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.
Sunday will see the Dominican Republic take on Turkey in round 2. The Dominican side sits at a mid-table position in tenth place. On the other other hand, Turkey sits at a dominant position in the fourth place. The Dominican Republic and Turkey last met in the last year’s FIVB World Championship which was held after the Nations League. In the last encounter, both teams toiled hard against each other. However, in the end Turkey won that match in sets of 3-2. This time however a lot is at stake especially for the Dominicans who will look to get a win and climb up from its current standing. On the other hand, the Turkish side will look to continue their winning streak.
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 which the knockout matches will begin.
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| Sunday Games | Timings (all time in IST) |
| Japan vs USA | 2:00 am |
| Serbia vs Croatia | 5:30 am |
| Bulgaria vs Netherlands | 11:00 am |
| Dominican Republic vs Turkey | 2:30 pm |
| Italy vs China | 6:00 pm |
| Brazil vs USA | 6:30 pm |
| Saturday Games | Final Scoreline | Set |
| South Korea vs Croatia | 23-25, 21-25 & 14-25 | 0-3 |
| Serbia vs Thailand | 24-26, 22-25, 25-17, 25-12 & 16-14 | 3-2 |
| Dominican Republic vs Canada | 22-25, 25-13, 25-17, 23-25 & 15-10 | 3-2 |
| Netherlands vs Italy | 25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 25-18 & 17-19 | 2-3 |
| Poland vs China | 25-20, 25-23 & 25-22 | 3-0 |
| Brazil vs Germany | 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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