Thessaloniki, Greece, June 26, 2016 - Rookies Qatar upset Greece at the FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 3 tournament on Saturday and will try to use the momentum to achieve their third victory in the competition as they meet Puerto Rico on Sunday.
Head-to-Head
• This will be the first ever meeting between Puerto Rico and Qatar.
• Puerto Rico lost their first three World League matches against AVC teams, but won their most recent encounter with a side representing the AVC (Kazakhstan in 2016).
Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico lost 3-0 to Slovenia on Saturday.
• No Puerto Rican player scored more than six points in that match.
• Puerto Rico have still won only one of their five World League matches in 2016, the 3-0 over Kazakhstan on 19 June.
Qatar
• Qatar beat Greece 3-0 on Saturday.
• Ratmt Wadidie (14 points), Ibrahim Ibrahim (13) and John Chigbo (10) all broke the 10-points barrier.
• For Qatar it was their second ever win at the World League (five matches), after their 3-1 win over Tunisia on 19 June.
• They can now record back-to-back World League victories for the first time in team victory.