Japan and Iran are the only undefeated teams after five days of preliminary round competition in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Riffa, Bahrain, August 22, 2017 – Japan and Iran completed a sweep of their pool play matches on the fifth day of competition in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship at the Isa City Sports Hall on Tuesday.
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Latest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMedia GuidesJapan topped Pool B after sweeping all their matches and with a 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-18) win over Brazil. France finished second in Pool B after they defeated Poland 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 40-38). Brazil are in third place with a 2-2 win-record, while Cuba stayed in contention with one win, while winless Poland are in last place.
Iran succeeded in their sweep of Pool D after they defeated Czech Republic 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-19). In the earlier match, Italy improved their win-loss card in Pool D to 3-1 to finish second in pool play, following their 3-1 (25-22, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23) win over China. The Czech Republic, China and Mexico are ranked third, fourth and fifth in Pool D, respectively.
Meanwhile, Egypt took the top pool spot in Pool A with nine points and a 3-1 win-loss record. The African side recovered from their first set loss and pulled off a 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-21) victory against USA. Bahrain continued with their good run and earned their third win in four matches. The hosts defeated Tunisia 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22) to claim second place in the group. USA dropped to third spot, then Puerto Rico finished fourth and Tunisia in last place.
In Pool C, the Russians defeated the Koreans 3-1 (25-22, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20) to claim pole position. They will advance to the next round with three wins and one loss. In the other match, Turkey handed Argentina its first loss in the tournament at 3-1 (28-26, 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 15-11). Korea and Turkey are in third and fourth places in Pool C, while Chile will move classification matches for 17th-20th place.
Top Scorer by Day
30 – Gabriel Garcia of Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
28 – Porya Yali of Iran v Italy on August 19
34 – Youssef Hamdy Awad (Elsafy) of Egypt v Tunisia on August 20
35 – Donghyeok Im of Korea v Argentina on August 21
30 – Celestin Cardin of France v Poland on August 22
Top Scoring Performances
35 – Donghyeok Im of Korea v Argentina on August 21
34 – Youssef Hamdy Awad (Elsafy) of Egypt v Tunisia on August 20
30 – Celestin Cardin of France v Poland on August 22
30 – Gabriel Garcia of Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
28 – Porya Yali of Iran v Italy on August 19
27 – Adis Lagumdzija of Turkey v Argentina on August 22
26 – Victor Aleksander Cardoso of Brazil v France on August 18
23 – Jaylen Jasper of United States v Egypt on August 22
23 – Remi Bassereau of France v Brazil on August 18
Top Individual Serving Performances
5 – Morteza Sharifi of Iran v China on August 21
4 – Raiko Altunaga Serosa of Cuba v Poland on August 20
4 – Ondrej Piskacek of Czech Republic v Mexico on August 19
4 – Cong Tian of China v Mexico on August 18
Top Team Serving Performances
9 – Turkey v Argentina on August 22
9 – Russia v Chile on August 21
9 – United States v Tunisia on August 21
9 – Iran v China on August 21
8 – France v Brazil on August 18
8 – Italy v Czech Republic on August 18
7 – Cuba v Poland on August 20
7 – Czech Republic v Mexico on August 19
Top Individual Blocking Performances
10 – Artem Melnikov of Russia v Korea on August 22
9 – Luis Vidal Allen Serrano of Cuba v Poland on August 20
7 – Nicolas Zerba of Argentina v Korea on August 21
6 – Luis Vidal Allen Serrano of Cuba v France on August 19
6 – Lorenzo Cortesia of Italy v Czech Republic on August 18
Top Team Blocking Performances
19 – Bahrain v Puerto Rico on August 21
18 – Cuba v Poland on August 20
18 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
17 – Bahrain v Tunisia on August 22
17 – Turkey v Argentina on August 22
15 – Italy v Iran on August 19
Highest Scoring Sets
40-38 – France v Poland on August 22
32-30 – Tunisia v Egypt on August 20
32-30 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
30-28 – Tunisia v United States on August 21
29-27 – Egypt v Puerto Rico on August 19
Highest Scoring Matches
229 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 30-32, 25-22,17-15) on August 18
223 – United States v Tunisia 3-2 (28-30, 22-25, 25-19, 26-24,15-9) on August 21
223 – Japan v France 3-2 (24-26, 27-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13) on August 20
218 – France v Poland 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 40-38) on August 22
208 – Iran v Italy 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12) on August 19