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Post by tamz on Jul 5, 2021 10:13:24 GMT -5
This thread can be used to discuss mostly non-USA matches. I created separate threads for each of the American teams.
Pool A - Mol A./Sorum C. (NOR), Semenov/Leshukov (ROC), Herrera/Gavira (ESP), McHugh/Schumann (AUS)
Pool B - Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy (ROC), Perusic/Schweiner (CZE), Plavins/Tocs (LAT), Gaxiola/Rubio (MEX)
Pool C - Cherif/Ahmed (QAT), Gibb/Crabb Ta. (USA), Carambula/Rossi (ITA), Heidrich/Gerson (SUI)
Pool D - Alison/Alvaro Filho (BRA), Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED), Lucena/Dalhausser (USA), Azaad/Capogrosso (ARG)
Pool E - Fijalek/Bryl (POL), Evandro/Bruno Schmidt (BRA), Grimalt M./Grimalt E. (CHI), Elgraoui/Abicha (MAR)
Pool F - Gottsu/Shiratori (JPN), Thole J./Wickler (GER), Nicolai/Lupo (ITA), Kantor/Losiak (POL)
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Post by tamz on Jul 5, 2021 11:53:15 GMT -5
I think Pool of Death would be Pool C and Pool E is the easiest pool.
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Post by ebes1099 on Jul 6, 2021 9:58:02 GMT -5
If you had to rank the teams by position in the pool (team 1, team 2, team 3, team 4) then Evandro/Bruno probably got the 2nd worst 1 seed, the worst (or 2nd worst behind Spain) 3 seed and by far the worst 4 seed. Evandro/Bruno looked terrible this year after Bruno's return from COVID, so this is a huge gift for them.
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Post by tamz on Jul 6, 2021 11:43:24 GMT -5
If you had to rank the teams by position in the pool (team 1, team 2, team 3, team 4) then Evandro/Bruno probably got the 2nd worst 1 seed, the worst (or 2nd worst behind Spain) 3 seed and by far the worst 4 seed. Evandro/Bruno looked terrible this year after Bruno's return from COVID, so this is a huge gift for them. None of the teams in Pool E have done well this year. They’re lucky their points from before kept them up there. |
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Post by ajm on Jul 6, 2021 14:46:33 GMT -5
Some current betting odds here. www.bovada.lv/sports/olympic-games/beach-volleyball/mensNo surprise with Norway at the top, but otherwise the odds seem to reflect results in 2021. Qatar #2 ahead of Russia. The Czechs #4 despite finishing 10th in the Olympic rankings and Kantor/Losiak also with pretty high odds after barely making the cut. |
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Post by tamz on Jul 12, 2021 17:22:09 GMT -5
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Post by tamz on Jul 12, 2021 18:10:10 GMT -5
Team USA Pool Play Matches Schedule (EDT):
07/24 8AM Dalcena vs Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED)
07/25 9AM Cribb vs Carambula/Rossi (ITA)
07/26 11PM Dalcena vs Alison/Alvaro (BRA)
07/27 8PM Cribb vs Heidrich/Gerson (SUI)
07/28 10PM Dalcena vs Azaad/Capogrosso (ARG)
07/30 9AM Cribb vs Cherif/Admed (QAT)
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Post by ajm on Jul 13, 2021 0:28:07 GMT -5
They’re playing 10 pool play matches per day on the hour with a couple of two hour breaks. Looks like they made extra effort to avoid scheduling Western Hemisphere teams (US, Brazil, Canada, Mexico) during the middle of the day, which would be the overnight hours here. I’d guess the elimination round schedules might not be so convenient for us though. |
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Post by acrossthepond on Jul 13, 2021 5:00:33 GMT -5
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Post by swift on Jul 16, 2021 4:40:37 GMT -5
man this is going to be really interesting since some of the teams who did well the last couple of years haven't played their best volleyball lately and some other teams seem to have come back to life.
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Post by tamz on Jul 16, 2021 19:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by ajm on Jul 19, 2021 10:30:38 GMT -5
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Post by tamz on Jul 19, 2021 12:28:21 GMT -5
You beat me to it! Wonder what happens now… fly in a replacement player? "So now we're looking at a possible postponement of matches or other options that would allow the boys to enter the tournament later, according to the rules. Not sure how other teams in their pool would feel about that. The pool of death. |
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Post by tamz on Jul 19, 2021 12:43:33 GMT -5
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Post by ajm on Jul 19, 2021 13:43:02 GMT -5
You beat me to it! Wonder what happens now… fly in a replacement player? "So now we're looking at a possible postponement of matches or other options that would allow the boys to enter the tournament later, according to the rules. Not sure how other teams in their pool would feel about that. The pool of death. Seems like it would be difficult to postpone one team’s matches without affecting many others. And that would change scheduled TV broadcast times, etc. Not sure if there are any designated alternate players that could be subbed in. It would really suck if they had to drop out though. |
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