The first week ofthe Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025, organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), concluded with exciting matches, comebacks, and key victories. The tournament is enjoying significant interest, and a number of favorites are already outlining their ambitions.
🔝 Top events of the week
Turkeyachieved a dramaticcomeback against China, after trailing 1-2, to win with3-2.
Italyachieved aconvincing 3-0 victory over Brazilon home soil.
Japan, led by Turkish coachFerhat Akbas, did not drop a single set in their 3-0 victory over the Dominican Republic.
Three teams remained undefeatedafter the first week:
✅Japan
✅Italy
✅Turkey
📅 Results from the last day
| Match | Result | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium – 🇵🇱 Poland | 0–3 | 11–25, 15–25, 25–27 |
| 🇫🇷 France – 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1–3 | 14–25, 25–19, 23–25, 13–25 |
| 🇨🇳 China – 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2–3 | 25–19, 20–25, 31–29, 26–28, 12–15 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil – 🇮🇹 Italy | 0–3 | 22–25, 18–25, 27–29 |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic – 🇯🇵 Japan | 0–3 | 19–25, 21–25, 9–25 |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic – 🇩🇪 Germany | 1–3 | 22–25, 18–25, 25–22, 23–25 |
| 🇧🇬 БЪЛГАРИЯ – 🇳🇱 Нидерландия | 0–3 | 21–25, 16–25, 23–25 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea – 🇺🇸 USA | 0–3 | 13–25, 26–28, 17–25 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada – 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3–2 | 20–25, 18–25, 25–20, 25–18, 15–12 |
📊 Standings after the first week
Top 3 teams in the standings:
🇯🇵Japan- 12 points
🇮🇹Italy- 11 points
🇹🇷Turkey- 10 points
...
9. Bulgaria 🏐 6 points
✅2 wins, ❌2 losses
📊Game ratio: 8 won / 9 lost
🔢Points in games: 344 : 383
🟢Wins over: Dominican Republic (3:1), Serbia (3:2)
🔴Lost to: Canada (2:3), Netherlands (0:3)
| No. | Match | Result | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇬 БЪЛГАРИЯ – 🇨🇦 Канада | ❌ 2:3 | 18–25, 12–25, 25–23, 25–19, 4–15 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬 БЪЛГАРИЯ – 🇩🇴 Доминиканска република | ✅ 3:1 | 25–21, 30–32, 25–19, 31–29 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬 БЪЛГАРИЯ – 🇷🇸 Сърбия | ✅ 3:2 | 12–25, 25–19, 25–16, 10–25, 17–15 |
| 4 | 🇧🇬 БЪЛГАРИЯ – 🇳🇱 Нидерландия | ❌ 0:3 | 21–25, 16–25, 23–25 |
📊Full standings after the first week:
| No. | Team | Points | Matches | Wins | Losses | Games Won | Games Lost | Points Won | Points Lost | Games Ratio | Points Ratio | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 301 | 213 | MAX | 1.4131 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Italy | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 341 | 246 | 6.0000 | 1.3862 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Turkey | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 394 | 343 | 2.4000 | 1.1487 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Poland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 349 | 311 | 2.7500 | 1.1222 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 326 | 292 | 1.8000 | 1.1164 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Germany | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 355 | 357 | 1.4286 | 0.9944 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 353 | 313 | 1.5000 | 1.1278 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 328 | 328 | 1.1429 | 1.0000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | BULGARIA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 344 | 383 | 0.8889 | 0.8982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 369 | 369 | 0.7000 | 1.0000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 354 | 357 | 0.7000 | 0.9916 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 375 | 398 | 0.7000 | 0.9422 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | USA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 298 | 331 | 0.5556 | 0.9003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | France | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 278 | 346 | 0.5000 | 0.8035 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Thailand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 314 | 325 | 0.4000 | 0.9662 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 285 | 335 | 0.4000 | 0.8507 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Serbia | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 357 | 380 | 0.5000 | 0.9395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | South Korea | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 237 | 331 | 0.1667 | 0.7160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
