FIVB World Ranking: 12th
Not participating in the Tokyo Olympics
Registered Members
#1 Toncheck Stern OP/ 25/ 200/ 345
#2 Allen Payenck MB/ 35/ 203/ 357
#3 Gregor Pernus S/ 21/ 198/ -
#4 Jan Kozamelnik MB/ 25/ 205/ 354
#5 Allen Schuket OP/ 33/ 205/ 350
#6 Mitya Gasparini OP/ 37/ 200/ 346
#9 Dejan Vincic S/ 34/ 200/ 344
10 Sasho Stahlekar MB/ 25/ 214/ 354
11 Dziga Stern OH/ 27/ 193/ 345
12 Jan Klobuzar L/ 28/ 195/ 345
13 Jani Kovacic L/ 28/ 186/ 320
15 Matic Videčnik MB/ 28/ 203/ 350
16 Gregor Loplet S/ 32/ 191/ 338
17 Tine Urnaut OH/ 33/ 200/ 355
18 Clement Chebui OH/ 29/ 202/ 367
19 Rok Mozic OH/ 19/ 200/ 334
Director: Alberto Giuliani (Italy)
Directed by Dundee
VNL2021 results (as of the end of Day 13)
vs Serbia ●1-3
vs Italy ○3-0
vs Poland ○3-1
vs Netherlands ○3-0
vs Argentina ○3-0
vs Germany ●1-3
vs Canada ○3-0
vs France ○3-2
vs Russia ○3-2
vs Brazil ●2-3
vs Australia ○3-1
vs Iran ○3-1
vs USA ○3-2
9 wins, 28 points, 3rd place
Main starting lineup
S16 Lopret, OH17 Urnalt, MB2 Pajenc, OP1 Stern, OH18 Cheby, MB4 Kozamelnik, L Kovacic
Team Characteristics
Slovenia was a virtually unknown team until the early 2010s, but after a blistering run at the 2015 European Championships and winning the silver medal, they have risen to join the ranks of the world's strongest countries in the four years since. Although they missed out on the Tokyo Olympics, there is a good chance they will make their first appearance at the next Paris Olympics.
Slovenia is doing quite well in this tournament. They have defeated strong opponents such as Poland, France, and Russia one after another, and as of the end of the fourth week, they are in third place overall and are within reach of advancing to the finals (Poland has lost to Slovenia in both of the past two European Championships, and this bad matchup showed up again this time (lol)). The outside hitter who is supporting Slovenia's strong performance isChevyDespite being only 202cm tall, he has incredible jumping power, with a maximum height of 367cm. He can hit high, sharp spikes, whether front or back.
High Jumper, Chevy
He played in the Italian Serie A for six seasons, and since last year he has been playing for the Polish club Rzeszow with coach Giuliani. He also played for Milan in Italy last season with Japan's Yuki Ishikawa.Kozamelnik, OutsideUrnarutoAlso keep an eye on veteran Urnal, who has been playing for a top club in the world for over 10 years and also has experience in beach volleyball, making him one of the best outside hitters to emulate, just like Poland's Kubiak.
Against Slovenia, we have no choice but to attack with our serves. If possible, we can disrupt the opposing ace, Cheby, with our serves and prevent him from joining the attack, or even get him off the court, which I think will make the game much easier. However, the other attackers are also at the world's best level, so we need to be careful not to get too distracted by Cheby. In the 2017 Nations League, we beat Slovenia at home, and in the absence of Ishikawa (and before Nishida was selected for the national team), but I think that this win was also the result of a lot of attacking with our serves, starting with Yanagida. Put your heart and soul into every ball!!!
Match time: Tuesday 22nd, 23:00～ (Japan time)
Volleyball TVLive broadcast on
Star chart here
Director Giuliani was also featured in the Handsome Men special (lol)
Photo: FIVB
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