2016 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 27th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament which was played by a record of 36 teams from 16 June to 17 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Kraków, Poland.[1] After being runners-up on five occasions, Serbia finally claimed their first World League after prevailing over Brazil in straight sets.[2][3] The defending champions France claimed their first ever bronze medal at the World League after a fast victory in straight sets against Italy.[4] Marko Ivović was elected the most valuable player.[5]

2016 World League
The Tauron Arena held the final
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
CityKraków (Group 1 Final)
Dates16 June – 17 July
Teams36 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)27 (in 27 host cities)
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place France
Fourth place Italy
Tournament awards
MVPSerbia Marko Ivović
Best SetterItaly Simone Giannelli
Best OHSerbia Marko Ivović
France Antonin Rouzier
Best MBBrazil Maurício Souza
Serbia Srećko Lisinac
Best OPPBrazil Wallace de Souza
Best LiberoFrance Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played162
Best scorerBulgaria Sokolov (155 points)
Best spikerBrazil Wallace (55.90%)
Best blockerBelgium VD Voorde (0.74)
Best serverBrazil Lucarelli (0.52)
Best setterFrance Toniutti (9.06)
Best diggerFrance Grebennikov (3.03)
Best receiverPoland Buszek (59.47%)
Official website
FIVB World League

Canada secured their promotion into the 2017 World League Group 1 by sweeping hosts Portugal in straight sets in the Group 2 final four held in Matosinhos.[6][7]

In the Group 3 final four, held in Frankfurt, Germany, Slovenia defeated the home team in four sets to crown their first ever World League appearance. Additionally, the team coached by former World League champion and MVP Andrea Giani earned a spot for the Intercontinental Group 2 in the next year.[8][9]

Qualification
Africa Asia and Oceania Europe North America South America

 Egypt
 Tunisia

 Australia
 China
 Chinese Taipei1
 Iran
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Qatar1
 South Korea

 Canada
 Cuba
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 United States

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Venezuela

1 Teams making their debuts.

Format

Intercontinental round
  • Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 2, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 3, the 12 teams were drawn in 6 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 6 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round
  • Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
  • Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools of Group 1 and Group 2 were announced on 18 August 2015.[10] The pools of Group 3 were announced on 29 October 2015.[12]

Competition schedule
●Intercontinental round ●Final round
Week 1
16–19 Jun		 Week 2
23–26 Jun		 Week 3
1–3 Jul		 Week 4
9–10 Jul		 Week 5
13–17 Jul
Group 1 18 matches 18 matches 18 matches 10 matches
Group 2 18 matches 18 matches 18 matches 4 matches
Group 3 18 matches 18 matches 4 matches

Squads

There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Main article: 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League squads

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 9 8 1 23 25 8 3.125 793 681 1.164 Group 1 Final round
2  United States 9 8 1 23 25 9 2.778 814 748 1.088
3  Serbia 9 7 2 21 23 11 2.091 810 738 1.098
4  France 9 6 3 20 23 10 2.300 806 735 1.097
5  Italy 9 6 3 19 20 10 2.000 715 654 1.093
6  Russia 9 5 4 15 15 14 1.071 698 662 1.054
7  Iran 9 4 5 9 15 22 0.682 777 861 0.902
8  Belgium 9 3 6 11 15 20 0.750 760 779 0.976
9  Argentina 9 3 6 10 16 20 0.800 824 835 0.987
10  Poland[lower-alpha 1] (H) 9 3 6 8 11 22 0.500 755 815 0.926 Group 1 Final round
11  Bulgaria 9 1 8 2 8 26 0.308 706 810 0.872
12  Australia 9 0 9 1 3 27 0.111 600 740 0.811 Relegated position
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts
Pool A1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun18:10France 3–0 Italy25–2325–2225–18  75–63P2 P3
17 Jun20:40Australia 0–3 Belgium27–2918–2522–25  67–79P2 P3
18 Jun17:40Belgium 0–3 Italy15–2523–2521–25  59–75P2 P3
18 Jun20:10Australia 0–3 France14–2518–2521–25  53–75P2 P3
19 Jun12:40Belgium 3–2 France13–2526–2421–2525–1815–12100–104P2 P3
19 Jun15:10Australia 0–3 Italy23–2523–2520–25  66–75P2 P3
Pool B1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun14:10Brazil 3–0 Iran25–1925–1628–26  78–61P2 P3
16 Jun17:15Argentina 1–3 United States24–2623–2525–2222–25 94–98P2 P3
17 Jun14:10Brazil 3–0 Argentina25–2125–1326–24  76–58P2 P3
17 Jun17:15United States 3–1 Iran23–2525–1327–2526–24 101–87P2 P3
18 Jun20:30Iran 3–2 Argentina25–2225–2021–2513–2515–1199–103P2 P3
18 Jun23:21Brazil 3–1 United States25–1925–1522–2525–22 97–81P2 P3
Pool C1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun16:40Bulgaria 1–3 Poland25–1919–2517–2520–25 81–94P2 P3
17 Jun19:10Russia 0–3 Serbia22–2532–3417–25  71–84P2 P3
18 Jun16:40Bulgaria 0–3 Serbia26–2825–2718–25  69–80P2 P3
18 Jun19:10Russia 3–0 Poland25–2225–1925–22  75–63P2 P3
19 Jun16:40Serbia 3–0 Poland25–2025–2025–23  75–63P2 P3
19 Jun19:10Russia 3–1 Bulgaria20–2525–1825–1725–22 95–82P2 P3
Pool D1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun17:10Russia 0–3 France22–2534–3620–25  76–86P2 P3
24 Jun20:10Poland 3–1 Argentina26–2431–2936–3825–22 118–113P2 P3
25 Jun17:10France 2–3 Argentina25–1921–2523–2527–2513–15109–109P2 P3
25 Jun20:10Poland 1–3 Russia17–2520–2525–2015–25 77–95P2 P3
26 Jun17:10Argentina 3–0 Russia25–1825–2028–26  78–64P2 P3
26 Jun20:10Poland 0–3 France28–3020–2529–31  77–86P2 P3
Pool E1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun17:00Belgium 2–3 United States25–1720–2521–2525–2110–15101–103P2 P3
24 Jun20:10Australia 0–3 Italy15–2527–2917–25  59–79P2 P3
25 Jun17:00United States 3–1 Australia20–2525–1725–2325–20 95–85P2 P3
25 Jun20:00Italy 3–0 Belgium25–2025–1731–29  81–66P2 P3
26 Jun15:30Australia 0–3 Belgium21–2522–2517–25  60–75P2 P3
26 Jun18:30United States 3–0 Italy25–2225–2325–23  75–68P2 P3
Pool F1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun16:00Iran 3–1 Bulgaria18–2525–2025–2325–20 93–88P2 P3
23 Jun19:00Brazil 1–3 Serbia25–1915–2521–2522–25 83–94P2 P3
24 Jun16:00Brazil 3–1 Iran25–1824–2625–1625–17 99–77P2 P3
24 Jun19:00Serbia 3–1 Bulgaria25–1821–2525–1925–23 96–85P2 P3
25 Jun16:00Bulgaria 0–3 Brazil14–2521–2512–25  47–75P2 P3
25 Jun19:00Iran 1–3 Serbia19–2526–2418–2521–25 84–99P2 P3
Pool G1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul15:00Brazil 3–0 Poland30–2825–2125–16  80–65P2 P3
1 Jul18:00France 3–0 Belgium25–1928–2625–20  78–65P2 P3
2 Jul15:00Brazil 3–2 Belgium20–2525–2322–2525–2315–11107–107P2 P3
2 Jul18:00France 3–1 Poland22–2530–2825–2225–19 102–94P2 P3
3 Jul15:00Belgium 2–3 Poland25–1923–2522–2525–2013–15108–104P2 P3
3 Jul18:00France 1–3 Brazil21–2524–2625–2221–25 91–98P2 P3
Pool H1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul17:30Australia 0–3 Russia19–2524–2612–25  55–76P2 P3
1 Jul19:30United States 3–1 Bulgaria23–2525–2127–2525–21 100–92P2 P3
2 Jul17:30Bulgaria 0–3 Russia20–2514–2518–25  52–75P2 P3
2 Jul19:30United States 3–0 Australia25–1426–2425–15  76–53P2 P3
3 Jul12:37United States 3–0 Russia35–3325–1725–21  85–71P2 P3
3 Jul15:00Bulgaria 3–2 Australia25–2021–2525–1823–2516–14110–102P2 P3
Pool I1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul18:00Italy 3–1 Argentina25–1825–2022–2525–22 97–85P2 P3
1 Jul21:00Iran 3–2 Serbia18–2522–2525–2225–2316–14106–109P2 P3
2 Jul18:00Serbia 0–3 Argentina23–2522–2520–25  65–75P2 P3
2 Jul21:00Iran 0–3 Italy20–2520–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
3 Jul18:00Italy 2–3 Serbia19–2518–2525–1925–2215–17102–108P2 P3
3 Jul21:00Iran 3–2 Argentina25–2322–2521–2525–2216–14109–109P2 P3

Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Canada 9 8 1 24 26 7 3.714 787 677 1.162 Group 2 Final round
2  Turkey 9 8 1 21 25 10 2.500 813 756 1.075
3  Netherlands 9 6 3 19 22 15 1.467 839 768 1.092
4  Finland 9 6 3 18 22 16 1.375 858 826 1.039
5  Czech Republic 9 5 4 13 19 19 1.000 837 850 0.985
6  China 9 4 5 12 13 17 0.765 681 681 1.000
7  Egypt 9 4 5 11 15 20 0.750 781 816 0.957
8  Slovakia 9 3 6 10 15 22 0.682 788 843 0.935
9  Cuba 9 3 6 9 18 24 0.750 891 917 0.972
10  South Korea 9 3 6 9 14 22 0.636 804 820 0.980
11  Japan 9 2 7 9 14 21 0.667 763 803 0.950 Relegated position
12  Portugal[lower-alpha 1] (H) 9 2 7 7 13 23 0.565 758 843 0.899 Group 2 Final round
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts
Pool A2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun14:30Netherlands 3–1 Slovakia24–2625–1125–2325–22 99–82P2 P3
17 Jun17:30Turkey 3–1 Portugal25–2225–2028–3025–19 103–91P2 P3
18 Jun14:30Portugal 0–3 Netherlands14–2518–2517–25  49–75P2 P3
18 Jun17:30Turkey 3–0 Slovakia27–2525–2325–22  77–70P2 P3
19 Jun14:30Portugal 2–3 Slovakia25–1825–2121–2523–2517–19111–108P2 P3
19 Jun17:30Turkey 3–0 Netherlands25–2125–2025–23  75–64P2 P3
Pool B2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun16:10Cuba 3–2 South Korea33–3125–1814–2522–2515–6109–105P2 P3
17 Jun19:15Japan 3–0 Finland26–2425–2025–23  76–67P2 P3
18 Jun16:10Japan 2–3 Cuba25–2725–2125–1628–3011–15114–109P2 P3
18 Jun19:15Finland 3–2 South Korea25–2225–2027–2919–2519–17115–113P2 P3
19 Jun16:10Cuba 1–3 Finland18–2525–1523–2523–25 89–90P2 P3
19 Jun19:15Japan 3–0 South Korea25–2125–1726–24  76–62P2 P3
Pool C2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun16:00Czech Republic 2–3 Egypt25–2122–2520–2525–2212–15104–108P2 P3
17 Jun19:00China 0–3 Canada18–2522–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
18 Jun15:10Canada 3–0 Egypt25–2325–1925–16  75–58P2 P3
18 Jun18:10China 1–3 Czech Republic25–2122–2523–2517–25 87–96P2 P3
19 Jun15:10Egypt 3–0 China25–2028–2626–24  79–70P2 P3
19 Jun18:00Czech Republic 1–3 Canada16–2523–2526–2424–26 89–100P2 P3
Pool D2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun17:00Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic21–2525–1923–2525–2011–15105–104P2 P3
23 Jun20:10Slovakia 3–1 Cuba25–1925–2322–2525–22 97–89P2 P3
24 Jun17:00Cuba 2–3 Czech Republic19–2521–2526–2425–2211–15102–111P2 P3
24 Jun20:15Slovakia 1–3 Netherlands14–2525–2114–2523–25 76–96P2 P3
25 Jun17:00Cuba 2–3 Netherlands25–2325–1423–2523–2512–15108–102P2 P3
25 Jun20:10Czech Republic 3–2 Slovakia23–2525–2319–2525–1815–11107–102P2 P3
Pool E2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun21:00Turkey 3–2 Japan20–2519–2525–1925–2015–10104–99P2 P3
25 Jun00:00Egypt 0–3 Finland22–2517–2522–25  61–75P2 P3
25 Jun21:00Turkey 3–2 Finland19–2521–2525–2125–2215–11105–104P2 P3
26 Jun00:00Egypt 3–2 Japan25–2223–2521–2525–2115–9109–102P2 P3
26 Jun21:00Finland 3–1 Japan25–1831–2922–2525–21 103–93P2 P3
26 Jun23:40Egypt 3–1 Turkey23–2525–1825–2331–29 104–95P2 P3
Pool F2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun17:40China 3–1 Portugal25–1822–2525–1625–20 97–79P2 P3
24 Jun20:10Canada 3–0 South Korea25–2025–2125–20  75–61P2 P3
25 Jun13:40Canada 3–0 China25–2125–1925–17  75–57P2 P3
25 Jun16:10South Korea 0–3 Portugal23–2526–2823–25  72–78P2 P3
26 Jun15:35South Korea 1–3 China25–1823–2517–2523–25 88–93P2 P3
26 Jun18:20Canada 3–1 Portugal24–2625–1525–2325–21 99–85P2 P3
Pool G2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul16:03South Korea 3–0 Czech Republic25–1825–2125–20  75–59P2 P3
1 Jul18:31Egypt 1–3 Netherlands19–2525–2118–2516–25 78–96P2 P3
2 Jul14:02South Korea 3–2 Egypt26–2425–2023–2528–3015–13117–112P2 P3
2 Jul17:20Czech Republic 1–3 Netherlands20–2526–2423–2516–25 85–99P2 P3
3 Jul14:00South Korea 3–2 Netherlands25–1622–2521–2525–2118–16111–103P2 P3
3 Jul17:01Czech Republic 3–0 Egypt25–1932–3025–23  82–72P2 P3
Pool H2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul15:00Turkey 3–0 Japan25–2125–2025–22  75–63P2 P3
1 Jul17:00China 3–0 Slovakia25–1925–1825–22  75–59P2 P3
2 Jul15:00Slovakia 3–1 Japan25–1825–2124–2625–22 99–87P2 P3
2 Jul17:40China 0–3 Turkey25–2723–2518–25  66–77P2 P3
3 Jul15:00Turkey 3–2 Slovakia25–1316–2521–2525–2215–10102–95P2 P3
3 Jul17:45China 3–0 Japan25–1125–2225–20  75–53P2 P3
Pool I2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul15:40Canada 3–2 Cuba24–2625–2119–2525–1615–13108–101P2 P3
1 Jul18:40Finland 2–3 Portugal25–2221–2525–1924–2612–15107–107P2 P3
2 Jul15:40Portugal 0–3 Canada18–2522–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
2 Jul18:40Finland 3–1 Cuba25–1925–1218–2525–21 93–77P2 P3
3 Jul15:10Cuba 3–2 Portugal25–1922–2525–1920–2515–9107–97P2 P3
3 Jul18:10Finland 3–2 Canada25–2218–2525–2021–2515–13104–105P2 P3

Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Slovenia 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 513 441 1.163 Group 3 Final round
2  Greece 6 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 516 462 1.117
3  Chinese Taipei 6 4 2 12 13 9 1.444 530 515 1.029
4  Montenegro 6 4 2 12 16 12 1.333 628 599 1.048
5  Venezuela 6 4 2 10 14 11 1.273 576 557 1.034
6  Qatar 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 477 480 0.994
7  Spain 6 3 3 9 13 12 1.083 556 552 1.007
8  Tunisia 6 3 3 8 10 13 0.769 537 549 0.978
9  Germany[lower-alpha 1] (H) 6 2 4 7 11 13 0.846 534 535 0.998 Group 3 Final round
10  Mexico 6 1 5 5 10 16 0.625 546 590 0.925
11  Kazakhstan 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 423 478 0.885
12  Puerto Rico 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 397 475 0.836
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts
Pool A3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun16:30Tunisia 0–3 Venezuela22–2526–2820–25  68–78P2 P3
17 Jun20:00Slovenia 3–1 Qatar25–1525–2118–2525–18 93–79P2 P3
18 Jun16:30Venezuela 3–1 Qatar25–2725–1527–2525–23 102–90P2 P3
18 Jun20:00Tunisia 0–3 Slovenia17–2520–2522–25  59–75P2 P3
19 Jun15:30Qatar 3–1 Tunisia25–2225–2023–2525–20 98–87P2 P3
19 Jun19:00Venezuela 1–3 Slovenia25–2322–2524–2622–25 93–99P2 P3
Pool B3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun18:00Montenegro 3–2 Germany22–2525–2225–1721–2515–11108–100P2 P3
17 Jun21:00Mexico 2–3 Spain22–2526–2419–2525–2212–15104–111P2 P3
18 Jun18:00Germany 1–3 Spain20–2528–2616–2517–25 81–101P2 P3
18 Jun20:40Mexico 1–3 Montenegro19–2525–2121–2523–25 88–96P2 P3
19 Jun16:00Spain 2–3 Montenegro27–2523–2518–2525–2113–15106–111P2 P3
19 Jun19:00Mexico 3–1 Germany25–2125–2015–2525–17 90–83P2 P3
Pool C3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun18:00Chinese Taipei 3–0 Puerto Rico25–2030–2825–15  80–63P2 P3
17 Jun21:00Kazakhstan 0–3 Greece16–2526–2818–25  60–78P2 P3
18 Jun18:00Kazakhstan 3–0 Chinese Taipei25–2225–2328–26  78–71P2 P3
18 Jun21:00Greece 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1625–2225–19  75–57P2 P3
19 Jun18:00Puerto Rico 3–0 Kazakhstan29–2725–1925–21  79–67P2 P3
19 Jun21:00Greece 3–1 Chinese Taipei22–2525–1825–2125–22 97–86P2 P3
Pool D3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun18:00Slovenia 3–0 Qatar25–2125–1825–20  75–59P2 P3
24 Jun21:00Greece 3–1 Puerto Rico25–1725–1727–2926–24 103–87P2 P3
25 Jun18:00Slovenia 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1625–2225–12  75–50P2 P3
25 Jun21:00Greece 0–3 Qatar21–2517–2524–26  62–76P2 P3
26 Jun18:00Puerto Rico 0–3 Qatar22–2523–2516–25  61–75P2 P3
26 Jun21:00Greece 3–1 Slovenia25–2322–2525–2129–27 101–96P2 P3
Pool E3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun16:00Montenegro 2–3 Venezuela19–2516–2525–1925–1513–1598–99P2 P3
24 Jun22:00Tunisia 3–1 Mexico22–2525–2225–1725–18 97–82P2 P3
25 Jun16:00Mexico 2–3 Venezuela25–2218–2521–2525–2310–1599–110P2 P3
25 Jun22:00Tunisia 3–2 Montenegro22–2525–2731–2926–2419–17123–122P2 P3
26 Jun16:00Mexico 1–3 Montenegro25–1817–2522–2519–25 83–93P2 P3
26 Jun22:00Tunisia 3–1 Venezuela28–2625–2725–2325–18 103–94P2 P3
Pool F3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun12:10Spain 1–3 Chinese Taipei20–2522–2526–2420–25 88–99P2 P3
24 Jun15:40Kazakhstan 0–3 Germany21–2519–2525–27  65–77P2 P3
25 Jun12:10Chinese Taipei 3–1 Germany25–2316–2530–2825–21 96–97P2 P3
25 Jun15:40Kazakhstan 0–3 Spain22–2518–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
26 Jun12:10Germany 3–1 Spain25–2021–2525–1625–14 96–75P2 P3
26 Jun15:40Kazakhstan 1–3 Chinese Taipei25–2323–2522–2522–25 92–98P2 P3

Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
 Germany3
 
2 July
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Germany1
 
1 July
 
 Slovenia3
 
 Slovenia3
 
 
 Greece0
 
3rd place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 
 Greece3
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul17:00Germany 3–0 Chinese Taipei25–1625–1925–22  75–57P2 P3
1 Jul20:10Slovenia 3–0 Greece25–2225–2025–16  75–58P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul14:00Chinese Taipei 1–3 Greece19–2525–2225–2718–25 87–99P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul17:10Germany 1–3 Slovenia19–2518–2525–2120–25 82–96P2 P3

Group 2

Final four (Week 4)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July
 
 
 Canada3
 
10 July
 
 Turkey0
 
 Canada3
 
9 July
 
 Portugal0
 
 Portugal3
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 July
 
 
 Turkey1
 
 
 Netherlands3
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul16:00Canada 3–0 Turkey26–2425–1725–23  76–64P2 P3
9 Jul19:00Portugal 3–1 Netherlands25–2226–2417–2529–27 97–98P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul15:00Turkey 1–3 Netherlands23–2530–2822–2522–25 97–103P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul18:00Canada 3–0 Portugal25–1925–2225–15  75–56P2 P3

Group 1
Pool J1
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 2 1 1 4 5 4 1.250 195 194 1.005 Semifinals
2  France 2 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 213 208 1.024
3  Poland 2 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 192 198 0.970
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul20:30Poland 3–2 France21–2517–2525–1728–2615–12106–105P2 P3
14 Jul20:30Poland 1–3 Serbia23–2520–2525–1818–25 86–93P2 P3
15 Jul17:30Serbia 2–3 France20–2519–2526–2425–1912–15102–108P2 P3
Pool K1
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 188 167 1.126 Semifinals
2  Italy 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 160 171 0.936
3  United States 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 206 216 0.954
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul17:30Brazil 3–0 Italy25–1825–2025–19  75–57P2 P3
14 Jul17:30United States 1–3 Italy22–2525–2728–2621–25 96–103P2 P3
15 Jul20:30Brazil 3–2 United States24–2621–2528–2625–2115–12113–110P2 P3

Final four (Week 5)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 July
 
 
 Serbia3
 
17 July
 
 Italy2
 
 Serbia3
 
16 July
 
 Brazil0
 
 France1
 
 
 Brazil3
 
3rd place match
 
 
17 July
 
 
 Italy0
 
 
 France3
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul17:30Serbia 3–2 Italy23–2525–2125–2318–2515–11106–105P2 P3
16 Jul20:45France 1–3 Brazil16–2525–2326–2831–33 98–109P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul17:30Italy 0–3 France23–2521–2520–25  64–75P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul20:30Serbia 3–0 Brazil25–2225–2225–21  75–65P2 P3

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 by group plus top scorers as of 10 July 2016.[13][14][15]

Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name Points Name Points Name Points
1 Bulgaria Tsvetan Sokolov155 Egypt Ahmed Elkotb188 Montenegro Marko Bojić125
2 Belgium Gert Van Walle153 Netherlands Wouter Ter Maat178 Venezuela Kervin Piñerua116
3 Brazil Wallace de Souza130 Finland Olli-Pekka Ojansivu171 Slovenia Mitja Gasparini113
4 Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli Souza124 Portugal Alexandre Ferreira164 Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-chen100
5 Italy Luca Vettori123 Japan Kunihiro Shimizu158 Greece Rafail Koumentakis99

Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Brazil Wallace de Souza55.90 Turkey Baturalp Burak Güngör56.95 Puerto Rico Steven Morales55.70
2 Serbia Uroš Kovačević55.56 Czech Republic Michal Finger53.95 Greece Rafail Koumentakis55.06
3 Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli Souza54.59 Netherlands Maarten van Garderen52.97 Greece Andreas-Dimitrios Frangos54.97
4 France Earvin N'Gapeth53.15 Canada John Gordon Perrin52.50 Chinese Taipei Wang Ming-chun54.48
5 France Antonin Rouzier52.63 Portugal Alexandre Ferreira51.59 Spain Andrés Villena53.01

Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Belgium Simon Van De Voorde0.74 Netherlands Jasper Diefenbach0.82 Montenegro Gojko Ćuk1.07
2 Argentina Sebastián Solé0.69 Finland Tommi Siirilä0.76 Tunisia Omar Agrebi1.00
3 Russia Dmitry Musersky0.69 China Chen Longhai0.60 Qatar Ibrahim Ibrahim0.86
4 Iran Mohammad Mousavi0.68 Canada Graham Vigrass0.54 Mexico Tomás Aguilera0.77
5 Serbia Srećko Lisinac0.59 Netherlands Thomas Koelewijn0.53 Venezuela Jonathan Quijada0.72

Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli Souza0.52 Finland Olli-Pekka Ojansivu0.55 Slovenia Mitja Gasparini0.71
2 Serbia Srećko Lisinac0.47 Egypt Hossam Abdalla0.51 Montenegro Marko Bojić0.46
3 Italy Simone Giannelli0.43 Czech Republic Donovan Dzavoronok0.47 Venezuela Kervin Piñerua0.40
4 Italy Ivan Zaytsev0.40 South Korea Seo Jae-duck0.36 Slovenia Klemen Čebulj0.39
5 Argentina Cristian Poglajen0.39 Japan Kunihiro Shimizu0.34 Mexico Pedro Rangel0.27

Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 France Benjamin Toniutti9.06 South Korea Han Sun-soo11.97 Venezuela José Carrasco9.08
2 Poland Grzegorz Łomacz8.82 China Li Runming11.53 Kazakhstan Sergey Kuznetsov8.84
3 Russia Sergey Grankin6.90 Canada TJ Sanders9.44 Tunisia Khaled Ben Slimene7.17
4 Italy Simone Giannelli5.93 Finland Eemi Tervaportti8.71 Chinese Taipei Huang Pei-hung6.59
5 Argentina Luciano De Cecco5.83 Egypt Hossam Abdalla6.06 Tunisia Mehdi Ben Cheikh6.39

Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 France Jenia Grebennikov3.03 Finland Lauri Kerminen2.50 Montenegro Nikola Lakčević2.31
2 Argentina Alexis González2.25 Egypt Ahmed Mohamed1.66 Tunisia Tayeb Korbosli2.09
3 Australia Luke Perry2.23 Canada TJ Sanders1.56 Tunisia Ismaïl Moalla1.78
4 Poland Paweł Zatorski2.18 Canada Blair Cameron Bann1.54 Mexico Jesús Rangel1.65
5 United States Erik Shoji2.12 China Tong Jiahua1.37 Venezuela Héctor Mata1.52

Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Poland Rafał Buszek59.47 China Tong Jiahua66.44 Venezuela Héctor Mata61.03
2 United States Taylor Sander57.96 South Korea Jung Ji-seok65.12 Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi59.35
3 France Earvin N'Gapeth56.29 Canada Blair Cameron Bann64.18 Chinese Taipei Lin Yung-shun59.28
4 United States Erik Shoji56.25 Canada John Gordon Perrin60.81 Venezuela Jhonlen Barreto58.91
5 France Jenia Grebennikov56.10 Finland Lauri Kerminen60.67 Kazakhstan Roman Fartov58.33

See also

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