Zielona Gora, Poland, June 4, 2016 - Poland and the Czech Republic are two neighbouring European nations, but they have never met in a FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix match before. This is about to change as the two teams are set to cross ways on the second day of the 2016 edition.
• Poland and Czech Republic will meet for the first time at the World Grand Prix, making Czech Republic the 24th opponent for Poland in World Grand Prix history. For the Czechs, Poland are their 16th opponent in all World Grand Prix matches.
• Since 2000, these teams have met four times at the European Championship. Poland won three times (2003, 2007, 2011), but Czech Republic secured the win in their last meeting at the continental championship in 2013.
Poland
• Poland have won four of their last five World Grand Prix matches, including their 2016 opening match against Canada on Friday (3-1).
• Poland can kick-off a Word Grand Prix campaign with two straight victories for only the second time in 13 appearances (incl. 2016) after 2010, when they won their opening four matches. Poland went on to qualify for the Final Round that season.
• Berenika Tomsia scored a match-high 23 points in Poland's 3-1 win over Canada (19 spikes), ahead of teammate Anna Grejman (20 points).
Czech Republic
• On Friday, Czech Republic started their 2016 World Grand Prix campaign with a 3-1 defeat against Puerto Rico.
• Czech Republic can lose their opening two matches for the first time in the competition. They managed to win at last one of their first two matches in each of their previous three World Grand Prix appearances.
• Michaela Mlejnkova scored a team-high 15 points (14 spikes) in Czech Republic's 3-1 defeat against Puerto Rico on Friday. Tereza Rossi managed to score 14 points (10 spikes).
• Mlejnkova scored 110 points at the 2015 World Grand Prix, third-most in Group 2 behind Karina Ocasio (PUR, 146) and Stephanie Enright (PUR, 114).