Asian Volleyball

Unleashed in a Bronze Medal Match Again, China’s Li Yingying Goes Big

Following the pattern of the Nations League earlier this summer, Li Yingying was unleashed in the Nations League bronze medal match, and dominated.

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China Follows Yingying’s 20 Points to Sweep of Dutch for Worlds Bronze

18-year old Li Yingying finally earned her time in the spotlight, racking up a match-high 20 points as China secured its second straight World Championships medal on Saturday, a bronze medal sweep of the Netherlands.

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American Coach Air Padda Involved In Controversy In The Philippines

This is not the first time the coach has been linked to controversy.

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Final Predictions and Schedule, 2018 Women’s Volleyball World C’Ship

This is what my face looked like while trying to pick the outcome of the match between Serbia and Italy.

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Hill Stars as USA Clinches Fifth Place at #FIVBWomensWCH

Kim Hill stepped into the spotlight in the match, racking up 25 points as the United States ended the World Championships with a four-set win over Japan and fifth place out of the 24-team field.

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Egonu’s #FIVBWomensWCH Record 45 Points Lifts Italy Past China in 5

Paola Egonu piled up a tournament scoring record 45 points (39 kills, 5 aces and a block) and Italy bested China in kills and aces in a five-set win to earn its first World Championships finals berth since 2002.

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Serbia Earns Title Shot Behind Boskovic’s 29 Points vs. Dutch

Serbia was back to full strength on Friday and rode a 29-point effort by star opposite Tijana Boskovic to a four-set win over the Netherlands to earn a spot in the Saturday’s championship match.

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Gallery 2 in Tokyo’s Shinjuku is Japan’s Best Volleyball Store

Before coming to Japan for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship, I was trying to find some store where…

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Japanese partners are not meeting W World Champs Expectations

With the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan reaching its conclusion this weekend in Yokohama. It is time…

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Matchups for Semi-Finals at Women’s Volleyball World Championships Set

China and Italy will face off in one semi-final. That’s a rematch of a 3-1 win by Italy in the opening round of play, where Paola Egonu scored 29 points.

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