Poland Cruises To Perfect Weeks In Group 2 Of Grand Prix

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 2 DAILY RECAP

• Group 2
• July 7th – August 6th
• FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
• Schedule/Results

Poland concluded their first week of World Grand Prix play with a perfect finish, going 3-0 with a 9-0 set record to follow. They flew through Argentina who is ranked #10 in the world rankings, whereas Poland is ranked #22.

Korea was able to bounce back from a five-set loss to Bulgaria on day two to take out Kazakhstan in a sweep on day three.

Both Peru and the Czech Republic entered day three with a 2-0 record, with one team having to lose. Peru was not able to handle the Czech side, falling in four sets, despite another amazing showing from Angela Leyva who has now put down over 20 points in each of Peru’s three matches.

Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	255	145	1.759
2	Czech Republic	3	0	9	9	2	4.500	273	245	1.114
3	South Korea	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	256	241	1.062
4	Peru	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	262	237	1.105
5	Bulgaria	2	1	6	8	5	1.600	287	244	1.176
6	Canada	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	227	192	1.182
7	Germany	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	266	250	1.064
8	Colombia	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	200	203	0.985
9	Croatia	1	2	2	4	8	0.500	208	287	0.725
10	Argentina	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	220	256	0.859
11	Puerto Rico	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	219	269	0.814
12	Kazakhstan	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	151	225	0.671

Ranking system:

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

• Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
• Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Day 3 Results (With Links To Full Stats)

Pool A2

• Venue:  Bulstrad Arena, Ruse, Bulgaria
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	16:40	South Korea	3–1	Germany	19–25	25–23	25–18	25–23		94–89	P2P3
7 Jul	20:10	Bulgaria	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–22	25–19	25–14			75–55	P2P3
8 Jul	16:40	Germany	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–13	25–21	25–17			75–51	P2P3
8 Jul	20:10	Bulgaria	3–2	South Korea	20–25	25–15	25–14	22–25	15–8	107–87	P2P3
9 Jul	16:40	Kazakhstan	0–3	South Korea	12–25	19–25	14–25			45–75	P2P3
9 Jul	20:10	Bulgaria	2–3	Germany	22–25	25–20	20–25	25–17	13–15	105–102	P2P3

Pool B2

• Venue:  Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén, Argentina
• All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	18:00	Croatia	0–3	Poland	10–25	9–25	18–25			37–75	P2P3
7 Jul	21:00	Argentina	0–3	Canada	18–25	14–25	20–25			52–75	P2P3
8 Jul	16:00	Poland	3–0	Canada	25–22	25–9	25–23			75–54	P2P3
8 Jul	19:00	Argentina	2–3	Croatia	25–20	28–30	25–15	22–25	14–16	114–106	P2P3
9 Jul	16:00	Canada	3–1	Croatia	23–25	25–11	25–10	25–18		98–64	P2P3
9 Jul	19:00	Argentina	0–3	Poland	21–25	19–25	14–25			54–75	P2P3

Pool C2

• Venue:  Coliseo Cerrado de Chiclayo, Chiclayo, Peru
• All times are Peru Time (UTC−05:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	16:35	Czech Republic	3–0	Colombia	25–23	25–21	25–20			75–64	P2P3
7 Jul	19:05	Peru	3–1	Puerto Rico	17–25	25–15	25–19	25–21		92–80	P2P3
8 Jul	15:35	Puerto Rico	1–3	Czech Republic	20–25	28–26	21–25	18–25		87–101	P2P3
8 Jul	18:05	Peru	3–0	Colombia	25–15	25–21	26–24			76–60	P2P3
9 Jul	16:35	Puerto Rico	0–3	Colombia	16–25	12–25	24–26			52–76	P2P3
9 Jul	19:05	Peru	1–3	Czech Republic	24–26	25–21	22–25	23–25		94–97	P2P3

Day 3 Video Replays

Korea def. Kazakhstan 3-0

Canada def. Croatia 3-1

Poland def. Argentina 3-0

The Czech Republic def. Peru 3-1

Colombia def. Puerto Rico, 3-0