The United States reached the Men’s VNL 2026 semifinals with a rapid straight-sets win over Italy. Jake Hanes scored 21 points and six of USA’s 14 aces, including the serving run that erased Italy’s 15-10 […]
Slovenia reached the Men’s VNL 2026 semifinals with a straight-sets win over Türkiye, but the 3-0 scoreline concealed two extraordinary finishes. After taking the opener 25-21, the Slovenians survived 35-33 and 39-37 marathons as Rok […]
Japan enter the Men’s VNL 2026 Finals as the only undefeated team, while hosts China arrive after finishing last in the Preliminary Phase. The gap is enormous on paper, but this Asian rivalry still gives […]
Italy enter Ningbo with stronger late-round momentum but without Alessandro Michieletto, while USA bring Micah Christenson, T.J. DeFalco and a roster much closer to full strength than in the teams’ first meeting. Match: Thursday, 30 […]
Slovenia won 3-1 only 11 days ago and have dominated the recent head-to-head record, but Türkiye arrive at their first VNL Finals with an elite opposite, a dangerous block and a clear chance to rewrite […]
Japan enter Ningbo with a perfect 12-0 record, Poland defend their title, Türkiye and Ukraine make historic Finals debuts, and four knockout matches will reduce the field to the last four. Finals in Ningbo, China: […]
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