Poland, France, Italy, USA Sit Atop #VNL Standings After Day 2

2018 FIVB MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE – WEEK 1

May 25-27, 2018
Schedule/Results

After Day 2 of action, only four undefeated teams remain: Poland, France, Italy and the United States.

The biggest team to fall on Saturday was top seeded Brazil, which fell victim to Ivan Zaytsev‘s 32 points and No. 4 Italy in five sets.

Meanwhile, home-standing No. 20 China swept No. 7 Argentina, without much of a fight.

No. 11 Serbia earned a slight upset over No. 10 Germany behind the dynamic duo of Drazen Luburic and Uros Kovacevic.

France moved to 2-0 with a four-set win over Japan with help from 28 Japanese miscues.

In Pool 2, the United States picked up three more points with a four-set win over Bulgaria.

No. 3 Poland kept its stranglehold atop Pool 3 with a sweep of No. 4 Russia.

In Pool 4, Italy took over the top spot with its win over Brazil, but faces homestanding Serbia on Sunday.

Here’s a look at what happened on Day 2:

Day 3 of the VNL brings a Top 6 matchup between No. 3 Poland and No. 6 Canada in Pool 3. Pool 4 also has two intriguing matchups as No. 1 Brazil look to rebound against No. 10 Germany and undefeated No. 4 Italy takes on No. 11 Serbia.

Standings After Day 2

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	120	1.250
2	France	2	0	6	6	2	3.000	194	166	1.169
3	Italy	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	205	181	1.133
4	United States	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	212	191	1.110
5	China	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	171	163	1.049
6	Brazil	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	175	175	1.000
7	Iran	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	158	166	0.952
8	Japan	1	1	3	4	4	1.000	181	170	1.065
9	Russia	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	137	132	1.038
10	Canada	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	132	132	1.000
11	Serbia	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	162	152	1.066
12	Bulgaria	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	185	193	0.959
13	Argentina	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	169	190	0.889
14	Germany	0	2	0	2	6	0.333	158	192	0.823
15	Australia	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	142	173	0.821
16	South Korea	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	115	150	0.767