{"id":63777,"date":"2021-07-18T23:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=63777"},"modified":"2021-07-18T23:46:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T23:46:56","slug":"italy-crowned-u20-champions-as-thailand-finish-14th-after-going-down-to-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/italy-crowned-u20-champions-as-thailand-finish-14th-after-going-down-to-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"ITALY CROWNED U20 CHAMPIONS, AS THAILAND FINISH 14TH AFTER GOING DOWN TO BELGIUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>Serbia earn silver &amp; Russia grab the bronze after a thrilling five-setter against the Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italy were crowned champions at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women&#8217;s U20 World Championship after defeating Serbia in three sets on Sunday. In the bronze medal match, Russia delivered a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands coming back from two sets down and saving as many as six match points in the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold medal match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italy v Serbia 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23)<\/p>\n<p>In the match for gold, Italy felt the sweet taste of success after finishing the Worlds without a single loss.<\/p>\n<p>Italy dominated on all counts in the first set, not allowing the Serbians to show their full potential. Serbia\u2019s captain Vanja Savic suffered a wrist injury with the score at 19-9, and had to leave the court.<\/p>\n<p>It was a similar story in the second set. The Italians controlled the game and although the Serbian players sped up on spiking, an impeccable performance at the block helped Italy to take a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>It was a close call in the third set as Serbia improved their defence. Serbia\u2019s libero Bojana Gocanin saved several spectacular balls. The Balkan team even took the lead at 17-16, and breathing down Italy\u2019s necks, kept the intrigue alive until the last referee whistle. However, Italy again gained control. Serbia saved two match points, but Italy were merciless.<\/p>\n<p>Statistically, Italy were the better team in all areas of the game. Giorgia Frosini and Loveth Omoruyi scored 11 points each. Branka Tica recorded 12 winning spikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any words to describe the emotion! Becoming champions of the world is something that we have been dreaming of for such a long time! Throughout the whole competition, we have been able to keep our faith alive. Since we started preparation for this championship, we knew that we could achieve our goal. It is a dream come true! This group of players deserves this title,&#8221; Gaia Guiducci, MVP and Best Setter of the competition, said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"ITA vs. SRB - Full Gold Medal Match | Women&#039;s U20 Volleyball World Champs 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2D5EVg0e5hY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bronze medal match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia v Netherlands 3-2 (16-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 22-20)<\/p>\n<p>Russia and the Netherlands met in the previous stage of the FIVB Women\u2019s U20 World Championship, when the Dutch disappointed the Russians with a 3-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic re-match on Sunday, the Dutch were well in control of the first set, outperforming the Russians on all counts. Russia recovered their rhythm, pushing hard on the serve, but the Netherlands found their opponents\u2019 weak spot to take a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Russia then took control of attack to tie the set score. Two aces at 6-6 gave the Netherlands an 8-6 lead in the fourth set, but the players of Igor Kursonov turned things around. They performed exceptionally well in defence, and took advantage of the Dutch mistakes to take the match to a tiebreak.<\/p>\n<p>In a thrilling fifth set, with both teams sharing the lead at different times, the Russians saved as many as six match points, to eventually emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63779\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a better performance in spiking that was the difference for Russia. They fired as many as 67 successful attacks. The Netherlands on the other hand proved better at the block (14) and on the serve (13 aces). Russia\u2019s opposite, Vita Akimova was unstoppable with 35 points to her name.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Thailand, the only Asian team contesting the U20 World Championship, went down to hosts Belgium in hard-fought three-setter 20-25, 20-25, 19-25 in the 13th-14th playoffs in Kortrijk on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63781\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Suphatcha Khamtrareaksa, setter and captain of Thailand: \u201cWe are so happy to be here. We earned a lot of experience. We\u2019ll take every experience that we got here back to Thailand and it will help our team to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63783\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luna Van Acker, setter and captain of Belgium: \u201cI am very happy that my team played this well, because we worked hard for this and it\u2019s nice to win at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63782\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anna Koulberg scored a match-high 15 points for Belgium, while Anouck Van Bouwel delivered 12 points. Waranya Srilaoong led Thailand 13 points, with Saowapha Soosuk adding 8 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIVB Volleyball Women&#8217;s U20 World Championship Dream Team<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Best setter:<\/strong> Gaia Guiducci (ITA)<br \/>\n<strong>Best opposite:<\/strong> Vita Akimova (RUS)<br \/>\n<strong>Best outside hitter:<\/strong> Loveth Omoruyi (ITA)<br \/>\n<strong>Best outside hitter:<\/strong> Jolien Knollema (NED)<br \/>\n<strong>Best middle blocker:<\/strong> Emma Graziani (ITA)<br \/>\n<strong>Best middle blocker:<\/strong> Hena Kurtagic (SRB)<br \/>\n<strong>Best libero:<\/strong> Martina Armini (ITA)<br \/>\n<strong>Most Valuable Player (MVP):<\/strong> Gaia Guiducci (ITA)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63780\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley&nbsp;<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbia earn silver &amp; Russia grab the bronze after a thrilling five-setter against the Netherlands Italy were crowned champions at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women&#8217;s U20 World Championship after defeating&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":63778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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