China and Canada superior to the gold medal match of the 2023 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup, following their straight-set semifinal victories on Friday in Cairo, Egypt. China and Canada are undefeated with six wins apiece.
Asian champions China surprised world champions Brazil in a troublesome battle to succeed in the ultimate with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) scoreline.
World Championship runners-up Canada made it to the World Cup ultimate with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-23) triumph in opposition to European powerhouse Germany.
Brazil will face Germany within the bronze medal match on Saturday, November 18, at 14:00 native time, adopted by the gold medal match between China and Canada at 16:00.
In different girls’s matches, Ukraine and Slovenia will play for fifth place on Saturday at 12:00 after recording respective victories in opposition to Rwanda 3-1 (18-25, 25-9, 25-19, 25-23) and Egypt 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-15). Rwanda and Egypt will play for seventh place at 10:00.
The Netherlands ended their World Cup marketing campaign with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-9) win over Mongolia to complete in ninth place.
In the meantime, within the males’s event, France collected two victories within the males’s classification clashes. The Frenchmen triumphed over Algeria 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-17) and Nice Britain 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-21, 25-21).
Algeria bounced again later within the afternoon with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-11) win over India, which additionally misplaced to Rwanda 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-19) of their morning matchup.
On Saturday, Japan and Iraq will battle for seventh place at 10:00, adopted by the match for fifth place in opposition to Brazil and China at 11:30.
The bronze medal match between Germany and Ukraine will begin at 13:30, and the gold medal match between hosts Egypt and world champions Iran can be at 18:00.
The World Cup is a Paris 2024 Paralympic qualifier, the place one berth per gender is accessible for the winner or the best positioned non-qualified staff of the event.
Ten groups have certified thus far for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, together with France (M and W) as hosts, world champions Iran (M) and Brazil (W), Asian champions Kazakhstan (M) and China (W), European champions Bosnia and Herzegovina (M) and Italy (W), and Pan American champions Brazil (M) and United States (W).
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