2016 Olympics Volleyball Qualification Tournament

[AIrani]

Okay, guys dont panic now, I'm here Jk
But serious, If we assume that China will get full 6 points from their last two matches, they will be on 14 points, they have 8 now. We have 10, and if we assume we will get the 3 points from Venezuela, we MUST get 2 points from the Poland match to reach 15 points and be the top ranked Asian team!

And, I wish they would stop yelling "yalla yalla" all the time, like we are arabs or something...

Abtin jan;

Number of wins, then number of points.
Iran will rank third with a win against Venezuela.

[AIrani]

They look at the amount of matches won, not at the points.
If the amount of matches won is the same for China and Iran, THEN they look at the points.

Friendly reminder: you said amount of matches and amounts of points
it should be number of matches and number of points

Yes, number of wins first.
then, number of points.

Iran with a win against Venezuela, will rank ahead of China and will be through regardless of Poland's game result.

[persian-eagle-13]

Lozano is supposedly one of the best coaches in the world

[Bessos]

Assuming that Iran makes it to the olympics, we are going to be in this group (Pool B):

Poland
Russia
Argentina
Iran
Cuba
Egypt

The other pool is going to consist of the following teams (Pool A):

Brazil
Italy
USA
Canada/China
France
Tunisia/Algeria/Chile/Mexico

[ehsan singapore]

Now just beat Venezuela and we are through to the olympics.

Actually we are pretty much through right now, but we should beat Venezuela anyway just to be sure.

we can even go through next game , if china lose and we get 2 points from poland we are there,what happen if we ened up the same points after the games?is it head to head?if we get a point from poland, and china win , we would go to the last game as same in points, what the deal with that?

[Bessos]

we can even go through next game , if china lose and we get 2 points from poland we are there,what happen if we ened up the same points after the games?is it head to head?if we get a point from poland, and china win , we would go to the last game as same in points, what the deal with that?

Ranking goes according to:
1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams[/B]

[Irannn]

Assuming that Iran makes it to the olympics, we are going to be in this group (Pool B):
Poland
Russia
Argentina
Iran
Cuba
Egypt
The other pool is going to consist of the following teams (Pool A):
Brazil
Italy
USA
Canada/China
France
Tunisia/Algeria/Chile/Mexico

We will get POL/RUS and ARG for sure but other two teams will be different if China or Tunisia make it . China is behind Cuba and African teams in the World Ranking you can't just say "Canada/China", they are not next to each other.

it depends on China and Tunisia.
for example if both of them qualify, we will be grouped with Egypt and Tunisia !
if China qualifies and Tunisia fails, we will be grouped with China and Egypt
if China fails to qualify and Tunisia qualifies, we will be grouped with Cuba and Tunisia
if both fail to qualify, we will be grouped with Cuba and Egypt

[Bessos]

We will get POL/RUS and ARG for sure but other two teams will be different if China or Tunisia make it . China is behind Cuba and African teams in the World Ranking you can't just say "Canada/China", they are not next to each other.

it depends on China and Tunisia.
for example if both of them qualify, we will be grouped with Egypt and Tunisia !
if China qualifies and Tunisia fails, we will be grouped with China and Egypt
if China fails to qualify and Tunisia qualifies, we will be grouped with Cuba and Tunisia
if both fail to qualify, we will be grouped with Cuba and Egypt

Sure thing, but I didn't bother getting that much into it I just shared how the groups will roughly look like.

Yes, Russia, Poland and Argentina are for certain.

The other two are not certain.

[ehsan singapore]

Ranking goes according to:
1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams[/B]

we pratically have to lose both games to not go through, i think we can clinch olympics with a win against poland

[Bijans]

we pratically have to lose both games to not go through, i think we can clinch olympics with a win against poland

Poland is undefeated, it is hard for us to beat Poland, although we beat them 2 weeks ago in a friendly. However I would be happy with 1 point from Poland and 3 points from Venezuela .

[04041374]

Poland is undefeated, it is hard for us to beat Poland, although we beat them 2 weeks ago in a friendly. However I would be happy with 1 point from Poland and 3 points from Venezuela .

Polane are already through if I'm not wrong

[Bijans]

To be fair Lozano joined the team very late and is only now getting familar with how the players react in high pressure situations. Biggest issue TM has is mental fragility. Lozano is good at this and I am sure he will turn the team around if we make it for the Olympics.
Let's not forget after Kovac there was a very bad mood and attitude in TM. Its already getting better. Key is to peak just in time for the Olympics.
Also since when did China get so good? They were nowhere to be seen for the past 5 years and all of a sudden this year they're the 2nd best Asian team.

I actually think Lozano has great tactics. He calls for Challenge and also for timeout when you have to. He also changes the rhythm of the team when the team is not performing by subbing players quickly.. Nothing wrong with that at all. I find him very much in tune with this team. China is a strong team, they play simple but they are too tall. It is hard to spike when you have 2.08 meter guy right in front of you. Even Poland had problem with China. So let's not underestimate them. Also it is good for Iran to have a serious contender so we don't get complacent. Our boys are too emotional and that's where we are vulnerable. Also our average height is shorter than most teams so our defense is not as good but we have a killer offense.

[Bijans]

Polane are already through if I'm not wrong

Yes they are but that doesn't mean they want to lose

[ehsan singapore]

Yes they are but that doesn't mean they want to lose

true , but we can beat them

[Abtin]