The Nations League is a yearly competition for international volleyball players which will take place From May 30 to July 16, 2023.
The fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League began its action yesterday. The Nations League is a yearly competition for international volleyball players. The tournament will take place from May 30 to July 16, 2023. The decisive round will be held in Arlington, Texas, in the United States, at College Park Centre. Four volleyball confederations’ top 16 nations will compete in the VNL). It is one of the leading international indoor competitions put on by the FIVB, the organisation that governs the sport. There were some minor changes post which the final roster for the tournament was made. The changes resulted from the 2022 Nations League and the 2022 Challenger Cup. Australia was replaced by debutants Cuba in this edition.
Friday will see Bulgaria and Poland at the loggerheads in round 3. Poland currently sits in the second position. While on the other hand, the Bulgarian side is in a perilous position based on their current position. Bulgaria is currently placed in the fourteenth position. Bulgaria and Poland last met in the last year’s Nations League. In the last encounter, the Bulgarian side thrashed the Polish side. Poland eventually lost the game by 3-1.
This time however a lot is at stake, especially for the Bulgarian side who are on the verge of elimination from the Nations League. Bulgaria will enter the match with a loss against the United States (3-1). Poland on the other hand won a nail-biter against Germany (3-2). Thus to look at it holistically, Bulgaria has its job cut out. However, both teams are going to give their all. Round 3 starts on the 27th of June.
Three weekly stages make up the preliminary round of the VNL 2023 women’s competition. Each week, the teams in the two pools are switched around to include all 16 teams. The top eight teams in the standings after three weeks will move on to the championship round. Each team competes in 12 games during the pool round. The last knockout round of the competition will after that feature eight teams. After the preliminary round, the teams’ rankings will be used to decide the order of the knockout stages. The preliminary stages will be conducted in the following places: Antalya, Nagoya, Hong Kong, Brasilia, Suwon and Bangkok. Preliminary rounds will continue up to the 2nd of July post when the knockout matches will begin.
| Friday Games | Timings (all time in IST) |
| Bulgaria vs Poland | 8:30 am |
| Canada vs Italy | 11:30 am |
| Germany vs Serbia | 12:30 pm |
| Netherlands vs Japan | 3:30 pm |
| China vs Dominican Republic | 3:30 pm |
| Brazil vs Turkey | 7:00 pm |
| Thursday Games | Final Scoreline | Set |
| Poland vs Germany | 15-25, 25-19, 25-19, 19-25 & 17-15 | 3-2 |
| Croatia vs Netherlands | 20-25, 11-25 & 15-25 | 0-3 |
| USA vs Bulgaria | 25-15, 25-17 & 25-17 | 3-0 |
| Brazil vs Canada | 30-28, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21 & 15-17 | 2-3 |
| Dominican Republic vs South Korea | 25-18, 25-18 & 25-14 | 3-0 |
| Thailand vs Turkey | 15-25, 15-25 & 20-25 | 0-3 |
The 2023 Volleyball Women’s Nations League will commence on May 30 and end on July 16.
All the matches of the 2023 Women’s Volleyball Nations League will be streamed live on Volleyball World TV. Viewers can access it from the volleyballworld. tv.
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