On October 13, 2022, Beijing time, the Women's Volleyball World Championships ended its first semi-finals competition, The US women's volleyball team lost to Serbian 1-3 and was brutally eliminated. After losing this game, the US women's volleyball team was deducted 8.46 points, falling from the third place in the world before the game to the fourth place in the world. Serbia increased 8.46 points and jumped to the third place. Chinese women's volleyball team has 26 points less than the United States, and other teams behind them have also ended their journey to the World Championships, so the Chinese women's volleyball team will firmly rank fifth for a period of time.
Before the start of this World Championships, the US women's volleyball team ranked first in the world and was a favorite to win the championship. However, the US women's volleyball team has changed a lot after the Olympic Games. Several Olympic champions left the team volleyball team volleyball team volleyball team volleyball team has declined. In the group stage of the World Championships, the US women's volleyball team defeated Serbia 0-3 and advanced to the rematch as the second in the group. In the rematch stage, the US women's volleyball team defeated 0-3 by Polish , and finally advanced to the quarterfinals as the second in the group.
When it arrived at the knockout stage, the US women's volleyball team defeated Turkey first, but in the semi-finals, the US women's volleyball team was still very passive and could not limit Serbia's offense. They eventually lost 1-3 and missed the final. So far, the US women's volleyball team has lost three games in this World Championships, deducted 14.69 points, 19.39 points and 8.46 points respectively. The US women's volleyball team failed to maintain the ranking of the world's number one. After deducting so many points, the US women's volleyball team even missed the top three in the world. After losing to Serbia in the semi-finals, the US women's volleyball team not only missed the final, but also was overtaken by their opponents in the world rankings, falling from third to fourth. Currently, Serbia has reached the third place with 381 points, and the US women's volleyball team has fallen to fourth place, with 364 points. Although the US women's volleyball team still has to participate in the third place competition, after this World Championships, it is difficult for the US women's volleyball team, which is 17 points behind, will find it difficult to return to the top three in the world.
However, other teams behind the US women's volleyball team have ended their World Championships, with the Chinese women's volleyball team ranked fifth, 26 points less than the US women's volleyball team. Even if the US women's volleyball team lost the third place 0-3, it will be difficult for the Chinese women's volleyball team to overtake their opponents. Therefore, the Chinese women's volleyball team should rank fifth in the world in the future.
There are only three games left in this World Championships, that is, the semi-finals between Italy and Brazil, and then the third place competition and the championship competition. Italy temporarily ranks first in the world, leading the Brazilian women's volleyball team 6 points. This semi-final will definitely have a great impact on the battle for the world number one. Italy's victory will further expand its leading advantage. Once Italy loses, the world number one is expected to change hands again. In addition, after this World Championships, the teams participating in the women's volleyball qualifying round of the Paris Olympics will also be confirmed. The Chinese women's volleyball team is still a seed team, but the competition will definitely be more intense in the future!
