Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2, 2018 - After losing all three of their matches in Bangkok in Week 3, Thailand will be hoping Nakhon Ratchasima works out better for them as they continue playing at home in Week 4 of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League with their first opponent being Korea on Tuesday. But Thailand have only beaten Korea once in their previous seven encounters at world level - their last win 14 years ago at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix - though last time they met they did knock out the Koreans in the semifinals of the 2017 Asian Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Korea have won six of their previous seven major world level fixtures versus Thailand.
• The women's world level major competitions are: the VNL, Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup.
• Thailand's sole victory against Korea at major world level was a 3-2 win at the 2004 World Grand Prix.
• The most recent major world level meeting between Korea and Thailand came at the 2014 World Grand Prix. The Koreans won 3-1.
• At the Asian Championships, Thailand won their most recent encounter versus Korea: 3-0 in last year's semifinals. They went on to lose the final, 3-2 against Japan.
Thailand
• Thailand are in 14th place in the VNL with two wins and six points, ahead of only Belgium and Argentina.
• Thailand have won two of their nine VNL matches, 3-0 v Argentina and 3-2 v Poland.
• Thailand could win three matches at a single major world level competition for the third time in their last four participations, after the World Grand Prix in both 2015 and 2017. They recorded two victories at the 2016 World Grand Prix.
• Ajcharaporn Kongyot has scored a team-high 113 points at the VNL.
• Pleumjit Thinkaow is Thailand's best blocker in the competition. She has scored 21 of her 76 points from stuff blocks.
Korea
• Korea are ranked ninth in the VNL with four wins and 11 points, two victories and eight points adrift of the team currently in fifth place (Turkey).
• Korea have lost their last four matches in the VNL, directly following a four-match winning streak in the competition.
• Korea could have a run of five consecutive defeats for the second world level major tournament in a row. They lost all five fixtures (all in straight sets) at the 2017 Grand Champions Cup.
• Kim Yeon-Koung is leading her team in terms of scoring with 130 points. She has scored the seventh-most points among all players in the VNL.
• Kim Su-Ji has scored 17 of her 48 VNL points from stuff blocks.