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Volleyball 23/08/2017

Sixteen teams on track as Girls’ U18 World Champs enters elimination phase

Argentina was one of three teams to claim a comeback win in Tuesday action in Santa Fe

Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina, August 22, 2017 - Pool play is over at the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship Argentina 2017 and sixteen teams will feature in a very interesting agenda on Wednesday. Group leaders and hosts Argentina, Russia, Italy and Turkey are set to lead the charge as the crucial stages of the tournament approach.

It was an exhausting morning in Santa Fe as both Pool B matches went the full distance. Mexico was closer than ever to an unforgettable upset as they led 2-0 over USA and had four match points in the fourth set, but finally they were ruled out with a 3-2 (17-25, 24-26, 25-19, 30-28, 15-10) pulled off by USA, in a fabulous comeback that earned them the third place of the group. Russia also had to sweat to overcome Brazil 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-9) and climb to the top position.

Things were a lot quicker in Rosario, first thanks to a solid 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-21) of the Dominican Republic over China, a result that gave the winners the third slot in Pool D and sent the losers out of the contest. Then it was time for Turkey to shine, with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-19) over a gutsy Peru to be the best of the five teams in the pool, while Peru moved forward as fourth-ranked.

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Pool C action was opened by a 3-1 (25-18, 12-25, 25-20, 25-22) win for Serbia against Colombia, in a duel between two qualified teams - the Europeans as third and the South Americans right behind them. Closing the first round in Rosario, Italy breezed past Thailand 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-17) and finished above all in the group, bypassing the Polish girls who had a day off and ended up second.

Meanwhile, more comebacks were to come in Santa Fe as Korea rebounded against Germany and won 3-2 (21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13) to decide the final alignment in Pool A with one match to go. In the remaining game, crowd-favourites and first-placed Argentina met an already eliminated Cuba and the ending was another turnaround match with a score of 3-2 (23-25, 16-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-11) for the hosts. Argentina conserved a spotless 4-0 record.

Top Scorer by Day

25 - Ebrar Karakurt of Turkey v Dominican Republic on August 18

24 - Elizabeth Vicet of Cuba v Germany on August 19

34 - Elena Pietrini of Italy v Poland on August 20

32 - Ebrar Karakurt of Turkey v Japan on August 21

31 - Madison Kubik of USA v Mexico on August 22

Top Scoring Performances

34 - Elena Pietrini of Italy v Poland on August 20

32 - Ebrar Karakurt of Turkey v Japan on August 21

31 - Madison Kubik of USA v Mexico on August 22

28 - Uxue Amaya of Mexico v USA on August 22

26 - Lina Alsmeier of Germany v Korea on August 22

Top Serving Performances

6 - Ebrar Karakurt of Turkey v Dominican Republic on August 18

6 - Emelys Martinez of Colombia v Thailand on August 20

6 - Rada Perovic of Serbia v Poland on August 21

5 - Elena Pietrini of Italy v Poland on August 20

5 - Victoriia Pushina of Russia v USA on August 19

Top Team Serving Performances

16 - Korea v Cuba on August 21

16 - Dominican Republic v China on August 22

16 - Germany v Korea on August 22

15 - Japan v Turkey on August 21

15 - Belarus v Brazil on August 18

Top Blocking Performances

7 - Yamisleydis Viltres of Cuba v Argentina on August 22

6 - Merve Atlier of Turkey v China on August 19

6 - Victoriia Pushina of Russia v Brazil on August 22

5 - Elena Pietrini of Italy v Poland on August 20

5 - Lea Ambrosius of Germany v Argentina on August 18

Top Team Blocking Performances

19 - Turkey v Japan on August 21

19 - Brazil v USA on August 21

18 - Cuba v Argentina on August 22

15 - Colombia v Serbia on August 22

14 - Poland v Thailand on August 19

Highest Scoring Sets

30-28 Turkey v Japan (4th Set) on August 21

30-28 USA v Mexico (4th Set) on August 22

29-27 Poland v Serbia (1st Set) on August 21

27-25 Germany v Argentina (3rd Set) on August 18

27-25 Serbia v Thailand (2nd Set) on August 18

Highest Scoring Matches

219 - USA d Mexico 3-2 (17-25, 24-26, 25-19, 30-28, 15-10) on August 22

213 - Korea d Germany 3-2 (21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13) on August 22

212 - Argentina d Cuba 3-2 (23-25, 16-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-11) on August 22

210 - Russia d Brazil 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-9) on August 22

208 - Italy d Poland 3-2 (22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12) on August 20

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