QUEZON CITY — Canada was dealt its first defeat at the world men's volleyball championship on Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to Turkey.

Set scores were 21-25, 16-25, 25-27 as Turkey (3-0) finished ahead of Canada (2-1) in the Pool G standings.

Both teams entered the match assured of a berth in the Round of 16.

Turkey outperformed Canada in attack by 43-28 points and made fewer unforced errors — 19 to Canada’s 24. Blocking points were even at seven, and Canada had eight aces compared with its opponent’s three.

Canadian opposite Sharone Vernon-Evans (three aces, two kill blocks), middle blocker Fynn McCarthy (three aces, one kill block), and outside hitter and captain Nicholas Hoag (two aces, one kill block) jointly topped Canada's scoring with eight points apiece.

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