The fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League will begin its action on the 30th of May.
The fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League will begin its action on the 30th of May. The Nations League is a yearly competition for female international volleyball players. From May 30 to July 16, 2023, the tournament will take place. The decisive round will take held in Arlington, Texas, in the United States, at College Park Centre. Four volleyball confederations’ top 16 nations will compete in the Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL). It is one of the top 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 were the results of the 2022 Nations League and 2022 Challenger Cup. Australia was replaced by debutants Cuba in this edition.
Tuesday will see the clash between the defending champions Italy going toe to toe against Thailand at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League 2023. The defending champions are currently placed at the second of the world rankings while Thailand is placed at the 15th position. Italy and Thailand last met in the FIVB Nations League where Italy thrashed Thailand in three straight sets. The Thai team will be weary of that defeat and will look to settle the scores. However, it will be a difficult task to do so against the defending champions. Italy on the other hand will look to start their campaign with a win and go on to defend their title.
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 thereafter feature eight teams. After the preliminary round is over, 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.
Read more: Japan vs Dominican Republic: 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League, Live Stream, Schedule
| Tuesday Games | Timings (all time in IST) |
| Germany Vs Netherlands | 12:40 pm |
| Japan Vs Dominican Republic | 4:10 pm |
| Italy Vs Thailand | 7:30 pm |
| Poland Vs Canada | 10:30 pm |
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 TV. Viewers can access it from the volleyballworld.tv.
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