Poland eliminated in game w/ 40pt set. Boys’ U19 Worlds Prelims Recap.

  0 Liam Smith | August 22nd, 2017 | African Volleyball, Asian Volleyball, European volleyball, International Volleyball, NORCECA volleyball, South American Volleyball

2017 FIVB BOYS’ U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The world of sports can be very cruel at times. Take Poland’s current World Champions Boys’ U19 team. After winning it all in 2015, they get to go home empty handed in 2017, being eliminated without a single win and being the last team in their pool.

It wasn’t a simple elimination though, as life decided to go medieval on the Polish team.  Needing just a single point to advance to the round of 16, they faced France in a game that turned out to be a real war. They won the first set, 25-23, went on to lose the next two frames, and lost the fourth and deciding set in an unbelievable 40-38 score.

Polish coach, Maciej Zendel, and team captain, Szymon Jezierski, had some heartfelt words about the whole situation:

Maciej Zendel: “This is sport. Today we tried but we lost again. We played much better. We made some mistakes but we tried our best. The French team was better in this game and that is why they won. It is a very difficult situation when you lose day by day. For the players it is very difficult because you have in your head that you lost yesterday and then you lose again today. When you lose so many matches, it gets very hard to get up and play the next day.

Szymon Jezierski: “It was a good match but we lost when things turned serious in the end. We now have no chance to go to the next round. We are very disappointed because we are here to win the championship. We prepared well for two months before coming here, but I do not know what happened and we are very disappointed.”

We can only wish these boys a safe trip back home and that they continue to develop their game and skills with happiness, because in sport, sadly, some teams have to lose in order for some to win.

Meanwhile, current silver medalists Argentina only lost one game in the first round of play, while last tournaments bronze medalists Iran swept its 4 games, losing only two sets in the way.

Here is the full recap from group play and the match ups for the round of 16.

Pool A

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Egypt 3 1 9 10 6 1.667 387 381 1.016
2  Bahrain 3 1 8 10 7 1.429 397 342 1.161
3  United States 3 1 8 10 7 1.429 403 379 1.063
4  Puerto Rico 1 3 3 7 11 0.636 370 424 0.873
5  Tunisia 0 4 2 6 12 0.500 410 441 0.930
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Aug 17:00 Puerto Rico  3–2  Tunisia 20–25 25–18 30–32 25–22 17–15 117–112 P2 P3
18 Aug 19:00 Bahrain  3–1  Egypt 25–17 25–20 19–25 25–20 94–82 P2 P3
19 Aug 17:00 Egypt  3–1  Puerto Rico 29–27 25–20 23–25 25–17 102–89 P2 P3
19 Aug 19:00 United States  3–1  Bahrain 28–26 25–19 20–25 25–23 98–93 P2 P3
20 Aug 17:00 Puerto Rico  1–3  United States 21–25 18–25 25–23 22–25 86–98 P2 P3
20 Aug 19:00 Tunisia  1–3  Egypt 24–26 25–22 28–30 30–32 107–110 P2 P3
21 Aug 17:00 United States  3–2  Tunisia 28–30 22–25 25–19 26–24 15–9 116–107 P2 P3
21 Aug 19:00 Bahrain  3–2  Puerto Rico 23–25 25–7 25–10 24–26 15–10 112–78 P2 P3
22 Aug 17:00 Egypt  3–1  United States 18–25 25–23 25–22 25–21 93–91 P2 P3
22 Aug 19:00 Tunisia  1–3  Bahrain 19–25 18–25 25–23 22–25 84–98 P2 P3

Pool B

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 4 0 11 12 3 4.000 361 310 1.165
2  France 3 1 9 11 6 1.833 407 374 1.088
3  Brazil 2 2 7 8 8 1.000 354 349 1.014
4  Cuba 1 3 2 4 11 0.364 299 336 0.890
5  Poland 0 4 1 5 12 0.417 361 413 0.874
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Aug 13:00 Brazil  2–3  France 25–23 25–20 17–25 17–25 15–17 99–110 P2 P3
18 Aug 15:00 Cuba  0–3  Japan 21–25 18–25 12–25 51–75 P2 P3
19 Aug 13:00 France  3–0  Cuba 25–19 25–23 25–14 75–56 P2 P3
19 Aug 15:00 Poland  1–3  Brazil 25–22 13–25 18–25 22–25 78–97 P2 P3
20 Aug 13:00 Cuba  3–2  Poland 21–25 25–22 25–9 21–25 15–10 107–91 P2 P3
20 Aug 15:00 Japan  3–2  France 24–26 27–25 23–25 25–20 15–13 114–109 P2 P3
21 Aug 13:00 Poland  1–3  Japan 19–25 23–25 25–21 20–25 87–96 P2 P3
21 Aug 15:00 Brazil  3–1  Cuba 25–19 20–25 25–22 25–19 95–85 P2 P3
22 Aug 13:00 Japan  3–0  Brazil 25–21 26–24 25–18 76–63 P2 P3
22 Aug 15:00 France  3–1  Poland 23–25 25–22 25–20 40–38 113–105 P2 P3

Pool C

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 3 1 9 10 4 2.500 332 264 1.258
2  Argentina 3 1 9 11 6 1.833 276 252 1.095
3  South Korea 2 2 7 9 7 1.286 370 350 1.057
4  Turkey 2 2 5 7 8 0.875 211 230 0.917
5  Chile 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 207 300 0.690
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Aug 13:00 Russia  3–0  Turkey 25–16 25–16 25–12 75–44 P2 P3
18 Aug 15:00 Chile  0–3  South Korea 12–25 21–25 21–25 54–75 P2 P3
19 Aug 13:00 Chile  0–3  Turkey 14–25 19–25 19–25 52–75 P2 P3
19 Aug 15:00 Argentina  3–1  Russia 20–25 25–13 25–23 26–24 96–85 P2 P3
20 Aug 13:00 Argentina  3–0  Chile 25–23 25–13 25–22 75–58 P2 P3
20 Aug 15:00 South Korea  3–1  Turkey 26–28 25–20 25–21 27–25 103–94 P2 P3
21 Aug 13:00 Argentina  3–2  South Korea 17–25 20–25 25–22 25–21 18–16 105–109 P2 P3
21 Aug 15:00 Russia  3–0  Chile 25–17 25–11 25–15 75–43 P2 P3
22 Aug 13:00 Russia  3–1  South Korea 25–22 25–16 22–25 25–20 97–83 P2 P3
22 Aug 15:00 Argentina  2–3  Turkey 26–28 22–25 25–21 25–19 11–15 109–108 P2 P3

Pool D

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 4 0 11 12 2 6.000 336 261 1.287
2  Italy 3 1 10 11 5 2.200 366 337 1.086
3  Czech Republic 2 2 6 7 7 1.000 321 316 1.016
4  China 1 3 3 5 9 0.556 303 322 0.941
5  Mexico 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 214 303 0.706
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Aug 17:00 Italy  3–1  Czech Republic 25–19 25–21 19–25 30–28 99–93 P2 P3
18 Aug 19:00 Mexico  0–3  China 19–25 17–25 19–25 55–75 P2 P3
19 Aug 17:00 Mexico  0–3  Czech Republic 26–28 16–25 17–25 59–78 P2 P3
19 Aug 19:00 Iran  3–2  Italy 25–16 23–25 23–25 25–19 15–12 111–97 P2 P3
20 Aug 17:00 Iran  3–0  Mexico 25–19 25–12 25–18 75–49 P2 P3
20 Aug 19:00 China  1–3  Czech Republic 25–22 16–25 20–25 22–25 83–97 P2 P3
21 Aug 17:00 Iran  3–0  China 25–23 25–18 25–21 75–62 P2 P3
21 Aug 19:00 Italy  3–0  Mexico 25–15 25–19 25–17 75–51 P2 P3
22 Aug 17:00 Italy  3–1  China 25–22 25–13 20–25 25–23 95–83 P2 P3
22 Aug 19:00 Iran  3–0  Czech Republic 25–22 25–12 25–19 75–53 P2 P3

Championship bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Japan
  Puerto Rico
  Argentina
  Czech Republic
  France
  United States
  Russia
  China
  Iran
  Turkey
  Bahrain
  Brazil
  Italy
  South Korea
  Egypt
  Cuba

Stats Leaders

BEST SCORERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Spike Block Serve Total
1 Im Donghyeok OP KOR 90 7 0 97
2 Cardin Célestin OP FRA 75 5 6 86
3 Awad Youssef Hamdy OP EGY 69 11 3 83
4 Kapica Remigiusz OP POL 66 9 5 80
5 Garcia Gabriel OP PUR 68 5 3 76
BEST SPIKERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Spikes Faults Shots Total Succ.
Atts %
1 Yali Porya OP IRI 66 20 34 120 55
2 Schneidmiller Joel OP USA 59 17 32 108 54.63
3 Bassereau Rémi OP FRA 60 17 34 111 54.05
4 Firszt Bartosz OP POL 45 12 29 86 52.33
5 Awad Youssef Hamdy OP EGY 69 24 42 135 51.11
BEST BLOCKERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Stuff Faults Rebounds Total Avg.
Blocks Atts by set
1 Cortesia Lorenzo MB ITA 20 21 29 70 1.25
2 Melnikov Artem MB RUS 16 10 23 49 1.14
3 Allen Serrano Luis Vidal MB CUB 17 9 16 42 1.13
4 Jasim Mohamed MB BRN 19 19 18 56 1.12
5 Zerba Nicolas MB ARG 17 31 36 84 1
BEST SERVERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Aces Faults Serve Total Avg.
Hits Atts by set
1 Toledo Pierre OS FRA 11 10 60 81 0.65
2 Sharifi Morteza OS IRI 8 12 28 48 0.57
3 Abaev Konstantin S RUS 7 10 45 62 0.5
4 Choi Ikje S KOR 8 13 32 53 0.5
5 Toukhteh Amir Hossein MB IRI 7 14 27 48 0.5
BEST SETTERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Running Faults Still Total Avg.
Sets Sets Atts by set
1 Nakamura Shunsuke S JPN 129 6 230 365 8.6
2 Soldner Lucas S FRA 120 4 222 346 7.06
3 Morgan Yossef Saadeldin S EGY 108 4 230 342 6.75
4 Haroona Mohamed S BRN 98 3 189 290 5.76
5 Choi Ikje S KOR 90 6 296 392 5.63
BEST RECEIVERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Digs Faults Receptions Total Avg.
Atts by set
1 Abdulla Husain BRN 50 21 83 154 2.94
2 Park Kyeongmin L KOR 42 14 45 101 2.63
3 Ichikawa Kenta JPN 36 18 53 107 2.4
4 Ramon Luca FRA 40 20 61 121 2.35
5 Abdelrahim Adham Osman EGY 34 20 31 85 2.13
BEST DIGGERS
Rank Name Pos. Team Excellents Faults Serve Total Eff. %
Receptions Atts
1 Ramon Luca FRA 53 3 26 82 60.98
2 H Mohammadreza L IRI 34 3 18 55 56.36
3 Ichikawa Kenta JPN 41 4 21 66 56.06
4 Cardoso Victor Aleksander Alm BRA 50 6 26 82 53.66
5 Bakhit George EGY 48 2 36 86 53.49

 

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