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Poland defend VNL crown after five-set final against USA
Tomasz Fornal takes MVP honours as Poland win their third title.
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Poland retained the men’s Volleyball Nations League title by beating the USA 3–2 in Ningbo. The final scores were 25–21, 23–25, 25–27, 25–23 and 15–10, giving Poland a third crown after 2023 and 2025.
The champions recovered from a two-sets-to-one deficit and broke open the deciding set during Marcin Komenda’s service turn. Kamil Semeniuk led Poland with 17 points, while Jake Hanes scored 21 for the USA.
Tomasz Fornal received the tournament MVP award and contributed five aces in the final. The USA finished with silver and Slovenia secured its first VNL bronze earlier that day.
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