Watch All World Grand Prix Day 6 Highlights And Replays

  0 Carly DeMarque | July 17th, 2017 | Asian Volleyball, Brazilian Volleyball, European volleyball, FIVB World Grand Prix, International Volleyball, News, NORCECA volleyball, South American Volleyball, U.S. Women's Volleyball

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 1 DAILY RECAP

  • Group 1
  • July 7th – August 6th
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
  • Schedule/Results

Group 1 has concluded their week one play, with Serbia and the Netherlands coming in at #1 and #2, respectively. Both teams have a 5-1 record after week one, but Serbia tops the board with a higher point ratio of 3.750 to the Netherlands 3.400.

Pool D1 started day six of play with Japan making a five-set comeback over Brazil. The Japanese squad went up 2-0 early but faltered in the next two sets, with the Brazilians forcing a fifth and deciding set in which Japan took 17-15 to win the match. Risa Shinnabe and Sarina Koga led the Japanese team to victory with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Serbia thrashed Thailand in four sets to take the lead in Group 1, led by Brankica Mihajlovic’s 20 points.

In Pool E1, Italy turned around their week on performance to lead the pack with an undefeated weekend. On day six, the Italians faced Turkey, sweeping them with ease behind a slew of players producing consistent numbers – Christina Chirichella (14), Miryam Fatime Sylla (13) and Paola Ogechi Egonu (12). The United States was not able to handle China in their rematch of week one, losing in five. China was in full-forces for the match, with Zhu Ting starting from beginning to end, producing 19 points. Yuan Xinyue and Gong Xiangyu also added 21 and 19 points, respectively in the win.

The Netherlands rounded out Pool F1 with an undefeated weekend, taking down Russia in straight sets to end the week. The Dutch were led by Celeste Plak who put down 16 points. The Dominican Republic fought to take down the Belgium crew in five sets, led by Bethania De La Cruz De Pena and Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez who each put down 22 points.

Group 1 table after Day 6:

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 5 1 15 15 4 3.750 461 377 1.223
2  Netherlands 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 510 445 1.146
3  United States 4 2 13 16 9 1.778 574 516 1.112
4  Italy 4 2 10 13 10 1.300 517 495 1.044
5  China 4 2 10 12 12 1.000 537 550 0.976
6  Japan 4 2 9 13 13 1.000 560 561 0.998
7  Brazil 3 3 9 11 11 1.000 501 486 1.031
8  Dominican Republic 3 3 9 12 13 0.923 551 550 1.002
9  Russia 2 4 9 12 13 0.923 542 555 0.977
10  Thailand 1 5 4 8 15 0.533 476 538 0.885
11  Turkey 1 5 4 7 16 0.438 467 535 0.873
12  Belgium 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 415 503 0.825
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
  • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
  • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Pool D1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 15:40 Brazil  3–0  Serbia 26–24 25–17 25–22 76–63 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Japan  3–1  Thailand 25–19 17–25 25–18 25–19 92–81 P2P3
15 Jul 14:10 Japan  0–3  Serbia 21–25 20–25 20–25 61–75 P2P3
15 Jul 17:10 Brazil  0–3  Thailand 22–25 21–25 27–29 70–79 P2P3
16 Jul 13:15 Japan  3–2  Brazil 25–22 26–24 19–25 20–25 17–15 107–111 P2P3
16 Jul 16:10 Serbia  3–1  Thailand 25–17 23–25 25–16 25–19 98–77 P2P3

Pool E1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:00 United States  3–1  Turkey 25–21 24–26 25–19 25–12 99–78 P2P3
14 Jul 20:00 China  0–3  Italy 19–25 22–25 21–25 62–75 P2P3
15 Jul 14:30 United States  2–3  Italy 22–25 25–22 21–25 25–13 13–15 106–100 P2P3
15 Jul 17:00 China  3–1  Turkey 25–23 19–25 25–23 25–23 94–94 P2P3
16 Jul 13:00 Italy  3–0  Turkey 25–13 25–20 25–14 75–47 P2P3
16 Jul 15:30 China  3–2  United States 25–27 25–23 25–21 23–25 15–11 113–107 P2P3

Pool F1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  3–0  Belgium 25–22 25–19 25–21 75–62 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic 16–25 25–23 25–21 25–14 91–83 P2P3
15 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  3–2  Dominican Republic 23–25 22–25 25–22 25–23 15–8 110–103 P2P3
15 Jul 19:10 Russia  3–0  Belgium 26–24 25–14 25–22 76–60 P2P3
16 Jul 16:40 Dominican Republic  3–2  Belgium 25–13 21–25 25–21 18–25 15–11 104–95 P2P3
16 Jul 19:10 Russia  0–3  Netherlands 18–25 22–25 16–25 56–75 P2P3

FULL GROUP 1, DAY 6 VIDEO REPLAYS

China def. USA 3-2

Dominican Republic def. Belgium 3-2

The Netherlands def. Russia 3-0

Italy def Turkey 3-0

Serbia def. Thailand 3-1

Japan def. Brazil 3-2

 

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Carly DeMarque has been involved with competitive volleyball for the majority of her life, playing competitively at the club and collegiate level for 15 years and coaching club for five. Now a retired Division I volleyball athlete out of McNeese State University, she continues her volleyball enthusiasm by stepping back into …

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