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Post by midnightblue on Jul 31, 2021 7:56:19 GMT -5
Let's manifest: 1A Brazil vs 4B Turkey 3B USA vs 3A Korea 1B Italy vs 4A Dominican Republic 2A Serbia vs 2B Russia I would like USA vs Serbia pls I'm sorry your request could not be processed at this time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 8:14:49 GMT -5
Japan -DR is basically a round of 16 match now,
Winner gets Italy 😂😂 (I think)
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Post by trojansc on Jul 31, 2021 8:45:07 GMT -5
#1A will be Brazil. There is just no way they lose to Kenya. They will play #4B, who mathematically, can still be *anyone* from Pool B, but most likely USA/Russia/Turkey. Italy needs to win just one more set in its last two matches to guarantee they won't be #4B.
Italy clinches #1B with a win against China in 3 or 4.
Serbia and Korea will be apart of the 2/3 grouping. Talk about the draw mattering immensely. Any combination of the 4 teams on Pool B can still be #2/#3, so, that's still uncertain.
Dominican Republic vs. Japan is an elimination match and they will get the winner of Pool B no matter what.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 8:54:01 GMT -5
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 31, 2021 9:10:01 GMT -5
According to this article, it sounds like Thompson will likely miss the Italy match but will hopefully play in the quarterfinal.
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Post by basil on Jul 31, 2021 9:37:45 GMT -5
my pentagrams worked holy crap
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 9:40:50 GMT -5
my pentagrams worked holy crap now try some gold ones 😂
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Post by heavenkit on Jul 31, 2021 9:42:52 GMT -5
According to this article, it sounds like Thompson will likely miss the Italy match but will hopefully play in the quarterfinal. No ifs. Just sit her out. Jesus Christ
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 31, 2021 9:49:10 GMT -5
Never knew my comprehension of some Chinese would turn out to be so useful outside of the work context. While I am pretty far from 100% fluency, I know enough to get what some written articles are saying.
Why am I pointing this out now? Because I am reading some Sohu articles that alleges the real reason for China's underperformance at Tokyo. The author claims that there was some internal politics and power struggle inside the Chinese volleyball federation. As a result, Lang Ping was stripped of her power to choose the team roster or even decide who to put on court. This would explain why Zhu was on court for so long despite her injury. Because this alleged nefarious government bureaucrat was calling the real shots, not Lang Ping. Another Sohu article claims Lang Ping will announce her resignation once she returns to China.
I am not going to post the link yet because I don't know how credible these articles are. Sohu is a major Chinese website, but I simply don't know how reliable these articles are. It could be true...or it could be just the musing of some propagandists looking for an excuse to explain away China's poor performance.
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Post by dokterrudi on Jul 31, 2021 10:11:23 GMT -5
This sounds foil hat but given my experience wi CH I wouldn't doubt it one bit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 10:12:57 GMT -5
Russia is the favorite lmao. When they play like they did last night I don’t think anyone can beat them
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 10:13:55 GMT -5
Russia is the favorite lmao. When they play like they did last night I don’t think anyone can beat them if Brazil can push the ball (I haven’t watched their match yet) I think they’re the best chance
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 10:14:26 GMT -5
Russia is the favorite lmao. When they play like they did last night I don’t think anyone can beat them if Brazil can push the ball (I haven’t watched their match yet) I think they’re the best chance what do you think about Russia ?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 10:19:04 GMT -5
if Brazil can push the ball (I haven’t watched their match yet) I think they’re the best chance what do you think about Russia ? they were great. But to your question, Brazil is the team that can push the ball to make their middles work. USA didn’t take Koroleva or Fetisova out of the game at all
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Post by Reach on Jul 31, 2021 10:21:28 GMT -5
According to this article, it sounds like Thompson will likely miss the Italy match but will hopefully play in the quarterfinal. No ifs. Just sit her out. Jesus Christ This reminds me of when Berg went out in the last match of pool play of the 2012 games. Then Olympic cheerleader, Courtney Thompson, was ask to join the team to set. The match after that mess, Berg was back! Hoping the same thing transpires here.
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