2018 W. World Championships Daily Summary – October 4
At the end of the day, the Netherlands, Italy, the United States and Serbia wrapped up the preliminary round with perfect 5-0 marks and pool titles.
Pool C: #2 USA Tops #5 Russia, Moves on to 5-0
The 2nd-ranked United States outlasted a tough 5th-ranked Russia squad to finish Pool C action with a 5-0 mark inside Kobe Green Arena Thursday. The loss drops the Russians to 4-1 at the FIVB World Championship.
Argentina Captain Mimi Sosa Retires from National Team
Captain Mimi Sosa retired from the Argentina National Team after 8 years.
Pool B: #7 Italy Topples #1 China, Finishes Pool Play at 5-0
7th-ranked Italy rallied all the way back for a 3-1 upset victory after dropping the opening set to top-ranked China. The Italians complete pool play with a perfect 5-0 mark, while the Chinese drop to 4-1 heading to the second round of FIVB World Championship action.
Serbia, Brazil, Dominican Republic Close Out Pool D with Sweeps
Pool D continued its trend of sweeps on the final day of preliminary round action at the FIVB Women’s World Championships with Serbia, the Dominican Republic and Brazil coming up victorious.
Projected FIVB Men’s National Team Rankings After World Championships
With the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship finishing last weekend in Italy, we at Volleymob decided to take a…
2018 W. Volleyball World Championships – October 3 Summary
Eight of the 12 matches on Wednesday were decided in straight sets and five teams claimed spots in the FIVB Women’s World Championships second round.
Dominican Republic, Brazil, Serbia Sweep Pool D Action
Brazil secured its spot in the second round, while Kazakhstan was eliminated in Pool D on Wednesday. Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Serbia all won in sweeps.
Men’s Volleyball World Championships: How Much Did Poland Win?
With Poland winning the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Sunday, September 30th in Turin. One of the questions…
Brazil’s Lipe Announces Retirement From The Team After WCH Silver
Lipe will continue his club career with Sesi-SP as they will try to improve from its runner-ups campaign in last season’s Superliga.
