Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2016 – Serbia have kept a strong pace in Group 1, while Canada and Turkey preserved their win-records in Group 2, and Greece and Slovenia stayed on top of the Group 3 standings of the FIVB Volleyball World League on Friday.
Serbia maintained their lead with a 3-1 win over Bulgaria, while Brazil trailed closely in Pool F1 with a win over Asian powerhouse Iran in Belgrade.
France, Italy and USA improved their records to 3-1, as they produced victories against Russia, Australia and Belgium, respectively. France reigned in Lodz with a straight-set win over their European rivals Russia, while hosts Poland needed four sets to defeat South American side Argentina.
The Italians delighted their home fans in Roma with a straight-set win over Australia, while USA endured a thrilling five-set encounter with European side Belgium.
24 - Gert Van Walle of Belgium v USA on June 24
21 – Mohammadjavad Manvinezhad of Iran v Bulgaria on June 23
31 - Marko Bojic of Montenegro v Spain on June 19
29 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Korea on June 18
26 - Ahmed Elkotb of Egypt v Czech Republic on June 17
23 - Taylor Sander of USA v Argentina on June 16
Top Scoring Performances
31 - Marko Bojic of Montenegro v Spain on Jun 19
30 - Andrés J. Villena of Spain v Montenegro on Jun 19
29 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Korea on June 18
26 - Ahmed Elkotb of Egypt v Czech Republic on June 17
25 - Kervin Pinerua of Venezuela vs Qatar on June 18
25 - Steven Morales of Puerto Rico v Kazakhstan on June 19
24 - Gert Van Walle of Belgium v USA on June 24
24 - Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre of Cuba v Japan on June 18
24 - Gert Van Walle of Belgium v France on June 19
24 - Alexandre Ferreira of Portugal v Slovakia on June 19
23 - Alexandre Ferreira of Portugal v Turkey on June 17
23 - Matthew Anderson of USA v Argentina on June 17
23 - Ahmed Elkotb of Egypt v China on June 19
23 - Taylor Sander of USA v Argentina on June 16
22 - Paul Carroll of Australia v Belgium on June 17
22 – Andrés J. Villena of Spain v Germany on June 18
22 - Rolando Cepeda of Cuba v Finland on June 19
21 – Mohammadjavad Manvinezhad of Iran v Bulgaria on June 23
20 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Cuba on June 19
20 - Qingyao Dai of China v Czech Republic on June 18
20 - Steven Morales of Puerto Rico v Chinese Taipei on June 17
20 - Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria v Serbia on June 18
20 - Sam Deroo of Belgium v France on June 19
20 - Kevin Tillie of France v Belgium on June 19
Top Individual Serving Performances
7 – Srecko Lisinac of Serbia v Brazil on June 24
7 - Kostyantyn Bakun of Russia v Bulgaria on June 19
7 – Srecko Lisinac of Serbia v Brazil on June 23
6 – Donovan Dzavoronok of Czech Republic v Netherlands on June 23
5 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Cuba on June 19
5 – Peter Ondrovic of Slovakia v Cuba on June 23
4 – Aleksandr Atansijevic of Serbia v Brazil on June 23
4 – Gotsev Svetoslav of Bulgaria v Iran on June 23
4 - Tommi Siirila of Finland v Cuba on June 19
4 - Dmitriy Muserskiy of Russia v Bulgaria on June 19
4 - Eder Carbonera of Brazil v USA on June 18
4 - Lucas Saatkamp of Brazil v Iran on June 16
4 - Cristian Poglajen of Argentina v Iran on June 18
4 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Korea on June 18
Top Team Serving Performances
20 – Serbia v Brazil on June 23
13 - Finland v Cuba on June 19
13 – Russia v Bulgaria on June 19
11 – Czech Republic v Netherlands on June 23
10 - Brazil v Argentina on June 16
9 - Cuba v Korea on June 17
9 - Russia v Serbia on June 17
9 - Slovenia v Qatar on June 17
9 - Cuba v Korea on June 17
9 - Egypt v China on June 19
8 - Tunisia v Portugal on June 17
8 – Finland v Korea on Jun 18
8 - Italy v Australia on June 19
Top Individual Blocking Performances
8 - Ricardo Norberto Calvo Manzano of Cuba v Korea on June 17
8 - Marek Beer of Czech Republic v Canada on June 19
7 – Anton Kuznetsov of Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei on June 18
7 - Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra of Cuba v Japan on June 18
6 - Jasper Dieffenbach of Netherlands v Slovakia on June 17
6 - Omar Agrebi of Tunisia v Qatar on June 19
6 - Tomas Aguilera of Mexico v Montenegro on June 18
6 - Olli-Pekka Ojansivu of Finland v Korea on June 18
6 - Gojko Cuk of Montenegro v Spain on June 19
5 - Abdellatif Ahmed of Egypt v Czech Republic on June 17
5 - Mateusz Bieniek of Poland v Bulgaria on June 17
5 - Eder Carbonera of Brazil v USA on June 18
5 - Enrico Cester of Italy v Australia on June 19
5 - Simon Van De Voorde of Belgium v France on June 19
Top Team Blocking Performances
20 – Finland v Korea on June 18
19 – Montenegro v Mexico on June 18
17 – Cuba v Japan on June 18
16 - Cuba v Korea on June 17
16 - Montenegro v Spain on Jun 19
14 - Turkey v Portugal on June 17
14 - Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei on June 18
14 – Netherlands v Portugal on June 18
14 - USA v Iran on June 17
14 – Czech Republic v Canada on June 19
13 – Slovakia v Portugal on June 19
13 - Netherlands v Slovakia on June 17
12 – Korea v Finland on June 18
12 – Brazil v USA on June 18
12 – Qatar v Tunisia on June 19
12 - Belgium v France on June 19
12 – Slovakia v Cuba on June 23
11 - Belgium v Australia on June 17
11 - Mexico v Montenegro on June 18
11 – Argentina v Iran on June 18
11 – Netherlands v Czech Republic on June 23
10 - Korea v Cuba on June 17
10 - Portugal v Turkey on June 17
10 – Spain v Germany on June 18
10 – USA v Brazil on June 18
10 – Egypt v China on June 19
10 – Turkey v Netherlands on June 19
10 – Iran v Bulgaria on June 23
10 – Cuba v Slovakia on June 23
Highest Scoring Sets
34-36 – Russia v France on June 24
32-34 - Russia v Serbia on June 17
33-31 - Cuba v Korea on June 17
30-28 - Chinese Tapai v Puerto Rico on June 17
30-28 – Cuba v Japan on June 18
30-28 - Portugal v Turkey on June 17
29-27 – Korea v Finland on June 18
29-27 - Belgium v Australia on June 17
29-27 – Puerto Rico v Kazakhstan on June 19
28-26 - Greece v Kazakhstan on June 17
28-26 – Germany v Spain on June 18
28-26 - Venezuela v Tunisia on June 17
28-26 - Brazil v Iran on June 16
28-26 – Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei on June 18
28-26 – Egypt v China on June 19
Highest Scoring Matches
228 – Finland v Korea 3-2 (25-22, 25-20, 27-29, 19-25, 19-17) on June 18
223 – Cuba v Japan 3-2 (27-25, 21-25, 16-25, 30-28, 15-11) on June 18
219 – Portugal 2-3 Slovakia (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 23-25, 17-19) on June 19
217 – Montenegro v Spain 3-2 (25-27, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13) on June 19
215 - Spain v Mexico 3-2 (25-22, 24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 15-12) on June 17
214 - Cuba v Korea 3-2 (33-31, 25-18, 14-25, 22-25, 15-6) on June 17
213 – Cuba v Czech Republic 2-3 (19-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-22, 11-15) on June 24
212 - Egypt v Czech Republic 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22, 15-12) on June 17
209 – Czech Republic v Netherlands 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-11) on June 23
204 - Belgium v France 3-2 (13-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 15-12) on June 19