Ningbo, China, June 11, 2016 - Who will emerge unbeaten from the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2016 Group 1 tournament in Ningbo? The last match between USA and hosts China will provide the answer.
Head-to-Head• China have a W20-L13 record against United States at the World Grand Prix.
• These teams have met each other 33 times at the World Grand Prix. Brazil - Japan (39) and Brazil - China (35) are the only fixtures to have been played more often at the tournament.
• Their most recent meeting, on 26 July 2015, ended in a 3-0 win for United States (25-23, 25-19, 25-18).
• Five of the last six meetings between these teams at the World Grand Prix ended in straight sets.
• China have won only two of their last eight matches against United States.
China
• China recorded their second win of this year's competition with a 3-0 defeat against Germany.
• China also won their first match this year in straight sets (against Thailand). The last time China won three successive World Grand Prix matches without losing a set was in 2012 (Chinese Taipei, Korea, Poland).
• Changning Zhang, Yunli Xu and Zinyue Yuan have all scored four points from stuff blocks against Germany.
• Ting Zhu scored most points for China in both matches so far. She scored 18 points against Thailand and 13 against Germany.
United States
• United States won both of their 2016 World Grand Prix opening matches without losing a set.
• After also winning their last two matches of the 2015 edition in straight sets, United States can now five consecutive World Grand Prix matches without losing a set for the first time.
• The Americans have won 15 of their 16 matches at the 2015 and 2016 World Grand Prix combined, only losing to China on 18 July 2015 (3-2).
• Christa Harmotto Dietzen scored 12 points against Thailand of which half came from stuff blocks (6).
• Karsta Lowe (16 points), Jordan Larson-Burbach (13) and Rachael Adams (11) also reached double figures in scoring against Thailand.