Cuba staged an impressive comeback victory over Poland in a five-set thriller Friday on the opening day of the FIVB World Grand Prix women's volleyball tournament.

Going down two sets, the Cubans rallied to win by a scoreline of 18-25, 25-27, 25-15, 25-16 in one hour and 50 minutes at the Beilun Sports and Arts Center in Ningbo.

Nancy Carrillo was the top scorer for Cuba with 28 points, while Milena Rosner led the Polish team with 14 points.

The Cubans looked sloppy and committed too many errors in the first two sets, but they were in complete command from the third set on back of overwhelming attacks.

China faces Azerbaijan later in the day.

The Beilun leg is part of a qualifying campaign featuring 12 of the world's top teams. The top five teams from the qualifying rounds join hosts Italy in the World Grand Prix finals, which run from Sept. 6-10 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Source: Xinhua