Kantor and Losiak lead the series 3-2 with Binstock and Schachter winning the last two matches in Russia - 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-12) in 45 minutes at Sochi May 5 and 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-11) in 49 minutes at Moscow May 25.
MATCH PREVIEW
MATCH NOTES
• POL leads the series 3-2, winning the first three meetings before CAN won the last two times these teams met
• The match has gone to a third set three times, with CAN winning two of those
• These two teams played in Sao Paulo in September 2015 in what was the first medal won (bronze) by POL
• Kantor and Losiak played in Halifax in 2012, winning the U-21 World Championships
• Binstock is the fourth oldest player here while Schachter is the fourth youngest… Losiak and Kantor are the two youngest players in the field
• This year POL has a 58-28 match record, including 323-14 in pool play and 16-11 in three-set matches
• This year CAN has a 33-34 record, including 23-23 in pool play and 15-10 in three-set matches