So far, eight teams have qualified for the women's volleyball event at the Paris Olympics! The eight teams are:
1. French women's volleyball team (host)
2. Turkish women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championship)
3. Polish women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championship)
4. U.S. women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championships)
5. Brazilian women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championships)
6. Serbian women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championships)
7. Dominican women's volleyball team (qualified through last year's Olympic Championship)
8. Kenya women's volleyball team (currently the highest African team in the world and is determined to qualify for the Olympic Games)
The remaining four quota places will be decided after the three World League rounds, and the top 10 teams in the world rankings will receive the remaining four tickets to the Paris Olympics! There are currently five teams in contention, and they are:
1. The Italian women's volleyball team is currently ranked fifth, with 338.97 points
2. The Chinese women's volleyball team is currently ranked sixth, with 329.65 points
3. The Japanese women's volleyball team is currently ranked ninth, with 305.09 points
4. The Dutch women's volleyball team is currently ranked tenth, with 287.94 points
5. The Canadian women's volleyball team is currently ranked eleventh, with 265.66 points.
Compared with the strength of the five teams, the Italian women's volleyball team with Egnu, Antropova, Serra, Petrini, Rubian, and Danesi is the strongest, and they are almost certain to get a ticket.
After Zhu Ting's return, the overall strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team has been improved, and it is also safe to get a ticket with the advantage of ranking sixth in the world.
The Japanese women's volleyball team has been on the rise since Masayoshi Manabe became the head coach, and it is logical that they will get a ticket to the Paris Olympics after a 2-2 draw with the United States women's volleyball team in the warm-up match this week!
The Dutch women's volleyball team is currently ranked 10th, which is on par with Canada, but has an advantage over Canada in points, and if nothing else, the Netherlands has a better chance of getting the last ticket.
Chinese women's volleyball team
In mid-June, after the World League tournament is over, the 12 places will finally be decided, and the draw for the more interesting Olympic group will take place immediately!
According to the new draw rules for the women's volleyball program at the Paris Olympics, the 12 teams will be divided into three groups, each group will have four teams, and the 12 teams will be set into four grades according to the world ranking before the grouping, and then the group will be determined by lot.
The teams in Pot 1 will be: France (host), Turkey (expected to be ranked first in the world), and the United States (expected to be ranked second in the world).
Turkish women's volleyball team
Pot 2 teams are expected to be: Brazil, Italy, Poland. Brazil's results in the World League have been very consistent; Italy has returned to normal after the change of coach, and the ranking is expected to improve after the World League; Poland is strong, playing in the World League, and it is expected that this year's results will not be bad, and the ranking may surpass China.
The Italian women's volleyball team returned to normal
Pot 3 teams include: China, Dominica, Japan. After Zhu Ting returns to the team, it is expected that the Chinese women's volleyball team will not lose points in teams ranked lower than herself, and it is very likely that she will score points on Serbia and the United States, so that after the World League sub-tournament, it should not be a problem for the Chinese women's volleyball team to maintain its ranking in sixth. Of course, Dominica and Japan are not idle, and it is no problem to maintain the seventh and eighth positions in the rankings.
Chinese women's volleyball team
Pot 4 includes: Serbia, Netherlands, Kenya. Since Boskovic will miss the entire World League this year, just like last year, it is expected that the Serbian women's volleyball team will have a hard time achieving good results in the World League, and it is very likely to be defeated by China, Italy, Japan, Dominica, Poland, the Netherlands, Canada and other teams, thus losing huge points, and the world ranking will also fall to outside the seventh place! So it is possible that Serbia will be listed as a team in Pot 3 or 4 in the group draw.
Serbian women's volleyball team
For the Chinese women's volleyball team, of course, they hope to draw a good lottery at the Olympic Games. The best result is to be able to draw this group with both France and Kenya. The worst result is drawn to a group with Serbia, which is sure to be full of strong teams. According to the rules of the competition, the top two teams in the group will directly advance to the quarterfinals, and the two third places with the best results will advance to the quarterfinals! I wish the Chinese women's volleyball team good luck!