The Dominican Republic’s women’s volleyball team, known internationally as the “Queens of the Caribbean,” is seventh in the Nations League tournament standing. The event is serving as a warm-up for the July 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Team Dominican Republic is one of the 12 women’s volleyball teams competing in the Olympics.
The Dominican Republic picked up recent wins against Thailand and tournament host Italy while losing to China in the championship taking place in Rimini, Italy.
So far, the DR has won six games and lost five in the 16-team Nations League tournament. The top seven teams are: USA, Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Netherlands, Russia and the Dominican Republic.
Over the weekend, the DR lost to China 1:3 (14-25, 20-25, 25-19 and 22-25), but won games to host Italy (25-21, 25-19, 22-25 and 26-24) and Thailand 3-0 (16-25, 17-25 and 23-25).
The DR matches have ended:
Losses:
DR lost to USA: 0-3 games
DR lost to Brazil: 0-3 games
DR lost to Belgium: 2-3
DR lost to Russia: 2-3
DR lost to China: 1-3
Wins:
DR defeated Canada: 3-1
DR defeated Korea: 3-0
DR defeated Poland: 3-1
DR defeated Turkey: 3-1
DR defeated Thailand: 3-0
DR defeated Italy: 3-1
The DR will next play Netherlands (14 June), Japan (18 June), Serbia (19 June), Germany (20 June). The semi-finals of the Nations League will be played among the top four teams on 24 June and the final round on 25 June.
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Volleyball World
14 June 2021