Lausanne, Switzerland, June 1, 2017 - Estonia are up against Chinese Taipei as they make their World League debut Friday in Bijelo Polje. It's also the very first time the two teams come head-to-head in any official FIVB competition.
Head-to-Head• Chinese Taipei and Estonia will meet for the first time at world level.
Chinese Taipei• Chinese Taipei will be making their second appearance, after making their World League debut last season.
• They finished their debut season in 28th place.
• Chinese Taipei played their first World League match on 17 June 2016 and defeated Puerto Rico 3-0.
• Yen Chen Fu (198cm) is Chinese Taipeh's tallest player in this year's World League competition.
• Chinese Taipei are the only team in the 2017 World League without a player taller than 200cm.
Estonia• Estonia are one of two World League debutants this season. The others are Austria.
• Estonia won the 2016 European League to qualify for this year's World League edition. They beat FYR Macedonia 3-0 in the final.
• Estonia will make their first appearance ever at world level.
• Robert Taht was their highest scoring player in the 2016 European League on 118 points in eight matches.