Hosts Slovenia, here celebrating together with their mascot, the Ljubljana dragon, dominated the attention on the opening day of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship with their solid win over Argentina.
Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 10, 2017 - All top favourites opened with wins Sunday here at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, but it was with varying degrees of difficulty, which promises an exciting week of action ahead.
In Pool A, at Arena Stozice, hosts Slovenia and Asian powerhouse China enjoy a perfect record after sweeping Argentina and Thailand respectively, while three-time medallists Dominican Republic are also on full points following their hard-earned win over a sensational Egypt in six sets.
In Pool B, meanwhile, at Hala Tivoli, Brazil opened the defence of their title with a crushing 4-0 win over Kenya, but Turkey are close on their heels with their own sweep of Cuba in straight sets. Bulgaria wrapped up the day in Tivoli outlasting Japan in six very tight sets.
All matches in Ljubljana are played under a
new scoring system currently being tested: a best-of-seven, 15-point set format.
Competition continues Monday at both competition halls in the Slovenian capital, with focus on the closing matches of the day between undefeated sides, Slovenia v Dominican Republic and Brazil v Turkey.
Summary Statistics - 2017 FIVB Women's U23 World ChampionshipHighest Scorer by Day30 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
Top Scoring Performances30 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
24 – Gaila Lopez of Dominican Republic v Egypt on September 10
18 – Silvana Chausheva of Bulgaria v Japan on September 10
17 – Gergana Dimitrova of Bulgaria v Japan on September 10
Top Individual Blocking Performances4 – Ya Kailun of China v Thailand on September 10
3 – Gaila Lopez of Dominican Republic v Egypt on September 10
3 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
3 – Doaa Abdelghany of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
3 – Tina Grudina of Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
3 – Ana Marija Vovk of Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
3 – Iveta Stanchulova of Bulgaria v Japan on September 10
3 – Nozomi Itoh of Japan v Bulgaria on September 10
3 – Haruka Kanamori of Japan v Bulgaria on September 10
Top Team Blocking Performances10 – Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
9 – Dominican Republic v Egypt on September 10
9 – Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
Top Individual Serving Performances3 – Eva Mori of Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
3 – Silvana Chauseva of Bulgaria v Japan on September 10
2 – Sarah Hanafy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
2 – Doaa Abdelghany of Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
2 – Yokato Perez of Dominican Republic v Egypt on September 10
2 – Anita Sobocan of Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
2 – Martina Guastavino of Argentina v Slovenia on September 10
2 – Ezgi Dilik of Turkey v Cuba on September 10
2 – Diaris Perez of Cuba v Turkey on September 10
Top Team Serving Performances10 – Slovenia v Argentina on September 10
7 – China v Thailand on September 10
5 – Egypt v Dominican Republic on September 10
5 – Bulgaria v Japan on September 10
5 – Thailand v China on September 10
Highest Scoring Sets19-17 Dominican Republic v Egypt (6th set) on September 10
17-15 Egypt v Dominican Republic (5th set) on September 10
17-15 Turkey v Cuba (3rd set) on September 10
16-14 Turkey v Cuba (2nd set) on September 10
Highest Scoring Matches166 – Dominican Republic v Egypt 4-2 (12-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-12, 15-17, 19-17) on September 10
163 – Bulgaria v Japan 4-2 (15-13, 13-1, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-11) on September 10
112 – Turkey v Cuba 4-0 (15-12, 16-14, 17-15, 15-8) on September 10
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