FIVB World Ranking: 14th
Not participating in the Tokyo Olympics
Registered members (17 people)
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#1 Denis Kalyagin OH/ 18/ 202/ 330
#2 Stefan Czardanov MB/ 25/ 205/ -
#3 Nikolai Korev MB/ 23/ 204/ 360
#4 Martin Atanasov OH/ 24/ 198/ 350
#6 Vladimir Stankov S/ 24/ 186/ 325
#9 Georgi Seganov S/ 27/ 198/ 335
10 Svetoslav Stankov S/ 24/ 194/ -
11 Aleks Grozdanov MB/ 23/ 208/ 371
12 Georgi Petrov OH/ 21/ 197/ 345
14 Asparsulf Asparhov OH/ 20/ 200/ 345
15 Gordan Rutskanov OH/ 24/ 196/ 330
16 Vladislav Ivanov L/ 34/ 188/ 320
19 Tzvetan Sokolov OP/ 31/ 206/ 370
22 Nikolai Kartev MB/ 25/ 202/ 349
24 Martin Ivanov L/ 29/ 190/ 320
25 Radoslav Parapunov OP/ 23/ 205/ 346
26 Svetoslav Ivanov OH/ 20/ 194/ -
Directed by: Silvano Prandi
VNL2021 results (as of the end of Day 12)
vs France 0-3
vs Australia 3-0
vs Germany 2-3
vs Italy ●2-3
vs Canada ●0-3
vs Iran ●0-3
vs Poland 0-3
vs Brazil ●0-3
vs Netherlands 3-2
vs Argentina ●1-3
vs Serbia 0-3
vs Russia 0-3
2 wins, 7 points, 15th place
Main starting lineup
S9 Seganov, OH4 Atanasov, MB22 Kartev, OP25 Parapunov, OH14 Asparukhov, MB3 Korev, L Ivanov
Team Characteristics
Like Italy, Bulgaria is also actively using young players in this tournament, aiming for a generational change.Sokolovis on the registered team, but has hardly been on the bench since the second week. The outside hitter who has replaced Sokolov as the source of points for Bulgaria isAsparuhofAlthough he is only 20 years old, he scores a lot of points with his supple spikes. Since his under-category days, he has been called the "new-generation Kaziyski" after former Bulgarian national team player and Japan's JTEKT player Kaziyski, and since 2019 he has been playing for Verona in Italy, honing his skills directly from Kaziyski. Also, supporting the young attackers in their early 20s on the court is the setter,SeganovHe is an aggressive setter who uses quick moves even during rallies, and is also aggressive with two-attacks, so you need to be careful.
Asparuhov, the promising young talent
However, since they are a young team, they tend to be hectic on the court and are not yet stable. The opposites in particular make a lot of mistakes. If Japan can keep the opponents from gaining momentum and play calmly, I don't think they will lose. However, if Sokolov were to appear, it would be a different story... If Nishida were to start, I think it would be a good warm-up, although I hate to say it. His blocks are high. In any case, we cannot afford to lose this game!
Match time: 21st (Mon) 19:00～ (Japan time)
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The Bulgarian middle-aged Kartev was featured in our special on handsome guys (lol)
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