Best Players – Boyer tops scoring game, leads France to seventh win

The French opposite scored 25 points on Saturday, to lead France to its seventh win in Group 1, following their straight-set win over Canada. He has been France’s go-to player, who has been prolific in scoring in their last seven outings.



Trailing Boyer in the best scorer category is the United States’ Taylor Sander, who scored the most points on Saturday. Sander charted 28 points in their five-set loss to Russia. He is tied in second place with Bulgarian superstar Tsvetan Sokolov. Both have a total of 129 points in eight matches.

Boyer is also on top of the best server list with a total of 15 aces in eight matches. He has shown fine form all throughout the preliminary round for France, which are hoping to match their 2015 achievement and climb the top podium once again this year. Last year they missed the opportunity to win the title, but still managed to finish with a bronze medal.



Another French player, Julien Lyneel, has been consistent from the attack line with a 57.39 success rate, behind him is Marko Ivovic of Serbia, which averaged 54.61 from the three-metre line. Their performances reflect their team’s standing, as France and Serbia are first and second in the Group 1 standing, respectively.

Nikolay Nikolov of Bulgaria is still the best blocker in Group 1 with 25 stuff blocks, followed closely by Ilyas Kurkaev of Russia who had 22 blocks, including his six blocks in their match against the USA on Saturday.

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

31 – Giulio Sabbi of Italy v Russia on June 11

24 – Benjamin Patch of USA v Iran on June 15 (only two matches)

27 – Paul Carroll of Australia v Japan on June 16

28 – Taylor Sander of USA v Russia on June 17

32 - Chuan Jiang of China v Turkey on June 2

31 – Giulio Sabbi of Italy v Russia on June 11

29 - Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria v Argentina on June 3

29 - Nathan Roberts of Australia v Portugal on June 2

28 – Taylor Sander of USA v Russia on June 17

28 - Metin Toy of Turkey v Netherlands on June 4

27 – Paul Carroll of Australia v Japan on June 16

27 - Maxim Michshenko of Kazakhstan v Tunisia on June 9

27 - Evandro Guerra of Brazil v Iran on June 3

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

6 – Thibault Rossard of France v Italy on June 16

6 – Valdir Sequeira of Portugal v Finland on June 16

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 Turkey on June 17

5 – Dmitriy Volkov of Russia v Poland on June 15

5 - Masahiro Yanagida of Japan v Slovenia on June 10

5 - Rafail Koumentakis of Greece v Spain on June 4

4 – Lourenco Martins of Portugal v Egypt on June 17

4 – Chuan Jiang of China v Australia on June 17

4 – Luciano De Cecco of Argentina v Serbia on June 16

4 – Iacopo Botto of Italy v France on June 16

4 – Cristian Poglajen of Argentina v Iran on June 11

4 – Wouter Ter Maat of Netherlands v Egypt on June 11

4 – Menelaos Kokkinakis of Greece v Estonia on June 11

4 – Egor Feoktistov of Russia v Italy on June 11

4 – Dmitriy Volkov of Russia v Italy on June 11

4 – Iacopo Botto of Italy v Russia on June 11

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

14 – Portugal v Finland on June 16

12 – Portugal v Egypt on June 17

12 – Italy v Russia on June 11

12 - Egypt v Czech Republic on June 9

12 - Turkey v Netherlands on June 4

11 – France v Italy on June 16

11 - Serbia v USA on June 2

10 – Canada v Belgium on June 16

10 - Venezuela v Kazakhstan on June 3

9 – Italy v France on June 16

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

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 – Nikolay Nikolov of Bulgaria v Serbia on June 17

6 – Ilyas Kurkaev of Russia v USA on June 17

6 – Matteo Piano of Italy v France on June 16

6 - Hamza Nagga of Tunisia v Montenegro on June 11

6 – Ardo Kreek of Estonia v Greece on June 11

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

21 – Bulgaria v Serbia on June 17

21 – Qatar v Venezuela on June 11

21 - Slovakia v China on June 10

21 - Slovenia v Korea on June 3

21 - Montenegro v Tunisia on June 2

18 – Tunisia v Montenegro on June 11

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 USA on June 17

17 – Italy v France on June 16

17 - Russia v France on June 3

45-43 – Qatar v Venezuela on June 11

43-41 – China v Turkey on June 16

39-37 – Slovakia v Egypt on June 16

33-31 – Italy v Russia on June 11

31-29 – Russia v USA on June 17

30-28 – Argentina v Serbia on June 16

30-28 – USA v Iran on June 15

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 – USA v Russia on June 17

29-27 – Australia v Japan on June 16

29-27 – Spain v Austria on June 11

29-27 – Iran v Argentina on June 11

29-27 – Venezuela v Qatar on June 11

29-27 - Qatar v Greece on June 10

29-27 - China v Netherlands on June 3

28-26 – Turkey v Slovenia on June 11

28-26 - Germany v Spain on June 10

28-26 - Belgium v USA on June 4

27-25 – Korea v Czech Republic on June 17

27-25 – Italy v Belgium on June 17

27-25 – Poland v Canada on June 11

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

231 – Italy v Russia 2-3 (33-31, 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 10-15) on June 11

230 – USA v Russia – 2-3 (29-31, 25-17, 19-25, 29-27, 13-15) on June 17

223 – Qatar v Venezuela 3-1 (27-29, 25-16, 45-43, 25-13) on June 11

223 – Serbia v Argentina 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 28-30, 15-12) on June 16

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

220 – Iran v Argentina 3-2 (29-25, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25,15-11) on June 11

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

219 – Australia v Japan 3-2 (29-27, 18-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-9) on June 16

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

213 – Bulgaria v Serbia 3-2 (25-18, 20-25, 25-23, 24-25, 15-12) on June 17

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