As alreadyvolleyweek.bgpredicted three days ago (thanks to Ivaylo Chipev, editor's note), Bulgaria climbed one place in the FIVB men's U21 ranking and is now second. Only the team from Iran is ahead of our vice-European champions, and we are ahead of Italy. In the top ten, the teams of Poland and Belgium are falling. The latter qualified for the upcoming World Championship in China, due to remaining among the top ten (something we again reported first, thanks to Ivaylo Chipev's calculations, editor's note).