Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016 - With varying degrees of difficulty, USA, Russia and Brazil all secured tickets to the quartefinals of women's volleyball at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, after the completion of round 3 in pool play. With two pool matches to spare the three teams remain undefeated and cannot be overtaken by the bottom two teams of their respective pools.
Hosts and defending champions Brazil plus reigning European champions Russia top Pool A on 3-0 records, after scoring straight-set wins on Day 3.
Brazil closed the day before yet another wild sellout crowd at the Maracanazinho, exhibiting an impressive show of power,
3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-22) over Japan. Russia got the better of a plucky Cameroon who actually outblocked the European side before falling
3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-23).
Previously, Korea had swept Argentina
3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23) to stay on track for their own ticket to the quaterfinals.
In Pool B USA are the only undfeated team, after an excellent performance that saw them beat Serbia
3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19).
In other Pool B action, The Netherlands handed Italy their third defeat in a row, downing the Azzure
3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-20), while China shut out Puerto Rico
3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-18).
Women's pool play at Rio 2016 continues on Friday 12 August. The four top teams of each pool qualify to the quarterfinals.
Summary Statistics - Women’s Tournament Rio 2016
Highest Scorer by Day30 – Kim Yeon Koung of Korea v Japan on August 6
22 – Paola Egonu of Italy v China on August 8
22 – Tatiana Kosheleva of Russia v Korea on August 8
22 – Nataliya Gonncharova of Russia v Korea on August 8
20 – Zhu Ting of China v Puerto Rico on August 10
Top Scoring Performances30 – Kim Yeon Koung of Korea v Japan on August 6
26 – Lonneke Sloetjes of Nethelands v China on August 6
24 – Zhu Ting of China v Netherlands on August 6
22 – Paola Egonu of Italy v China on August 8
22 – Tatiana Kosheleva of Russia v Korea on August 8
22 – Nataliya Gonncharova of Russia v Korea on August 8
Top Individual Blocking Performances8 – Stephanie Fotso of Cameroon v Russia on August 10
5 – Robin De Kruijf of Nethelands v United States on August 8
5 – Erika Araki of Japan v Brazil on August 10
Top Individual Service Performances8 – Ekaterina Kosianenko of Russia v Argentina on August 6
5 – Irina Voronkova of Russia v Korea on August 8
4 – Yang Hyo Jin of Korea v Japan on August 6
4 – Tatiana Kosheleva of Russia v Korea on August 8
Top Team Blocking Performances15 – China v Netherlands on August 6
14 – Russia v Korea on August 8
11 – United States v Netherlands on August 8
11 – Netherlands v United States on August 8
10 – United States v Puerto Rico on August 6
Top Team Serving Performances12 – Russia v Korea on August 8
10 – Russia v Argentina on August 6
8 – Korea v Japan on August 6
8 – Korea v Argentina on August 10
7 – Japan v Korea on August 6
7 – China v Puerto Rico on August 10
Highest Scoring Sets29-27 Serbia v Puerto Rico (1st Set) on August 8
27-25 Serbia v Italy (1st Set) on August 6
Highest Scoring Matches212 - Netherlands d China 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13) on August 6
200 - United States d Netherlands 3-2 (18-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8) on August 8
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