2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Italy and Bulgaria from 9 to 30 September 2018. For the first time, the tournament was jointly-hosted by more than one country. The final six was hosted by Italy at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.[1]

2018 FIVB Men's World Championship
Campionato mondiale di pallavolo maschile Italia/Bulgaria 2018
Световно първенство по волейбол за мъже Италия/България 2018
Tournament details
Host nations Italy
 Bulgaria
Dates9–30 September
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Officially opened bySergio Mattarella and Rumen Radev
Champions Poland (3rd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament awards
MVPPoland Bartosz Kurek
Best SetterUnited States Micah Christenson
Best OHPoland Michał Kubiak
Brazil Douglas Souza
Best MBBrazil Lucas Saatkamp
Poland Piotr Nowakowski
Best OPPUnited States Matt Anderson
Best LiberoPoland Paweł Zatorski
Tournament statistics
Matches played94
Attendance389,029 (4,139 per match)
Best scorerPoland Bartosz Kurek (171 points)
Best spikerBrazil Douglas Souza (56.58%)
Best blockerPoland Bartosz Kurek (0.48 Avg)
Best serverSerbia Marko Ivović (0.36 Avg)
Best setterUnited States Micah Christenson (6.51 Avg)
Best diggerUnited States Erik Shoji (1.64 Avg)
Best receiverUnited States Taylor Sander (34.78%)
Official website
italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com

Poland defended their world title, defeating the reigning Olympic champions Brazil in straight sets at a repeat of the 2014 final.[2][3] This was Poland's third title overall, and the third time in the last four editions of the World Championship that Brazil and Poland contested the final. This was also the fifth straight World Championship with Brazil reaching at least the final. United States won the 3rd place match, defeating Serbia in four sets.[4] Bartosz Kurek from Poland was elected the MVP.[5]

The first round match between Russia and Tunisia set the new all-time lowest-scoring record in a World Championship set since the new volleyball scoring rules were adopted, with Russia winning the second set by 25–6. The previous record was a 25–8 achieved by United States against Puerto Rico during the 2014 World Championship.[6]

Host selection

On 9 December 2015, FIVB announced that the tournament would be held in Italy and Bulgaria. For the first time the championship will take place in more than one country.[1] The tournament will take place in six Italian cities (Bari, Bologna, Florence, Assago, Rome and Turin) and three Bulgarian cities (Ruse, Varna and Sofia).[7]

Both Italy and Bulgaria have previously hosted the Men's World Championship. Italy last organised the 2010 edition, when Brazil claimed the title their third straight title. Italy also hosted the men's event in 1978 as well as the 2014 Women's World Championship. Moreover, Italy hosted the 1985 Men's U21 World Championship, the 1985 Women's U20 World Championship and the 2009 Boys' U19 World Championship. Bulgaria, on the other hand, hosted both the men's and women's senior editions in 1970. Both countries have also played hosts to other important volleyball competitions, including the Men's European Volleyball Championship and the World League final round.

Qualification

The qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the five FIVB confederations to decide 21 of the 24 teams which would play in the final tournament, with Italy and Bulgaria qualifying automatically as hosts and Poland also qualifying automatically as the defending champions. All remaining FIVB member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process.

At first, 150 associations registered teams to compete in the qualification process, but 19 associations withdrew from the qualifying process after they registered and India were suspended and then expelled from taking part in the process as a punishment for internal problems in the India Volleyball Federation.

The five regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 21 spots; CAVB (Africa) was granted three, AVC (Asia and Oceania) four, NORCECA (North America) five, CSV (South America) two, and CEV (Europe) seven spots.[8]

Of the 24 nations qualified to play at the 2018 World Championship, 20 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2014. Slovenia qualified for the first time. Other teams returning after absences of the last tournament(s) include: Dominican Republic, returning to the finals after their only previous appearance in 1974, Netherlands, who last competed in 2002, and Japan, who missed the 2014 edition.

Notable countries that failed to qualify include the 2014 third placed Germany, Venezuela (for the first time since 1998), South Korea and Czech Republic.

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Italy CEV Host country 9 December 2015 16 1949 2014 Champions (1990, 1994, 1998)
 Bulgaria CEV Host country 9 December 2015 17 1949 2014 Runners-up (1970)
 Poland CEV Defending champions 21 September 2014 16 1949 2014 Champions (1974, 2014)
 Serbia1 CEV CEV Second Round Pool E winners 27 May 2017 9 1956 2014 Runners-up (1998)
 Netherlands CEV CEV Second Round Pool B winners 28 May 2017 11 1949 2002 Runners-up (1994)
 Slovenia CEV CEV Second Round Pool C winners 28 May 2017 0 None None
 Finland CEV CEV Second Round Pool F winners 28 May 2017 7 1952 2014 9th place (2014)
 Russia2 CEV CEV Second Round Pool D winners 28 May 2017 18 1949 2014 Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
 France CEV CEV Second Round Pool A winners 28 May 2017 15 1949 2014 3rd place (2002)
 Japan AVC AVC Final Round Pool B winners 15 July 2017 14 1960 2010 3rd place (1970, 1974)
 Australia AVC AVC Final Round Pool B runners-up 16 July 2017 6 1982 2014 15th place (2014)
 Belgium CEV CEV Third Round Pool G winners 23 July 2017 8 1949 2014 8th place (1970)
 Brazil CSV 2017 South American champions 11 August 2017 16 1956 2014 Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)
 China AVC AVC Final Round Pool A runners-up 13 August 2017 13 1956 2014 7th place (1978, 1982)
 Iran AVC AVC Final Round Pool A winners 13 August 2017 5 1970 2014 6th place (2014)
 Argentina CSV CSV Qualifier winners 2 September 2017 11 1960 2014 3rd place (1982)
 Dominican Republic NORCECA 2017 NORCECA runners-up 30 September 2017 1 1974 22nd place (1974)
 United States NORCECA 2017 NORCECA champions 30 September 2017 15 1956 2014 Champions (1986)
 Canada NORCECA 2017 NORCECA 3rd place 1 October 2017 10 1974 2014 7th place (2014)
 Tunisia CAVB 2017 African champions 27 October 2017 9 1962 2014 15th place (2006)
 Egypt CAVB 2017 African runners-up 27 October 2017 8 1974 2014 13th place (2010)
 Cameroon CAVB 2017 African 3rd place 29 October 2017 3 1990 2014 13th place (2010)
 Puerto Rico NORCECA NORCECA Final Four winners 12 November 2017 4 1974 2014 12th place (2006)
 Cuba NORCECA NORCECA Final Four runners-up 12 November 2017 14 1956 2014 Runners-up (1990, 2010)
Notes
1 Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1990 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1994 to 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia.
2 Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 7th appearance as Russia.

Format

First round

In the first round, the 24 teams were spread across four pools of six teams playing in a single round-robin format. The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round, featuring four pools of four teams playing in four cities.

Second round

The second round featured four pools of four teams playing once again in a single round-robin format. At the end of the second round matches, the rankings of the four pools were drawn up taking into account the points scored by each team in the first and second rounds. The four pool-winning teams of the second round qualified for the third round, together with the top two of the second placed teams.

Third round

The six teams competing in the third round were divided into two three-team pools by a draw. After the matches played once again in a single round-robin format, the top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals and finals.

Final round

The third round pool winners played against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advanced to compete for the World Championship title. The losers faced each other in the 3rd place match.

Pools composition

First round

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 July 2017.[9] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pools A and D regardless of the World Ranking.[10] All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking.[11] Each pool had no more than three teams from the same confederation.[12] The draw was held in Florence, Italy on 30 November 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts Italy and Bulgaria who ranked 4th and 14th respectively.

Seeded teams
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 Italy (Hosts)
 Argentina (7)

 Brazil (1)
 Canada (6)

 United States (2)
 Russia (4)

 Bulgaria (Hosts)
 Poland (3)

Unseeded teams
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran (8)
 France (9)
 Serbia (11)
 Japan (12)

 Egypt (13)
 Belgium (15)
 Cuba (16)
 Australia (16)

 Finland (18)
 China (20)
 Slovenia (23)
 Tunisia (24)

 Netherlands (25)
 Puerto Rico (29)
 Cameroon (30)
 Dominican Republic (38)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Italy  Brazil  United States  Bulgaria
 Argentina  Canada  Russia  Poland
 Japan  France  Serbia  Iran
 Belgium  Egypt  Australia  Cuba
 Slovenia  China  Tunisia  Finland
 Dominican Republic  Netherlands  Cameroon  Puerto Rico

Second round

Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
1A Italy 1B Brazil 1C United States 1D Poland
2B Netherlands 2A Belgium 2D Iran 2C Serbia
3C Russia 3A Slovenia 3D Bulgaria 3B France
4D Finland 4C Australia 4B Canada 4A Argentina

Third round

The third round draw was held in Turin, Italy on 24 September 2018.[13] The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were drawn in pools I and J consecutively and the 1st ranked teams of pools G and H were also drawn in pools I and J consecutively. The 1st best second team among the four pools was placed in pool I, while the 2nd best second team among the four pools was placed in pool J.

Pool I Pool J
1F Brazil 1E Italy
1G United States 1H Poland
1B2SR Russia 2B2SR Serbia

Squads

Venues

Pool A (only 9 September) Pool A (excl. 9 September) Pool B Pool C
Rome, Italy Florence, Italy Ruse, Bulgaria Bari, Italy
Foro Italico Tennis Center Court Nelson Mandela Forum Arena Ruse PalaFlorio
Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 5,100 Capacity: 5,080
Pool D and H
2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Italy)
2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Bulgaria)
Varna, Bulgaria
Palace of Culture and Sports
Capacity: 6,000
Pool E Pool F Pool G Third and Final round
Assago, Italy Bologna, Italy Sofia, Bulgaria Turin, Italy
Mediolanum Forum Land Rover Arena Armeets Arena Pala Alpitour
Capacity: 12,677 Capacity: 5,721 Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 15,807

Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Opening matches

The opening matches of the 2018 World Championship, jointly hosted by Italy and Bulgaria held With the presence of the president Sergio Mattarella and Rumen Radev. President of Italy Mattarella was guest of honour as co-hosts Italy got their 2018 campaign off to the perfect start with a 3–0 victory over Japan. Alongside FIVB President Ary Graça, Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malago, President of the Italian Volleyball Federation Pietro Bruno Cattaneo and many more national and international dignitaries, President Mattarella joined the 11,170-strong partisan crowd at Foro Italico Tennis Center Court, Rome and in Varna, the home side Bulgaria fared just as successfully as their co-hosts, sweeping aside Finland 3–0 to take a commanding lead in Pool D, were present President of Bulgaria Radev was joined by his Minister for Sport, Krasen Kralev, at Palace of Culture and Sports.[14]

First round

  • The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 423 326 1.298 Second round
2  Belgium 5 3 2 10 11 8 1.375 419 394 1.063
3  Slovenia 5 3 2 9 12 10 1.200 479 463 1.035
4  Argentina 5 2 3 6 10 11 0.909 475 469 1.013
5  Japan 5 2 3 5 8 11 0.727 414 427 0.970
6  Dominican Republic 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 267 398 0.671
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Sep19:30Italy 3–0 Japan25–2025–2125–23  75–64P2
12 Sep17:00Dominican Republic 1–3 Slovenia25–2213–2513–2517–25 68–97P2
12 Sep20:30Belgium 3–1 Argentina25–1925–1922–2525–19 97–82P2
13 Sep17:00Dominican Republic 0–3 Japan20–2516–2516–25  52–75P2
13 Sep21:15Italy 3–0 Belgium25–2025–1725–16  75–53P2
14 Sep17:00Japan 1–3 Slovenia20–2525–2220–2513–25 78–97P2
14 Sep20:30Argentina 3–0 Dominican Republic26–2425–1525–15  76–54P2
15 Sep17:00Belgium 2–3 Slovenia25–2225–2119–2523–2513–15105–108P2
15 Sep21:15Italy 3–1 Argentina22–2525–1525–2328–26 100–89P2
16 Sep17:00Japan 1–3 Belgium25–1423–2514–2519–25 81–89P2
16 Sep21:15Dominican Republic 0–3 Italy12–2518–2515–25  45–75P2
17 Sep17:00Belgium 3–0 Dominican Republic25–1825–1325–17  75–48P2
17 Sep20:30Argentina 3–2 Slovenia25–1822–2527–2925–1715–13114–102P2
18 Sep17:00Japan 3–2 Argentina26–2420–2530–3225–2015–13116–114P2
18 Sep21:15Italy 3–1 Slovenia23–2525–1925–1325–18 98–75P2

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 439 405 1.084 Second round
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 11 12 8 1.500 455 420 1.083
3  France 5 3 2 11 13 7 1.857 456 420 1.086
4  Canada 5 3 2 9 11 7 1.571 426 408 1.044
5  Egypt 5 1 4 3 4 13 0.308 368 426 0.864
6  China 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 375 440 0.852
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep14:00France 3–0 China25–2025–2125–17  75–58P2
12 Sep17:00Netherlands 0–3 Canada15–2523–2518–25  56–75P2
12 Sep20:30Brazil 3–0 Egypt25–1725–2225–20  75–59P2
13 Sep17:00Egypt 0–3 Canada25–2728–3019–25  72–82P2
13 Sep20:30Brazil 3–2 France25–2025–2021–2523–2515–12109–102P2
14 Sep17:00China 1–3 Netherlands21–2513–2525–2313–25 72–98P2
14 Sep20:30France 3–0 Egypt25–2225–2325–16  75–61P2
15 Sep17:00Canada 3–1 China25–2225–1921–2525–23 96–89P2
15 Sep20:30Netherlands 3–1 Brazil21–2525–2025–2025–21 96–86P2
16 Sep17:00China 1–3 Egypt26–2824–2625–1721–25 96–96P2
16 Sep20:30Netherlands 3–2 France23–2519–2525–2125–2315–13107–107P2
17 Sep17:00Egypt 1–3 Netherlands18–2521–2525–2316–25 80–98P2
17 Sep20:30Brazil 3–1 Canada25–2219–2525–2325–18 94–88P2
18 Sep17:00China 0–3 Brazil21–2522–2517–25  60–75P2
18 Sep20:30Canada 1–3 France22–2521–2525–2217–25 85–97P2

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 13 15 5 3.000 456 383 1.191 Second round
2  Serbia 5 4 1 12 14 7 2.000 476 430 1.107
3  Russia 5 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 422 366 1.153
4  Australia 5 2 3 7 9 11 0.818 428 442 0.968
5  Cameroon 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 334 398 0.839
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 317 414 0.766
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep14:00Cameroon 3–0 Tunisia25–2028–2625–21  78–67P2
12 Sep17:00Australia 0–3 Russia21–2520–2516–25  57–75P2
12 Sep20:30United States 3–2 Serbia15–2525–1421–2525–2015–10101–94P2
13 Sep17:00Australia 2–3 United States23–2520–2525–2225–2310–15103–110P2
13 Sep20:30Cameroon 0–3 Serbia28–3016–2517–25  61–80P2
14 Sep17:00Australia 3–1 Cameroon21–2525–1725–2225–20 96–84P2
14 Sep20:30Russia 3–0 Tunisia25–1925–625–19  75–44P2
15 Sep17:00Serbia 3–1 Tunisia20–2525–2025–2125–20 95–86P2
15 Sep20:30United States 3–1 Russia25–2320–2525–2325–20 95–91P2
16 Sep17:00Cameroon 0–3 United States18–2520–2514–25  52–75P2
16 Sep20:30Serbia 3–1 Australia25–2021–2525–1725–19 96–81P2
17 Sep17:00Russia 3–0 Cameroon25–1630–2825–15  80–59P2
17 Sep20:30Australia 3–1 Tunisia16–2525–1725–1925–16 91–77P2
18 Sep17:00United States 3–0 Tunisia25–1225–1825–13  75–43P2
18 Sep20:30Serbia 3–2 Russia25–2124–2625–1722–2515–12111–101P2

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 5 0 15 15 3 5.000 445 343 1.297 Second round
2  Iran 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 437 400 1.093
3  Bulgaria 5 3 2 9 11 6 1.833 395 368 1.073
4  Finland 5 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 453 471 0.962
5  Cuba 5 1 4 3 6 13 0.462 392 436 0.899
6  Puerto Rico 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 331 435 0.761
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Sep20:40Bulgaria 3–0 Finland25–2125–1925–22  75–62P2
12 Sep17:00Iran 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1925–1425–18  75–51P2
12 Sep20:30Cuba 1–3 Poland18–2519–2525–2114–25 76–96P2
13 Sep17:00Puerto Rico 0–3 Poland14–2512–2515–25  41–75P2
13 Sep20:40Iran 3–1 Bulgaria25–2225–2022–2525–19 97–86P2
14 Sep17:00Finland 3–1 Cuba25–1925–1920–2525–16 95–79P2
14 Sep20:40Bulgaria 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1625–1825–21  75–55P2
15 Sep17:00Cuba 1–3 Iran25–1718–2522–2519–25 84–92P2
15 Sep20:30Poland 3–1 Finland25–2026–2825–1625–15 101–79P2
16 Sep17:00Puerto Rico 2–3 Finland19–2523–2529–2725–2110–15106–113P2
16 Sep20:40Cuba 0–3 Bulgaria22–2516–2518–25  56–75P2
17 Sep17:00Cuba 3–1 Puerto Rico25–1522–2525–2125–17 97–78P2
17 Sep20:30Iran 0–3 Poland21–2520–2522–25  63–75P2
18 Sep17:00Finland 2–3 Iran19–2525–2225–2323–2512–15104–110P2
18 Sep20:40Bulgaria 1–3 Poland14–2525–2322–2523–25 84–98P2

Second round

  • The standings of the four pools were drawn up taking into account the wins and points scored by each team in the first and second round.
  • The winners in each pool and the top two of the second placed teams qualified for the third round.

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 8 7 1 22 23 6 3.833 691 568 1.217 Third round
2  Russia 8 6 2 18 21 8 2.625 675 578 1.168
3  Netherlands 8 5 3 14 16 15 1.067 692 661 1.047
4  Finland 8 2 6 6 10 21 0.476 638 719 0.887
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep17:00Netherlands 0–3 Russia17–2516–2521–25  54–75P2
21 Sep21:15Italy 3–0 Finland25–2025–1825–16  75–54P2
22 Sep17:00Netherlands 3–1 Finland25–1923–2525–1625–13 98–73P2
22 Sep21:15Russia 3–2 Italy19–2525–1825–2119–2515–11103–100P2
23 Sep17:00Russia 3–0 Finland25–1725–1925–22  75–58P2
23 Sep21:15Italy 3–1 Netherlands16–2525–2027–2525–15 93–85P2

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 8 7 1 19 22 8 2.750 699 618 1.131 Third round
2  Belgium 8 4 4 14 16 14 1.143 667 657 1.015
3  Slovenia 8 4 4 13 17 16 1.063 722 716 1.008
4  Australia 8 3 5 9 12 19 0.632 665 701 0.949
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep17:00Brazil 3–0 Australia25–2125–2225–15  75–58P2
21 Sep20:30Belgium 0–3 Slovenia26–2826–2819–25  71–81P2
22 Sep17:00Australia 0–3 Belgium26–2826–2820–25  72–81P2
22 Sep20:30Slovenia 0–3 Brazil22–2521–2516–25  59–75P2
23 Sep17:00Slovenia 2–3 Australia25–2320–2525–1922–2511–15103–107P2
23 Sep20:30Belgium 2–3 Brazil25–2225–2319–2515–2512–1596–110P2

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 8 8 0 22 24 6 4.000 704 585 1.203 Third round
2  Canada 8 5 3 13 18 14 1.286 712 694 1.026
3  Bulgaria 8 4 4 13 16 12 1.333 625 617 1.013
4  Iran 8 4 4 12 14 16 0.875 674 664 1.015
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep17:00United States 3–1 Canada25–1725–1421–2525–17 96–73P2
21 Sep20:40Bulgaria 3–0 Iran25–1928–2626–24  79–69P2
22 Sep17:00Iran 2–3 Canada20–2525–2015–2525–2312–1597–108P2
22 Sep20:40Bulgaria 0–3 United States20–2520–2518–25  58–75P2
23 Sep17:00United States 3–0 Iran25–2326–2426–24  77–71P2
23 Sep20:40Bulgaria 2–3 Canada19–2514–2525–2125–1910–1593–105P2

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 8 6 2 19 21 9 2.333 702 593 1.184 Third round
2  Serbia 8 6 2 17 20 12 1.667 707 677 1.044
3  France 8 5 3 18 21 12 1.750 765 688 1.112
4  Argentina 8 3 5 8 14 19 0.737 725 751 0.965
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep17:00Serbia 3–2 France22–2526–2425–2018–2518–16109–110P2
21 Sep20:40Poland 2–3 Argentina25–1619–2523–2525–2314–16106–105P2
22 Sep17:00Serbia 3–0 Argentina25–1825–2225–22  75–62P2
22 Sep20:40Poland 1–3 France15–2518–2525–2318–25 76–98P2
23 Sep17:00France 3–1 Argentina25–1625–2026–2825–19 101–83P2
23 Sep20:40Poland 3–0 Serbia25–1725–1625–14  75–47P2

Ranking of the second placed teams

  • The top two of the second placed teams qualified for the third round.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 8 6 2 18 21 8 2.625 675 578 1.168 Third round
2  Serbia 8 6 2 17 20 12 1.667 707 677 1.044
3  Canada 8 5 3 13 18 14 1.286 712 694 1.026
4  Belgium 8 4 4 14 16 14 1.143 667 657 1.015
Source:

Third round

Pool I

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 181 164 1.104 Semifinals
2  United States 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 132 143 0.923
3  Russia 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 175 181 0.967
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep17:00Brazil 3–2 Russia20–2521–2525–2225–2315–12106–107P2
27 Sep17:00United States 3–0 Russia25–2225–2325–23  75–68P2
28 Sep17:00Brazil 3–0 United States25–2025–1825–19  75–57P2

Pool J

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 180 171 1.053 Semifinals
2  Serbia 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 149 134 1.112
3  Italy 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 150 174 0.862
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep21:15Italy 0–3 Serbia15–2520–2518–25  53–75P2
27 Sep20:30Poland 3–0 Serbia28–2628–2625–22  81–74P2
28 Sep21:15Italy 3–2 Poland14–2525–2118–2525–1715–1197–99P2

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 September
 
 
 Brazil3
 
30 September
 
 Serbia0
 
 Brazil0
 
29 September
 
 Poland3
 
 Poland3
 
 
 United States2
 
3rd place match
 
 
30 September
 
 
 Serbia1
 
 
 United States3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep17:00Brazil 3–0 Serbia25–2225–2125–22  75–65P2
29 Sep21:15Poland 3–2 United States25–2220–2523–2525–2015–11108–103P2

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep17:00Serbia 1–3 United States25–2317–2530–3219–25 91–105P2

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep21:15Brazil 0–3 Poland26–2820–2523–25  69–78P2

Final standing

Awards

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament.[15] Only players whose teams advanced to the final round are taken in consideration.

Marketing

Sponsors

Italy

Bulgaria

Trophy

Comparable 2014 year the FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry. The trophy was constructed using 12 individual pieces, representing each member of a volleyball team. The pieces are brought together in a seamless cylindrical design, symbolising the coming together of the 12 players using the rotation system on the court.[16]

Broadcasting rights

FIVB, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2018 World Championship[17] to the following broadcasters.

See also

References

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