China and Australia wrap up the morning session on day five with a pool A match

Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 – China’s Fan Wang/Yuan Yue takes on Australia’s Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird in pool C to wrap up the morning session on day five.  The Australian’s need a win and some help from the other matches to avoid missing the elimination stage.  A win by the Chinese and a loss by the Swiss would move them automatically into the elimination stage.  If the Swiss win, then the Chinese could create a three-way tie for the lead in the pool with a win.

Head to Head

Fan Wang/Yuan Yue has won both previous meetings on the FIVB World Tour in 2014 and 2015.

• Wang/Yue won 21-18 and 21-12 in 35 minutes, Xiamen Open, Pool Play, 09/24/2015

• Wang/Yue won 21-13 and 21-10 in 31 minutes, Shanghai Grand Slam, Round of 16, 05/03/2014

Historically the #15 seed has won two of the three matches against the #22 seed in the Olympic Games

• Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger (15), Austria def. Natalie Cook/Tamsin Hinchley (22), Australia, 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 in 53 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).

• Andrezza “Rtvelo” Martins/Cristine “Saka” Santanna (22), Georgia def. Alexandra Moiseeva/Natalya Uryadova (15), Russia, 10-21, 22-20, 15-12 in 61 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).

• Vasiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou (15), Greece def. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen (22), Norway, 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 in 60 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).

Fan Wang/Yuan Yue, China, Seed #15, Pool C, 1-1, 0.667 Set Ratio, 0.8454 Point Ratio, Qualified 17th with 4,150 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period

• Fan: January 27, 1994 (22y6m10d), 188 cm (6’2″), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Hebei, 64th FIVB World Tour event, $176,362 career winnings (ranks 100th)

• Yuan: July 23, 1987 (29y0m14d), 184 cm (6’0″), 70 kg (155 lbs.), Hometown Weifang, Shandong, 82nd FIVB World Tour event (ranks 88th), $226,312 career winnings (ranks 76th)

• Fan Wang and Yuan Yue have …

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