Volleyball Women's GrandPrix Final Round, Aug the 20th and on

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China vs Belgium, Aug the 20th Wednesday @ 05:20 CET Volleyball Women's GrandPrix Final Round to be played in Japan. The crucial news ahead of this tournament is that China will be without at least 4 of their best players, who took part regularly in the competition so far. Both receivers (Zhu Ting and Hui Ruoqui - also the topscorers), as well as best MB (Xu Yunli) and regular setter (Wei) will be all OUT. In their last match, China lost to Japanese B selection, not giving out any good signals and I expect them to suffer at this final round without these top players, as their absence will kill the team chemistry. Belgium have full selection available and they are on good form, having won 6 of their 8 games in this competition. They played China on a friendly basis before the GP and they aren't strangers to the Chinese style of playing anymore. I expect Belgium to cause all sorts of troubles to the Chinese 2nd string team and the European side should also hold some chances of winning this match. Fair odds on Belgium should not be more than 2.50 here, in light of the recent news. Pick: Belgium to win @ 4.74 (pinnacle) for 4/10.