No thread found so basically done.
I'll make a detailed vball analysis for every team.
Pool A
Japan
Japan is basically a defensive juggernaut with threats from the wings and at the back. This team could hurt you in rallies with their fantastic blocking which slows down spikes even with their height disadvantage. Japan also plays fast and low sets which renders some opponents blocking useless despite their lower vertical reach.
Japan can go out of system pretty quickly against elite teams with difficult serving.
Korea
Korea is a team similar to JPN but with one superstar named Kim Yeon-Koung at the LEFT Outside Hitting position but can hit anywhere even at the backrow as well. They don't have a strong opposite which could mean they get predictable with their plays.
Both teams don't run their quick or slides as often as the elite teams though.
POOL B
Netherlands
Netherlands is a big ass team of women with superior attacking power which is indirectly improportional with their floor defense. Their main attacking opposite is Sloetjes who couod hit anywhere but specializes on the right side. Their Outside hitters are imbalanced to the point their Coach will substitute them to make up for what they lack. Their middle blockers are pretty decent but they are mostly underutilized thanks to the Dutchwomen's weakness in their floor defense
[Collapse]China is a complete team with deep bench as well. They used to have a hard time against the more physical teams like USA and Brazil but not anymore.
They have pretty good all-around skills for their size. They are the tallest asian team and pretty young sp experience couod be a factor.
Player to watch out for: Zhu Ting[/collapse]
New rules: no technical timeouts and there's now a challenge system that lets coaches or even players to 'challenge' the decision of the referee(net fault, hawk eye for ball in and out, footfault, block touch, 3M and centerline violation, atleast twice or infinite as long as they don't use it for unsuccessful challenges twice.