Osaka, Japan, October 11, 2018 - Turkey are seeking for a follow-up to their win against Azerbaijan to record back-to-back wins in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Turkey and Thailand meet for the first time at the World Championships.
• Turkey have won three of their four major world level meetings with Thailand: 3-1 at the 2012 World Grand Prix, 3-0 at the 2013 World Grand Prix and 3-1 at the 2018 Nations League.
• Thailand's sole major world level victory over Turkey came at the 2017 World Grand Prix (3-0).
• The women's world level major competitions are: the Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and the Nations League.
Turkey• Turkey can no longer reach the final six. They achieved this once at World Championships. In 2010, they finished sixth.
• Turkey are coming off a 3-1 win against Azerbaijan, after losing each of their first two Pool F encounters in straight sets, against Russia and United States.
• Turkey have not yet managed back-to-back victories in this tournament. In 2014. they closed out their campaign with three straight victories.
• No Turkey player has yet contributed to at least 100 points in this tournament. Meryem Boz leads her team on 85.
Thailand• Thailand can no longer reach the final six, something they had not managed previously at World Championships. Their best showing is a 13th place finish, something they achieved in both 1998 and 2010.
• Thailand have lost three successive matches at the World Championships for the first time since a run of three in 2010.
• Thailand lost each of their first six matches at World Championships. That is still the only time they lost more than three in a row in the competition.
• Onuma Sittirak leads her team on 101 points at this World Championship. She is the only Thai player who has breached the 100-points barrier in the tournament so far.