After the end of the first phase of the Women's Volleyball World Championships, FIVF quickly overturned the previous points rules. The original group ranking was determined by the record of the top 16, and after the change, the entire record of the first phase will be brought to the second phase. This arrangement is beneficial to the teams that must be fought for in every game. Some strong teams still missed the front when they faced the weak teams in the first phase. Although they did not lose, the small points of the victory or defeat still had some impact.
For example, the top name of Group F Serbia , against the United States, Germany and Canada, Serbia did not lose a single game, and they all won 3-0. After reaching the top 16, Serbia led the victory, points and small points, especially the victory and loss were 9-0, but against the eliminated Bulgaria , Serbia only took the lead in only 16. Win 3-2, so you can only get two points. If you only look at the battle between the top four, then Serbia has nine points, leading the United States behind it, bringing all the records. Serbia has 14 points, and the United States has become 12 points, which is directly missing one point. In terms of victory and loss, while the United States has added six games to win, Serbia has added two losses, while the United States only adds one loss. Therefore, although it is a subtle change, Serbia is still at a loss.
Germany and Canada had no impact at all. After all, both teams defeated Bulgaria 3-1, and the points and the winning and losing game had no impact. Coincidentally, the semi-finals of Group B in the first stage also did not change. Turkey, Thailand, Poland and Dominicans all came from the fight between each other. From winning games, points to small points, adding all the records in one stage without adding one stage, it had no impact on them. The main reason is that South Korea and Croatia are too weak. Except for South Korea who won the victory in Croatia, they all gave warmth 0-3 and did not win a single game.
The change in Group E is a bit big, and Brazil is the first to be hit. Before changing the point method, Brazil ranked third, but in terms of all the results, Brazil was surpassed by Belgium and Japan, falling to fifth. The problem lies in the first round of the group stage, Brazil defeated the Czech Republic 3-1. If we only look at the first four records, Brazil lost to Japan 1-3 and defeated China 3-1. There were four losses in total, plus all the records, and the losses became five. Since Japan and China did not lose a single game against the Czech Republic and Colombia, Brazil became the most unlucky one. With the four losses unchanged, Japan added six wins to surpass Brazil with a small score.
Belgium is also a beneficiary. Belgium was the fourth in Group E before, losing to Italy 1-3 and defeating the Netherlands 3-1, but defeating Cameroon and Kenya with two 3-0. The small points also improved, and surpassed Brazil to become third. It is also a good thing for the lagging Netherlands and Puerto Rico. After all, both teams lost to Belgium and Italy. In addition, the two games were 3-0, the victory and small points improved.
Italy and China have basically not changed. China is still one victory and three points behind Italy. However, Italy has one more point ahead of China in small points. Argentina is also unhappy. Since narrowly defeating Colombia 3-2, it can only accumulate two points in this game. Originally, Argentina and Puerto Rico were 0 points, three points behind the Netherlands. After the change, Argentina lags one point behind Puerto Rico and four points behind the Netherlands.
with the World Championships second stage first round schedule
10-4 20:15 Japan VS Belgium
21:00 Thailand VS Canada
23:15 Italy VS Brazil
23:30 United States VS Dominican
1-5 1:00 Turkey VS Germany
2:15 Netherlands VS Argentina
2:30 Poland VS Serbia
