Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 7, 2016 – The Netherlands dealt FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup 2015 champions China a shock defeat while hosts Brazil, Korea, USA, Russia and Serbia all celebrated victories as the women’s tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games opened in style on Saturday.
Individual blocking performances
4 - Yunli Xu of China v the Netherlands on August 6
4 - Hyo Jin Yang of Korea v Japan on August 6
Top team serving performances
15 - China v the Netherlands on August 6
10 - USA v Puerto Rico on August 6
Highest scoring sets
27-25 - Serbia v Italy on August 6
Highest scoring matches
212 - The Netherlands v China 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13)