Slovenia and Brazil break clear in standings of Women's U23 Worlds

Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 12, 2017 - Hosts Slovenia and defending champions Brazil established themselves at the top of the standings in their respective pools after three days of pool play at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship here, following decisive wins that give both a huge advantage in the race for the semifinals.



In impressive manner and with yet another solid performance Slovenia handed China their first defeat in the tournament, remaining the only undefeated side in Pool A at Arena Stozice. The Dominican Republic, meanwhile -the only team to have won a medal in both previous editions of the competition- remained in contention despite being taken all the way by Argentina. And Egypt were once again sensational as they scored a historic first win by an African side in the history of the U23 Worlds when they outclassed Thailand in six sets.

Over at Hala Tivoli, meanwhile, Brazil are alone at the top of the standings of Pool B after knocking down Japan in five following an effort that was much harder than it looked on paper. Bulgaria also remained undefeated (but trail by a point) after a dramatic comeback win in seven from three sets down over Cuba. It looks like it may come down to a potential Balkan showdown between Bulgaria and Turkey on the last day of pool play for a ticket to the semis after Turkey shut out Kenya 4-0.



All matches in Ljubljana are played under a new scoring system currently being tested: a best-of-seven, 15-point set format.





All teams take a day off on Wednesday, before action resumes on Thursday at both competition halls. There's two more rounds of pool play left, followed by semifinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday.



Summary Statistics - 2017 FIVB Women's U23 World Championship

Highest Scorer by Day
30 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on 10 September
22 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v China on 11 September
22 – Madeline Guillen of Dominican Republic on 12 September
22 – Daniela Bulaich of Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September

Top Scoring Performances
30 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v Dominican Republic on 10 September
24 – Gaila Lopez of Dominican Republic v Egypt on 10 September
22 – Aya Elshamy of Egypt v China on 11 September
22 – Madeline Guillen of Dominican Republic on 12 September
22 – Daniela Bulaich of Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September
20 – Wipawee Srithong of Thailand v Argentina on 11 September
20 – Solo Piccolo of Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September

Top Individual Blocking Performances
8 – Mayany Souza of Brazil v Japan on 12 September
6 – Sasa Planinsec of Slovenia v Dominican Republic on 11 September
5 – Mayany Souza of Brazil v Turkey on 11 September
4 – Ya Kailun of China v Thailand on 10 September
4 – Martina Guastavino of Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September
4 – Lays Oliveira of Brazil v Japan on 12 September
4 – Ailama Cese of Cuba v Bulgaria on 12 September

Top Team Blocking Performances
18 – Brazil v Japan on 12 September
16 – Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September
14 – Cuba v Bulgaria on 12 September
11 – Dominican Republic v Argentina on 12 September
10 – Egypt v Dominican Republic on 10 September

Top Individual Serving Performances
5 – Aya Ahmed of Egypt v China on 11 September
4 – Wipawee Srithong of Thailand v Argentina on 11 September
4 – Madeline Guillen of Dominican Republic v Argentina on 12 September
4 – Mariana Moriondo of Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September
4 – Eva Mori of Slovenia v China on 12 September

Top Team Serving Performances
12 – Dominican Republic v Argentina on 12 September
11 – Thailand v Argentina on 11 September
10 – Slovenia v Argentina on 10 September
10 – Slovenia v China on 12 September
9 – China v Egypt on 11 September
9 – Argentina v Dominican Republic on 12 September

Highest Scoring Sets
23-21 Argentina v Dominican Republic (1st set) on 12 September
22-20 Argentina v Dominican Republic (6th set) on 12 September
19-17 Dominican Republic v Egypt (6th set) on 10 September
19-17 Slovenia v Dominican Republic (4th set) on 11 September

Highest Scoring Matches
222 – Dominican Republic v Argentina 4-3 (21-23, 12-15, 15-12, 17-15, 16-14, 20-22, 15-5) on 12 September
175 – Bulgaria v Cuba 4-3 (10-15, 12-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-11, 15-6) on 12 September
166 – Dominican Republic v Egypt 4-2 (12-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-12, 15-17, 19-17) on 10 September
163 – Bulgaria v Japan 4-2 (15-13, 13-1, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-11) on 10 September
151 – Thailand v Argentina 4-2 (11-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-12, 13-15, 15-10) on 11 September
147 – China v Egypt 4-2 (10-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-7, 15-7) on 11 September

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