Australia Claims Final Spot in Second Round from Pool C
Australia cemented its spot among the top four in Pool C and punched its ticket to the second round of World Championships play, riding the arm of Lincoln Williams to a four-set win over Tunisia. Meanwhile, Russia cruised past Cameroon to set up its Pool C finale against Serbia.
Russia Sets WCH Scoring Record Against Tunisia With 25-6 Set Win
Russia has a performance for the record books
Williams Posts 22 Points in 1st Aussie Win, Russia Crushes Tunisia
Australia followed Lincoln Williams to its first victory of the World Championships.
A well-rested Russian team blazed through Tunisia, including a record-setting 25-6 second stanza.
Russia Is Taking Its Full Team To The 16th Wagner Memorial
Russia is going to Poland at full-strength
Russian Opposite Pavel Kruglov Injured in Friendly, Out for Worlds
The Russian opposite will miss the World Championships after suffering an injury in Bulgaria last week.
Maxim Mikhailov Opens Up A Hotel In Russia
Volleyball must already have gotten boring for Maxim Mikhailov
Russia Shocks France with Sweep for VNL Gold
Russia defeated France 25-22, 25-20, 25-23, avenging a 3-0 loss from the final match of Pool 20 and claiming the country its first world level gold since the 2013 World League tournament.
#VNL Men’s Semifinals Preview
Brazil may not be the favorites entering the semifinals of the #VNL, but they reached the final of the World League 4 of the last 5 times and 14 times since 2001.
#VNL Final Six Day 1 Recap: Russia Dominates, France Survives
Stephen Boyer led France on Wednesday with 23 points in France’s 3-2 win over Brazil. In the other match, Russia handled Poland 3-1 while getting double-digit production out of 4 players.
Kurek: “Let’s Just Enjoy the Game.”
Bartosz Kurek led Poland with 23 points in a defeat to Russia in the first match of the #VNL Final Six. He has a relaxed attitude going into Thursday’s match against the United States.
