Yuki Ishii

Hill Stars as USA Clinches Fifth Place at #FIVBWomensWCH

Kim Hill stepped into the spotlight in the match, racking up 25 points as the United States ended the World Championships with a four-set win over Japan and fifth place out of the 24-team field.

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Italy Survives Five Setter with Japan to Claim Semifinals Spot

Italy stayed perfect on the World Championships with its 10th straight victory to eliminate Japan from contention on Monday as 19-year old Paola Egonu turned in a match-high 36 points.

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Dutch Sweep Serbia for 1st in Group E; Japan Also Makes Final 6

The Netherlands and Japan did what they needed to do to cement their spots in the World Championships Final Six and then some, each leapfrogging Serbia for the top two spots in Pool E.

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Serbia, Netherlands Suffer First Losses of World Championships

Serbia suffered its first loss of the World Championships, falling to Japan in four sets on Wednesday. Brazil handed the Netherlands its first loss as well to stay in the race for the Final Six.

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Brazil Bounces Back to Top Mexico; Serbia, Dutch Stay Perfect

Brazil bounced back from a five-set upset to Germany with a four-set win over Mexico, meanwhile the Netherlands and Serbia stayed perfect on the tournament with sweeps of the Dominican Republic and Germany.

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Pool A: Sweeps All Around Monday at FIVB Worlds

Pool A action on Monday at the 2018 FIVB World Championship was very competitive, however, the results all game in straight sets for Germany, Netherlands and Japan. The Netherlands is alone atop the standings in Pool A with a 3-0 mark and 8 points.

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Japanese Women Release Final 14 for World Championships & Surprises

Three weeks ago, we at volleymob had said that the Japanese women’s national team had released their final roster for…

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Japan Women Release Final Roster for World Championship

On Monday, September 3rd, the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) with their broadcasting partner Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) had a press…

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Chinese Women Complete Perfect Run for Asian Games Volleyball Gold

Zhu Ting and China were unstoppable as they won all 8 of their Asian Games matches in 3-0 sweeps.

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Without Leading Scorer, Thai Women Advance to Play China for Gold

The loss of one star, plus the return of another, saw Thailand into the gold medal match for the first time in tournament history.

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