Australia is hosting the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Pool B qualifying tournament from 12-16 July in Canberra.

Volleyroos coach Mark Lebedew during a timeout in the match against New Zealand (photo by Rob Keating)
Japan opened play in Canberra with a comfortable 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-19) win over Chinese Taipei and Australia followed up with a straight forward match win against New Zealand 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-18).
Japan ( world ranking 14), Australia (15), Chinese Taipei (33), Thailand (42) and New Zealand (50) are competing in the tournament at the AIS arena. The top two teams after pool play will earn a spot in the 2018 World Championships to be held in Italy and Bulgaria.
On July 13 Japan plays New Zealand at 5 pm and Australia faces Thailand at 8.10 pm.