Poland wins in three straight sets to close day one of Men's Volleyball
Poland made easy work of Germany in the last match of opening day in Men's Volleyball on Sunday, August 10, winning in straight sets 25-17, 33-31, 25-20.
Russia claimed the first pool B match after beating Serbia, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 14-25, on the first day of the Men's Volleyball tournament at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium on Sunday, August 10. Poland and Brazil were the other two winners in pool B, while Italy, the United States and Bulgaria led pool A.
Men's Volleyball Day 3 Review: The United States and Poland lead the pools
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Pool A
2008 World League champion the United States got its third straight victory against Bulgaria with a score of 27-29, 25-21, 25-14, 26-24 and became the only team to remain undefeated in the pool. The US is guaranteed to earn a berth in the quarterfinals, while Bulgaria, who has suffered the first loss, dropped to 2-1 and took the third place.
Italy secured their second win after beating Venezuela in straight sets and ranked second in the pool. The final score is 25-21, 25-20, 25-21. Venezuela suffered their third straight loss and will likely not advance to the quarterfinals.
Host China pleased the home crowd with their win over Japan in five sets 25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 16-25, 15-10 and improved their win-loss record to 2-1. Japan remained at the bottom of the pool with no wins so far.
Pool B
Poland led pool B after defeating Serbia in four sets on the third day of competition. The 31-29, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21 win, which was Poland's third consecutive victory in the tournament, ensured that Poland clinched a spot in the quarterfinals. With no wins so far, Serbia will likely not advance past the preliminary round.
World No. 2 Russia completed a 3-1 win over World No.1 Brazil, who has suffered the first loss and dropped to third place. The final score was 22-25, 26-24, 31-29, 25-19. Russia, the other country which maintained a perfect record in the pool, is now tied with Poland. But Poland is ahead based on a better points ratio.
Germany romped to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-21 victory over Egypt to improve its win-loss record to 1-2. With the first win in the tournament, Germany took the fourth place on the scoreboard, while Egypt, who has suffered three straight defeats, remained at the bottom of pool B.
BEIJING – A young team from Belgium almost spoiled Kerri Walsh’s 30th birthday party on Friday.
But Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.) put out their candles with 23 kills and five blocks as she and U.S. teammate Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) defeated Belgium’s Liesbet van Breedam and Liesbeth Mouha 24-22, 21-10 on Friday at the Olympic beach volleyball tournament in Chaoyang Park.
USA Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon returned to the bench on Saturday to guide his team to their fourth straight victory of the Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament and said it was "business as usual."
USA, Italy, Venezuela, Russia, Serbia, Brazil claim victories on Day 4
USA, Italy, Venezuela, Russia, Serbia and Brazil all claimed wins on Saturday in the Men’s Olympic Volleyball Tournament in Beijing.
In Pool A, USA beat hosts China 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-18) for their fourth straight win as Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon returned to the bench, Italy downed Bulgaria 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-16) in front of 8,000 spectators and Venezuela beat Japan 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) for their first win.
In Pool B, Russia beat Egypt 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-18) for their fourth win, Serbia beat Germany in four sets (25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 25-23), watched by a crowd of 12,500 including Formula One motor racing President Bernie Ecclestone and his Croatian-born wife Slavica, and Brazil downed Poland 3-0 (30-28, 25-19, 25-19), also in front of 12,500 spectators. Microsoft founder and one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates, also attended the first session at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
Stelian Moculescu confirmed he is to step down as Head Coach of the German Men’s team after nine years at the helm after his side were eliminated from the Olympic Volleyball Tournament on Monday.
USA, Italy Bulgaria, China, Brazil, Russia, Poland, Serbia advance to quarter-finals
The quarter-final line-up for the Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament in Beijing was completed on the last day of Preliminary Round action Monday. USA, Italy, Bulgaria, China, Brazil, Russia, Poland and Serbia all advance to the last eight of the competition, while Venezuela, Japan, Germany and Egypt go home.
In Pool A, Bulgaria beat Venezuela 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22) to finish third with a 3-2 win-loss record, Italy (4-1) held on to beat hosts China (2-3) in five sets (25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 20-25, 16-14) for second place in front of 12,500 spectators at Capital Indoor Stadium and USA downed Japan in straight sets (25-18, 25-12, 25-21).
In Pool B, Brazil (4-1) extinguished Germany's hopes of advancing with a straight sets victory (25-22, 25-21, 25-23), Poland (4-1) rocked Russia (4-1) with a five-set win (17-25, 26-24, 24-26, 25-23, 15-12) watched by 12,000 and Serbia (2-3) blanked win-less Egypt 25-16, 25-13. 25-17 for the fourth quarter-final spot from the pool.
Drawing of lots schedule Quarter Finals for Men’s Olympic Tournament
After the drawing of lots for the Women’s tournament conducted on Sunday, the FIVB repeated on Monday the same procedure for the Men, after the last match of the Pools. The matches A1 – B4 and B1 – A4 were already decided. The FIVB drew the matches for teams A2 and A3 vs B2 and B3, with their position for the Quarter Finals. The time schedule was then decided according to the Olympic broadcasters’ requests. Bulgaria will play with Russia, Italy against Poland, China with Brazil and USA with Serbia.
Cuba, USA, China, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Russia win on final day of Preliminary Rounds
Cuba, USA, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Russia all claimed victories on the last day of the Preliminary Rounds in the Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament on Sunday. The latest in a long list of VIPs to take in an Olympic Volleyball match was King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden and Queen Silvia, who watched Brazil beat Italy.
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Poland wins in three straight sets to close day one of Men's Volleyball
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