VNL 2021

Amazing Nimir hauls 43 for Netherlands, shatters VNL record

Theo Faure adds 30 for France in double '30+'

Published 11:39, 15 Jun 2021

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Nimir Abdel-Aziz holds the new VNL scoring record after hauling in 43 points in the Netherlands' epic win over France.

Nimir Abdel-Aziz shattered the all-time VNL scoring record as he hauled in 43 points in the Netherlands' epic comeback win over France Tuesday night on the opening day of Week 4 at the 2021 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League which continues in Italy's Adriatic resort of Rimini.

Nimir, who led the Netherlands from two sets down to their second win of the tournament, 3-2 (15-25, 22-25, 28-26, 25-23, 19-17) demolished the previous record of 37 points set by China's Jiang Chuan, also against France, in 2018.

The 29-year-old Dutch opposite registered a remarkable attacking efficiency of 65% (37/57) and added 2 blocks and 4 aces for his tally of 43. That was more than half the total of points scored by the Netherlands (109 minus the 33 gifted by France on unforced errors).

France's Theo Faure also made the list of players to have scored 30 points or more in a single VNL match when he collected exactly 30 in the same match. Faure scored off 23 attacks (23/40 for 58%), 3 blocks and 4 aces.

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Theo Faure one-on-one with Nimir Tuesday night at the 2021 VNL: 30 points on one side, 43 on the other.

These are the second and third entries in the list of 'Over 30s' at this season's VNL.

Slovenia's Klemen Cebulj had scored 32 points in his team's 3-2 win over Russia earlier in the tournament.

Pts
Player
Ctry
vs
Edition
43
Nimir Abdel-Aziz
NED
FRA (3-2)
2021
37
Jiang Chuan
CHN
FRA (3-2)
2018
32
Ivan Zaytsev
ITA
BRA (3-2)
2018
32
Aleksandar Atanasijevic
SRB
IRI (3-2)
2018
32
Klemen Cebulj
SLO
RUS (3-2)
2021
31
Paul Carroll
AUS
CHN (3-1)
2018
31
Stephen Boyer
FRA
USA (3-2)
2018
31
Sharone Vernon
CAN
POL (1-3)
2019
30
Theo Faure
FRA
NED (2-3)
2021