Saskatoon, Canada, June 25, 2016 - Canada are still unbeaten in FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 2, but their next opponents, China, have just come out of a
five-match losing streak in the World League and will be doing their best not fall back into one again.
Head-to-Head
• This will be the second World League match between these teams. Last week Canada won 3-0.
• These teams also met in a competitive match on 5 June 2016, when Canada beat China in five sets at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament. John Gordon Perrin scored 27 points in that match.
• Canada beat China 3-0 at the 2014 World Championship.
• China's last victory over Canada in a competitive match came at the 2004 World Olympic Qualification Tournament (3-0) on 30 May 2004.
Canada
• Canada are still unbeaten at the 2016 World League, winning all four matches. The only other team in Group 2 without defeat is Turkey (before Turkey - Finland).
• Canada have lost only one set in those four matches, in their 3-1 win against Czech Republic.
• Canada can win five successive World League matches for the first time since a run of seven in 2013.
• Canada outblocked their last opponent, Korea, 15 to two. Six players of Canada's team scored multiple points from stuff blocks in that match.
• Steven Marshall has scored 42 points from spikes from 71 attempts so far in the competition (59.15%).
China
• China ended a five-match losing streak in the World League with a 3-1 win against Portugal.
• Before that losing streak, China won seven matches in a row in the competition.
• Qingyao Dai reached 21 points in that win against Portugal, at least nine more than any of his teammates.
• China currently have one of the best setters in Group 2. Jiahua Tong has an efficiency of 65.43%.
• Runming Li is currently among Group 2's best setters with an average per set of 10.14.