Errors Plague Italy in 5-Set Loss to Japan; Poland Wins in 4
Dawid Konarski and Bartosz Kwolek made their way back into the starting lineup for Poland and made the most of it, combining for 35 points in a four-set win on Sunday. Meanwhile, forty-three errors undid Italy in a five-set loss to host Japan.
Lanza, Schulz, Bednorz Take Starring Roles as Italy, Poland Win
Filippo Lanza notched 20 points to pace the Italians in a four-set win, which snapped a two-match VNL skid for the team, while Poland showed its depth and bested Japan in every way to stay atop the VNL table as Damian Schulz and Bartosz Bednorz turned in all-around efforts.
Poland Hangs On in 5-Setter vs. Italy; Bulgaria Sweeps Japan
Poland piled up 15 blocks and had help from 33 Italian errors in a five-set win Friday to stay atop the men’s Volleyball Nations League standings. Bulgaria snapped a three-match losing streak with a sweep of Japan, despite missing starting setter Georgi Brateov and Todor Skrimov.
Luburic Lifts Serbia over Russia in 5; Australia Grabs First #VNL Win
Drazen Luburic racked up 29 points, including 28 kills, and Serbia capitalized on 32 Russian miscues for its second straight five-set win. Australia broke into the win column, scoring a slight upset over 14th-ranked Bulgaria, winning via sweep of the home team on Saturday.
2018 Men’s VNL Pool 5 Preview: Bulgaria, Australia, Russia, and Serbia
Dmitry Muserskiy produced one of the most dominating performances of the Volleyball Nations League. He and Russia will square off against Serbia, Bulgaria, and Australia in Pool 5.
World’s Best Volleyball Teams Ready For Semis – FIVB Club WCH Day 3
Four teams, from four different countries, ready to battle for volleyball gold
LUBE, SKRA, and Zenit Kazan Book Semis Tickets – FIVB Club WCH Day 2
Team USA’s members Micah Christenson, Taylor Sander, and Matt Anderson will all play during the semis in Poland
2015 Bronze Medalist Italy Out in Euro Quarterfinals
There will be three new teams on the podium at the 2017 European Men’s Championship as the last remaining 2015 medalist, Italy, was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Poland and France were knocked out in Wednesday’s playoffs.
Defending Champs France Ousted in Euro Championship Playoffs
The Czech Republic bested France in four sets to move on to the quarterfinals alongside Slovenia, Bulgaria and Italy.
Eight Sweeps Decide Playoff Matchups at Euro Championships
Earning free passes directly to the quarterfinals are: Serbia (A), Germany (B), Russia (C) and Belgium (D). All four teams won their groups with perfect 3-0 marks.
