On May 18, 2024, Beijing time, the competition for the fourth match day of the World Women's Volleyball League came to an end, with the Japanese women's volleyball team 3-0 German women's volleyball team, Poland women's volleyball team 3-0 French women's volleyball team, Italy women's volleyball team 3-0 Bulgarian women's volleyball team, Serbian women's volleyball team 3-0 Thailand women's volleyball team, Chinese women's volleyball team 1-3 Canadian women's volleyball team, the Chinese women's volleyball team's two consecutive wins were ended, the world ranking points were deducted 11.01 points, and the Canadian women's volleyball team won two consecutive victories. The Brazilian women's volleyball team won three consecutive victories, while the American women's volleyball team suffered two consecutive defeats.
The latest standings of the World Women's Volleyball League are released, with Brazil regaining the top spot, Japan second, China falling to fourth, and the United States only ranking 11th.
Japan 3-0 Germany
In the first game, the Japanese women's volleyball team showed a good state, but the German women's volleyball team had a very good adjustment ability and quickly tied the score, and the Japanese women's volleyball team grasped the key points better and won the first game 25-21; In the second game, the Japanese women's volleyball team played more and more smoothly, while the German women's volleyball team was completely suppressed, and the Japanese women's volleyball team easily won the second game 25-15; In the third game, the German women's volleyball team began to fight back, but the Japanese women's volleyball team won 25-22 steadily. The Japanese women's volleyball team swept the German women's volleyball team 3-0 to usher in three consecutive wins.
Poland 3-0 France
In the first game, the French women's volleyball team was able to compete with the Polish women's volleyball team slightly, but in the next two games, Poland comprehensively suppressed the French women's volleyball team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the Polish women's volleyball team won easily in three straight games. The scores were 25-20, 25-16, 25-17 in the third set.
Italy 3-0 Bulgaria
In the first game, the Italian women's volleyball team was in excellent shape, while Bulgaria made a series of mistakes, and Bulgaria only scored 11 points in the first game; In the next two games, the Bulgarian women's volleyball team improved its state, but the key ball ability was not good, and the Italian women's volleyball team won with ease of sweeping. The scores were 25-11, 25-22, 25-19 in the third game.
Serbia 3-0 Thailand
Even if the main players of the Serbian women's volleyball team are rested, their strength is still far above Thailand, and Thailand only scored 13 points in the first game, and the Thai women's volleyball team has an obvious disadvantage; In the second game, the Thai women's volleyball team resisted stubbornly, and the score was once deadlocked, but the Serbian women's volleyball team still won the second game 29-27; In the third game, the Serbian women's volleyball team won 25-19.
China 1-3 Canada
The Canadian women's volleyball team had an excellent rhythm in the first game, and although the Chinese women's volleyball team stubbornly chased the score, it was still won by the Canadian women's volleyball team 25-22 in the first game; In the second game, the Chinese women's volleyball team adjusted quickly and quickly took a big lead, although Canada recovered a few points later, but the Chinese women's volleyball team withstood the pressure and pulled back a game 25-20; In the third game, the two sides played back and forth, and after 22 draws, the Canadian women's volleyball team arranged tactics through a pause, and the Canadian women's volleyball team won the crucial third game 25-23 after the pause; In the fourth game, the Chinese women's volleyball team took a big lead in the first half, but the Canadian women's volleyball team gradually smoothed out the score difference through strong attacks and blocking the net, and gave the Chinese women's volleyball team a fatal blow at a critical moment, and the Canadian women's volleyball team ended the game 25-22.
Brazil 3-1 USA
The Brazilian women's volleyball team, which was playing at home, always maintained the lead in the first game, and the American women's volleyball team struggled to catch up but was unable to recover, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team won the first game 25-22; At the beginning of the second game, the scores of the two sides were tight, but soon the Brazilian women's volleyball team opened the score with a strong attack, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team won another game 25-16; In the third game, the backward American women's volleyball team fought back, and the American women's volleyball team controlled the rhythm in this game and pulled back a game 25-18; In the fourth game, the two sides started a tug-of-war, taking the lead alternately in the first half, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team began to master the active continuous blocking points on the court in the second half, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team locked the victory 25-19. The Brazilian women's volleyball team won three consecutive victories to regain the top of the World Women's Volleyball League standings, ranking second in the world rankings, while the United States women's volleyball team suffered two consecutive defeats, losing 16.3 points in two games, and the world ranking was surpassed by Serbia and fell to fourth place.