Head-to-head· This will be the third meeting at the World Cup between these nations.
· China won both previous World Cup meetings, in 2003 (3-0) and in 2011 (3-1).
· These nations met twice in this year's World Grand Prix, with China winning 3-0 on both occasions.
· In 2014, they also met three times, with China winning on all occasions. At the 2014 World Championship, both matches ended in 3-2 (including in the third round, when China were trailing 2-0) and at the World Grand Prix China won 3-0.
· The only victory by Dominican Republic against China in a major competition dates back to 14 Augustus 2010, when the result was 3-2 in the World Grand Prix.
Dominican Republic· Dominican Republic have won four matches at the 2015 World Cup and need one more victory to equal their record of five wins at a single edition, set in 2011.
· Their last four opening sets had a similar score: 18-25, 18-25, 25-18, 18-25.
· Their last three wins have been by a 3-1 score line. They have never had the same score in four successive World Cup wins.
China· China have won their last five World Cup matches and can win (at least) six in a row for the first time since 13 successive victories in 1999-2011.
· China have won their last four matches in straight sets. They can win five World Cup matches in a row in straight sets for the second time after 1981.
· Ting Zhu (15 points) and Xinyue Yuan (14) were China's top scorers in their 3-0 win over Argentina on Tuesday.