Shaoxing, China, December 5, 2018 - Hosts Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Club wrap up pool play against French club Volero Le Cannet in FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Pool A on Friday.
Head-to-Head· Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Club and Volero Le Cannet meet for the first time at the club world championship as both teams participate for the first time.
· A Chinese and French team meet for the first time at the club world championship.
· Volero Zürich, one of Volero Le Cannet's predecessors, played Chinese opposition twice in the competition. They defeated Guangdong Evergrande 3-1 in the 2013 group stage, but lost to them 3-1 in the 2013 third-place decider.
Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Club· Debutants Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Club have lost their first two Club World Championship matches, 3-0 against VakifBank and 3-1 against Minas Tenis Clube.
· Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Club can no longer qualify for the semifinals, just as their opponents Volero Le Cannet.
· Zhejiang WVC scored 110 points in their two matches against VakifBank and Minas Tenis Clube, 43 fewer than opponents Volero Le Cannet (153).
· Zhejiang WVC could become the first Chinese side to suffer three defeats at the Club World Championship.
· Yanhan Liu scored a team-high 11 points against Minas Tenis Clube. She is Zhejiang's top scorer at the 2018 Club World Championship on 15 points.
Volero Le Cannet· Tournament debutants Volero Le Cannet started their 2018 Club World Championship campaign with defeats against Minas Tenis Clube (3-2) and VakifBank Istanbul (3-0).
· The only side with two five-set defeats in a single edition of the Club World Championship were Rexona-Sesc Rio in 2016.
· In last year's edition only one match needed a fifth set, the third-place decider between Volero Zürich (3) and Eczacibasi VitrA (2).
· Ana Bjelica scored a team-high 15 points against VakifBank Istanbul. Bjelica is now on 25 points at the 2018 Club World Championship, a joint-team high along with Heidy Casanova Alvarez.