With Typhoon Jangmi bearing down on Taiwan (a “super” typhoon with predicted winds of 270kmh) we trekked off to the final matches of the tournament. Getting from the hotel doors (now barricaded as protection from the fierce wind) to the bus resulted in everyone being dripping wet (and we are talking 10 metres).
We watched all four matches today as the stadium was battered and pounded by torrential rain and howling winds. All matches were 3 set affairs and Japan finished undefeated with Taipei and China making up the three to travel to the Junior World Champs next July. The closing ceremony was short and sweet, ensuring the photo opportunities and uniform swapping commenced in earnest.
We made it safely back to the hotel as the typhoon is downgraded to a not so super typhoon?. Dinner and a birthday cake for our captain Beth Carey, celebrating her 18th birthday. The uniform swapping has continued with the news that the Koreans are happy to swap.
Onto the reason we are here, the volleyball. The tournament stats are out and the final rankings for skills performance are out:
Our libero, Kat Chen, features twice in the top ten:
1. equal 5th in the top ten libero’s for the tournament (out of 11 teams) and
2. 8th best receiver (out of all receivers for the tournament).
Xanthe Hand comes in at number 10 for best setter.
Taliqua Clancy who played the tournament as an outside hitter is 4th best blocker for the tournament and Loren Cory (middle blocker) finished 8th best blocker for the tournament.
Karley Hynes is ranked 3rd overall as the best scorer of the tournament with 73 spikes, 11 blocks, 6 serves for a total of 90 points for the tournament.
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