FIVB worlds ultimate 8 set; Poland, Italy, USA lead quarterfinal pack

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World-beaters and upset-seekers alike check their title-contending mettle because the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Males’s World Championship comes right down to its ultimate eight rivals in the beginning of the knockout quarterfinals

MANILA, Philippines – After a number of upsets, heartbreaks and anticipated dominant stretches, the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Males’s World Championship is right down to its ultimate eight contenders on Tuesday, September 23, following Iran’s gripping five-set conquest of Serbia to finish the playoffs’ first knockout section.

The world No. 16 Iranians, after breaking host nation Philippines’ coronary heart with a five-set prolonged reversal to finish the eliminations, once more made waves, this time in a 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 15-9 escape of the No. 12 Serbians to remain as Asia’s final remaining consultant on the world stage.

Kicking off the quarterfinals on Wednesday, September 24, on the Mall of Asia Area are a pair of world-class matches. World No. 2 and defending champion Italy assessments the underdog mettle of No. 15 Belgium at 3:30 pm, because the likes of Alessandro Michieletto and reigning world MVP Simone Giannelli defend their title and nationwide satisfaction.

At 8 pm, world No. 1 Poland, in the meantime, seeks to plow by way of darkish horse contender and No. 14 Turkey, which embarrassed top-10 squads Japan and Canada on the way in which to the knockout section.

Turkey’s sizzling momentum is ready to conflict Poland’s chilly and calculated stability, with the latter squad not having a single event high 20 scorer, with Kamil Semeniuk rating the best on the listing at No. 29.

On Thursday, September 25, 3:30 pm, Iran meets world No. 18 Czech Republic, which earned its ticket by way of a straight-sets blasting of No. 37 underdog Tunisia.

Veteran smarts meet younger hustle within the final quarterfinal match because the Micah Christenson-led, world No. 4 United States takes on the Eleventh-ranked Bulgarians — a extremely intriguing facet boasting and common age of 23 and powered by younger brothers Aleks and Moni Nikolov.

With ticket costs decrease than ever earlier than, the Philippines can nonetheless expertise males’s volleyball at its very best, with few true contenders left to fend off a parade of upset-minded squads. – Rappler.com