Perfect Chinese tailed by USA, Brazil, Italy as FIVB World Grand Prix heads to Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Macau on final weekend of Preliminary Rounds

03.07.08 - 18:19 ... source : FIVB

... Brazil's Fabiana Claudino attacks against Zhao Ruirui and Wei Qiuyue in Ningbo, China. The two teams come together in Macau this weekend Lausanne, July 3, 2008 - The third and final Preliminary Round of the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix is hosted in Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Macau this weekend, with the currently undefeated China hoping to preserve their record against Brazil in Group I, while USA and Italy come together in Group H as the top four teams try to hold onto their places and book a spot in the Final Round.Turkey, currently in the fifth and final qualifying spot, are also in Group H in Taipei along with Poland, Dominican Republic and Japan fill out Group I in Macau, while Thailand, Kazakhstan, Cuba and Germany compete in Group G in Bangkok. USA, Brazil and Italy all have 5-1 win-loss records, while Turkey is at 4 ...» Next (HTML)