Nagoya, Japan, October 8, 2018 - Japan are on the hunt for their fifth consecutive win since winning the first five in 2010, when they face Puerto Rico in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Japan and Puerto Rico meet for the second time at the World Championships. Japan won in straight sets in the 2014 first round.
• Japan have yet to lose a set against Puerto Rico at world level major competitions. Apart from their World Championship victory, Japan won 3-0 at both the 2009 and 2012 World Grand Prix.
• 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.
Japan
• Japan won five of their six matches at this World Championship. Their defeat came in a five-setter against Netherlands in the first round.
• Japan could win five successive World Championship matches for the first time since winning the first five in 2010.
• Japan have already equalled their number of wins of the last World Championship - five in 2014. They could win six for the first time since 2010 (8).
• Ai Kurogo is Japan's leading points scorer this tournament on 90 points. Sarina Koga follows on 88 points.
Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico have won two and lost four matches at the 2018 World Championship, all in straight sets. They won against Kazakhstan and Kenya.
• Puerto Rico can win three matches at a single World Championship for the third time after 1982 (3) and 2002 (3).
• The two straight-set victories are already a record for Puerto Rico at a single World Championship.
• Of Puerto Rico's last 22 World Championship matches, 21 have finished in straight sets (W4-L17). The only exception was a 3-2 defeat against Azerbaijan in 2014.
• Daly Santana is Puerto Rico's leading points scorer this tournament on 74 points. She also was her team's top scorer in the 3-0 loss against Netherlands on Sunday (11 points).