Gunes - Sato, 2 volleyball beauties, who is better?

Türkiye beat Japan in the semi-finals of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Cup. But there is one match that fans are still arguing about, which is the competition between the two "beauties" Zehra Gunes - Yoshino Sato.

Gunes (left) and Sato - Photo: FIVB

Throughout the Women's Volleyball World Championship, Sato and Gunes have always been two names that have received special attention from fans and the media.

Because in addition to impressive talent, both also possess the qualities of a top star.

While Gunes has long been considered one of the best middle blockers in the world, Sato has been a rising star in Japan over the past few years, expected to become the team's main striker in the future.

In the World Cup semi-finals, Türkiye beat Japan 3-1.

But to look at the competition between Gunes and Sato, fans need to take a closer look at the individual parameters.

Gunes overwhelms Sato in terms of parameters - Photo: VLT

Sato scored 9 points in the whole match, with 8 of them coming from attacks, and 1 from blocks. Meanwhile, Gunes scored 12 points, with 7 coming from attacks, 3 from blocks, and 2 from serves.

Playing as a winger, Sato obviously participated in more attacking situations than Gunes. But it was clear that her attacking score was not superior to her opponent's.

On the contrary, Gunes showed that he is one of the top blockers in the world with 3 successful blocks in this match. Only Turkey captain Erdem scored more blocks than Gunes.

Thus, if only counting the semi-final match, Gunes is clearly superior to Sato.

If counting the whole tournament, Sato scored a total of 66 points, with an effective offensive rating of 35.2%.

Sato burst into tears after missing the decisive shot - Photo: SIAM

As for Gunes, she scored a total of 45 points, a relatively impressive number considering the role of a middle blocker. Gunes's attacking efficiency was 55.6%, far surpassing Sato.

In terms of defensive efficiency, Gunes has a blocking efficiency score of up to 23.81%, a step down compared to Sato (5.41%). And the Turkish "goddess" also scored 5 points from serve, far more than the Japanese "beauty queen" who only scored 1 point.

At the age of 26, Gunes has long reached the pinnacle of volleyball. She is considered one of the top middle blockers in the world today.

Obviously Sato can now compare with her senior in terms of beauty, but cannot compare in terms of talent.

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HUY DANG

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