Dominican Republic beat Bulgaria 3-1 on Saturday afternoon to win the bronze medal at the Shenzhou Cup China International Women's Volleyball Tournament.
Coming off a 3-2 loss to Cuba in the semi-finals Friday evening, Bulgaria started slowly in the match played at the Beilun Sports and Arts Center.
"Our players were tired after yesterday's marathon match," said Bulgaria head coach Miroslav Zhivkov. "We made more mistakes than our opponents did."
Olympic and World Cup double titlist China will clash with Cuba later on Saturday for the crown.