The first week of the Volleyball Nations League group stage for men ended with the big shock of the tournament when the Chinese men's volleyball team overcame the Brazilian male volleyball team with a strong score of 3-0.
While the Chinese team is only the name that replaces Russia to the tournament and lost the previous three matches, Brazil is the reigning championship as well as the home team, which is highly appreciated than its opponent.
This defeat, along with the previous US 0-3 defeat, made Brazil fall to the 8th place on the rankings while the United States was still the leading team, the only team won all 4 matches at week 1.
Arranging right after the US is the representative of Asia – Japan. Yuki Ishikawa and his teammates get 10 points and 3 victories. The only defeat of this team was the 2-3 defeat against the top US team.
The two names in turn ranked French and Poland. Italy is the top 5 leading team when they have the same score and the number of victories with the two teams ranked above.
With the first victory over Brazil, China rose 13th with 1 victory and 3 points. The last rank is Bulgaria and Australia without any scores.
The teams will have 1 week of rest to make way for the female tournament before returning.
The latest VNL 2022 men's volleyball chart today