Poland, Brazil Bounce Back with Sweeps to Open #VNL Week 5
Even with top scorers Artur Szalpuk and Bartosz Kwolek on the bench for most of the match, Poland snapped its three-match losing skid with a sweep of Argentina. Wallace DeSouza scored a match-high 16 points and had help from Lucas Loh and Lucas Saatkamp in leading Brazil to a sweep of Australia, ending a three-match skid.
FIVB Women’s Challenger Cup: Colombia Wraps Up Pool A; Puerto Rico Earns Sweep
Colombia locked up Pool A while Puerto Rico clinched a semifinals bid in a sweep over Australia.
FIVB Men’s Challenger Cup: Czech Republic Wins Pool B; Estonia Downs Kazakhstan
Czech Republic blocked their way to the Pool B win and Estonia improved to 1-1 on day two.
#VNL Pool Preview: Brazil, Poland, Argentina, Australia
Australia is the only team of the three coming into the week on a victory, having found its stride, going 3-0 in South Korea, while the rest of the Pool 17 teams are looking to snap three-match losing streaks.
Winner of FIVB Men’s/Women’s Challenger Cups to Earn Bid to 2019 #VNL
An adjustment to the rule will have the winners of the Challenger Cup go directly to the 2019 Volleyball Nations League.
FIVB Women’s Challenger Cup: Colombia Surprises Peru; Bulgaria Wins 3-0
Colombia blocked host-nation Peru into submission as they and Bulgaria earned opening day sweeps.
FIVB Men’s Challenger Cup: Portugal & Czech Republic Get Opening Sweeps
Portugal gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about as they along with Czech Republic earned opening day sweeps.
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the VNL Women’s Preliminary Rounds
After 120 matches, 15 per team and several standout performances in women’s VNL play, there was no question about who was the standout performer of the preliminary round: Poland’s Malwina Smarzek
France, USA Lead #VNL Standings After Week 4
The battle for the Final Six is very much alive with only four teams mathematically eliminated: Iran (4-7), Argentina (2-10), China (2-10) and South Korea (1-11).
