Italy Leaves Simone Giannelli off Week 4 Roster of #VNL
Simone Giannelli is the latest Italian starter to be left home to rest, in spite of the team teetering in 7th place and on the verge of a spot in the Final 6.
In Miraculous Recovery, Georgi Bratoev Returns for Week 4 of #VNL
After spraining his week ago 2 weeks ago in the 2nd week of the Volleyball Nations League, Bulgarian setter Georgi Bratoev…
2018 Men’s #VNL Pool 14 Preview: Germany Hosts Argentina, Japan & Russia
Germany will look to play giant killer again as they host Pool 14 with Russia, Japan and Argentina.
2018 Men’s #VNL Pool 13 Preview: Australia, China, Italy, South Korea
Italy will look to pile up the wins this week with the bottom three teams in the Men’s Volleyball Nations League joining them in Pool 13.
Final Six Is Set After Wins by Netherlands, Turkey
Italy did all it could after a slow VNL start, but came up just short as the Netherlands and Turkey came through with victories on Wednesday to sew up the final two spots in the Final Six.
Serbia Follows Bjelica to Sweep of Argentina
Serbia served up 10 aces and edged Argentina in every other statistical category in a sweep.
Poland Sweeps, Japan Outlasts Dominican Republic in 5
After falling behind 2-1 in the match, Japan dug deep and pulled out two deuce sets for the win over the Dominican Republic. Poland put up 10 blocks and served up nine aces in a crushing sweep of Russia on Wednesday.
Netherlands, Turkey Win in 4 to Claim Last Two Final Six Spots
In a win and in situation, the Dutch proved up to the task, besting top ranked China in four sets to claim their spot among the VNL Final Six. Turkey followed suit, securing its spot with a four-set win over Germany.
6-Team Field for 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup Now Set
The six-team field for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup is now set with a chance at qualification in the 2019 Volleyball Nations League.
Montibeller, Pietrini, Egonu Shine in Wins for Brazil, Italy
Rosamaria Montibeller led a group of four double-digit scorers for Brazil in a four-set win over Thailand.
