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…g scores 25-27, 23-25 , 25-22, 25-18 and 15-11.
Yesterday, Thailand had beaten Cuba in five sets as well with a score of 25-18, 25-21, 19-25, 22-25 and 17 -15, Xinhua news agency reported.
Once this tournament ends, these three teams and China will be involved in the second phase to be held in Shenzhen from May 22 to 24.(ACN)
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…ve one berth to the coming Youth World Championship to be held in the Czech Republic next June. Due to a ruling by the Pan American Union, this berth will be granted to the team that wins Pool B of this Cup, which includes Cuba, Costa Rica, Chile and Puerto Rico. Peru, Colombia, the DR and Mexico are already qualified to the world tournament. (ACN)
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… the third set Henry Bell replaced Cepeda and scored 6 points.The game’s stats show that Cuba scored 45 points in attack, 15 with blocks and four aces, but made 22 unforced errors, while Japan’s stats were 37-4-5-14.Also in Group A Russia had to go all the way to the tie-break to win over Serbia 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25 and 15-9). (ACN).
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…d, Finland and Canada in the B, Italy, the United States, France and South Korea (C), and Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany and Portugal (D).The World League final stage will be held from July 4-8 in the city of Sofia, in Bulgaria, where, besides the host, the top two teams of each group will be qualified and also the best second place. (Prensa Latina).
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…ter pool matches (July 4-6), the two top teams will advance to the semifinals. In the Final Four (July 7-8), the first of each pool will meet the second of the other pool in crossed semifinals. The winners of the two semis willplay for the FIVB Volleyball World League 2012 title whilst losers will play for the 3rd place of the competition.(ACN)
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…n Xue and Zhang Xi won their second title after winning the Brazilians Talita Antunes and Maria Antonelli. The first hit was won in the initial stage in Brasilia.The latter pair won the gold medal in battle hosted by the city of Sanya in southern Chinese province of Hainan.The Female competition will be resumed next June in Moscow. (Prensa Latina).
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…ch was stronger, confirming coach Juan Carlos Gala's recent words on the team's improvement.Sunday's program includes Trinidad Tobago vs Honduras at 12:00 for places 7th and 8th; host Mexico vs Costa Rica (14:00 local time); Puerto Rico vs. Canada (at 17:00) for the Bronze and Cuba vs Dominican Republic (at 19:00) for the Gold. (Prensa Latina).
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…a told Prensa Latina.Cuba reached this stage after dominating in Group B.Gala added that despite falling in the easiest group, the girls have come from the bottom, improving different aspects of their game. That helps us to play better in this complicated phase.However, he added the mood and mindset of the athletes are high up. (Prensa Latina).
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