Brazil, Italy and Russia confirmed for the Final Round of 2011 FIVB World League
The first preliminary robin round of the 2011 FIVB World League has covered five flights up till now and the better teams have gone under spotlight.
At the end of fifth week of prelims, Brazil, Russia and Italy reserved berths in the Final round of the tournament. Brazil is number one team of Pool A, while Russia has done amazingly well to stay on top of all in Pool B. There is a tough competition going
on in Pool C between Argentina and Serbia.
However, Pool D has provided one team for Final round in the form of Italy. Apart from pool leaders, Poland is already on the roster of final round for being the host of final phase of the tournament.
Final round of the 2011 FIVB World League is set to be hosted by Polish City Gdansk from July 6-10.
Brazil
National Volleyball Team of Brazil is defending the title this year. Team Brazil is the most efficient team in Pool A during the first five weeks’ game. They appeared in 10 matches and remained successful in 8. Right now, Brazil is regarded as top team
in Pool A with a maximum of 24 points. Brazilian hotshots ruled the group in first two weeks but suffered a little set back in third week. The resilient rival U.S. team outbalanced Brazil by a stunning performance. One week later, once again Americans created
trouble for Brazil and beat them in the second match of 5th week.
Brazil dropped two matches but maintained its position as the number one team in Pool A on account of better points.
Russia
The silver-medallist Russian team has compiled the best results so far. That is the only team in the 2011 FIVB World League, which is staying out of trouble. They have played 10 matches without losing any one of them. A total of 29 points make them totally
suitable for Final round berth. Russians are enjoying their top-form and seem fully prepared to improve from the position of Silver-medallist. They have given out great performance against pools members; Bulgaria, Germany and Japan.
Russia will play in the Final round for sure and it is tipped beforehand that Russian will make a difference.
Italy
Team Italia has also worked out a respectable position in the 2011 FIVB World League competition. Playing under the tag of Pool D team in the prelims, Italian studs have settled for top position in the group. There is still one week left in the completion
of prelims but Italy is already confirmed for the Final round due to better ranking. Cuba is five points behind Italy in Pool D, which promoted Italy from Pool D.
Argentina or Serbia
Argentina and Serbia have tough competition in Pool C. Apparently Argentina has 4-point advantage over Serbs at the end of fifth week. However, the situation will get clearer on Wednesday and Thursday that which side deserves to be on top.
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