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Poland will play in the knockout stage after a win over Qatar, Bobby Georgiev is back in the game

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September 15, 2025 at 18:26

Poland will play in the knockout stage after a win over Qatar, Bobby Georgiev is back in the game

After another 3:0 victory for Poland ", this time over Qatar ", "the squad" takes first place in Group B standings. Two victories with three points each, without a lost set, already guarantee the red-and-whites participation in the 1/8-finals. It is still unclear against whom they will play in the elimination phase ", their opponent will become known after Wednesday's matches. At the end of the group stage, the Poles will face the Netherlands in a direct duel for the first position in the table. A potential opponent for Poland in the 1/8-final is Turkey or Canada.

Group B ", Preliminary Phase, Match No. 24
Quezon City, Philippines

Poland ", Qatar 3:0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19)

Team Statistics

PolandStatisticsQatar
37Attack34
8Block3
4Serve2
26Points from opponent errors15
75Total points54


The Poles demonstrated clear superiority at the net with a total of8 blocks against 3for Qatar. The difference in points from opponent errors (26 against 15) also tipped the scales. Although attacks were close in effectiveness (37 against 34), it was discipline in block and serve that brought the comfortable 3:0 victory.

Game elements

PolandElementQatar
34Digs43
42Reception60
62Setting85


In these metrics, Qatar even had an advantage more digs (43 against 34) and a higher number of receptions (60 against 42). However, this did not translate into attack efficiency. The Poles showed better organization, a more compact block, and precision in their finishing shots.

Top scorers

PolandPointsQatar
Kamil Semeniuk (16)13Pape (No. 2)8
Jakub Kochanowski (15)8Nicola (No. 11)8


Semeniuk was the leader in attack with 13 points, and Kochanowski supported him with 8. For Qatar, Pape and Nicola stood out with 8 points each, but this was not enough to put up serious resistance.
Borislav Georgiev was back in action for Qatar, even scoring a point against the world number one.


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