Only one day left until the Rio Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) men's tournament!
So this time, I'll give a brief introduction to the remaining five teams, including Japan.
Canada (FIVB Ranking 10th)
They lost to Cuba in the North-Central American qualifying final and advanced to the OQT.
At last year's World Cup, they finished in seventh place with five wins and six losses.
The center of the attack is opposite Schmidt (#12), but the player I'm paying attention to is middle player Duff (#6) (pictured).
Although he doesn't score many goals, his high, punchy quick kicks are appealing and he has a very high success rate.
Australia (FIVB Ranking 13th)
Australia is ranked second in Asia after Iran.
Japan's World Cup results were 9th place with 4 wins and 7 losses.
Although they lost to Japan, they won in straight sets against Iran.
The ace is opposite #6 Edgar.
However, I would recommend the reserve opposite, #17 Carroll (pictured).
I saw him play in Berlin, where he plays.
It was really cool seeing him make the second toss multiple times in such a tough situation.
Japan (FIVB Ranking 14th)
The team's performance at the World Cup was led by #11 Ishikawa and #8 Yanagida (his uniform number has changed).
The Japanese men's team has made a comeback in both popularity and ability.
I hope that he will be able to take control of the matches with his aggressive serves in this tournament as well and secure a ticket to the Olympics.
There have been changes to the team members since the World Cup, with Takahashi, Suzuki, Abe, Yago, and Asano replaced by
Fukuzawa, Tomimatsu, Kuriyama, Sekita, and Denda were selected.
Among them, the one I'm paying attention to is #7 Kuriyama (pictured). He is mainly a wing spiker at his current club, Suntory, but
For this tournament, he has been called up as a reserve opposite who can also receive serves.
What is noteworthy is that he is from Saga Prefecture, the same place as me.
I would love for Kuriyama to appear on TV for at least a little while and bring excitement to the people of Saga Prefecture and people from Saga Prefecture all over the country.
Of course, we are looking forward to Ishiyanagi's success.
China (FIVB Ranking 19th)
China's Qingyao Dai attacks Slovakian defense
China advanced to the OQT ranked 4th in Asia.
To be honest, I haven't watched many Chinese matches, so I don't know the details.
The scorer was opposite Chin Yao with 1TP, 5T and 14 points.
Just like the women's, they are tall and can be dangerous if they get carried away.
Venezuela (FIVB ranking 20th)
They lost to Argentina in the South American qualifiers and advanced to the final qualifying round.
They finished 11th in the World Cup with only one win.
They will be hoping to grab as many wins as possible with their captain, Pinera (#10),
This tournament will be a tough one for them.
For more information about the tournament, please see the following page:
2016 Rio Olympics Volleyball World Final Qualifiers – Fuji TV
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Volleyball World Final Qualifiers | TBS Television
Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament – Japan
On the Fuji TV page, you can watch games other than Japan games online,
Don't miss this opportunity to check out the matches between overseas players!
Nippon! Cha cha cha!
Photo: FIVB
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