Atlanta Olympic bronze medallists Brazil will be hoping to continue their trail-blazing run when they take on world and Olympic champions Cuba in the GD Guangdong Cup 98 World Grand Prix finals, which swing into action at the Hong Kong Coliseum tomorrow night.
Brazil, the 1994 and 1996 World Grand Prix champions, have been firing on all cylinders since making an inauspicious start in the first week of qualifying last month.
The Brazilians finished fourth and last in the Macau leg after losing to Russia, Japan and Italy.
But the past two weeks have seen a transformation that has made them almost unbeatable.
The South Americans, who have been training together for just over a month after an enforced absence from the international arena, made full amends for their poor start by winning the next two qualifying legs - Fong San and Baoshan - beating both Cuba and China on their way to victory.
Brazilian head coach Bernardo Rizende was optimistic that his team would overcome Cuba in tomorrow's semi-finals of the tournament, which also features crowd favourites China and defending World Grand Prix champions Russia.
