This Tuesday (03), the Group Cof Pre-Olympic Men’s Volleyball, There was another round of extreme competition, this being the third of seven rounds that will take place. This time, the Argentina, Belgium, Poland and China won, respectively on Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico. As we know, the two best teams at the end of the stage, guarantee a place for Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

Argentina x Bulgaria

Even if the score suggests a quiet victory for the Argentines, the The Bulgarians played a very balanced match, but unfortunately, they didn’t win any sets. This is because, even with a 3-0 (25-25; 25-21; 31-29) in favor of South Americans, match statistics were similar between the teams, which fluctuated in moments of protagonismincluding an total number of points very similar, from 83 to 75. A symptom of this balance was the presence of a Bulgarian, Sokolov, as top scorer of the match, marking 20 points in the duel.

Belgium x Netherlands

Just like the previous match, the match between Belgium and the Netherlands was also solved in three sets. But this time, the score was not unfair since the The Belgians always took center stage in the match. In this way, the 3-0 (25-22; 25-19; 25-15) was inevitable, especially with the amount of Dutch technical errors. In addition to the positive result, the Belgians They also had the best striker of the confrontation, with the captain Sam Deroo has scored 21 times.

Poland x Canada

At the only previously undefeated teamsthey played a great match, in what was the only one on the tour to have more than three sets. In addition to victory, the issue was also that of group management. In this context, one of the greatest powers in the category, Poland even lostbut looked for a turnaround, conceded the draw and only won in the tie-break. Thus, the last set, which ended with a score of 10-9 for the Canadians, was marked by tower of the Poles, What won 3-2 (21-25; 25-20; 25-20; 20-25; 17-15) and now place at the top of the table. With a very similar points total between the teams, the top scorers were also close, the The Polish Bartosz Bednorz and the Canadian Stephen Maar marking, respectively, 25 and 20 points.

China x Mexico

Playing at home and without winning in the championship, The Chinese team entered the field with enormous pressure to achieve their first victory.. Despite this hostile climate, the Chinese had a very fragile opponentwho also hadn’t won by then: Mexico. In this desperate duel, the house owners makes good use of more than 1600 fans present It is won by 3-0 (25-21; 25-9; 25-19) in a calm match which lasted a little over an hour. At the end of the confrontation, the Chinese Jing Yin Zhang brand 16 points and it was the top scorer of the match.