Olympic Volleyball Roundup: Group Stage Round 2

A historic first win by British girls caught the eye of the host Nation. Bottom seedsTeam GB, who had qualified only by virtue of being the host country, won against Algeria for the first time in the Olympics!

Rd2 Review – Group A (W)

Russia overcame another Dominican Republic fightback but the Caribbeans lost the fourth set by a mere 3 points. Gold medal favorites Italy had to shrug off a spirited Japanese team as veteran Francesca Piccinini had to come into the action to score a three sets to one victory. 69th ranked Great Britain won a thrilling 5 setter against the top African Nation with a World Rank of 16 by a scoreline that read 22-25 25-19 23-25 25-19 15-8

Rd 3 Predictions : Dominican Republic 3-2 Japan | Algeria 0-3 Russia | Great Britain 0-3 Italy

Olympic Volleyball Standings After Round 2 (Women)

Group B (W)

In a tight group, Turkey stretched China to four sets whereas injury hit Serbia lost to the Koreans. In a high profile match , defending champions Brazil lost to a dominant American team by 18-15 17-15 25-22 21-25. Upcoming matches in this group are very crucial as couple of teams might go home early.

Rd 3 Predictions : Serbia 2-3 Turkey | USA 2-3 China | Brazil 3-2 South Korea

Group A (M)

Gold medal favorites Poland were handed a shocker of a result by their European counterparts Bulgaria. Italy, on the other hand, after losing their first games turned the tables on Argentina while Australia got the better of arch rival Great Britain in straight sets. The Group table has shaped up nicely and the race to qualify will go right down till the very last game for sure.

Rd 3 Predictions : Australia 1-3 Bulgaria | Poland 3-1 Argentina | Great Britain 0-3 Italy

Olympic Volleyball Standings After Round 2 (Men)

Group B (M)

Straight Set victories continued in Group B as United States and Brazil won important matches against Germany and Brazil respectively. Serbia won its first points of the Games as they overcame Tunisia 25-15 25-21 20-25 25-18. COming up next in this group is a must watch game between Brazil and the US of A !

Rd 3 Predictions : Serbia 3-2 Germany | Russia 3-1 Tunisia | Brazil 3-2 USA

On the spot predictions : 8 / 12