Jean Patry displayed his dominance to steer powerhouse France to a commanding 25-12, 25-18, 25-16 sweep of South Korea within the 2025 FIVB Males’s Volleyball World Championship on Sunday on the Good Araneta Coliseum.
The star reverse hitter was unstoppable all through the match, ending with a team-high 16 factors constructed on 11 assaults, three aces, and two blocks, as back-to-back Olympic gold medalist France cruised to a 1-0 begin in Pool C.
Patry had loads of assist, with Trevor Clevenot contributing 9 factors and Nicolas Le Goff including eight, because the French dismantled the Koreans in simply 62 minutes.
“I believe we performed recreation in opposition to workforce. We performed good volleyball—protection and receptions—and we simply targeted on the sport. That’s a very powerful,” Clevenot stated.
Clevenot caught hearth in Set 3, scoring back-to-back factors to stretch their result in 10-6. Longtime setter Antoine Brizard adopted with two consecutive aces to push the cushion to 17-11 for the Olympic champions.
Patry then hammered one from the left wing earlier than center blocker Barthélémy Chinenyeze put the roof on Park Changseong to increase France’s result in 19-12.
Yacine Louati introduced world No. 4 France to match level, and Théo Faure sealed the victory with a ultimate assault.
Heo Subong led Korea with 9 factors, whereas Im Donghyeok added seven markers.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information