Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9, 2018 - Russia face the Dominican Republic for the 14th time in history Tuesday in Walbrzych for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - and they have won every single one of their previous encounters.
Head-to-Head
• Russia (including as Soviet Union and CIS) have won all of their 13 world level major tournament matches against the Dominican Republic.
• The women's world level major competitions are: the VNL, Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup.
• Russia have not met any other opponent more often in world level competition matches without losing than the Dominican Republic (13).
• The Dominican Republic have only played more world level major matches against Brazil (19) without ever winning than versus Russia (13).
• The Dominican Republic claimed multiple sets in only one of those 13 matches: in a 3-2 defeat at the 2009 World Grand Prix.
Russia
• Russia have won six and lost six of their 12 VNL matches.
• In week 4, Russia lost all three matches: 3-0 against United States and China and 3-2 against Brazil.
• The last time Russia lost four consecutive matches within a single world level major tournament was at the 2014 World Grand Prix.
• Irina Voronkova is Russia's top scorer in the VNL on 176 points.
• Ekaterina Lyubushkina scored six points from blocks in the 3-2 defeat against Brazil.
Dominican Republic
• The Dominican Republic have won two of their 12 VNL matches: 3-0 wins over Thailand and Argentina.
• The Dominican Republic could claim three straight-set victories in a single world level major tournament for the first time since the 2016 World Grand Prix.
• The Dominican Republic have won each of their last three world level major tournament matches when they have been victorious in the opening set.
• The Dominican Republic have lost their last five VNL matches, including all three in straight sets in week 4 against The Netherlands, Serbia and Italy.
• Brayelin Martinez (196 points) is the fifth-highest scorer in the VNL.