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Bulgaria in ninth position in the VNL before the match with China

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June 19, 2025 at 09:37

Bulgaria in ninth position in the VNL before the match with China

Results from the first day of the second week of the Women's Volleyball Nations League

The second week of the 2025 Women's Volleyball Nations League began dynamically with seven matches across different parts of the world. Here are all the results from the first day:

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  • 🇧🇬Bulgaria – Italy 1:3

  • 🇯🇵 Japan – Thailand 3:2

  • 🇰🇷 South Korea – Canada 3:2

  • 🇩🇪 Germany – France 3:2

  • 🇨🇳 China – Czech Republic 3:1

  • 🇵🇱 Poland – Netherlands 3:2

  • 🇧🇪 Belgium – Brazil 1:3

  • 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic – Turkey 0:3

  • 🇷🇸 Serbia – USA 2:3

🔍 Highlights from some of the day's last matches:

📍Istanbul

  • Sets: 22:25, 26:24, 25:16, 25:15

  • Ana Cristinaled Brazil with 22 points, while Belgium tried to counter throughBritt Herbots(18 pts), but the South Americans showed class and stability in the decisive moments.

Turkey - Dominican Republic 3:0

📍Istanbul

  • Sets: 27:25, 25:19, 28:26

  • Egonu Vargasshined for the hosts with 16 points, supported byBaladin(15 pts). The Dominicans played equally, but could not snatch a set.

Serbia - USA 2:3

📍Belgrade

  • Sets: 22:25, 20:25, 25:22, 25:22, 11:15

  • The Serbians showed character after trailing 0:2, but in the fifth set the Americans imposed their will. Serbia is still without a win in the tournament.

📊 Standings after the first day of the second week (June 18)

Bulgaria occupiesninth placewith 2 wins and 6 points - before the extremely important match against China.

# Team Wins Points
1Japan514
2Italy514
3Turkey513
4Poland412
5Brazil411
6China310
7Germany310
8Netherlands28
9Bulgaria26
10USA26
11Canada25
12Czech Republic24
13Dominican Republic24
14France14
15Thailand14
16Belgium13
17South Korea13
18Serbia04



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