Janusz Pełka/Martyna Szydłowska, fot. FIVB, 15 October 2017

WT Qinzhou: Poland claimed silver medal

Kinga Kołosińska and Katarzyna Kociołek achieved a major success in the World Tour in Qinzhou, China. The Polish women's pair took second place after suffering a defeat in the final from the Australians -Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy. The bronze medal was won by Brooke Sweat and Summer Ross of the United States.

Gold medal match:

Kinga Kołosińska/Katarzyna Kociołek POL- Artacho Del Solar/Clancy AUS 0:2 (11:21, 12:21)

Bronze medal match:

Sweat/Summer USA- Wang/X.Y.Xia CHN 2:0 (21:18, 21:13)

The Polish team fell short against well-prepared opponents. Artacho Del Solar/Clancy played perfectly and prevailed in block. The Australians were better in every element of game, confidently going for the final victory.

It was the last tournament of this season for the Polish pair. The attitude and abilities presented by our players, make await the next season with optimism. The Polish players and their coaching staff deserve all the congratulations on their achievement in the World Tour in Qinzhou, China.

© Polish Volleyball Federation, 2017