Vernon's Landon Currie is off to a strong start with Team Canada at the Volleyball Nations League 2025.
Canada won the final two sets to stun Team Germany 3-2 in the opener of the worldwide tournament held in China Wednesday, June 11.
The Canadians lost a tight first set 25-23 before taking the second set 25-19. Germany then secured the third set 25-21 to put themselves in a winning position.
But Canada finished strong, winning the last two sets 25-23 and 15-11 to take the match.
The showdown between the two countries had plenty of excitement and momentum swings.
"In an absolute roller coaster of a battle, Canada kicked off their Volleyball Nations League 2025 campaign with a spectacular thriller win over Germany," the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation said on social media Wednesday.
Canada played Argentina on Thursday and the result was a reversal of their first game as they lost 3-2, with Argentina winning the last two sets 25-22 and 15-8.
Currie is a libero for Team Canada, a key position that plays a defensive role and wears a different coloured jersey. Currie is wearing number 97 at the Nations League.
With one win in two games, Canada sits in eighth place out of 18 teams in the first round standings. In this preliminary phase, each team will play 12 matches across three competition weeks. The top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
Canada's next game is against France on Saturday, June 14, at 1 p.m. PST. France has yet to win a game in the early goings of the tournament.
Canada faces Bulgaria on Sunday at 3 p.m. Bulgaria is also winless so far.
Team Canada finished in sixth place at the 2024 Nations League, their best-ever result at the tournament.