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.
Thursday will see Croatia and the Netherlands at the loggerheads in round 3. The Netherlands sit in the tenth position. While on the other hand, the Croatian side is in a perilous position based on their current position. Croatia is currently placed in the fifteenth position. Croatia and the Netherlands last met in the European Women’s Championships which took place after the FIVB Nations League. In the last encounter, the Dutch side thrashed the Croatian side. Croatia lost the game in straight sets by 3-0.
This time however a lot is at stake, especially for the Croatian side who are on the verge of elimination from the Nations League. Croatia will enter the match with a loss against Canada (3-0). The Netherlands will however be coming after thrashing Thailand (3-0). Thus to look at it holistically, Croatia 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.
| Thursday Games | Timings (all time in IST) |
| Poland vs Germany | 8:30 am |
| Croatia vs Netherlands | 11:30 am |
| USA vs Bulgaria | 12:30 pm |
| Brazil vs Canada | 3:30 pm |
| Dominican Republic vs South Korea | 3:30 pm |
| Thailand vs Turkey | 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday Games | Final Scoreline | Set |
| USA vs Poland | 17-25, 25-15, 27-25, 28-30, 16-14 | 3-2 |
| Japan vs Turkey | TBD | TBD |
| China vs Serbia | TBD | TBD |
| Brazil vs Italy | TBD | TBD |
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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