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Volleyball 11/06/2017

World League - Day 6: Boyer, Clevenot guide France to stay on course, Slovenia and Spain suffer first losses

Stephen Boyer has led France in scoring in three occasions in their 5-0 unbeaten run in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2017 – Former champions France remained on course with its fifth straight win in Group 1 of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League, as Stephen Boyer and Trevor Clevenot made a blazing performance against European neighbours Italy in a four-set clash.

Boyer had another productive night for France, as he scored 20 points, including 17 attacks, one block and two aces; then Clevenot added 15 markers. Julien Lyneel and Nicolas Le Goff also subsidised the French win, scoring in double-figures.

Their current five-match winning streak in the competition is their best since they were victorious in their first 15 fixtures of the 2015 edition.

France have won their last six World League matches against Italy since May 2012. However, Italy still holds the advantage in number of victories in their 41 encounters in World League history. Italy claimed 24 wins, while France had 17.

These two teams recently met at world level on August 7, when Italy recorded a straight-set win over France at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games preliminary round.

Meanwhile, Slovenia and Spain suffered their first losses after a 4-0 start in Groups 2 and 3, respectively. Slovenia lost to Japan in a five-set encounter in Takasaki, while Spain bowed down to Germany in straight sets in Linz.

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Group 1

France and the United States claimed their second victories in Pau. The European squad remain as the only unbeaten team in all groups, after undefeated squads Slovenia and Spain suffered their first losses in Groups 2 and 3 on Saturday, respectively. France now hold a 5-0 win-record, while USA are on a two-match winning streak after losing all their matches last week in Novi Sad.

In the highlight clash of champions, Olympic champions Brazil are still ranked second in Group 2 after their commanding performance against world champions Poland. Renan Buiatti led with 18 attacks to lead the Brazilian offence in their 3-1 triumph. Still in Varna, Canada got away with three two-point margin set victories in their four-set match against Bulgaria. John Gordon Perrin had an outstanding performance on offence with 24 points, while his compatriot Graham Vigrass took care of their defence with seven blocks.

Belgium went on another five-set match in Tehran, but this time they made sure they gained the favour, as five of their players scored in double digits to earn the 3-2 win against Argentina. Sam Deroo and Tomas Rousseaux led Belgium with 19 and 17 points, respectively, while Simon Van De Voorde made seven stuff blocks. In the other match, defending champions Serbia outscored hosts Iran from the attack and service lines to win the match, but the former gave away a set from their errors.

Group 1 competition continues on June 11 with tournaments in Varna (Bulgaria), Tehran (Iran) and Pau (France).

Group 2

The match of Japan and Slovenia at Takasaki went down to the wire, with the hosts gaining a slim 17-15 win in the tie-breaker. Slovenia are still in the top spot in Group 2 despite suffering their first loss in this edition, while Japan move to fifth place with a 3-2 record. The earlier match between Turkey and Korea also went into a fifth set, with the Asian side prevailing 15-12 in the tie-breaker – quite a reversal of fortune for Korea after they lost 15-12 to Slovenia in the fifth set on Friday.

In Helsinki, Slovakia and China were evenly matched in attack, but the European side’s 21 blocks helped in their four-set triumph. Peter Ondrovic was colossal at the net as he deflected nine Chinese attacks. Marcel Lux also had five blocks out of his 19 points. Australia won the Helsinki leg with three victories. Australia’s latest victims were hosts Finland in a four-set match. The Australians managed to contain Finnish opposite Urpo Sivula, while their captain Paul Carroll delivered the goods on offence with 22 points.

In Ceske Budejovice, Egypt got redemption and finally registered a win, after losing their five-setter to Czech Republic on Friday. The African team came up with a five-set triumph at the expense of Portugal. After losing all its matches last weekend, the Netherlands are on a roll with two wins. Their latest victory is against host Czech Republic in straight sets.

Group 2 competition will resume on June 11 and will be held in Helsinki (Finland), Takasaki (Japan) and Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic).

Group 3

Spain dropped three places down in Group 3 after a 4-0 run. Germany took the top spot after their straight-set win over Spain in Linz. The Germans benefitted from the 31 turnovers of the Spaniards, while they contained their own mistakes to just 11 in the match. Austria are on top of their pool and third in Group 3, following their 3-2 win over Mexico.

Qatar improved their record to 2-3, while their opponents Greece are still winless in the competition. Qatar managed to edge Greece with very tight finishes of 25-23 and 29-27 in the three-setter. In the other match in Talinn, hosts Estonia clutched a straight-set win over Venezuela to stay in second place in Group 2.

In Tunis, all teams have a 1-1 win-loss card. Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei won their first matches in Tunis. The second day went in favour of Montenegro and Tunisia. Montenegro defeated Kazakhstan in straight sets, while Tunisia edged Chinese Taipei in five sets.

Group 3 competition will take place in Tallinn (Estonia), Tunis (Tunisia) and Linz (Austria) on June 11.

Top Scorer by Day

32 - Chuan Jiang of China v Turkey on June 2

29 - Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria v Argentina on June 3

28 - Metin Toy of Turkey v Netherlands on June 4

17 - Urpo Sivula of Finland v Slovakia on June 8 (only two matches)

27 - Maxim Michshenko of Kazakhstan v Tunisia on June 9

25 - Hamza Nagga of Tunisia v Chinese Taipei on June 10

Top Scoring Performances

32 - Chuan Jiang of China v Turkey on June 2

29 - Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria v Argentina on June 3

29 - Nathan Roberts of Australia v Portugal on June 2

28 - Metin Toy of Turkey v Netherlands on June 4

27 - Maxim Michshenko of Kazakhstan v Tunisia on June 9

27 - Evandro Guerra of Brazil v Iran on June 3

Top Individual Serving Performances

7 - Ahmed Abdelhay of Egypt v Czech Republic on June 9

6 - Pedro Rangel of Mexico v Greece on June 3

6 - Maxim Zhigalov of Russia v Argentina on June 2

5 - Masahiro Yanagida of Japan v Slovenia on June 10

5 - Rafail Koumentakis of Greece v Spain on June 4

4 - Pedro Rangel of Mexico v Austria on June 10

4 - Aleksandr Minic of Montenegro v Kazakhstan on June 10

4 - Klemen Cebulj of Slovenia v Japan on June 10

4 - Sergey Antipkin of Russia v France on June 9

4 - Farhad Ghaemi of Iran v Belgium on June 9

4 - John Gordon Perrin of Canada v Brazil on June 9

4 - Lincoln Alexander Williams of Australia v Slovakia on June 9

4 - Nicolai Grabmueller of Austria v Kazakhstan on June 4

4 - John Gordon Perrin of Canada v USA on June 3

4 - Bartlomiej Lemanski of Poland v Italy on June 3

4 - Marko Ivovic of Serbia v USA on June 2

Top Team Serving Performances

12 - Egypt v Czech Republic on June 9

12 - Turkey v Netherlands on June 4

11 - Serbia v USA on June 2

10 - Venezuela v Kazakhstan on June 3

9 - Canada v Serbia on June 4

9 - Serbia v Canada on June 4

9 - Belgium v USA on June 4

9 - USA v Canada on June 3

Top Individual Blocking Performances

9 - Peter Ondrovic of Slovakia v China on June 10

7 - Graham Vigrass of Canada v Bulgaria on June 10

7 - Nikolay Nikolov of Bulgaria v Canada on June 10

7- Simon Van De Voorde of Belgium v Argentina on June 10

7 - Samuel Walker of Australia v Slovakia on June 3

7 - Bozidar Cuk of Montenegro v Tunisia on June 2

6 - Denis Biriukov of Russia v Bulgaria on June 4

6 - Emerson Gonzalez of Venezuela v Kazakhstan on June 3

6 - Filip Cveticanin of Portugal v Japan on June 3

6 - Ales Holubec of Czech Republic v Finland on June 3

6 - Alen Pajenk of Slovenia v Korea on June 3

Top Team Blocking Performances

21 - Slovakia v China on June 10

21 - Slovenia v Korea on June 3

21 - Montenegro v Tunisia on June 2

18 - Russia v Bulgaria on June 4

18 - Australia v Slovakia on June 3

18 - Czech Republic v Finland on June 3

17 - Russia v France on June 3

Highest Scoring Sets

30-28 - Kazakhstan v Tunisia on June 9

30-28 - Slovakia v Australia on June 3

30-28 - Canada v Bulgaria on June 10

29-27 - Qatar v Greece on June 10

29-27 - China v Netherlands on June 3

28-26 - Germany v Spain on June 10

28-26 - Belgium v USA on June 4

27-25 - Japan v Turkey on June 9

27-25 - Bulgaria v Russia on June 4

27-25 - Mexico v Qatar on June 4

27-25 - France v Argentina on June 4

27-25 - Netherlands v Egypt on June 2

27-25 - Tunisia v Montenegro on June 2

27-25 - Netherlands v Egypt on June 2

27-25 - Slovakia v Japan on June 2

Highest Scoring Matches

222 - Korea v Czech Republic 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-12) on June 2

220 - Turkey v Netherlands 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 24-26, 17-15) on June 4

219 - Czech Republic v Egypt 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14) on June 9

219 - Korea v Finland 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13) on June 4

219 - Australia v Portugal 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 20-18) on June 2

217 - Belgium v Canada 2-3 (22-25, 25-19, 24-26, 25-23, 13-15) on June 2

215 - Turkey v China 3-2 (25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 24-26, 15-12) on June 2

214 - Bulgaria v Argentina 2-3 (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 12-15) on June 3

212 - Belgium v Argentina 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 24-26, 15-6) on June 10

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