Ceske Budejovice, Czechia, June 15, 2016 - China and Canada will engage in their first FIVB Volleyball World League meeting in the 2016 edition, as they play against each other on the first day of the Group 2 tournament in Czechia.
Head-to-Head
• China and Canada will clash for the first time in the World League.
• These nations most recently 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 defeated 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.
China
• China will participate for the 16th time in the World League. Their best result came in 1993 and 2008, when they finished in seventh place.
• China have won 11 of their last 12 intercontinental round matches in the competition and are unbeaten in their last seven since a 3-0 defeat against Slovakia on 14 June 2014.
• China lost their last two matches in last year's World League (classification round) and can lose three in a row for the first time in the competition since a run of six consecutive defeats in 2010.
• China have won their last four intercontinental round matches in the World League against NORCECA countries since a 3-1 loss against United States on 5 July 2009.
Canada
• Canada will make their 10th World League appearance and their fifth in a row. Their best result came in 2013, when they finished in fifth place.
• Canada have lost their last three World League matches and can lose four in a row for the first time in the competition since a run of nine straight defeats in 2012.
• Canada have won their opening match in each of their last six World League participations. Their last defeat in a World League opener came in 1999, when Brazil proved too strong (3-1).