With a week still left before Ningbo, the bracket’s magnet is already set. On July 30 at 15:00 local time, world champions Italy face the USA — a remake of the Paris Olympic bronze match and one of the most even Finals quarterfinals.
How they got here
Italy finished fourth in the prelims (8-4, 26 points), the USA fifth (8-4, 25). The Americans already swept Italy 3-0 in Pasig — a one-night argument. Italy answer with Finals experience and Romano’s scoring. Reception errors here cost a semifinal berth against Japan/China.
The parallel drama
That same evening Poland face Ukraine. For fans it is two genres: Ukraine’s Finals debut against the world No. 1, and Italy–USA in Olympic style. Beilun tickets are no longer theory — they are the next 10 days of calendar.
