The Japanese men's volleyball team ended their qualifying rounds at Volleyball Nations League 2023 with a 0-3 white defeat against Poland in a match that did not have too much meaning.
Entering this match, Japan was definitely in the top 2 and it seemed that the No. 1 Men's volleyball team wanted to “avoid” the top of the table to avoid encountering France or Serbia in the quarterfinals.
Therefore, this team plays with the squad is not the strongest. The owner of Takahashi Ran also had the second match that did not play to rest after a minor injury and keep strength for the final round.
Therefore, Japan can only make it difficult and play on par with the team twice the world championship in the first half of each set before letting the opponent overcome and get quite a difference.
Today, the absence of the world's No. 1 volleyball male, Ran's back, caused many problems in Japan to have many problems in catching and defending. The owner replaced Ran could not fill this absence.
Meanwhile, despite the lack of Kurek, Kaczmarek still does very well when replaced. Besides, Leon is still the tree score for the home team and is the most scoring hand of the match.
The 0-3 defeat caused Japan to receive the second defeat in a row but still at the top of the rankings with 10 wins. Poland rose to Monday when inferior to a victory.
The top of Japan's table may be replaced if in the match tomorrow, the United States overcame the weak team Bulgaria. However, it seems that the teams are “dodged” at the top of the table because they may have to encounter the defending the French champion right from the quarterfinals.
The results of Japanese male volleyball 0-3 Poland (17-25, 19-25, 18-25)