Good job ladies!
Congrats to Coach ZRG, Sheilla, Fabi, Thaisa, Fe Garay, Fabiana, Dani Lins & Team Brazil for being named as the new #1 ranked team in the world.
Brazil’s success at the FIVB World Grand Prix has meant that Jose Roberto Guimaraes’ team have risen to the top of the latest FIVB World Rankings.
The Olympic champions take over from the USA, the team that they beat in the London 2012 Olympic Games gold medal match. The USA had been top since November 2011 when they had knocked Brazil off first place following the second of their three successive World Grand Prix titles.
World Grand Prix hosts Japan remain in third place, followed by Italy and World Grand Prix silver medallists China in fifth. In fact the top five has remained unaltered since October 2011 when Russia were ranked third, Japan fourth and Serbia fifth.
Serbia’s bronze medal success in Sapporo has helped them head back towards the top five after they rose from ninth to seventh.
(source & images: FIVB)
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