Lausanne, Switzerland, May 11, 2018 - Reigning Olympic champions China host the Dominican Republic in Ningbo to close the opening day of Pool 2 of the Volleyball Nations League, looking at extending their convincing 20-1 head-to-head record against the Caribbean side.
Head-to-Head
• The Dominican Republic have won just one of their 21 matches against China in world level major competitions, their 3-2 victory in the 2010 World Grand Prix preliminary round.
• The women's world level major competitions are: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup.
• Prior to that sole victory by the Dominican Republic, China had beaten them in 11 meetings in a row (world level major competitions). China are now on a nine-match winnings streak against the Dominican Republic.
• China's last three victories over the Dominican Republic in major competitions all came in straight sets: twice at the 2015 World Grand Prix and once at the 2015 World Cup.
China
• China are the reigning Olympic champions in women's volleyball. On 20 August 2016, they came from behind to beat Serbia 3-1 in the gold medal match in Rio de Janeiro.
• China in recent years also won the 2017 Grand Champions Cup and the 2015 World Cup.
• China won all their five matches en route to their 2017 Grand Champions Cup title. China's last defeat in a major competition was their 3-1 loss to Serbia in the third-place decider at the 2017 World Grand Prix.
• China are one of only three nations to have won all world level major competitions (Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup) along with Cuba and Russia (incl. Soviet Union and CIS).
• China have been leading the World Ranking since August 2016.
Dominican Republic
• The Dominican Republic once finished on the podium of a world level major competition: third at the 2009 Grand Champions Cup.
• Most recently, the Dominican Republic finished eighth at the 2017 World Grand Prix.
• The Dominican Republic have lost their last two matches in major competitions: 3-0 against both Italy and Turkey at the 2017 World Grand Prix.
• The Dominican Republic are currently in ninth place in the World Ranking, their lowest position since a 10th place in August 2014.