At 22:00 on May 19, Beijing time, the fourth round of the World Women's Volleyball League ushered in a key battle, the Polish women's volleyball team PK the Japanese women's volleyball team, both teams remained undefeated, including Poland 3-0 Italy, 3-0 France, 3-0 Netherlands, did not lose a game, temporarily ranked first in the standings; Japan is also on a three-game winning streak, beating Turkey 3-2, Bulgaria 3-0 and Germany 3-0.
Japan remain undefeated
In the latest world rankings, Poland is third in the world with 348.14 points, Japan is eighth in the world with 323.20 points, and Japan is only 13.92 points away from China, the best in Asia, and Japan is one of our main competitors for the Paris Olympics, so their performances deserve our attention.
Japan won three in a row
Although the height of the Japanese women's volleyball team is not as good as many European and American teams, their defensive tenacity and small and fast characteristics are vividly played, as evidenced by consecutive victories over three European teams in this tournament. Against the second-rate Bulgarian women's volleyball team and the German women's volleyball team, they almost encountered any obstacles, won in three straight games, and won the first and second games against the defending champion Turkey, although they were dragged into the decisive game, but in the crucial fifth game, the Japanese team was still able to withstand the pressure and win 15-11.
Poland is third in the world
Sarina Koga and Masuke Ishikawa are Japan's main scorers, of which Sarina Koga has scored 31 points, 13 points and 20 points in the last three games, and Ishikawa Masuke has scored 45 points in three games. In the face of the Polish women's volleyball team, which has made obvious progress, the Japanese team still has to focus on fighting and striving for an upset. The Polish women's volleyball team is firmly in the top three in the world rankings, and if they can beat this strong team, they can get a lot of world points.
Poland is on a four-game winning streak
The Polish women's volleyball team played perfectly in the first three games, not only winning three consecutive victories, but also the only team that has not lost a game since the start of the tournament. Styjak, Lukasik, Mendeřík and other players played very steadily, tonight against the Asian team Japan, the Polish team must beware of the impact of the opponent, must give full play to the advantage of height and strength, use the serve to drive the block, and strive to impact the 4 consecutive wins. It is worth mentioning that the Polish women's volleyball team stood out in the direct Olympic qualifying tournament last year and has already qualified for the Olympics.