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Team Netherlands overcomes Qatar at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship on September 13, 2025. Volleyball World

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757768691564Netherlands.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Team Netherlands overcomes Qatar at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men&#x27;s World Championship on September 13, 2025. Volleyball World</div>MANILA — Team Netherlands is playing without its star spiker, Nimir Abdel-Aziz, at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men&#x27;s World Championship.Despite this, they are still seeing a lot of potential in this young core, particularly the 25-year-old Bennie Tuinstra, who said that the youthful ones are &quot;practicing hard&quot; to level up their game, especially they are now at the men&#x27;s volleyball&#x27;s grandest stage.The Dutch side proved they can compete, outpacing Qatar, 25-18, 25-23, 26-28, 25-23, on Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/9/12/bagunas-shines-but-alas-pilipinas-fivb-worlds-debut-spoiled-by-tunisia-2015">READ: Bagunas shines but Alas Pilipinas&#x27; FIVB Worlds debut spoiled by Tunisia </a></div>&quot;We have a group with a lot of young players and this is the first summer of really high level volleyball. But I think the group is adjusting to this level very quickly,&quot; said Tuinstra.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/9/13/marck-espejo-admits-team-was-tense-in-fivb-worlds-debut-1454">READ: FIVB Worlds: Turkiye shocks Japan; USA, Canada get wins </a></div>&quot;We have a lot of potential players and I think they are showing good things but also you can see they are not experienced. We are working on that and we are practicing hard.&quot;Among those who shined against Qatar was Tuinstra, who fired 15 points, the 27-year-old Michiel Ahyi who had 20 points, and Tom Koops who registered 17 markers.Tuinstra recognized that this Netherlands squad is &quot;different&quot; now that they don&#x27;t have Abdel-Aziz.&quot;Of course it&#x27;s different when he&#x27;s not here because he was our main leader in the group. Now other people have to step up and show that they can play as well. I think we do a great job with that and I would describe the group as very energetic and very motivated.&quot;After the Saturday win, Tuinstra and company are now at 1-0 in Pool B, while Qatar fell down to 0-1.They will see action on the taraflex on September 15 against Romania at the same Cubao venue.

"We have a lot of potential players and I think they are showing good things, but also you can see they are not experienced. We are working on that and we are practicing hard." #MWCH2025

"We have a lot of potential players and I think they are showing good things, but also you can see they are not experienced. We are working on that and we are practicing hard." #MWCH2025

FIVB Worlds: Team Netherlands stepping up in absence of leader Nimir Abdel-Aziz

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FIVB Worlds: Team Netherlands stepping up in absence of leader Nimir Abdel-Aziz

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published September 13, 2025 09:25 PM PHT

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Updated September 13, 2025 11:00 PM PHT

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