The women's volleyball world rankings have been shaken up: China ranks sixth, Italy takes the championship and leads by a wide margin, Japan is fifth.

On September 8th Beijing time, the Women's Volleyball World Championship ended, with Italy overcoming Turkey 3-2 to return to the pinnacle of the sport. Following this competition, the updated world rankings have become quite chaotic: Italy leads decisively, Brazil is second, Japan ranks fifth, maintaining pressure on China, which has slipped to sixth!

Italy's women's volleyball team achieved consecutive victories throughout the championship, winning comfortably up to the semifinals. In the semifinals against South American powerhouse Brazil, despite falling behind 1-2, they showed great resilience to clinch a 3-2 victory and advance to the final. In the final against Turkey, the battle was fierce, with Italy twice taking the lead only to be caught. In the decisive set, Italy surged ahead using an impenetrable block that stunned Turkey, sealing the match in one swift move and winning the World Championship for the first time in 23 years. After securing six straight wins to claim the title, Italy's ranking points soared, extending their lead at the top!

Brazil's women's volleyball team has never won a World Championship in their history. In this final against Italy, they once led 2-1 and were close to victory, but ultimately fell short. Their handling of critical points was less effective than Italy's, resulting in Italy eliminating Brazil to reach the final!

Japan's women's volleyball team played with great tenacity in this tournament, showing impressive overall strength. They eliminated France and the Netherlands to reach the semifinals. However, against the South American giant Brazil, although they fought back from 0-2 to tie 2-2, Brazil managed the crucial points better in the final set to win. Japan gave their all but fell just short—truly unfortunate. Currently, Italy stands alone at the top, with China ranked first in the next tier!

Lastly, regarding the Chinese women's volleyball team, their performance in this championship was very poor. They suffered a shocking loss to France and failed to reach even the quarterfinals. This result can be considered a complete defeat and quite painful. The young players still struggle with composure and responsibility, needing to strengthen their fighting spirit and training!

Written by/Ti Tan Novel