” Sarina Koga instructed Volleyball World after the sport towards the Dominican Republic.
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The Queens of the Caribbean did not win any matches in Macao and completed their competitors week on 2-6 and 6 factors in eleventh place.
Thailand’s profitable mini streak stopped by China
In the meantime China recovered with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-18) shutout of Thailand on Saturday with a 23-point match excessive from Li and improved to 5-2 and 15 in fifth place. That consequence put an finish to Thailand’s mini run of two wins in a row. On Friday, the hosts of the upcoming VNL Finals battled it out for a 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 15-7) victory over the hosts of the upcoming Olympic Video games, France. Center Hattaya Bamrungsuk raised 5 kill blocks and led the winners with a complete of 20 factors, whereas French reverse Lucille Gicquel produced the match excessive of 23 factors. Thailand at the moment are twelfth on 2-5 and 5. France are 14th on 1-6 and 4.
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Brazil keep on profitable monitor in titanic five-set duel with Italy
Saturday’s competitors day began with a titanic five-set conflict between Brazil and Italy. The South People put a cease to the southern Europeans’ five-match profitable streak with a hard-fought 3-2 (26-24, 25-27, 18-25, 25-19, 15-10) victory. The three.68 rating factors that this consequence moved from Italy’s to Brazil’s basket have been only a small pebble in Italy’s clean run in the direction of the Olympics, as they continue to be the very best ranked crew with no secured ticket but.
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The Italians outclassed the Brazilians each in spiking and from the serving line, however the plentiful unforced errors tilted the steadiness the South People’ manner. Exterior Ana Cristina de Souza led the winners with 22 factors, together with three blocks and an ace, whereas Italy’s star reverse Paola Egonu topped the match charts with 29 factors, additionally together with three blocks and an ace. Boasting a 7-0 win-loss document and 19 factors, Brazil are second solely to Poland who’ve misplaced just one set in seven matches performed thus far. Italy are in fourth place on 5-2 and 16.
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Hole of simply 0.03 factors separates Netherlands from Canada in tight race in the direction of Paris
The Netherlands are nonetheless nicely inside attain of a spot at Paris 2024, particularly after Friday’s 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17) victory over the Dominican Republic, which added 7.51 factors in the direction of their World Rating rating. Dutch exterior Nova Marring got here up with a match-high 21 factors towards the Dominicans. Canada and the Netherlands are nonetheless the 2 groups positioned proper above and proper under the purple line for Olympic qualification within the World Rating and the hole between them now’s only a microscopic 0.03 factors. Each, nevertheless, are at the moment proper under the cut-off for the VNL Finals. Canada are eighth on 4-3 and 12 and the Netherlands are ninth on 3-4 and 9.
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On Sunday’s final competitors day in Macao, the Netherlands will meet France at 12:30 native time (04:30 UTC), Brazil will tackle Thailand at 16:00 (08:00), and Italy will problem hosts China at 19:30 (11:30).
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