Hamamatsu, Japan, September 30, 2018 - Brazil are seeking to maintain their win-record against the Dominican Republic in their fourth encounter in the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• These nations will meet for the fourth time at the World Championships. Brazil won all previous three encounters, all in straight sets.
• Brazil and Dominican Republic last met at the World Championships in 2014, when Brazil won 3-0 in the third round group stage (25-19, 25-21, 25-17). Sheilla Castro De Paula Blassioli scored a match-high 13 points.
• Brazil also beat Dominican Republic 3-0 at both the 1998 (15-1, 15-4, 15-4) and 1974 World Championships (15-6, 15-6, 15-5).
• With 19 wins and no defeat, Brazil have a perfect record against Dominican Republic in world level major tournaments (Nations League, Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup).
• These nations last met in a world level major competition on 24 May 2018, when Brazil beat Dominican Republic 3-0 at the Nations League. Adenezia Da Silva scored 13 points for Brazil in this match, and Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez recorded 10 points for Dominican Republic.
Brazil• Brazil have won 13 of their last 14 World Championships matches, with the only exception in that run a 3-0 defeat against Unites States in the 2014 semifinals.
• Brazil have won each of their last 32 group stage matches at World Championships (21 in straight sets), since a 3-0 defeat against USA in the 2002 second group stage.
• Brazil have started their last five World Championships with a 3-0 win in their opening match, including in 2018 against Puerto Rico. In 2014, they won their first three matches in straight sets.
• Fernanda Rodrigues (13 points) and Tandara Caixeta (11) scored most points for Brazil in their opening match against Puerto Rico on Saturday (3-0).
Dominican Republic
• Dominican Republic started off their 2018 World Championship with a 3-0 defeat against Serbia.
• Dominican Republic have now lost five World Championship matches in a row. In 2014, they won their opening seven matches before losing the following four.
• Dominican Republic could now lose six successive World Championship matches for the second time, after eight in a row in 1998-2002.
• Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez (10) led her team in scoring against Serbia and was the only Dominican player with at least one point from spikes (7), blocks (1) and serves (2).