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Tijuana, Mexico, September 12, 2015 - Brandon Koppers scored 30
points to finish as the most productive player of Canada in
their victory against Egypt in a five setter.
Scores were 30-32, 24-26, 25-29, 25-29, 15-9. Along with Koppers,
captain Ryan Nickifor finished with 26 tallies for the Canadian
team that finished with a 10-4 balance in collective aces and
also won the blocking game 13-10.
Canada gained confidence after some substitutions. The
incorporation of Gabriel Chancy gave them the chance to improve
and get back on track. Canada will match Mexico on Sunday while
Egypt will play Turkey at the High Performance Centre.
China 3-0 Cuba
The Chinese National team clinched first place in Pool C, by
getting their second victory after winning in three sets to Cuba
by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-18. Liu Libin, was the most
outstanding player for China with 12 points. China's squad was
lethal in front of the net. Miguel Lopez led Cuba with 10 points
in the first match of the second day of the World Men's U21
World Championship.
Poland 3-0 USA
Poland defeated the United States in three sets (25-22, 25-19,
25-14) with Bartlomiej Lipinski as their best player. Lipinski
scored 16 points for Poland, while captain Aleksander Sliwka
closed with 10 as well as Pawel Halaba. Jeffrey Jendryk Li was
the best player on the American side, with 11 points, while Fey
Kuopono closed with only 6.
Turkey 3-0 Mexico
Turkey beat Mexico 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-14) with a solid
blocking performance. Cansin Ogbai Enaboifo scored 14 points for
Turkey, while Yansin Aydin scored 13. Enrique Ugalde Campo
finished with 11 for Mexico and Ridl Alexis Garay Nava with 6.
Turkey had 8 blocks against only 1 by Mexico. |
