Lausanne, Switzerland, July 22, 2017 - The Dominican Republic meet Turkey in Bankgok Sunday in what is the sixth time the two sides coime head-to-head in a world competition. Turkey lead the series 4-1, with the Caribbean side having scored their only win at the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix. Both are now out of contention for a ticket to the Final Six of this year's competition.
Head-to-Head• Turkey have won four of their five encounters with Dominican Republic at world level.
• The Dominicans' only triumph over Turkey dates back to the 2014 World Grand Prix, when they won in five sets.
• Their most recent major encounter resulted in a straight sets victory for Turkey in the 2015 World Grand Prix.
Dominican Republic• Dominican Republic's straight sets defeat to Italy on Saturday brought their World Grand Prix balance in 2017 to four wins and four losses.
• Last year they won a team record seven matches in one single World Grand Prix campaign.
• Dominican Republic's straight sets loss to Italy was their 56th such a defeat in the World Grand Prix. They have won only nine matches by a 3-0 score line.
• Gina Mambru (10 points) was the only Dominican player to reach double numbers in scoring in their match against Italy.
Turkey• Turkey's 3-0 loss to Thailand on Saturday was their sixth World Grand Prix defeat in a row.
• Only once did Turkey set a longer losing streak in the competition: seven successive defeats in 2015.
• In total Turkey have now won one of their last 12 World Grand Prix matches, the 3-1 versus Belgium on 8 July.