Great generation of Polish players celebrate time together with U21 world title

Brno / Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, July 2, 2017 – The team of Poland triumphed with the gold medals at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship Czech Republic 2017! The Polish team mastered a 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-19) victory over Cuba in Sunday’s final in Brno to crown this generation of young players’ brilliant rise to manhood with yet another title. Their captain and charismatic leader Jakub Kochanowski was awarded as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

This squad already has the gold medals from the U19 World Championship in 2015, the U20 European Championship in 2016, the U19 European Championship in 2015 and the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2015 in their showcase, so the U21 title was the logical continuation and conclusion of the time these volleyballers spent together in the youth national teams of their country.

1. Poland

2. Cuba

3. Russia

4. Brazil

5. Iran

6. China

7. Argentina

8. Canada

9. Italy

10. Turkey

11. Ukraine

12. Egypt

13. Japan

14. USA

15. Czech Republic

16. Morocco

Jakub Kochanowski (POL)

 

Poland lived up to the expectations and won the title at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship Czech Republic 2017. Thousands of Polish fans travelled to Brno to support their team during the final match from the stands of the DRFG Arena and were not left disappointed. The inspired Polish squad was a like a fine-tuned machine and left no doubts about who deserves the gold medal. They handed Cuba a 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-19) shutout to defend their U19 world title from two years ago. Outside spiker Bartosz Kwolek and opposite Jakub Ziobrowski were the best scorers for the winning side with 12 points each, while Cuba’s opposite Miguel David Gutierrez topped them with 15 points.

The world champions from the previous three editions of Men’s U21 World Championship had to settle for bronze at the 2017 tournament in the Czech Republic. Led by middle blocker Alexei Kononov, Russia cruised to a comfortable 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-19) victory over Brazil in Sunday’s third place match in Brno to secure their spot on the podium. Kononov was the best scorer of the game with 13 points, including six kill blocks.

Iran claimed the prestigious fifth place in the final standings at the Men’s U21 World Championship. In an all-Asian clash in Brno, the Iranians cruised to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) shutout of China with great contribution from middle blocker Aliasghar Mojarad, who tallied five kill blocks for a total of 12 points.

Led by usual suspect Jan Martinez Franchi and sub-in Geronimo Elgueta, the Argentina beat Canada to the seventh place in a hard-fought 3-2 (22-25, 30-28, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11) match. Martinez top-scored with 22 points, just one more than Elgueta put on his tally.

Italy did the best they could do after not making the cut for the best eight of the tournament. With a 17-point contribution from Giulio Pinali, they managed a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-19) win against Turkey to claim the ninth place in the final standings.

Andrii Rohozhyn’s 25 points, including an impressive count of six kill blocks, helped Ukraine persevere through a rollercoaster 11th place match to stamp a 3-2 (26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25, 15-11) victory over Egypt.

Japanese outside spiker Yurai Adai scored a total of 21 points to top the scorers’ charts of the 13th place match, in which his team claimed a 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-20) victory over USA.

Matej Smidl exploded with 30 points to make sure the hosts of the World Championship end the tournament with a victory. The Czech Republic achieved a 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20) win against Morocco taking the 15th place and leaving the African side at the very bottom of the table

23 - Kento Miyaura of Japan v China on June 23

28 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Ukraine on June 24

26 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Argentina on June 25

24 - Dmitry Yakovlev of Russia v Argentina on June 27

24 - Bartosz Kwolek of Poland v China on June 27

24 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v China on June 28

25 - Davy Silva Moraes of Brazil v Russia on June 29

25 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Poland on June 29

25 - Taryq Sani of Canada v Argentina on June 29

36 - Adis Lagumdzija of Turkey v Egypt on July 1

30 - Matej Smidl of Czech Republic v Morocco on July 2

36 - Adis Lagumdzija of Turkey v Egypt on July 1

30 - Matej Smidl of Czech Republic v Morocco on July 2

28 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Ukraine on June 24

27 - Tymofii Poluian of Ukraine v Iran on June 24

26 - Taryq Sani of Canada v China on July 1

26 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Argentina on June 25

25 - Andrii Rohozhyn of Ukraine v Egypt on July 2

25 - Davy Silva Moraes of Brazil v Russia on June 29

25 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v Poland on June 29

25 - Taryq Sani of Canada v Argentina on June 29

25 - Jan Martinez Franchi of Argentina v Iran on June 25

24 - Juan Horacio Bucciarelli of Argentina v Iran on July 1

24 - Miguel David Gutierrez Suarez of Cuba v China on June 29

24 - Rasoul Aghchehli of Iran v China on June 28

24 - Dmitry Yakovlev of Russia v Argentina on June 27

24 - Bartosz Kwolek of Poland v China on June 27

24 - Miguel David Gutierrez Suarez of Cuba v Turkey on June 25

5 - Paolo Zonca of Italy v Ukrain on July 1

5 - Taryq Sani of Canada v China on July 1

5 - Bartosz Kwolek of Poland v China on June 27

4 - Jakub Kochanowski of Poland v Cuba on July 2

4 - Miguel David Gutierrez Suarez of Cuba v Russia on July 1

4 - Felipe Benavidez of Argentina v Iran on July 1

4 - Javad Karimisouchelmaei of Iran v Poland on June 29

4 - Yuri Romano of Italy v Czech Republic on June 29

4 - Tymofii Poluian of Ukraine v Japan on June 28

4 - Shayan Shahsavand of Iran v Cuba on June 27

4 - Matias Giraudo of Argentina v Iran on June 25

4 - Donovan Dzavoronok of Czech Republic v Morocco on June 25

4 - Oleh Plotnytskyi of Ukraine v Iran on June 24

4 - Kristian Cervinka of Czech Republic v Canada on June 23

4 - Miguel Angel Lopez Castro of Cuba v Russia on June 23

10 - Ukraine v Japan on June 28

10 - Poland v China on June 27

10 - Czech Republic v Canada on June 23

9 - Canada v China on July 1

9 - Argentina v Iran on July 1

9 - Egypt v USA on June 29

9 - Czech Republic v Morocco on June 25

9 - Japan v Egypt on June 24

8 - Poland v Cuba on July 2

8 - Ukraine v Egypt on July 2

8 - Turkey v Egypt on July 1

8 - Czech Republic v Japan on July 1

8 - Italy v Czech Republic on June 29

8 - Iran v China on June 28

8 - Brazil v China on June 24

9 - Aliasghar Mojarad of Iran v China on June 28

7 - Fynnian Lionel Mccarthy of Canada v China on July 1

7 - Aleksei Kononov of Russia v Brazil on June 29

7 - Liying Zhou of China v Iran on June 28

7 - Yuantai Yu of China v Iran on June 28

7 - Miguel David Gutierrez Suarez of Cuba v Turkey on June 25

7 - Lucas Adriano Araujo Barreto of Brazil v Japan on June 25

6 - Aleksei Kononov of Russia v Brazil on July 2

6 - Andrii Rohozhyn of Ukraine v Egypt on July 2

6 - Jose Israel Masso Alvarez of Cuba v China on June 29

6 - Scott Stadick of USA v Czech Republic on June 28

6 - Mohamed Aly of Egypt v Japan on June 24

6 - Fynnian Lionel Mccarthy of Canada v Czech Republic on June 23

30 - China v Iran on June 28

18 - Egypt v Japan on June 24

17 - Cuba v Iran on June 27

16 - Egypt v Turkey on July 1

16 - Iran v China on June 28

15 - Russia v Brazil on June 29

15 - Poland v Iran on June 29

14 - Turkey v Egypt on July 1

14 - USA v Morocco on July 1

14 - Canada v Argentina on June 29

14 - Cuba v China on June 29

14 - Russia v Argentina on June 27

14 - China v Egypt on June 25

14 - Argentina v Iran on June 25

14 - Canada v Czech Republic on June 23

32-30 - Argentina v Italy on June 24

32-30 - Russia v Cuba on June 23

31-29 - Turkey v Egypt on July 1

31-29 - Poland v Canada on June 25

30-28 - Argentina v Canada on July 2

30-28 - Russia v Brazil on June 29

30-28 - Turkey v USA on June 23

27-29 - Poland v Iran on June 29

27-29 - Russia v Argentina on June 27

29-27 - Poland v Czech Republic on June 24

226 - Canada v China 2-3 (27-25, 24-26, 25-21, 26-28, 9-15) on July 1

225 - Russia v Brazil 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 30-28, 19-25, 17-15) on June 29

221 - Argentina v Canada 3-2 (22-25, 30-28, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11) on July 2

218 - Poland v Iran 3-2 (27-29, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11) on June 29

216 - Egypt v Ukraine 2-3 (24-26, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 11-15) on July 2

214 - Canada v Argentina 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-11) on June 29

212 - Czech Republic v Italy 2-3 (25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 18-25, 16-18) on June 29

211 - Poland v Brazil 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 15-12) on July 1

211 - Iran v Ukraine 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 15-13) on June 24

210 - Iran v China 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 20-25, 15-10) on June 28

209 - Czech Republic v USA 2-3 (23-25, 26-24, 25-21, 18-25, 7-15) on June 28

209 - Argentina v Iran 2-3 (21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 12-15) on June 25

208 - Turkey v Cuba 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 7-15) on June 25

206 - Japan v Czech Republic 3-2 (22-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-13) on July 1

205 - Turkey v Egypt 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 28-26, 31-29) on July 1

203 - Iran v Argentina 3-2 (25-23, 15-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-10) on July 1

203 - Czech Republic v Canada 2-3 (22-25, 25-13, 25-23, 18-25, 12-15) on June 23

200 - Cuba v Iran 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 13:25, 15-8) on June 27