Russia’s chances to advance to the Final 6 is getting slim without their scoring machine Nataliya Goncharova.
The opposite spiker is reportedly out of the tournament due to a very serious left shoulder injury she suffered a few days ago when Russia played USA in Round 1.
There are unconfirmed reports that she has left Japan to seek treatment back home.
After Russia’s match last night against Turkey, Coach Vadim Pankov did NOT eleborate on Goncha’s condition. He only said that he could not say when she will come back.
In case you didn’t know, Russia is in Pool F and will face Bulgaria, Italy and China plus Turkey, USA, Thailand and Azerbaijan.
The other pool has The Netherlands, Serbia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Only the top 3 teams from each pool make it to the Final 6.
GET WELL SOON GONCHA!!!
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