Volleyball: Japan falls 3-0 to Poland in Nations League quarterfinals
Led by opposite spiker Kewin Sasak's 15 points, Poland prevailed 25-23, 26-24, 25-12 at the Ningbo Beilun Sports and Art Centre to book a semifinal showdown against Brazil.
Opposite spiker Kento Miyaura scored a match-high 17 for Japan, which led for stretches of the opening set and went neck-and-neck with Poland in the second before the Europeans ran away with the third.
Star outside hitter Ran Takahashi said Japan paid the price after it "wasted" opportunities to clinch the first two sets.
"We need to address the weakness and complacency that prevented us winning the first and second sets," Takahashi said. "There were a lot of situations where we failed to complete our attacks."
Slovenia defeated defending VNL and Olympic champion France 3-1 in Thursday's other quarterfinal.
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