2012 Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix

[runaway]

Participants:
Turkey
Serbia
Poland
Italy
Germany
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Argentina
Brazil
China
Cuba
Dominican R.
Japan
Puerto Rico
Korea
Thailand
Chinese Taipei
USA

Top5 teams + China will play the finals in Ningbo. Very weird schedule though. Turkey plays 3 games in Korea, 4 days later another 3 games in Serbia and an additional 3 in Japan later on! Tournament will start next week.

 

[mariusz_pol]

It's not fair that China every year is sure to play in finals!

 

[runaway]

The finals are always in the Far East! It's not fair indeed.

 

[Interrail]

Torunament will start next week?? Why is that? That is too close to Olympics, imo.
I hope girls save their strength for Olympics, not for this tournament.:?

 

[runaway]

TUR and SER are in the death group in the Olympics: USA BRA CHN KOR !!

 

[Interrail]

^Yeah, I know, it's horrible1

 

[mariusz_pol]

No it starts this weekend

 

[runaway]

Turkey 3:0 Japan
Turkey 3:1 South Korea

 

[mariusz_pol]

Good start from Turkey I didn't suppose that after European Championships this team will be still good. Unfortunately Polish girls didn't play good yesterday and lost with Italy 1:3, on Friday they won with Serbia 3:2. Today they're playing against Brazil and I hope they will fight because I will watch this match from tribune

 

[runaway]

Good luck to Polska

 

[mariusz_pol]

We lost 2:3. It was really emotional match, first and second set Poland lost to 15 and 13 (horrible playing ), then next two won to 23 and 22. In tie-break they were leading 5:1 but still lost it . But atmosphere was amazing despite that they lost I'm very happy I could watch this match live

 

[runaway]

I wish I were in one of those matches. Phase 2 starts tomorrow.
Turkey's group in Belgrade:
Turkey
Serbia
Cuba
Argentina

 

[mariusz_pol]

I wish I were in one of those matches. Phase 2 starts tomorrow.
Turkey's group in Belgrade:
Turkey
Serbia
Cuba
Argentina

Will you?
IMO it's very easy group for Turkey, only Cuba can be problem for them. I think that volleyball in Turkey started to be very popular after succeses of your women's team last year, am I right?
Polish group in China:
Poland
South Korea
Chinese Taipei
China

And next week we'll play against: Chinese Taipei, Dominicana and Italy

 

[mariusz_pol]

Thailand - Puerto Rico 3:1
Japan - Dominican Republic 3:0
Poland - South Korea 3:0
USA - Italy 3:0
Brazil - Germany 3:1
China - Chinese Taipei 3:0
Serbia - Argentina 3:1
Turkey - Cuba 3:1

Thailand - Dominican Republic 3:0

 

[runaway]

Poland 3 0 Chinese Taipei
Turkey 3 1 Argentina

 

[mariusz_pol]

Turkey - Serbia 3:1
Poland - China 0:3

I expected they'll loose to China, because they can't play against them but today we had really awful reception, in third we had 2 set points Now we need to win all matches and then maybe we will qualify to final six (year ago it was final eight why now is six?), we have Chinese Taipei , Dominican Republic (Poland can't play against them) and Italy (the same)...
I think we'll compete with Cuba

 

[runaway]

Top6 before last phase:
1. USA
2. China
3. Turkey
4. Thailand
5. Cuba
6. Brazil

Come on Polska you can do it!!

 

[mariusz_pol]

Top6 before last phase:
Come on Polska you can do it!!

Thanks! I hope they can qualify but so far they don't play good I must say that I'm a big fan of Turkey's team and I wonder if they are as good as now for lond or it's only moment.
I studied next phase and I think USA, China and Turkey are sure to advance, Thailand almost too. Cuba and Brazil must fight if they want to qualify because thare are also Japan, Germany and Poland. WGP is my favourite tournament.
Anyway I prefer our women's team than men's nevertheless our men's team is more succesfull...
Is volleyball popular in Turkey?

 

[mariusz_pol]

Last round has already started:

USA 3:0 Serbia
China 3:1 Puerto Rico
Turkey 3:1 Korea
Germany 3:1 Japan
Thailand 3:0 Argentina
Brazil 3:2 Cuba
Italy 3:1 Dominican Republic
Poland 3:1 Chinese Taipei

Horrible match from Polish team if they play tomorrow against Dominican Rep. as today they'll lose 0:3

 

[runaway]

2 matches to go
Unbeliavable distances in 3 weeks:
Turkey > Korea > Serbia > Japan > China (?) > Turkey