The series is tied between the two teams with at 1-1 with both matches being played during the 2015 season with the Canadians winning the last confrontation 2-0 (21-15, 21-14) in 29 minutes at the Olsztyn Grand Slam in Poland August 29. A month earlier in Switzerland, Bourne and Hyden posted a 2-1 (24-26, 21-16, 15-13) win in 51 minutes over Saxton and Schalk.
MATCH PREVIEW
MATCH NOTES
• The two teams met twice last year, with each team winning once
• USA is the only team in the competition that did not also compete in the Rio Olympics
• Hyden is the oldest player to win an FIVB tournament, winning in Berlin in 2014 when he was 41 years, 8 ½ months old
• Hyden has played the most seasons (16) on the FIVB Tour of any player competing in Toronto while Bourne has played the least (5)
• This year USA has a 48-34 match record, including 30-19 in pool play and 18-17 in three-set matches
• CAN has a 41-26 match record this season, including 29-13 in pool play and 12-8 in three-set matches
• CAN has won 13 of its last 15 pool play matches entering Toronto