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Brazil sweep China in straight sets on 5th match point |
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作者 alan
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2009/08/20, Thursday |
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Tokyo, Japan,
August 20, 2009: Olympic champions Brazil
swept China
3-0 in the second match of the
second day of the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round at Tokyo Metropolitan
Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon.
The seven-time Grand Prix
champions were much too fast and experienced for China, and sped to a 25-21,
25-20, 31-29 victory. But they had to save three set points in the third before
clinching on their fifth match ball.
With their latest success, Brazil improved their win-loss record to 2-0 and
dropped China,
the 2003 Grand Prix champions, to 0-2 with three games to play.
Press conference CHN Ming Xue, Qiuyue Wei and coach Bin Cai
Head Coach Cai Bin: Today
Brazil was too strong and their attack and receive worked well, and they had a
good rhythm. I saw Brazil-Russia yesterday and I think Brazil played
more constant than yesterday. Their spikes have a lot of variety and I feel
there is a difference between our team and Brazil. The players of China are still
young so I think we have potential to be better.
Captain Wei Qiuyue: We had
some chances to win (the third set), so I am very sorry to lose the game. It is
always difficult against Brazil,
so we practiced harder.
Xue Ming: Today we could not
play our style well, especially after serving and receiving we were lacking
attack power.
information and Photo from FIVB.com
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最後更新 ( 2009/08/20, Thursday )
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3rd Asia & South Pacific BOCCIA Championships 2009 |
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作者 alan
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2009/08/19, Wednesday |
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Individual BC 1, Hong Kong’s
player Cheung, Chu vs Thailand’s
TADTONG, PAT
Individual BC 2, Hong Kong’s
player Kwok, Hoi vs Japan’s
player HIROSE, TAKA Japan
won 4 : 1
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最後更新 ( 2009/08/19, Wednesday )
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Brazil upbeat over their title defence in World Grand Prix |
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作者 alan
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2009/08/18, Tuesday |
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Head coaches from six participating teams in the 2009 FIVB
World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo
during the press conference on August 18.
Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2009
– Brazil’s head coach Jose Roberto Lages Guimaraes has pined high hopes on his
team to make a clean sweep in the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round and
retain the well-earned tile.
The Final Round kicks off on
Wednesday afternoon at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium with the Netherlands
challenging China in the curtain-raisers which turns out to be a revenge match
as the Dutchwomen already lost to China 1-3
in the third week Pool G in Hong Kong..
The world’s six elite teams –
Brazil, defending and seven-time champions, FIVB World No.1 and gold medalists
at the last year’s Beijing Olympics, the Netherlands, champions in 2007, Asian
powerhouse and champions in 2003 China, world champions and three-time winners
Russia, up-and-coming Germany and Asian champions Japan – play a single
round-robin competition to determine the eventual winners.
Head coaches of the six
participating teams on Tuesday gathered at the Keio Plaza Hotel here to join
the press conference, which was attended by a large number of local journalists.
Information and Photo from FIVB
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最後更新 ( 2009/08/18, Tuesday )
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