Lausanne, Switzerland, June 18, 2017 - Korea and Slovakia come head-to-head for the very first time in any official competition, Sunday in The Hague. Both sides are 4-4 so far in the 2017 FIVB World League.
Head-to-Head• This is the first meeting between these teams in a major competition.
• Slovakia have won four of their last five World League encounters with opponents representing Asia, including both of their fixtures in 2017 (3-0 v Japan, 3-1 v China).
Korea• Korea have won four and lost four in the 2017 World League.
• For the first time since 1995 (6 wins), Korea could win more than four matches in a single World League season.
• Korea have won the first set in three of their eight matches this season. All three eventually ended in Korean victories.
• Hong-Suk Choi steered his team to victory against Czech Republic with 17 points scored (15 spikes, 2 aces).
Slovakia• Slovakia suffered four defeats in their last five World League encounters, all in straight sets. They beat China 3-1 last Sunday.
• Slovakia are now in danger of losing three consecutive matches in straight sets for the first time in the World League.
• Slovakia's record in the 2017 World League is now four wins and four defeats.
• For the first time this year, Slovakia could lose three World League matches in a row. This also happened to them once in each of their past three World League seasons, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.