On May 17, Beijing time, the third day of the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League broke out again, and the American powerhouse Canadian women's volleyball team played well and swept the world's eighth-ranked Dominican women's volleyball team 3-0 and achieved a key victory. This victory gave the Canadian women's volleyball team a 13.1-point surge and saw the hope of qualifying for the Olympics. The Dominican Republic had already secured a direct ticket to the Olympics and it didn't matter if they lost, but the 3-0 defeat dropped Dominica from eighth to ninth place in the world.
The Canadian women's volleyball team also has a chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics, and can only strive to win every game, strive for more points, and improve the world rankings. After losing 1-3 to Brazil in the debut, Canada faced Dominica in the second round, which won a direct Olympic qualification in China last season, which made the Chinese women's volleyball team suffer a lot at that time.
However, in this game, the Dominican Republic is in average form, and there is also rotation in the lineup, giving more substitutes a chance. The Canadians showed their belief in victory, with two attackers, Gray and Van Rijk, playing well with 19 points each. In the first two games, Canada established an early lead, and the Dominican Republic fought back strongly after falling behind in the second game, but there were too many mistakes at the end of the game.
In the third game, the Dominican Republic was reversed by Canada after leading in the first half, and in the end, Canada won three games in a row 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 to sweep the Dominican Republic and achieve a crucial victory. In fact, the strength of the two teams is equal, and it is normal to win or lose, but Canada's 3-0 victory is considered an upset. I have to say that Canada is indeed very powerful, and in the eyes of many fans, Canada is the smaller American women's volleyball team.
The victory gave Canada a 13.1-point surge in the world rankings, and although it is still ranked 11th, it narrows the gap with the Dutch women's volleyball team, and sees the hope of overtaking, Canada still has a chance to enter the Paris Olympics. In the next third game in Brazil, the Canadian women's volleyball team will face the Chinese women's volleyball team, which is a very important game for both sides, and the Chinese women's volleyball team may encounter a hard battle.
Dominica was deducted 13.1 points and automatically dropped one place to ninth place, while the Japanese women's volleyball team rose to eighth place. At present, in the World Women's Volleyball League standings, China, Brazil, and Japan are all two consecutive wins, with the Chinese women's volleyball team ranking first, followed by Brazil, and Japan ranking third. The South Korean women's volleyball team, which has lost two consecutive games, is ranked first from the bottom, and it may be difficult to find a win this season.
On the fourth match day, the three matches in Turkey are: Japan vs. Germany, France vs. Poland, Italy vs. Bulgaria, and the three games in Brazil are: Serbia vs. Thailand, China vs. Canada, Brazil vs. the United States.