Iran
Russia entered in the finals after winning over Japan while Iran crushed Korea.
Russia displayed great offense and defense against Japan to win 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 30-28) while in the second semifinal match, Iran are on an undefeated run in the tournament as they defeated Korea 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18).
Results August 26
From 17-20 place
Poland – Mexico 3-0 (25-16, 29-27, 25-23)
Tunis – Chile 3-1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 25-11)
From 13-16 place
Puerto Rico – USA 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 30-28, 25-23)
Bahrein – Cuba 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16)
From 9-12 place
Argentina – China 2-3 (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23, 16-18)
Turkey – Italy 2-3 (26-28, 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 8-15)
From 5-8 place
Czech Republic – France 1-3 (25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 21-25)
Brazil – Egit 0-3 (31-33, 15-25, 19-25)
Semifinals
Japan – Russia 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 28-30)
Japan: Miyaura 18, Nakamura 5, Kashimura 2, Saeki 4, Ichikawa (L), Sato 11, Otsuka 9; Yamada 1, Tashiro, Miyoshi, Nakahama, Oniki. Coach: Honda.
Russia: Kuznetcov 15, Dikarev 7, Melnikov 7, Abaev 6, S. Antonov 13, P. Tetyukhin 21, Lyasov (L), Ushkov, Sapozhov, Mineev, V. Spiridonov, Ganenko. Coach: Nozdrin.
Iran – Korea 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18)
Iran: Jelveh Ghaziani 3, Toukhteh 9, Falahat Khah 4, Sharifi 9, Esfandiar 10, Hazratpourtalatappeh (L), Yali 21; Soleiman Ahari 0, Rastiardakani, Daneshdoust, Feyzemamdoust, Gholamipour. Coach: Reza Vakili.
Korea: Im Donghyeok 13, Choi Ikje 2, Ham Hyeongjin 3, Kim Sunho 9, Lim Sungjin 13, Jeong Taejun 5, Park Kyeongmin (L); Lee Kangho 0, Lee Jun 0, Kim Jihan 0, Kim Woojin, Kook Moses. Coach: Park Wongil.
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