South Korea, Poland, Germany Continue to Roll in Grand Prix Group 2

  0 Wendy Mayer | July 22nd, 2017 | Asian Volleyball, Canadian Volleyball, European volleyball, FIVB World Grand Prix, International Volleyball, News, NORCECA volleyball, South American Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix – Group 2 Daily Recap

 

The semifinalists for Group 2 are already locked in, including the Czech Republic as the host side, but play continued on Saturday to hash out some of the lower seedings.

South Korea, Poland and Germany each registered sweeps to remain atop the group at 7-1. Outside of the semifinal race, Canada managed a four-set win over Peru, Bulgaria swept Croatia and Argentina controlled Puerto Rico in a 3-0 match.

Canada’s Kyla Richey (22) and Elizabeth Wendel (20) led all scorers on the day, tallying 17 kills apiece. Richey also chipped in four blocks and an ace, while Wendel added three stuffs. Bulgaria’s Dobriana Rabadzhieva scored 20 points, posting 17 kills, two aces and a block, in just three sets.

Canada racked up 18 blocks in its 3-1 win over Peru, while Poland tallied 11 blocks in a sweep of Kazakhstan.

 

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 7 1 22 23 5 4.600 661 557 1.187
2  Poland 7 1 21 22 4 5.500 644 478 1.347
3  Germany 7 1 20 22 6 3.667 662 540 1.226
4  Czech Republic 6 2 16 18 13 1.385 680 683 0.996
5  Bulgaria 4 4 14 19 15 1.267 752 717 1.049
6  Puerto Rico 4 4 10 14 17 0.824 674 700 0.963
7  Canada 3 5 11 14 17 0.824 690 653 1.057
8  Peru 3 5 9 13 17 0.765 675 693 0.974
9  Colombia 3 5 9 9 17 0.529 559 603 0.927
10  Argentina 2 6 7 9 19 0.474 585 635 0.921
11  Kazakhstan 1 7 3 5 22 0.227 506 649 0.780
12  Croatia 1 7 2 7 23 0.304 550 736 0.747

 

Pool G2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jul 18:10 Canada  0–3  Germany 17–25 18–25 20–25 55–75 P2 P3
21 Jul 20:10 Peru  1–3  Czech Republic 23–25 22–25 25–19 17–25 87–94 P2 P3
22 Jul 12:40 Canada  3–1  Peru 20–25 25–17 25–17 25–21 95–80 P2 P3
22 Jul 14:40 Czech Republic  0–3  Germany 18–25 21–25 15–25 54–75 P2 P3

 

Pool H2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jul 16:00 South Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–12 25–14 25–17 75–43 P2 P3
21 Jul 19:00 Colombia  0–3  Poland 15–25 14–25 16–25 45–75 P2 P3
22 Jul 14:00 South Korea  3–0  Colombia 25–23 25–20 25–19 75–62 P2 P3
22 Jul 16:30 Poland  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–12 25–21 25–14 75–47 P2 P3

 

Pool I2

 

 

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jul 16:00 Bulgaria  1–3  Puerto Rico 25–17 16–25 18–25 26–28 85–95 P2 P3
21 Jul 19:00 Croatia  1–3  Argentina 28–26 19–25 16–25 13–25 76–101 P2 P3
22 Jul 16:00 Puerto Rico  0–3  Argentina 21–25 15–25 21–25 57–75 P2 P3
22 Jul 19:00 Croatia  0–3  Bulgaria 18–25 17–25 17–25 52–75 P2 P3

Video Replays

Korea vs. Columbia

Poland vs. Kazakhstan

Puerto Rico vs. Argentina

Croatia vs. Bulgaria

Canada vs. Peru

Germany vs. Czech Republic

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Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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