Highlights
Overview
Head-to-Head
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Poland and Turkey met in three of the previous four European Olympic Qualification tournaments, including in the final in 2012. Turkey won 3-0 in front of a home crowd in Ankara to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Turkey also beat Poland 3-1 in the semi-finals in 2004, while Poland won 3-1 in the preliminary round in 2008.
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On 7 September 2019, Poland and Turkey met in the semi-finals of the 2019 EuroVolley tournament. Turkey won 3-1 to reach the final.
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Poland and Turkey met in the final of the 2003 EuroVolley tournament (3-0 Poland win) and in the final of the inaugural European Games in 2015 (3-0 Turkey win).
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Turkey and Poland have met six times in world level major tournaments (Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Nations League and Grand Champions Cup). The balance is even with three wins for each team.
Magdelena Stysiak"It was a tough loss in the semifinals of the European championship. Tureky is a tough team, maybe the best in the world. We will have a tough game but we are confident in ourselves. "
Outside Hitter for Poland
Polish libero Maria Stenzel
Naz Ayedemir"The semi-final is the semi-final, we face off against Poland again like we did in the European Championship where we won. They have very physical players, very tall players, play a good defensive game. It will be a tough match."
Setter for Tureky
Poland
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Poland won all of their three matches in CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020: 3-1 against Bulgaria, 3-1 against the Netherlands and 3-0 against Azerbaijan.
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Poland are hoping to qualify for their fourth Olympic Games, after 1964, 1968 and 2008. They claimed the bronze medal in their first two appearances.
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Malwina Smarzek-Godek is Poland's top scorer in the tournament: 53 points. Magdalena Stysiak follows on 50 points.
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Only Germany's Louisa Lippmann (5.5) has averaged more killing spikes in CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020 than Smarzek-Godek (5.33).
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Agnieszka Kakolewska has won a team high 11 points from stuff blocks in CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020.
Turkey
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Turkey beat Belgium 3-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020. Turkey won the first two sets, lost the third and fourth and emerged victorious after a 15-10 win in the fifth set.
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Meryem Boz scored five of Turkey 12 points (excluding opponent errors) in the deciding fifth set against Belgium.
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Turkey made their only participation in the Olympic Games in 2012 (joint-9th). They qualified for that tournament after winning the European Olympic Qualification in 2012.
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In qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games, Turkey beat Russia 3-1 in the semi-finals and went on to win the final 3-0 against Poland.
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Hande Baladin is Turkey's top scorer in this tournament on 48 points. Meryem Boz and Zehra Günes follow on 44 total points each.
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Günes has scored 14 points from killing blocks, most of all players in CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeFabrice COLLADOSFRASecond RefereeZsolt MEZÖFFYHUN
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Venue Information
Containing a 250 meter cycling track, an indoor athletics track and a top sport hall, combined with a large number of meeting and congress facilities and the sports café, Omnisport Apeldoorn is the largest top sport accommodation in the north-east of the Netherlands. Ever since the sports temple opened its doors in 2008, loads of top sport events were staged in Apeldoorn, for which Omnisport was allocated with the A-status for sport facilities. Capacity: 6000
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How To Attend
De Voorwaarts 55, APELDOORN, 7321 MA Capacity: 6000
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Find your Broadcaster- Who Qualifies?
After completion of a single round robin in each of the two pools, the top two teams will play crossed semi-finals. This is followed by a winner-takes-it-all final, where a much-coveted ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be at stake.
More - Who Qualifies?
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Team Schedule
Previous Games
11/01/2020 | vs. | 2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
10/01/2020 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
09/01/2020 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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5Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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4Matches Played
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3Matches Won
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75%Win %
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11Sets Won
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381Points Won
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42%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
5
KORNELUK Agnieszka
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Poznan
- Height: 200 cm
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STYSIAK Magdalena
Opposite
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Wielun
- Height: 202 cm
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JAGŁA Monika Katarzyna
Libero
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Bydgoszcz
- Height: 177 cm
15
WENERSKA Aleksandra
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Kamienna Gora
- Height: 185 cm
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MĘDRZYK Natalia
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Gdańsk
- Height: 184 cm
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SMARZEK Malwina
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Zary
- Height: 191 cm
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GORECKA Zuzanna
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Radom
- Height: 181 cm
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Match Report
Boz the boss as Turkey beat Poland in epic semifinal
Article
171
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
144
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
5096
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
320
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
48%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
16-22
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of POLAND compared to TURKEY.
8-5
Ace Count
POLAND number of service aces compared to TURKEY
33-35
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of POLAND, next to those from TURKEY
Giovanni Guidetti"In a moment like this you just enjoy it, and you leave it to the players. Win or lose, we are doing something exciting out there. We are fighting for every ball like crazy, we don't want to give up. I see my players diving for every ball, I see the Polish players diving for every ball. <so I can't do anything but enjoy it."
Coach of Turkey
Turkey celebrate an early point