2017 FIVB WORLD LEAGUE – ROUND 2, DAY 3 SUMMARY

Group 1 Table After Day 6:

Matches Pts Sets Points Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 France 6 0 18 18 4 4.500 536 458 1.170 2 Serbia 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 495 455 1.088 3 Brazil 4 2 13 15 10 1.500 563 550 1.024 4 Belgium 3 3 10 13 12 1.083 557 544 1.024 5 Poland 3 3 9 13 13 1.000 578 563 1.027 6 Bulgaria 3 3 8 12 14 0.857 573 584 0.981 7 Canada 3 3 7 12 14 0.857 585 603 0.970 8 Iran 3 3 7 11 14 0.786 555 564 0.984 9 United States 2 4 7 11 12 0.917 515 529 0.974 10 Russia 2 4 6 10 14 0.714 521 540 0.965 11 Italy 1 5 4 8 15 0.533 516 544 0.949 12 Argentina 1 5 4 7 17 0.412 497 557 0.892

Ranking system:

Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

France remained perfect on Saturday at the 2017 FIVB World League, picking up their 6th win a maximum 18th point and simultaneously halting the momentum of the American side. With the win, they have formally clinched their spot in July’s Final 6, even with a full weekend of play remaining.

Sunday was another day of expected results, as the Group 1 standings remain the same as they were on Saturday, and further the same as they were at the conclusion of Friday’s play. Serbia avenged its weekend 1 loss to Belgium. The big difference in this game was the presence of defending Group 1 MVP Marko Ivovic, who scored 13 points. Drazen Luburic received a secondary benefit from his presence, scoring a match-high 19 points (up from just 10 in the previous meeting).

The loss for Belgium wasn’t enough to knock them from 4th position, thanks in part to Canada and the United States both losing as well. Poland, meanwhile, took Canada’s spot in 5th thanks to a 3-1 win, while Bulgaria beat the defending Olympic champions Brazil 3-1 as well to also position themselves for a spot in the Final 6.

With the deepest and best-balanced World League in years, though, other than France and hosts Brazil, the battle for spots in the final 6 is wide open. Serbia is just one win away from locking up their spot as well when they play in a final group with Argentina, Bulgaria, and Brazil.

After them, every other team is still in play aside from Italy and Argentina, who are both 1-5 through 2 weekends of play.

DAY 6 RESULTS (WITH LINKS TO FULL STATS)

Pool D1:

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 9 Jun 18:10 Serbia 3–0 Argentina 25–18 25–22 25–23 75–63 P2P3 9 Jun 21:10 Iran 3–2 Belgium 23–25 25–17 25–22 23–25 15–12 111–101 P2P3 10 Jun 18:10 Belgium 3–2 Argentina 23–25 25–20 25–23 24–26 15–6 112–100 P2P3 10 Jun 21:10 Iran 1–3 Serbia 20–25 23–25 25–16 16–25 84–91 P2P3 11 Jun 18:10 Serbia 3–0 Belgium 25–22 25–18 25–20 75–60 P2P3 11 Jun 21:10 Iran 3–2 Argentina 29–27 25–20 20–25 23–25 15–11 112–108 P2P3

Pool E1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 9 Jun 16:10 Canada 1–3 Brazil 25–23 20–25 22–25 23–25 90–98 P2P3 9 Jun 19:10 Bulgaria 3–2 Poland 25–16 20–25 19–25 25–23 16–14 105–103 P2P3 10 Jun 16:40 Brazil 3–1 Poland 25–21 25–20 17–25 25–19 92–85 P2P3 10 Jun 20:40 Canada 3–1 Bulgaria 27–25 30–28 21–25 25–23 103–101 P2P3 11 Jun 16:40 Poland 3–1 Canada 25–21 27–25 20–25 25–19 97–90 P2P3 11 Jun 20:40 Brazil 1–3 Bulgaria 22–25 19–25 25–23 19–25 85–98 P2P3

Pool F1

DAY 6 VIDEOS

Serba def. Belgium

Poland def. Canada

Russia def. Italy

Frane def. USA

(Blacked out in the United States)

Iran def. Argentina

Bulgaria def. Brazil