Lausanne, Switzerland, June 16, 2017 - The Czech Republic meet Korea Saturday in The Hague in what is the 11th match between the two sides in FIVB World League history. The Europeans lead the series 6-4, but the Asians have built a momemntum after winning the last two encounters - including once this year in five sets on the opening weekend in Seoul.
Head-to-Head• All of the last 10 encounters between these countries at major competitions came at the World League.
• Czech Republic won six of the 10, but Korea have won the two most recent meetings.
• Six of the 10 World League meetings between these two have been decided in five sets.
• Czech Republic (all as Czechoslovakia) and Korea have also met seven times at major competitions outside of the World League, with the Czechs winning six times versus one Korean victory (at the 1978 World Championship).
Czech Republic• Czech Republic have won consecutive matches for the first time in the 2017 World League (both were in straight sets).
• Czech Republic had a run of three consecutive victories in last year's World League, winning three five-setters in three days against Netherlands, Cuba and Slovakia.
• Czech Republic have won 13 of their 18 World League five-setters, with six of those matches being against Korea (W5-L1).
Korea• Korea have lost consecutive World League matches in straight sets, having won six of their previous eight fixtures in the competition.
• Korea could win more than three matches in a single World League campaign for the first time since 2013 (4).
• Of Korea's last nine World League matches, six have gone to a fifth set. They went on to win five of those six deciders, only losing against Slovenia.
• Korea have lost the opening set in five of their last six World League fixtures.