CZECH Republic ousted Tunisia, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23, and made it into the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Patrik Indra delivered 14 points, including 13 from attacks as the Czechs got done with the Tunisians in 73 minutes.
The Czechs joined Team USA in the final eight, after American spikers eased out Slovenia, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-20, late Monday.
Jan Galabov and Lukas Vasina had 13 points apiece, as both combined for 10 points in the crucial final set.
It was the Czechs’ second straight win over the Tunisians, since they last met in a 2022 Volleyball Challenger Cup quarterfinal in Seoul, Korea.
Back then, the Czechs celebrated a four-set victory.
Meanwhile, Team USA will take on Bulgaria in one of the two quarterfinal matches set on Thursday
Gabriel Garcia fired seven of the team’s 12 aces, and led the Americans with a match-high 26 points.
Team USA also outperformed its opponents in net defense by 10-7 in kill blocks, with Garcia taking credit for four.
It was Garcia who ended the game with his ace.
