USA and Bahrain prevailed in their five-set encounters in Pool A. The NORCECA side preserved their unbeaten record, after their 3-2 (28-30, 22-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-9) win against Tunisia; then Bahrain logged their second victory, following their 3-2 (23-25, 25-7, 25-10, 24-26, 15-10) triumph over Puerto Rico.
Japan picked up their third victory after their 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20) defeat of Poland, who have struggled with turnovers in their last three matches in Pool B. Brazil earned their second win as they utlilised their great defence against Cuba 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-19) in the other Pool B match-up.
Argentina grabbed solo leadership in Pool C with three victories after their heroic comeback in the fifth set against Korea. The Argentines fought hard to tie the score at 13all then raced against the gutsy Korean side to win 3-2 (7-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 18-16). In the next pool match, Russia recovered from their loss and improved their win-record to 2-1, beating winless Chile 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-15).
Iran made short work of their Asian rivals China 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-21) to lead all Pool D contenders with three victories. After their tough loss to Iran on Saturday, Italy used their rest day to prepare for their next match. The Italians got back on the winning track and claim second place in the group after they posted an easy straight-set (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) win over Mexico.
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
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 – Gabriel Garcia of Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
28 – Porya Yali of Iran v Italy on August 19
26 – Victor Aleksander Cardoso of Brazil v France on August 18
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 – 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
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
15 – Italy v Iran on August 19
Highest Scoring Sets
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
208 – Iran v Italy 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12) on August 19