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 and the Czech Republic remained undefeated in Group 2 play with victories on Friday in Pool E2 and F2 respectively. The Polish topped Peru in four sets, while the Czechs edged Bulgaria in five sets, coming back from a 2-1 deficit in the match. South Korea scored the lone sweep of the day, taking out Argentina including a 25-8 drubbing in Set 3, to stay atop the group with 13 points.
Meanwhile, Columbia made history as its four-set win over Croatia marked the first win for the country over a European foe in an FIVB World Grand Prix contest.
Standout individual efforts on the day, included Kazakhstan’s Alla Bogdashkina, who scored 20 points including 11 blocks in a loss to Germany, and the top scorer of the day, Puerto Rico’s Karina Ocasio, who registered 24 points, with 21 kills, two aces and a block in the team’s five-set win over Canada.
Canada racked up 20 team blocks in the five-set loss as did Kazakhstan in the four-setter against Germany.
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  South Korea |
4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 414 | 360 | 1.150 |
| 2 |  Poland |
4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 326 | 237 | 1.376 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 375 | 340 | 1.103 |
| 4 |  Germany |
4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 437 | 376 | 1.162 |
| 5 |  Colombia |
3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 397 | 378 | 1.050 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 382 | 346 | 1.104 |
| 7 |  Canada |
2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 331 | 299 | 1.107 |
| 8 |  Peru |
2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 418 | 416 | 1.005 |
| 9 |  Puerto Rico |
1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 326 | 373 | 0.874 |
| 10 |  Croatia |
1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 341 | 463 | 0.737 |
| 11 |  Argentina |
0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 275 | 333 | 0.826 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 319 | 417 | 0.765 |
Ranking system:
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- 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 5 Results (With Links To Full Stats)
Pool D2
- Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 14:10 | Colombia |
3–1 | Croatia |
25–22 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 100–88 | P2 P3 | |
| 14 Jul | 17:10 | Kazakhstan |
1–3 | Germany |
25–20 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 81–95 | P2 P3 |
Pool E2
- Venue: Hala sportowo-widowiskowa KSZO, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 17:25 | Argentina |
0–3 | South Korea |
25–27 | 22–25 | 8–25 | 55–77 | P2 P3 | ||
| 14 Jul | 20:25 | Poland |
3–1 | Peru |
22–25 | 25–17 | 27–25 | 27–25 | 101–92 | P2 P3 | |
Pool F2
- Venue: Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 17:10 | Czech Republic |
3–2 | Bulgaria |
25–27 | 25–20 | 12–25 | 25–14 | 15–9 | 102–95 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Jul | 20:10 | Puerto Rico |
3–2 | Canada |
25–20 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 107–104 | P2 P3 |
Day 5 Video Replays
Columbia vs. Croatia
South Korea vs. Argentina
Poland vs. Peru
Czech Republic vs. Bulgaria
Puerto Rico vs. Canada
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