Slovenian M NT
Current CEV European Championship runners-up Slovenia superiorly grabbed the title in the second-ranked division of the FIVB World League as they beat Japan in the final match, in Gold Coast, Australia, finishing the torunament with 10-1. Thus, this small European country made a huge progress in the past two years as they made their World League debut in 2015, winning Group 3, and now became winners of the upper class of the tournament as well.
Slovenski odbojkarji so zmagovalci drugega razreda #FIVBWorldLeague! Čestitke fantom, strokovnemu štabu in izjemnim navijačem! #sLOVEvolley pic.twitter.com/6W6e4eBOKQ
— Slovenia Volleyball (@SloVolley) 25 June 2017
Unfortunately for them, if the FIVB change World League format, Slovenia will not move to the elite division, Group 1, as they should according to the current regulations. They can only hope for the format to remain the same…
Mitja Gasparini, who will play his second consecutive season in Korea, topped Slovenia with 15 points against Japan, who beat Final Four hosts Australia in the semis. Yuki Ishikawa, who extended the contract with Top Volley Latina from Italy, noted 11 for the Asian side.
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