The third week of pre-season has been completed. Head coach Blengini, assistant Franchi and scout Cibba are focused on setting the physical basis of the athletes but are also working on the mental side of things. Meanwhile, the three Latina players involved in the World Championships are still in for a place in the second phase. Starovic and Serbia grabbed two wins in a row against Argentina and Australia after the opening loss; The Bulgarian side of Skrimov beat Mexico, lost at the tie-break against Canada and then beat China. Finally, Van De Voorde and Belgium will have to beat Iran and France to go through after defeats against USA and Italy, and a win against Puerto Rico.