Two of the four countries that host pools in both genders this year, Canada and Bulgaria are in the spotlight this week as the cities of Calgary and Sofia welcome the third and decisive week of the women's Volleyball Nations League 2022.
VNL 2022
Women’s VNL Week 3 in photos
Published 07:09, 02 Jul 2022

Bulgarian players were welcomed to the court by a sea of flags

The Netherlands caused the biggest upset of the week with their win over Japan, who were undefeated in the tournament at that point

VNL's top blocker Ana Carolina 'Carol' da Silva of Brazil stops a Korean spike

A different perspective on Alexa Gray's backcourt spike for Canada

Poland's Martyna Czyrnianska spares no effort to prevent the ball from touching the floor

Ball in or out for Canada's Hilary Howe's spike?

VNL's top scorer Britt Herbots of Belgium serves into the dark

Italian setter Ofelia Malinov stares at the ball while she's in the air

The return of American setter Jordyn Poulter from injury was one of the highlights of the week

Eyes on the ball as Turkish captain Eda Erdem goes for the block