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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIVB President’s Message 3

World League History 4

World League Preview 8

Snapshot 10Intercontinental Round 12

Venue Information 14

Competition Schedule 22

Match of the Week 39

Participants Map 40

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Argentina 42

Australia 46 Belgium 50

Brazil 54

Bulgaria 58

Canada 62

China 66

Cuba 70

Czech Republic 74

Egypt 78

Finland 82 France 86

Greece 90

Iran 94

Italy 98

Japan 102

Kazakhstan 106

Korea 110

Mexico 114

Montenegro 118

The Netherlands 122

Poland 126

Portugal 130

Puerto Rico 134

Russia 138

Serbia 142

Slovakia 146

Spain 150

Tunisia 154

Turkey 158

USA 162

Venezuela 166

Facts and Figures 171

All Star Players 172

Referees 174

Referee’s Signals 176Key Rules of the Game 178

Volleyball History 190

FIVB Volleyball Properties 196

FIVB Beach Volleyball Properties 199

FIVB Tournament Records / History 200

Head-to-Head 210

Coming soon 212

FIVB Men’s World Ranking 213

We play it clean! 216FIVB Departments / National Press Directors 218

Media 220

Social Media 223

FIVB Press Contacts 224

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FIVB PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Expanded tournament a reflection of development

The FIVB Volleyball World League continues to develop andgrow year-on-year. The 2015 edition of the world’s premier

annual volleyball tournament for men is no exception, and

I am delighted to be able to welcome 32 teams to the

competition, an increase of four countries from the 2014

competition.

The World League has long had a reputation of testing

teams to the limit. The long format of the tournament,

where every game matters, and the challenging route tothe Finals mean this year’s edition is not going to be any

easier.

The exhilarating schedule features three groups, with

Group 1 consisting of eight teams and Groups 2 and 3

made up of 12 countries each. This extended format

culminates with three Finals, with the winners of Group 1

eventually crowned on July 19.

It is going to be a breathless tournament at all levels, with

the top tier desperate to lay down a marker one year out

from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, while teams in Groups2 and 3 will be fighting for promotion up to the next level

of the competition. There is everything to play for.

The fact that the FIVB has once again been able to expand

the World League is testament to the developmental work

being done on a global scale. I am delighted to welcome

Montenegro and Kazakhstan to the tournament for the

first time, while Greece, Egypt and Venezuela are both

back after a lengthy absence. It is proof that our efforts toexpand volleyball’s horizons and break boundaries in terms

of reaching new audiences are paying off.

I look forward to watching the action unfold and wish the

teams every success.

Dr. Ary S. Graça F°

FIVB President

3FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE MEDIA GUIDE 2015



Bigger than ever: FIVB Volleyball World

League expands for 26th edition

The records continue as the FIVB Volleyball World League

enters its 26th edition which is set to be the biggest ever in

the history of the tournament.

Thirty two teams – including defending champions USA

and newly-crowned world champions Poland – will contest

the title at the most prestigious annual tournament in the

world of men’s volleyball. With four more teams than last

year, the FIVB World League, which has thrilled hundreds of

millions of fans around the world since its debut in 1990,

continues its spectacular growth. The year’s tournament

will run for 10 weeks, giving fans the added treat of anextra week of world class volleyball action.

The Intercontinental Round will begin on May 16 and will

culminate in the World League Finals in Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil, where the winner will be crowned on July 19.

Two strong nations make their debut in the FIVB World

League in the shape of 2014 Euro League winners

Montenegro and Kazakhstan, who finished third in the

2014 AVC Cup. They bring the total number of countries to

have played in the World League to 33.

Returning after a long break are 2014 Euro League

runners-up Greece (who last appeared in 2005), African

Nations champions Egypt (2010) and Venezuela (2009).

Only Brazil and Italy have played in all 25 previous editions

of the World League.

All the former winners are also back in action again:

Brazil (nine titles), Italy (eight), Russia (three), defending

champions USA (two), world champions Poland, Cuba and

the Netherlands (one title each).

The tournament began with just eight countries, whotook part in the inaugural competition in 1990. In 1991

the number of teams had risen to 10, while 12 nations

competed from 1992-2000 and 2004-05. The field

featured 16 teams from 2001-2003 and 2006-2012. 2013

saw 18 different countries compete, with that increasing to

28 in 2014 with the new record of 32 in this year.

WORLD LEAGUE HISTORY

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WORLD LEAGUE RECORDS

Overall Standings

Nbpart.

RankCountry ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01

Argentina 16 - - - - - - 7 8 9 6 8 13

Australia 2 - - - - - - - - - 10 - -

Belgium 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Brazil 25 3 5 5 1 3 2 5 5 5 3 3 1

Bulgaria 17 - - - - 4 5 8 6 7 - - -

Canada 8 - 10 7 - - - - - - 8 11 -

China 15 8 - 9 7 11 11 6 10 - - - -

Cuba 24 - 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 1 2 8 5

Czech Republic 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Egypt 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Finland 10 - - - 12 - - - - - - - -

France 19 5 8 11 - - - - - - 7 7 5

Germany 11 - - 12 8 10 - - - - - - 13

Greece 10 - - - 11 7 9 11 - 12 - - 9

Iran 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Italy 25 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2

Japan 21 6 7 10 6 8 8 9 12 - - - 9

Korea 16 - 9 8 10 9 6 - 11 11 - - -

Mexico 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

The Netherlands 18 2 4 4 5 5 12 1 4 3 10 5 7

Poland 17 - - - - - - - - 10 8 8 7Portugal 11 - - - - - - - - - 10 - 13

Puerto Rico 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Russia 23 4 3 6 2 6 4 3 3 2 4 2 3

Serbia 17 - - - - - - - 7 6 - 4 4

Slovakia 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Spain 12 - - - - - 7 10 9 8 5 11 9

Tunisia 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Turkey 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

USA 17 7 6 3 9 12 10 - - - - 6 9

Venezuela 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 13

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Rank MedalTot.

Podium

‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 1st 2nd 3rd

- - 10 7 13 - 5 5 4 10 6 13 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 11

1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 6 2 2 18 9 5 4

5 4 5 4 5 7 10 7 5 4 4 7 - - - -

- - - - 13 - - - - 12 5 13 - - - -

- 10 - 13 9 7 13 15 - - - 23 - - - -

13 7 3 7 7 10 4 4 8 3 13 21 9 1 5 3

4 - - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - -

- - - 13 13 13 - 14 - - - - - - - -

- - - 10 7 10 8 13 10 13 16 16 - - - -

10 5 10 2 6 10 9 12 12 7 10 10 1 - 1 -

10 - - - - - - 9 11 5 7 16 - - - -

7 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 9 4 - - - -

3 2 7 6 9 7 7 6 6 11 3 3 15 8 3 4

13 10 10 13 13 6 15 - 15 15 18 19 - - - -

- - - 10 9 13 14 16 13 14 15 19 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 25

10 - - - - - 12 11 - - 14 12 3 1 1 1

9 7 4 7 4 5 11 10 3 1 11 7 2 1 - 113 10 5 13 - - - - 14 16 17 13 - - - -

- - - - - - - - 16 - - 27

7 - - 3 2 3 3 2 1 8 1 5 14 3 5 6

2 3 2 5 9 2 2 3 9 9 8 6 3 - 2 1

- - - - - - - - - - - 24 - - - -

5 7 - - - 13 - - - - - 25 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 22 - - - -

- - - 10 3 1 6 8 7 2 12 1 5 2 1 2

13 - 7 - - 13 16 - - - - - - - -




WORLD LEAGUE PREVIEW

Record-breaking tournament ends with Olympic dress rehearsal

The 2015 edition of the FIVB Volleyball World League

follows on the heels of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World

Championship Poland 2014, with teams now refocusing

their efforts and sights on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio

de Janeiro.

The World League Finals will be played at the iconic

Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 15 to 19

and will serve as a test event for the volleyball competition

scheduled to take place in the same venue at the Olympics

next year.

That volleyball attracted the most attention for Rio 2016

tickets (27 per cent), ahead of football (21.9 per cent),

swimming (21 per cent) and athletics (20.6 per cent) is

testimony to the continued work by the FIVB to grow

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the sport. “The 2014 edition of the FIVB Volleyball World

League was the best ever, bringing the competition to a

bigger and increasingly enthusiastic audience,” said FIVB

President Dr. Ary S. Graça F°. “And we hope for even more

in 2015.”

The hope is justified as the field is stronger than ever with

the increase in the number of contenders at this year’s

edition.

In Pool B of Group 1, defending champions USA – with

point maker Taylor Sander (Most Valuable Player at the

2014 World League) – will be challenged by a selection of

top-class teams from around the world.

Poland, on the back of a home triumph at the FIVB

Volleyball Men’s World Championship, are hungry to

add a second World League title to the one they won in

2012. USA and Poland are joined in Pool B by another

two favourites for the title – Iran and Olympic champions

Russia. The Russians, who are ranked second in the world,

have a score to settle, having missed out on the podium at

the World Championships and the FIVB World League in2014. Iran showed they are a force to reckon with in last

year’s edition of the World League when they became the

first Asian team to finish in the top four in the history of

the competition.

The competition is sure to be intense in Pool A as Brazil

(nine-time winners and this year’s Finals hosts), Italy

(eight-time champions and 2014 bronze medallists), Serbia

(three-time silver medallists) and rising nation Australiaplay against each other for their place in the Finals.

Already certain of their place in the Final Six is host country

and world No.1 Brazil who are eager to add another title to

their name after claiming silver at the World Championship

and in the FIVB World League last year. They will be joined

by the top two teams from Pool A and Pool B in addition to

the winner of the Group 2 Finals, which will take place in

Varna, Bulgaria from July 10 to 11.

Bulgaria, the hosts of the Group 2 Finals, will face Cuba,

Canada and Argentina in Pool C while France, Japan, South

Korea and the Czech Republic make up Pool D. The third

pool in the group, Pool E, includes Belgium, Portugal,

Finland and the Netherlands. It will be two teams from this

pool that kick off this year’s FIVB World League, as home

team Portugal play the Netherlands on the first weekend ofaction. As in the top group, the format of these pools sees

each team play each other both home and away.

The remaining 12 teams make up Group 3. Two tournament

weekends will decide who progresses to the Final Four in

Bratislava, Slovakia from July 3 to 5. The spotlight will be

on the two World League debutants, 2014 Euro League

winners Montenegro (in Pool F with Tunisia, Puerto Rico

and Turkey) and Kazakhstan (in Pool H with the returningEgypt and Venezuela, as well as Spain). Greece will meet

China, Mexico and Slovakia when they make their first

World League appearance since 2005 in Pool G.

Last year the United States defeated world No.1 Brazil

in the Final 3-1 (31-29, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23) to claim

their second World League title in front of 9,000 fans at

the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. In doing so,

USA picked up USD 1 million in prize money. The Final wasthe icing on the cake in a season that saw a 50 per cent

increase in crowds to matches, with hundreds of millions

of households also tuning in on television. Records are

guaranteed to be set again in 2015, when a 26th chapter

is added to the success story of the FIVB World League.




edition

players

matchesin total

-day fnals

in prizemoney

US$

host cities

media

internationalreferees

teams



INTERCONTINENTAL ROUND (May 23 to July 6)

POOL B

IRI (10)

POL (3)

RUS (2)

USA (5)

POOL A

AUS (13)

BRA (1)

ITA (4)

SRB (8)

POOL C

ARG (6)

BUL (9)

CAN (14)

CUB (11)

POOL D

CZE (26)

FRA (12)

JPN (21)

KOR (16)

POOL E

BEL (20)

FIN (17)

NED (25)

POR (27)

POOL F

MNE (86)*

PUR (23)

TUN (15)

TUR (31)

POOL G

CHN (17)

GRE (56)

MEX (22)

SVK (34)

POOL H

EGY (19)

KAZ (42)*

ESP (36)

VEN (29)

GROUP 1 GROUP 3GROUP 2

() Numbers in brackets denotes world ranking - * First time in World League

Overview

GROUP 1

Eight teams in two pools of four

Eight weekends of pool play

Double home and away matches (i.e.team A hosts team B twice in the same

weekend and then team A visits team

B for another two matches on another

weekend)

Each team plays a total of 12 matches

(six home and six away)

A total of 48 matches played in Group

1 during the Intercontinental Round

GROUP 2

Twelve teams in three pools of four

Eight weekends of pool play

Double home and away matches

Each team plays a total of 12 matches

(six home and six away)



GROUP 3

Twelve teams in three pools of four

Two tournament weekends of pool

play with a Round Robin system for

each pool (i.e. two matches a day overthree days)

Two rounds per pool, Four rounds in

total

Each team plays a total of six matches



Competition Formula for Intercontinental Round

The Intercontinental Round comprises 32 teams distributed into eight pools of four teams, and split into three

different groups. A total of 144 matches will be played during the Intercontinental Round.

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MATCH POINT DISTRIBUTION

Match won 3-0; 3-1 3 points

Match won 3-2 2 points

Match lost 2-3 1 point

Match lost 0-3; 1-3 0 point

Match forfeited 0 point (25-0, 25-0, 25-0)

Competition Formula for Finals

GROUP 1

A Final Six will be held for Group 1 from July 15 to 19 in Rio

de Janeiro, Brazil. The six participating teams will comprise

the organiser, the first two teams of Pool A & B and thewinner of the Group 2 Final Four.

If the organiser is among the qualified teams of Pool A or

B, the best ranked team from the same pool not already

qualified will be selected.

GROUP 2

A Final Four will be held in Varna, Bulgaria with four

participating teams comprising the organiser as well as thefirst ranked team of Pools C, D and E.

If the organiser is among the qualified teams of Pool C, the

best ranked team from the same pool not already qualified

will be selected.

GROUP 3

A Final Four will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia comprising

the organiser and the three highest ranked teams afterthe Intercontinental Round.

Squad sizes

A maximum of 14 players are allowed to play in the

matches of the 2015 FIVB World League Intercontinental

Round and Finals.

Match point distribution

The following points will be awarded per match to each team

Tie breaking criteria

Teams even on points at the end of the Intercontinental

Round will be classified according to the number of

matches they have won, sets ratio and then points ratio,

changing from the previous system of using points ratiobefore sets ratio. The following tie breaking criteria will be

applied one after the other until the tie has been broken:

1 Number of matches won.

2 Sets ratio. If the tie persists after as per the number

of matches won, the teams will be classified in descending

order by the quotient resulting from the division of the

number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.

3 Points ratio. If there is still a tie after applying the

two criteria described above, teams will be classified

in descending order by the quotient resulting from the

division of all points scored by the total of points lost

during all sets.

4 If the tie continues, the priority will be given to the

team who won the last match between them.

5 When the tie in points ratio is between three or more

teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of

point 2 and point 3 will be made taking into account only

the matches in which they were opposed to each other.




VENUE INFORMATION

POOL A (GROUP 1)

WEEK 4 JUNE 5,7 WEEK 4 JUNE 5

SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, BRAZIL

GINASIO POLIESPORTIVO ADIB MOYSES DIB

Capacity: 5,700

PESARO, ITALY

ADRIATIC ARENA

Capacity: 10,323

WEEK 4 JUNE 7 WEEK 5 JUNE 12

BOLOGNA, ITALY

PALA DOZZA

Capacity: 6,300

NOVI SAD, SERBIA

SPC VOJVODINA

Capacity: 10,200


JESOLO, ITALYPALA ARREX

Capacity: 4,800

BEOGRAD, SERBIAHALL PIONIR

Capacity: 8,500


VERONA, ITALY

PALA OLIMPIA

Capacity: 6,200

NOVI SAD, SERBIA

SPC VOJVODINA

Capacity: 10,200


ROMA, ITALY

FORO ITALICO

Capacity: 10,600

BEOGRAD, SERBIA

HALL PIONIR

Capacity: 8,500


FIRENZE, ITALYNELSON MANDELA FORUM

Capacity: 6,800

NOVI SAD, SERBIASPC VOJVODINA

Capacity: 10,200

WEEK 3 MAY 29, 30

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIAADELAIDE ARENA

Capacity: 8,000

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZILESTADIO JORNALISTA FELIPE DRUMMOND

Capacity: 14,332

WEEK 3 MAY 29, 31

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POOL A (GROUP 1)

WEEK 7 JUNE 27, 28 WEEK 7 JUNE 28

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIASYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK SPORT CENTRE

Capacity: 5,000

BEOGRAD, SERBIAHALL PIONIR

Capacity: 8,500

WEEK 8 JULY 2, 3 WEEK 8 JULY 4, 5

CUIABÁ, BRAZIL

GINASIO POLIESPORTIVO PROFESSOR AECIM TOCANTINS

Capacity: 11,606

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

STATE BASKETBALL CENTRE

Capacity: 5,000

POOL B (GROUP 1)

WEEK 3 MAY 28, 29 WEEK 3 MAY 30, 31

GDANSK, POLANDERGO ARENA

Capacity: 12,000

LOS ANGELES, CA, USAUNIV. OF SOUTH. CAL. - GALEN CENTER

Capacity: 10,000

WEEK 4 JUNE 5, 6

LONG BEACH, USA

WALTER PYRAMID

Capacity: 5,000

WEEK 4 JUNE 5, 6

CZECHTOCHOWA, POLAND

HALA SPORTOWA CZESTOCHOWA

Capacity: 7,100

WEEK 5 JUNE 12, 13

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, USA

SEAR’S CENTRE ARENA

Capacity: 11,000

WEEK 5 JUNE 13, 14

KAZAN, RUSSIA

CV ST-PETERSBURG

Capacity: 6,000

WEEK 6 JUNE 19, 20

KAZAN, RUSSIACV ST-PETERSBURG

Capacity: 6,000

WEEK 6 JUNE 19, 21

TEHRAN, IRANAZADI SPORT COMPLEX

Capacity: 12,000




VENUE INFORMATION

WEEK 7 JUNE 26, 27

KALININGRAD, RUSSIADS YANTARNY

Capacity: 7,000

WEEK 7 JUNE 26, 28

TEHRAN, IRANAZADI SPORT COMPLEX

Capacity: 12,000


TEHRAN, IRAN

AZADI SPORT COMPLEX

Capacity: 12,000

KRAKOW, POLAND

TAURON ARENA

Capacity: 14,752


CALGARY, CANADA

STAMPEDE CORRAL

Capacity: 6,475

MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

POLIDEPORTIVO GUSTAVO TORITO RODRIGUEZ

Capacity: 5,000

WEEK 3 MAY 30, 31 WEEK 4 JUNE 5, 6

BOTEVGRAD, BULGARIA

ARENA BOTEVGRAD

Capacity: 5,000

LA HABANA, CUBA

CIUDAD DEPORTIVA

Capacity: 15,000

WEEK 4 JUNE 5, 6 WEEK 5 JUNE 12, 13

HALIFAX, CANADASCOTIABANK CENTRE

Capacity: 12,000

LA HABANA, CUBACIUDAD DEPORTIVA

Capacity: 15,000

POOL C (GROUP 2)

POOL B (GROUP 1)

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POOL C (GROUP 2)


SUMMERSIDE, PEI, CANADACREDIT UNION PLACE

Capacity: 4,000

LA HABANA, CUBACIUDAD DEPORTIVA

Capacity: 15,000


SALTA, ARGENTINA

ESTADIO DELMI

Capacity: 9,000

VARNA, BULGARIA

PALACE OF CULTURE AND SPORT

Capacity: 6,000

WEEK 7 JUNE 26, 27 WEEK 8 JULY 4, 5

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

MICROESTADIO MUNICIPAL JUAN DOMINGO

Capacity: 4,500

VARNA, BULGARIA

PALACE OF CULTURE AND SPORT

Capacity: 6,000

POOL D (GROUP 2)


SUWON, KOREA

SUWON GYMNASIUM

Capacity: 5,046

OKAYAMA, JAPAN

OKAYAMA MOMOTARO ARENA

Capacity: 7,000


CHEONAN, KOREA

YUGWANSOON GYMNASIUM

Capacity: -

KYOTO, JAPAN

SHIMDAZU ARENA

Capacity: 6,500


POITIERS, FRANCESALLE FRÉDÉRIC LAWSON-BODY

Capacity: 2,700

TOURCOING, FRANCESALLE PIERRE DUMORTIER

Capacity: 3,000




VENUE INFORMATION

WEEK 8 JULY 2

WEEK 8 JULY 4

WEEK 8 JULY 3, 4

CASTELNAU-LE-LEZ, FRANCEPALAIS DES SPORTS JACQUES CHABAN

Capacity: 2,905

BREST, FRANCE

BREST ARENA

Capacity: 4,063

OPAVA,CZECH REPUBLIC

CITY HALL

Capacity: 3,500


SUWON, KOREA

SUWON GYMNASIUM

Capacity: 5,046

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC

BUDVAR ARENA

Capacity: 7,028

WEEK 6 JUNE 20, 21 WEEK 7 JUNE 25

OSAKA, JAPAN

OSAKA MUNICIPAL CENTRAL GYMNASIUM

Capacity: 9,000

TOURS, FRANCE

SALLE ROBERT GRENON

Capacity: 3,101

WEEK 7 JUNE 27 WEEK 7 JUNE 26, 27

ROUEN, FRANCE

KINDARENA

Capacity: 5,300

LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC

HOME CREDIT ARENA

Capacity: 7,500

POOL D (GROUP 2)

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POOL E (GROUP 2)


MATOSINHOS, PORTUGALCENTRO DESPORTOS DE MATOSINHOS

Capacity: 5,000

TAMPERE, FINLANDTAMPERE ICE ARENA

Capacity: 6,400

WEEK 3 MAY 30, 31 WEEK 4 JUNE 5, 6

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM

LANGE MUNTE

Capacity: 4,500

VAASA, FINLAND

VAASA ICE HALL

Capacity: 4,500


‘S HERTOGENBOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS

DE MAASPOORT

Capacity: 3,200

LUIK, BELGIUM

COUNTRY HALL

Capacity: 5,088


ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDSTOPSPORTCENTRE

Capacity: 3,000

GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDSMARTINIPLAZA

Capacity: 4,300


VAASA, FINLAND

VAASA ICE HALL

Capacity: 4,500

POVOA DE VARZIM, PORTUGAL

PAVILHAO DESPORTIVO MUNICIPAL

Capacity: 4,500


ANTWERP, BELGIUM

LOTTO ARENA

Capacity: 5,019

POVOA DE VARZIM, PORTUGAL

PAVILHAO DESPORTIVO MUNICIPAL

Capacity: 4,500




VENUE INFORMATION

POOL F (GROUP 3)

POOL G (GROUP 3)

POOL H (GROUP 3)

ROUND 1 JUNE 12, 13, 14 ROUND 2 JUNE 19, 20, 21

PODGORICA, MONTENEGROSPORTSKI CENTAR MORACA

Capacity: 4,000

ISTANBUL, TURKEYBURHAN FELEK VOLLEYBALL HALL

Capacity: 7,000

ROUND 1 JUNE 12, 13, 14

ROUND 1 JUNE 12, 13, 14

ROUND 2 JUNE 19, 20, 21

ROUND 2 JUNE 19, 20, 21

TEPIC, MEXICO

AUDITORIO DE LA GENTE

Capacity: 10,000

TARAZ, KAZAKHSTAN

TARAZ-ARENA

Capacity: 1,500

THESSALONIKI, GREECE

ALEXANDRIO MELATHRO

Capacity: 5,124

CAIRO, EGYPT

CAIRO HALLS COMPLEX

Capacity: -

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COMPETITION SCHEDULE

WEEK 3

No Match Date Local time GMT Result Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5

1 AUS v ITA May 29 19:40 10:10

2 AUS v ITA May 30 16:10 06:40

3 BRA v SRB May 29 14:45 17:45

4 BRA v SRB May 31 10:00 13:00

WEEK 4


11 BRA v AUS June 5 14:45 17:45

12 BRA v AUS June 7 10:00 13:00

13 ITA v SRB June 5 20:40 18:40

14 ITA v SRB June 7 18:10 16:10

WEEK 5


17 SRB v BRA June 12 20:10 18:00

18 SRB v BRA June 14 20:10 18:10

23 ITA v AUS June 12 20:40 18:40

24 ITA v AUS June 14 20:10 18:10

WEEK 6


25 SRB v AUS June 18 20:10 18:10

26 SRB v AUS June 20 20:10 18:10

31 ITA v BRA June 19 20:10 18:10

32 ITA v BRA June 21 20:10 18:10

WEEK 7

No Match Date Local time GMT Result Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 533 AUS v BRA June 27 19:10 09:10

34 AUS v BRA June 28 16:40 06:40

35 SRB v ITA June 26 20:10 18:10

36 SRB v ITA June 28 20:10 18:10

WEEK 8


41 AUS v SRB July 4 19:10 09:10

42 AUS v SRB July 5 16:40 06:40

43 BRA v ITA July 2 13:45 16:45

44 BRA v ITA July 3 13:45 16:45

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WEEK 3


5 USA v IRI May 30 19:10 02:10*

6 USA v IRI May 31 16:10 23:10

7 POL v RUS May 28 20:25 18:25

8 POL v RUS May 29 20:25 18:25

WEEK 4


9 USA v RUS June 5 19:00 02:00*

10 USA v RUS June 6 19:00 02:00*

15 POL v IRI June 5 20:15 18:15

16 POL v IRI June 6 20:15 18:15

WEEK 5


19 RUS v IRI June 13 18:10 15:10

20 RUS v IRI June 14 18:10 15:10

21 USA v POL June 12 19:10 00:10*

22 USA v POL June 13 19:00 00:10*

WEEK 6


27 RUS v POL June 19 18:10 15:10

28 RUS v POL June 20 18:10 15:10

29 IRI v USA June 19 21:00 16:30

30 IRI v USA June 21 21:00 16:30

WEEK 7

No Match Date Local time GMT Result Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 537 RUS v USA June 26 18:10 16:10

38 RUS v USA June 27 18:10 16:10

39 IRI v POL June 26 21:00 16:30

40 IRI v POL June 28 21:00 16:30

WEEK 8


45 IRI v RUS July 3 21:00 16:30

46 IRI v RUS July 4 21:00 16:30

47 POL v USA July 3 20:25 18:25

48 POL v USA July 4 20:25 18:25

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WEEK 1


1 CAN v CUB May 16 19:10 02:10*

2 CAN v CUB May 17 19:10 02:10*

WEEK 8

No Match Date Local time GMT Result Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 569 BUL v ARG July 4 20:55 17:55

70 BUL v ARG July 5 20:55 17:45

WEEK 3


13 BUL v CAN May 30 17:40 14:40

14 BUL v CAN May 31 20:55 17:55

15 ARG v CUB May 29 22:10 01:10*

16 ARG v CUB May 30 21:10 00:10*

WEEK 4


17 CUB v BUL June 5 20:40 00:40*

18 CUB v BUL June 6 20:40 00:40*

21 CAN v ARG June 5 20:10 00:10*

22 CAN v ARG June 6 18:40 22:40

WEEK 5


29 CUB v ARG June 12 20:40 00:40*

30 CUB v ARG June 13 20:40 00:40*

35 CAN v BUL June 12 20:10 00:10*

36 CAN v BUL June 13 20:10 00:10*

WEEK 6


41 CUB v CAN June 19 20:40 00:40*

42 CUB v CAN June 20 20:40 00:40*

49 ARG v BUL June 20 18:40 21:40

50 ARG v BUL June 21 18:40 21:40

WEEK 7


57 BUL v CUB June 27 20:45 17:45

58 BUL v CUB June 28 20:45 17:45

61 ARG v CAN June 26 18:30 21:30

62 ARG v CAN June 27 18:30 21:30

POOL C (GROUP 2)

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WEEK 4


23 KOR v CZE June 6 14:10 05:10

24 KOR v CZE June 7 14:10 05:10

27 JPN v FRA June 6 14:10 05:10

28 JPN v FRA June 7 14:10 05:10

WEEK 3


9 KOR v FRA May 30 14:10 05:10

10 KOR v FRA May 31 14:10 05:10

11 JPN v CZE May 30 14:10 05:10

12 JPN v CZE May 31 14:10 05:10

WEEK 5


37 KOR v JPN June 13 14:10 05:10

38 KOR v JPN June 14 14:10 05:10

39 FRA v CZE June 12 20:00 18:00

40 FRA v CZE June 14 17:00 15:00

WEEK 6


45 JPN v KOR June 20 14:20 05:20

46 JPN v KOR June 21 13:10 04:10

47 CZE v FRA June 19 18:10 16:10

48 CZE v FRA June 20 18:10 16:10

WEEK 7


55 CZE v KOR June 26 18:10 16:10

56 CZE v KOR June 27 18:10 16:10

59 FRA v JPN June 25 20:00 18:00

60 FRA v JPN June 27 20:00 18:00

WEEK 8


67 CZE v JPN July 3 18:10 16:10

68 CZE v JPN July 4 18:10 16:1071 FRA v KOR July 2 20:00 18:00

72 FRA v KOR July 4 20:00 18:00

POOL D (GROUP 2)





POOL E (GROUP 2)

WEEK 1


3 POR v NED May 16 15:00 14:00

4 POR v NED May 17 15:00 14:00

WEEK 2


5 FIN v BEL May 23 17:10 14:10

6 FIN v BEL May 24 17:10 14:10

WEEK 6No Match Date Local time GMT Result Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5

43 NED v POR June 19 19:10 17:10

44 NED v POR June 20 17:10 15:10

WEEK 3


7 BEL v FIN May 30 20:10 18:10

8 BEL v FIN May 31 16:10 14:10

WEEK 4


19 NED v BEL June 6 17:10 15:10

20 NED v BEL June 7 15:10 13:10

25 FIN v POR June 5 18:40 15:40

26 FIN v POR June 6 18:40 15:40

WEEK 7


51 FIN v NED June 26 18:40 15:40

52 FIN v NED June 27 17:10 14:10

53 POR v BEL June 27 17:00 16:00

54 POR v BEL June 28 17:00 16:00

WEEK 5


31 NED v FIN June 13 17:10 15:10

32 NED v FIN June 14 15:10 13:10

33 BEL v POR June 12 20:10 18:10

34 BEL v POR June 13 16:10 14:10

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POOL E (GROUP 2)

WEEK 8


63 BEL v NED July 3 20:10 18:10

64 BEL v NED July 4 20:10 18:10

65 POR v FIN July 4 17:00 16:00

66 POR v FIN July 5 17:00 16:00

WEEK 5 - PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO


1 PUR v TUR June 12 17:00 15:00

2 MNE v TUN June 12 20:00 18:00

7 TUR v TUN June 13 17:00 15:00

8 MNE v PUR June 13 20:00 18:00

13 TUN v PUR June 14 17:00 15:00

14 MNE v TUR June 14 20:00 18:00

WEEK 6 - ISTANBUL, TURKEY


19 MNE v TUN June 19 17:00 14:00

20 TUR v PUR June 19 20:00 17:00

25 PUR v MNE June 20 17:00 14:00

26 TUR v TUN June 20 20:00 17:00

31 TUN v PUR June 21 16:50 13:50

32 TUR v MNE June 21 19:50 16:50

POOL F (GROUP 3)




WEEK 5 - TEPIC, MEXICO


3 SVK v CHN June 12 18:00 00:00

4 MEX v GRE June 12 20:30 02:30*

9 CHN v GRE June 13 17:00 23:00

10 MEX v SVK June 13 19:30 01:30*

15 SVK v GRE June 14 16:00 22:00

16 MEX v CHN June 14 18:30 00:30*

WEEK 5 - TARAZ, KAZAKHSTAN


5 ESP v EGY June 12 15:10 09:10

6 KAZ v VEN June 12 18:40 12:40

11 ESP v VEN June 13 15:10 09:10

12 KAZ v EGY June 13 18:40 12:40

17 VEN v EGY June 14 15:10 09:10

18 KAZ v ESP June 14 18:40 12:40

WEEK 6 - THESSALONIKI, GREECE


21 SVK v CHN June 19 18:00 15:00

22 GRE v MEX June 19 21:00 18:00

27 CHN v MEX June 20 18:00 15:00

28 SVK v GRE June 20 21:00 18:00

33 MEX v SVK June 21 18:00 15:00

34 CHN v GRE June 21 21:00 18:00

WEEK 6 - CAIRO, EGYPT


23 ESP v VEN June 19 18:00 16:00

24 EGY v KAZ June 19 20:00 18:00

29 ESP v KAZ June 20 18:00 16:00

30 EGY v VEN June 20 20:00 18:00*

35 KAZ v VEN June 21 18:00 16:00

36 EGY v ESP June 21 20:00 18:00*

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Rk Country Pts Matches Sets Points

Total Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio

3 -0 3 -1 3 -2 0 -3 1- 3 2- 3

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POOL B (GROUP 1) FINAL STANDINGS



3 -0 3 -1 3 -2 0 -3 1- 3 2- 3

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POOL C (GROUP 2) FINAL STANDINGS



3 -0 3 -1 3 -2 0 -3 1- 3 2- 3

1

2

3

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POOL D (GROUP 2) FINAL STANDINGS



3 -0 3 -1 3 -2 0 -3 1- 3 2- 3

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POOL E (GROUP 2) FINAL STANDINGS



3 -0 3 -1 3 -2 0 -3 1- 3 2- 3

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POOL F (GROUP 3) FINAL STANDINGS



3-0 3-1 3-2 0-3 1-3 2-3

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POOL G (GROUP 3) FINAL STANDINGS



3-0 3-1 3-2 0-3 1-3 2-3

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3-0 3-1 3-2 0-3 1-3 2-3

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FINALS

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HOST COUNTRY AND VENUE INFORMATION

The FIVB Volleyball World League 2015 will see three Finals – in Brazil, Bulgaria and Slovakia – to conclude

the competition.

GROUP 1 FINALS – JULY 15 TO 19

Host country: Brazil

Brazil is no stranger to the FIVB World League having

hosted the Finals of the tournament four times in the past

with Rio de Janeiro hosting twice in 1995 and 2008, Sao

Paulo in 1993 and Belo Horizonte in 2002. The national

team is also one of the most successful in the tournament

with nine FIVB Volleyball World League titles, the last

coming in 2010. Their success has crossed over to other

tournaments also, having captured three FIVB VolleyballMen’s World Championships in a row in 2002, 2006 and

2010, winning silver at the last edition in 2014. They were

also Olympic gold medallists at Barcelona 1992 and Athens

2004, adding silver to their long list of achievements at

Beijing 2008 and London 2012. They are the current world

No.1 and finished last year’s edition of the FIVB World

League with a silver medal, losing to USA in the final.

Host city: Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and the

third largest metropolis in the whole of South America. This

is not the first time the city will host the FIVB World League

Finals having first welcomed the tournament in 1995, when

Italy broke Brazilian hearts in the gold medal match toclinch the crown. The USA then claimed their first title when

Rio hosted the Finals for a second time in 2008, so the

home fans will be hoping it will be third time lucky in 2015.

Venue: Maracanãzinho Arena

The Maracanãzinho is a modern indoor arena located in

Maracanã neighbourhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used

mostly for volleyball and will host the competition at the

Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It has a capacity of 11,800and first opened its doors in 1954. It stands next to the

Maracanã Stadium.

GROUP 2 FINALS – JULY 10 TO 12

Host Country: Bulgaria

Bulgaria, is situated in south eastern Europe and is

bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia

to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the

Black Sea to the east and is Europe’s 16 th-largest country.

Bulgaria is no stranger to volleyball or the FIVB Volleyball

World League, having hosted the Finals of the tournament

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in 2012 in the city of Sofia, just a few weeks before the

London 2012 Olympic Games. Historically one of the most

consistent teams in volleyball, Bulgaria has been present in

every FIVB Volleyball World League since 2003, and also

competed from 1994-1998 before that. The team are yetto medal in the tournament but have never finished outside

the top 10, finishing a high of fourth in 1994, 2004, 2006,

2012 and 2013. Bulgaria’s city of Sofia also hosted the

FIVB Volleyball World Championships for men and women

in 1970.

Host City: Varna

Varna, dubbed the seaside capital of Bulgaria, has hosted

matches of the World League Intercontinental Round in2011, 2013 and 2014. In 2013 the home crowd at the

completely sold-out Palace of Culture and Sports got a

rare chance to support both the women’s and the men’s

national teams of Bulgaria in action, when Varna hosted

the Final Four tournament of the 2013 CEV Volleyball

European League - Women as well as an FIVB World

League double header between Bulgaria and Poland. The

country’s third largest city also hosted the 2013 CEV U22

Beach Volleyball European Championship.

Venue: Palace of Culture and Sport

The Palace of Culture and Sports is a multifunctional

complex located in the heart of Varna. It is one of the

symbols of the city and over the years has hosted many

cultural and sporting events. The building was completed

in 1968 and has a capacity of 5,500.

GROUP 3 FINALS – JUNE 3 TO 5

Host Country: Slovakia

Slovakia is a regular in European tournaments, with the

country making their FIVB Volleyball World League debut

in 2014, when they held the first match in their pool in

the city of Košice. The side held their own against pool

rivals China, Spain and Puerto Rico, with all three boasting

more experience in the premier annual men’s volleyball

tournament. However they narrowly missed out on a

place in the Group 3 Final, winning three and losing three

matches to finish second in the pool. Slovakia has seen

success on the continental stage in recent years, finishing

the 2011 European Championship in fifth place and

winning the European League in 2008 and 2011. Slovakia

will join forces with Hungary to co-host the CEV Women’s

U19 European Championship in 2016 and then the CEV

Men’s U19 European Championship in 2017.

Host City: Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population

of about 500,000, is the country’s largest city and is the

only national capital which borders two independent

countries - Austria and Hungary. This is not the first time

the city has held an FIVB event having also hosted the FIVB

Girls’ U18 World Championship in 1993. Bratislava has

also hosted other major sporting events, most notably theMen’s Ice Hockey World Championships in 2011.

Venue: Aegon Arena NTC

A multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility, the

Aegon Arena NTC has hosted numerous concerts and

major tennis tournaments. Completed in September 2003,

it can hold up to 4,000 spectators and has a retractable

roof.




MATCH OF THE WEEK

The FIVB Volleyball World League ‘Match of the Week’

programme allows broadcasters to televise for free, one

match from each week of the FIVB’s premier annual

tournament for men.

The specially selected ‘Match of the Week’, an initiative

launched in 2008, is available to the World League’s host

broadcasters as well as other TV channels with the aim of

spreading volleyball into regions where the sport has the

potential to grow.

Featuring teams from pools A and B, the six matches of

the week chosen for the 2015 season will be distributed

by IMG free of charge to all major international networks

and the host broadcaster, and will also be live streamed

on the FIVB’s social media channels. The matches will

include English commentary and will be shown live and

on demand on FIVB Web TV, geo-blocked only in countries

where respective rights have been sold.

The first ‘Match of the Week’ will see current world

champions Poland take on Russia (WR 2) at the Ergo Arenain a Pool B match in Gdansk on May 29 at 18:15 GMT.

Week two will see home team Brazil (WR 1) – one of the

most successful countries in the history of the tournament

with nine titles – take on last year’s Group 2 winners,

Australia (WR 13). This Pool A match will take place on

June 7 at 13:00 GMT at the Ginasio Poliesportivo Adib

Moyses Dib in the city of São Bernardo do Campo.

In week three fans will be able to watch the 2014 World

League winners, USA (WR 5) take on Poland (WR 3) in a

pool B match on June 13 at 00:00 GMT at the Hoffman

Estates in Illinois at the Sear’s Centre Arena.

Then in week four home team Italy (WR4) will host Brazil in

an open air Pool A match on June 19 at 18:00 GMT at the

Foro Italico in Rome. The Foro Italico was also the setting

of a spectacular outdoor match between Italy and Poland,

held during the 2014 World League Intercontinental

Round, which the hosts won in front of 11,000 spectators.

In week five, Russia take on USA in a Pool B match on

June 27 at 16:00 GMT at the DS Yatarny Hall with the

‘Match of the Week’ series rounding off in week six with

a Pool A match between Australia and Serbia on July 4 at

09:30 GMT at the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne,

Australia.

This year the English commentary for the matches will be

provided by Charles Brougham, Tim Long, Clayton Lucas,

Peter Odgers.

Charles ‘Charlie’ Brougham is a freelance sports

broadcaster who works for all the major broadcasters in the

UK, a number of international ones and world governing

bodies. He has been part of the FIVB commentary team

for three seasons.

Tim Long is a national and world feed TV and radio

football commentator, working for MUTV, talkSPORT, and

BT Sport and a basketball commentator for the Euroleague

and FIBA. He has provided commentary for the FIVB since

2014, including the Beach Volleyball Open in Manguang,South Africa.

Clayton Lucas is a freelance sports commentator with

over 10 years covering every major volleyball event in

that time. He is a former International volleyball player for

England and Great Britain, who when not commentating is

coaching junior volleyball in the UK.

Peter Odgers is lead commentator for a number ofleading sports organisations, including the ATP Tour (men’s

tennis), the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and UEFA

(European Football Association). He has covered a wide

range of sports including the men’s and women’s gold

medal matches in volleyball, table tennis and badminton

at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

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Week1 May 29, 2015 Poland v Russia Pool B 18:15 GMT Tim Long

Week2 June 7, 2015 Brazil v Australia Pool A 13:00 GMT Clayton Lucas

Week3 June 13, 2015 USA v Poland Pool B 00:00 GMT Clayton Lucas

Week4 June 19, 2015 Italy v Brazil Pool A 18:00 GMT Clayton Lucas

Week5 June 27, 2015 Russia v USA Pool B 16:00 GMT Peter Odgers

Week6 July 4, 2015 Australia v Serbia Pool A 09:30 GMT Charles Broughman




PARTICIPANTS MAP

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EGY Egypt POOL H 78

TUN Tunisia POOL F 154

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CAN Canada POOL C 62

CUB Cuba POOL C 70

MEX Mexico POOL G 114

PUR Puerto Rico POOL F 134

USA United States POOL B 162

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POOL C

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VEN Venezuela POOL H 166

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AUS Australia POOL A 46

CHN China POOL G 66

IRI Iran POOL B 94

JPN Japan POOL D 102

KAZ Kazakhstan POOL H 106

KOR Korea POOL D 110

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BEL Belgium POOL E 50

BUL Bulgaria POOL C 58

CZE Czech Republic POOL D 74

FIN Finland POOL E 82

FRA France POOL D 86

GRE Greece POOL G 90

ITA Italy POOL A 98

MNE Montenegro POOL F 118

NED The Netherlands POOL E 122

POL Poland POOL B 126

POR Portugal POOL E 130

RUS Russia POOL B 138

SRB Serbia POOL A 142

SVK Slovakia POOL G 146

ESP Spain POOL H 150

TUR Turkey POOL F 158

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Under the guidance of head coach Julio Velasco,

Argentina came second behind France in Pool D of last

year’s World League to finish joint-fifth in Group 2. They

had been sixth overall a year earlier and, although they

finished a disappointing 10th in 2012, were in the top

five in the three editions before that. They had to settle

for joint-11th place in last year’s World Championship

in Poland after finishing sixth in their second round

pool. With his team now ranked No.6 in the world by

the FIVB, Velasco is targeting new highs to add to his

resume after a glittering coaching career largely spent

overseas.

The Argentina team made their international debut at

the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in

1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first

World Championship in 1960 in the same city, where

they finished 11th. Since then they have competed in

10 World Championships, with a bronze medal-winning

campaign on home territory in 1982 being their best

effort to date. Argentina also took the bronze medal

at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, their highest finish

in six appearances at the Olympic Games. Their medal

haul from the men’s tournament at the Pan AmericanGames is five - one gold and four bronzes.

COACH

Julio Velasco coached Italy’s men’s

team from 1989 to 1996. They

won silver at the 1996 Olympic

Games, two World Championships,

three European Championships, a

World Cup and five World League

titles. He then guided Italy’s women’s team from 1997

to 1998. Velasco returned to the men’s game with

the Czech Republic from 2001 to 2003, Spain from

2009 to 2010 and Iran from 2011 to 2014, whom he

helped to qualify for their first World League in 2013.

Velasco took over Argentina’s men’s team in 2014.

He was an assistant coach of the squad from 1981to 1983. Velasco is in the Volleyball Hall of Fame. He

has discussed coaching with football mastermind Pep

Guardiola multiple times.

A R

G E N T I N A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

613th 2014

BEST RESULT LAST RESULT

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ARG

No. Name / First Name Nickname Birthdate H W S B WC OG OTH Total Club

1 Bruno Nicolas BRUNO 24.02.89 187 83 338 308 6 43 49 Personal Bolivar

C 2 Filardi Javier Filardi 07.02.80 190 89 340 318 60 60 UPCN San Juan Volley

3 Chirivino Maximiliano CHIRIVINO 11.12.89 178 84 305 288 Boca Rio Uruguay Seg.

4 Garrocq Sebastian Garrocq 27.11.79 170 63 310 302 UPCN San Juan Volley

5 Uriarte Nicolás Uriarte 21.03.90 192 82 346 326 9 6 102 117 PGE Skra Belchatow

6 Poglajen Cristian POGLAJEN 14.07.89 195 93 346 320 6 97 103 Montes Claros Vôlei

7 Conte Facundo Conte 25.08.89 198 90 355 326 9 6 111 126 PGE Skra Belchatow

8 González Demián Gonzalez 21.02.83 192 81 328 318 9 34 43 UPCN San Juan Volley

9 Quiroga Rodrigo Quiroga 23.03.87 190 86 345 321 9 6 151 166 Vôlei Canoas

10 Gonzalez José Luis Gonzalez 27.12.84 206 97 350 333 BBTS Bielsko-Biala

11 Solé Sebastian Sole 12.06.91 202 88 360 328 9 6 111 126 Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino

12 Martina Federico Martina 02.11.92 202 92 350 320 5 5 Ciudad de Buenos Aires

13 Franetovich Federico Franetovich 13.10.91 200 90 342 318 7 15 22 Buenos Aires Unidos

14 Crer Pablo Crer 12.06.89 205 78 350 330 9 6 101 116 Personal Bolivar

15 De Cecco Luciano De Cecco 02.06.88 194 89 333 315 18 6 180 204 Sir Safety Perugia

16 Ramos Martin Ramos 26.08.91 197 95 340 315 15 15 UPCN San Juan Volley

17 López Franco Lopez 04.02.89 187 79 326 304 9 71 80 Club La Unión

18 Palacios Ezequiel Palacios 02.10.92 202 89 352 314 10 10 La Union de Formosa Club

19 Gauna Maximiliano Gauna 29.04.89 197 93 338 320 31 31 Friedrichshafen Club

20 Guzman Pablo Guzman 06.04.88 193 94 350 335 Boca Rio Uruguay Seg.

21 Closter Sebastián Closter 13.05.89 180 66 296 278 Gigantes del Sur

22 Zornetta Luciano Zornetta 06.03.93 182 70 342 312 Boca Rio Uruguay Seg.

23 Quiroga Gonzalo Quiroga 25.02.93 192 83 336 310 8 4 11 23 Tonazzo Padova

24 Santucci Facundo SANTUCCI 06.03.87 186 86 326 296 16 16 Toulouse Club

25 Villalba Rodrigo Villalba 08.04.85 190 88 350 335 Gigantes del Sur

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POOL C

Date V Competition Phase Location Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5

14.09.14 USA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-2 19-25 28-26 25-20 23-25 15-11

13.09.14 ITA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-1 17-25

11.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 0-3 15-25 23-25 16-25 - -

10.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 1-3 25-21 17-25 27-29 18-25 -

07.09.14 POL WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 0-3 20-25 20-25 23-25 - -

06.09.14 AUS WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-0 25-18 25-19 25-18 - -

04.09.14 CMR WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-0 25-17 25-18 25-23 - -

02.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 1-3 17-25 25-20 21-25 21-25 -

31.08.14 VEN WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-0 25-23 25-17 25-19 - -

29.06.14 FRA WL 2014 Prel. Round Paris 1-3 21-25 22-25 25-23 16-25 -

Age Oldest Garrocq 27.11.79 (35y5m) Youngest Zornetta 06.03.93 (22y2m) 26y8m

Height Tallest Gonzalez 206cm Shortest Garrocq 170cm 192cm

Spike Highest Sole 360cm Shortest Closter 296cm 338cm

Block Highest Guzman 335cm Shortest Closter 278cm 316cm

Caps Most De Cecco 204 First Chirivino 0 52

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ARG



A refreshed Volleyroos side will continue their journey

towards the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games under

Italian head coach Roberto Santilli, who replaced

veteran Argentine coach Jon Uriarte in February 2015.

In last year’s World League they were bottom of Group

2’s Pool C but defeated France in five sets in the Group

2 final in Sydney. That secured them a spot in the

Group 1 Finals but they were defeated by United States

and Italy. This time they face a sterner test, coming

up against Brazil, Italy and Serbia in Group 1. They

represented Asia at the 2014 World Championship,

finishing joint-15th after reaching the second round in

Poland.

The Australian Volleyball Federation was founded in

1963 and the sport has rapidly increased in popularity

since, particularly in schools and recreation centres. The

national team has been supported by the Australian

Institute of Sport (AIS) since 1990 and based in

Canberra since 1997. At the Sydney 2000 Olympic

Games the team came eighth, beating Spain in the

process and taking a set from then world champions

Italy. There has been steady improvement including an

appearance at London 2012 and victory in the AsianChampionship in 2007.

COACH

Italian Roberto Santilli was named

Australia’s men’s head coach in

February 2015. Before taking over

the Volleyroos, Santilli was a coach

for the Italian Federation from

2001 to 2004. During that time

he led the country’s junior national team and was a

technical staff member for Italy’s men’s team. Santilli,

who was born in Rome, was a consultant and assistant

to Germany’s men’s team that won a bronze medal at

the 2014 World Championships. He coached several

clubs in Italy from 1995 to 2007 before taking over at

Jastrzebski Wegiel in Poland from 2007 to 2010. Hethen moved on to Iskra Odintsovo in Russia until 2013.

Santilli now coaches MKS Banimex Bedzin in Poland.

A U

S T R A L I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

139th 2014


20149th

POOL A



AUS


C 1 Zingel Aidan Zingel 19.11.90 207 100 361 346 12 5 155 172 Bluvolley Verona SRL SSD

2 Guymer Jacob Ross Guymer 21.06.93 203 100 350 339 58 58 Orkelljunga VK

3 Roberts Nathan Roberts 17.02.86 199 90 342 328 17 5 287 309 ACH Lubiana

4 Sanderson Paul Sanderson 07.01.86 195 94 348 335 46 46 Jakarta Pertamina Energi

5 Passier Travis Passier 26.04.89 206 99 351 340 12 5 158 175 Australian Institute of Sport

6 Edgar Thomas Edgar 21.06.89 212 106 357 341 12 5 144 161 LIG Insurance Greaters

7 Peacock Harrison Peacock 31.01.91 192 87 353 339 9 5 76 90 Australian Institute of Sport

L 8 Borgeaud Jacques Borgeaud 19.06.91 178 70 321 310 9 9 University of Regina

9 White Adam White 08.11.89 203 89 351 336 12 5 170 187 BluVolley Verona SSD SRL

10 Bell Benjamin Bell 24.02.90 200 92 345 333 41 41 LinkopingVolleyball Club

L 11 Perry Luke Perry 20.11.95 180 75 331 315 9 66 75 Team Lakkapaa

12 Mote Nehemiah Mote 21.06.93 204 91 362 354 9 37 46 TV Buhl

13 Walker Samuel Walker 19.02.95 208 90 350 337 48 48 Corigliano Volley SSD ARL

14 Sukochev Grigory Sukochev 18.02.88 196 86 340 329 9 5 128 142 Tannourine Club

15 Douglas-Powell Thomas Tom D-P 16.09.92 194 82 356 332 9 54 63 University of Winnipeg

16 Smith Luke Smith 30.08.90 204 95 360 342 9 5 70 84 TSV Herrshing

17 Carroll Paul Carroll 16.05.86 207 98 354 340 8 130 138 SCC Berlin

18 Williams Lincoln Williams 06.10.93 200 104 353 330 5 59 64 Selver Tallinn VC

19 Alexander Shane Alexander 07.01.86 202 95 339 320 3 125 128 Queensland Pirates

20 Mcmullin Alexander Mcmullin 01.08.95 201 76 355 340 14 14 University of Alberta

21 Dosanjh Arshdeep Dosanjh 30.07.96 205 85 347 335 8 8 Team Lakkapaa

22 O'dea Trent O'Dea 11.05.94 201 98 354 344 6 6 LinkopingVolleyball Club

23 Graham Beau Graham 17.04.94 202 86 351 332 32 32 Stiinta Explorari

24 Richards Jordan Richards 25.09.93 193 80 354 342 6 6 TV Schonenwerd

25 Hodges Thomas Hodges 04.07.94 197 95 350 338 6 6 UC Irvine


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL A


14.09.14 ITA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 1-3 23-25 14-25 25-21 18-25 -

13.09.14 USA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 0-3 15-25 19-25 20-25 - -

11.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 1-3 22-25 18-25 32-30 17-25 -

10.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 1-3 23-25 21-25 25-21 17-25 -

07.09.14 VEN WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-2 25-20 23-25 21-25 25-16 15-9

06.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 0-3 18-25 19-25 18-25 - -

04.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 1-3 23-25 22-25 25-22 17-25 -


31.08.14 CMR WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-0 25-22 25-15 25-18 - -

18.07.14 ITA WL 2014 Final Round Florence 0-3 14-25 22-25 21-25 - -


S

Age Oldest Sanderson 07.01.86 (29y4m) Youngest Dosanjh 30.07.96 (18y9m) 23y10m

Height Tallest Edgar 212cm Shortest Borgeaud 178cm 200cm

Spike Highest Mote 362cm Shortest Borgeaud 321cm 349cm

Block Highest Mote 354cm Shortest Borgeaud 310cm 335cm

Caps Most Roberts 309 First O'Dea 6 84

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AUS



Belgium boast a lengthy and proud history of

participation in international volleyball but last year

was the Red Dragons’ World League debut. They will

have been reasonably proud of their efforts as they

finished third in Group 2, having topped Pool C before

losing to France at the semifinal stage of the Final

Four. They won the third-place match by defeating the

Netherlands in straight sets. They followed that up by

coming joint-17th at the World Championship as they

won one of their five pool matches and were eliminated

on point ratio behind Italy. They are now ranked No.20

in the world.

They won the European League title for the first time

in impressive fashion in 2013 as they swept Czech

Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal

match respectively. The triumph underlined Belgium’s

status as an up-and-coming contender on the European

scene under coach Dominique Baeyens. Belgium’s

international volleyball history dates back to the 1948

European Championship when the team finished fifth.

They enjoyed a solitary trip to the Olympic Games in

Mexico City in 1968. Last year was their first World

Championship outing since 1978 and they have largelybeen restricted to competing at European level.

COACH

In 2014, Dominique Baeyens led

Belgium’s men’s team to their first

World Championship appearance

in 36 years where they finished

equal 17th. Previously he had

coached the team to gold in the

2013 European League. In the 2014 World League

he guided Belgium to a third-place finish in Group 2

in their first appearance in the event. Before taking

over the national team in 2012, Baeyens had coached

Belgian club teams Cera Tarnat, Zellik and Knack

Roeselare. With the latter he won six national titles,

four Belgian Cups and five Belgian Supercups. He hasbeen named Belgium’s Coach of the Year eight times.

As a player he won the Belgian Cup with Kruikenburg.

B E L G I U M

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2011th 2014


201411th

POOL E



BEL


1 Baetens Seppe Baetens 13.02.89 191 87 349 328 Volley Behappy2 Asse-Lennik

2 Claes Gertjan Claes 30.03.85 191 82 339 310 1 1 Knack Roeselare

3 Colson Martijn Colson 08.04.94 203 96 357 335 Topvolley Callant Antwerpen

4 Coolman Pieter Coolman 24.04.89 200 92 348 332 1 1 Knack Roeselare

5 Cosemans Lienert Cosemans 20.10.93 203 90 340 315 Prefaxis Menen

6 Cox Jolan Cox 12.07.91 194 75 340 320 Prefaxis Menen

7 D'hulst Stijn D'hulst 24.04.91 187 75 327 308 Knack Roeselare

8 Dejonckheere Stijn Dejonckheere 21.01.88 185 75 335 310 Knack Roeselare

9 Depovere Sander Depovere 08.01.95 197 82 330 305 Topvolley Callant Antwerpen

10 Deroey Dennis Deroey 14.08.87 191 84 330 301 Topvolley Callant Antwerpen

C 11 Deroo Sam Deroo 29.04.92 202 102 360 350 1 1 Calzedonia Verona

12 Klinkenberg Kevin Klinkenberg 04.10.90 198 78 356 330 1 1 Tours

13 Konings Thomas Konings 07.03.97 202 94 357 324 Topvolley Callant Antwerpen

14 Kruyner Yves Kruyner 10.05.90 193 99 318 310 Argex Duvel Puurs

15 Lecat Francois Lecat 19.04.93 200 90 348 333 Noliko Maaseik

16 Ribbens Jelle Ribbens 17.03.92 187 76 325 300 Maxéville Nancy

17 Rousseaux Tomas Rousseaux 31.03.94 199 88 355 338 Knack Roeselare

18 Stuer Lowie Stuer 24.11.95 194 82 333 302 1 1 Topvolley Callant Antwerpen

19 Valkiers Matthias Valkiers 08.04.90 194 90 342 320 1 1 Palendoken Bld Sports Club

20 Van De Velde Arno Van De Velde 30.12.95 210 93 356 350 Knack Roeselare

21 Van De Voorde Simon Van De Voorde 19.12.89 208 96 360 340 1 1 Top Volley Latina

22 Van Den Dries Bram Van Den Dries 14.08.89 206 101 365 345 1 1 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara

23 Van Walle Gert Van Walle 07.08.87 197 87 350 335 1 1 Beauvais

24 Verhanneman Matthijs Verhanneman 08.12.88 198 98 350 340 1 1 Knack Roeselare

25 Verhees Pieter Verhees 08.12.89 205 109 356 342 1 1 Parmareggio Modena

T E A M R

O S T E R




POOL E


07.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 2-3 14-25 25-21 20-25 25-22 12-15

06.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 23-25 15-25 25-21 20-25 -

04.09.14 ITA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 28-26 15-25 16-25 26-28 -

02.09.14 PUR WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-0 25-19 25-17 25-20 - -

31.08.14 USA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 2-3 21-25 25-17 16-25 25-21 11-15

12.07.14 NED WL 2014 Final 3-4 Sydney 3-0 25-17 25-22 25-21 - -

11.07.14 FRA WL 2014 Semifinals Sydney 0-3 24-26 21-25 19-25 - -

05.07.14 FIN WL 2014 Prel. Round Tampere 2-3 25-23 27-29 25-22 23-25 8-15

04.07.14 FIN WL 2014 Prel. Round Tampere 2-3 25-19 22-25 25-20 25-27 12-15

28.06.14 AUS WL 2014 Prel. Round Adelaide 3-0 25-20 25-17 25-19 - -

Age Oldest Claes 30.03.85 (30y1m) Youngest Konings 07.03.97 (18y2m) 24y

Height Tallest Van De Velde 210cm Shortest Dejonckheere 185cm 197cm

Spike Highest Van Den Dries 365cm Shortest Kruyner 318cm 345cm

Block Highest Deroo 350cm Shortest RIBBENS 300cm 325cm

Caps Most Claes 1 First Baetens 0 0


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BEL



As one of the most consistent competitors in the

World League, the Brazil team will be aiming to go one

better than they did in the last two editions, when they

finished second to USA and Russia respectively. They

are assured a place in this year’s final round in Rio de

Janeiro as hosts. Brazil went close to winning last year’s

World Championship in Poland, losing in the final to

an impressive host nation and they were runners-up to

Russia at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Although

they were pushed all the way by Argentina, Brazil

won the 2013 South American Championship, thereby

qualifying for the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup,

a tournament they went on to win for the fourth time

in Kyoto.

During the 13-year tenure of renowned coach Bernardo

‘Bernardinho’ Rezende, Brazil have at times seemed

unstoppable, collecting plenty of trophies along

the way. Rezende led the team to the 2001 World

League title in his first outing and they claimed the

championship in successive years from 2003 to 2007.

The Brazilians won back-to-back World League titles

again in 2009 and 2010, three successive titles at the

World Championship (2002, 2006, 2010) and two atthe World Cup (2003 and 2007).

COACH

Bernardo Rezende’s tenure as

head coach with Brazil’s men’s

team began in 2001. Since then he

has led them to numerous podium

finishes. With Rezende at the helm,

Brazil won gold at the 2003 and

2007 World Cup and bronze at the event in 2011. At

the Olympic Games, he led the team to gold in 2004

and silver in 2008 and in 2012. The team also won gold

at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Championships.

Brazil has secured eight World League titles since

Rezende’s arrival. He had previously coached the Brazil

women’s team from 1994 to 2000, and had played forBrazil at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning a

silver medal in the latter.

B R A Z I L

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

12nd 2014


20101st 9 5 4 18

POOL A



BRA

No. Name / First Name Nickname Birthdate H W S B WC OG OTH Total C lub

C 1 Rezende Bruno Mossa Bruno 02.07.86 190 76 323 302 7 2 20 29 Pallavolo Modena

2 Santos Isac Isac 13.12.90 205 84 339 306 8 8 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

3 Carbonera Eder Eder 19.10.83 204 101 350 330 3 5 8 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

4 De Souza Wallace Wallace 26.06.87 198 87 344 318 14 1 37 52 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

5 Dos Santos Jr. Sidnei Sidão 09.07.82 203 98 344 318 9 2 30 41 Taubaté Funvic

6 Vissotto Neves Leandro Vissotto 30.04.83 212 97 370 345 3 2 31 36 Jt Thunders

7 Arjona William William 31.07.79 185 78 300 295 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

8 Endres Murilo Murilo 03.05.81 190 76 343 319 16 39 55 Sesi

9 Vieira De Oliveira Raphael Raphael 14.06.79 190 82 330 306 23 23 Taubaté Funvic

L 10 Santos Sérgio Dutra Sérgio 15.10.75 184 78 325 310 9 8 142 159 Sesi

L 11 Silva Felipe Lourenço Felipe 25.08.90 188 77 302 297 Taubaté Funvic

12 Fonteles Luiz Felipe Marques Lipe 19.06.84 196 89 330 320 13 37 50 Taubaté Funvic

13 De Souza Mauricio Luiz Mauricio 29.09.88 207 99 0 0 Taubaté Funvic

14 Fuchs Samuel Samuel 04.03.84 200 89 342 316 14 42 56 Minas Tênis Clube

15 Guerra Evandro M. Evandro 27.12.81 207 103 359 332 7 17 24 Suntory Sunbirds

16 Saatkamp Lucas Lucas 06.03.86 209 101 340 321 16 37 53 Sesi

17 Radke Murilo Murilo 31.01.89 194 76 329 310 Canoas

18 Lucarelli Santos De Souza Ricardo Lucarelli 14.02.92 195 79 338 308 2 2 Sesi

L 19 Da Silva Pedreira Junior Mario Mario 03.05.82 192 91 330 321 9 1 10 Volley Piacenza

20 Buiatti Renan Renan 10.01.90 212 85 330 314 7 7 Ravenna Volley

L 21 Brendle Tiago Brendle 21.10.85 188 83 315 300 4 4 Ziober Maringá Vôlei

22 Borges Almeida Silva Mauricio Mauricio 04.02.89 199 99 335 315 Sesi

23 Garcia Pires Ribeiro Riad Riad 02.10.81 204 100 345 325 12 17 29 Sesi

24 Kreling Fernando Fernando 13.01.96 183 89 320 302 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

25 Loh Lucas Eduardo Lucas 18.01.91 195 83 336 320 Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL A


21.09.14 POL WCH 2014 Place 1-2 Katowice 1-3 25-18 22-25 23-25 22-25 -

20.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 Semifinals Katowice 3-2 25-18 23-25 25-23 22-25 15-12

17.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 3-0 25-22 25-20 25-21 - -

16.09.14 POL WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 2-3 22-25 25-22 25-14 18-25 15-17

14.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 3-1 25-21 24-26 25-19 25-19 -

13.09.14 CAN WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 3-0 25-19 25-23 29-27 - -

11.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 3-0 25-14 25-23 25-18 - -

10.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 3-0 25-15 25-21 25-21 - -

07.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-1 22-25 25-23 25-18 25-17 -

06.09.14 KOR WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-2 21-25 25-13 25-21 17-25 15-13

Age Oldest Sérgio 15.10.75 (39y7m) Youngest Fernando 13.01.96 (19y4m) 29y7m

Height Tallest Vissotto 212cm Shortest Fernando 183cm 197cm

Spike Highest Vissotto 370cm Shortest Mauricio - 321cm

Block Highest Vissotto 345cm Shortest Mauricio - 302cm

Caps Most Sérgio 159 First William 0 26


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S T A T I S T I C S



BRA



After finishing fourth in the 2013 World League,

Bulgaria failed to progress beyond the Intercontinental

Round last year after just one win from 12 matches

condemned them to the bottom of Group 1 Pool B

behind USA, Russia and Serbia. They followed that up

with a joint-13th place finish at the World Championship

where they qualified for the second round before taking

just one set in their four matches.

Historically, Bulgaria have a strong track record and

they have been regular participants in the World

League since 1994, when they finished fourth. In 2011

they were fifth and they went one place better the next

year. Bulgaria competed in the first Olympic tournament

at Tokyo 1964, finishing fifth. They took the silver

medal at Moscow 1980 and came joint-fifth again at

Beijing 2008 and were fourth at London 2012. In their

first appearance in the World Championship in 1949

they finished third. They took bronze again in 1952,

1986 and 2006 and silver in 1970. Their most recent

participation in the World Cup was in 2007 when they

came third. They took fourth at the 2013 European

Championship in what was a solid season under coach

Camillo Placi.

COACH

Plamen Konstantinov’s appointment

as coach of the Bulgaria team is

his first foray into international

coaching. He took over in July

2014, leading the team to an

equal-13th place finish at that

year’s World Championships. Konstantinov played in

the 1996 and 2008 Olympic Games with his native

country and captained them to a bronze medal at

the 2006 World Championships. Before taking over

Bulgaria’s team, Konstantinov had been head coach

of Ziraat Bankasi Ankara in Turkey and Gazprom-Yugra

Surgut and Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia.He led the latter to a silver medal at the 2014 CEV

Volleyball Cup. He shares the nickname ‘Gibbon’ with

his father, who also played for Bulgaria.

B

U L G A R I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

97th 2014


20134th

POOL C



BUL


1 Bratoev Georgi Bratoev G. 21.10.87 203 96 340 325 16 16 Lokomotiv Kharkiv

2 Petkov Stanislav Petkov 31.12.87 202 104 355 345 Tomis

3 Zhekov Andrey Zhekov 12.03.80 190 82 340 326 10 6 65 81 Tomis

L 4 Bozhilov Martin Bozhilov 11.04.88 190 82 320 305 Marek Union Ivkoni

5 Gotsev Svetoslav Gotsev 31.08.90 205 97 358 335 2 2 Vero Volley Monza

6 Milushev Danail Milushev 03.02.84 200 102 360 340 1 29 30 F.C.Tokyo

7 Gradinarov Miroslav Gradinarov 10.02.85 203 91 350 330 7 7 TOAC TUC Toulouse

8 Skrimov Todor Skrimov 09.01.90 191 87 348 330 Top Volley Latina

9 MANCHEV GEORGI MANCHEV 20.07.90 0 0 0 0

10 Bratoev Valentin Bratoev V. 21.10.87 203 92 347 337 8 8 GFC Ajaccio

11 Nikolov Vladimir Nikolov V. 03.10.77 200 95 345 325 20 6 114 140 ASU Lyon

12 Yosifov Viktor Yosifov 16.10.85 204 100 350 340 16 16 Guberniya

L 13 Salparov Teodor Salparov 16.08.82 187 77 320 305 10 6 91 107 Zenit

14 Todorov Teodor Todorov 01.09.89 208 94 365 345 Gazprom - Ugra Surgut

C 15 Aleksiev Todor Aleksiev 21.04.83 204 105 355 340 10 6 45 61 Gazprom - Ugra Surgut

L 16 Ivanov Vladislav Ivanov 14.03.87 188 80 320 310 3 3 ASU Lyon

17 Penchev Nikolay Penchev N. 22.05.92 197 87 341 335 Asseco Resovia

18 Nikolov Nikolay Nikolov N. 29.07.86 206 97 350 332 10 10 Shahrdari Urmia

19 Sokolov Tsvetan Sokolov 31.12.89 206 100 370 350 71 71 Halkbank

20 Kadankov Venelin Kadankov 31.08.87 205 90 335 315 Afyonkarahisar Genclik

21 Georgiev Krasimir Georgiev 13.02.95 203 83 346 333 9 9 VC CSKA

22 Seganov Georgi Seganov 10.06.93 198 83 335 325 23 23 VC CSKA

23 Agontsev Lubomir Agontsev 26.07.87 190 87 330 320 Montana Volley, Bulgaria

24 Paliyski Martin Paliyski 02.10.89 200 95 338 330 Pirin Razlog

25 Apostolov Borislav Apostolov 07.12.90 208 97 350 335 Marek Union Ivkoni


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O S T E R



POOL C


14.09.14 FIN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 0-3 18-25 21-25 18-25 - -

13.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 0-3 23-25 18-25 28-30 - -

11.09.14 GER WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 1-3 16-25 15-25 25-23 17-25 -

10.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 0-3 15-25 21-25 21-25 - -

07.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 2-3 25-20 25-23 20-25 23-25 11-15

06.09.14 EGY WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-2 25-22 26-24 23-25 20-25 15-11

05.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-0 25-23 25-23 25-19 - -

03.09.14 CAN WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 2-3 25-17 17-25 25-20 24-26 8-15

01.09.14 MEX WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-0 25-16 25-17 25-21 - -

06.07.14 RUS WL 2014 Prel. Round Sofia 0-3 14-25 17-25 15-25 - -

Age Oldest Nikolov V. 03.10.77 (37y7m) Youngest Georgiev 13.02.95 (20y3m) 27y8m

Height Tallest Todorov 208cm Shortest Manchev - 192cm

Spike Highest Sokolov 370cm Shortest Manchev - 331cm

Block Highest Sokolov 350cm Shortest Manchev - 317cm

Caps Most Nikolov V. 140 First Petkov 0 23


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BUL



The Canadians finished joint-fifth in Group 2 with

Argentina and Portugal in the 2014 World League.

They won six and lost six en route but were seven

points behind Belgium in Pool C. A year earlier they

progressed from the then Pool C all the way to the

Final Round before being eliminated on set ratio. They

enter this tournament off the back of an impressive

display in last year’s World Championship where they

finished joint-seventh. They had a good run, but were

denied a final-six place by a strong pool including Brazil

and Russia. The team also finished second behind the

United States in 2013’s NORCECA Championship.

Under the guidance of coach Glenn Hoag - a veteran

of the 1980s side considered Canada’s best ever - the

present crop will be highly motivated to build on their

recent good form. They have the 2015 Pan American

Games in Toronto to look forward to in July with the

main goal being qualification for Rio de Janeiro 2016 to

end a 24-year absence from the Olympic Games. Their

achievements include a fourth-place finish at the Los

Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, two bronze medals at

the Pan American Games (1979 and 1999) and 17 top-

three NORCECA Championship finishes.

COACH

Glenn Hoag, who played on

Canada’s men’s team from 1981

to 1986, took over as head coach

in 2006. His aim has been to

replicate the glory of his former

team’s fourth-place finish at the

1984 Olympic Games, the best major result in the

country’s history. Canada’s best World League finish

under Hoag is fifth in 2013. He has coached several

European club teams, most notably Paris Volley in

France, who he led to the triple crown in 2001 by

winning the national title, the national cup and the

European Champions League. Hoag also coached ACHVolley in Slovenia and is currently in charge of Arkas

Sport in Turkey. Hoag’s sons Chris and Nicholas were on

Canada’s 2014 World League roster.

C A N A D A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1413th 2014


20135th

POOL C



CAN


1 Sanders Tyler Sanders 14.12.91 191 81 326 308 9 24 33 PV Lugano

2 Perrin John Gordon Perrin 17.08.89 201 95 353 329 11 67 78 Arkas Sport Club

3 Lewis Daniel Lewis 03.04.76 189 86 340 325 15 178 193 Rennes

4 Howatson Joshua Howatson 07.10.84 199 95 346 325 3 41 44 Team Canada

5 Verhoeff Rudy Verhoeff 24.06.89 198 88 349 317 4 26 30 GFCO Ajaccio VB

6 Duff Justin Duff 10.05.88 202 94 370 335 11 95 106 Transfer Bydgoszcz

7 McLean Braden McLean 22.05.91 208 110 358 332 Team Canada

8 Simac Adam Simac 09.08.83 203 101 348 336 11 77 88 Asul Lyon Volley

9 Schneider Dustin Schneider 27.02.85 182 82 322 297 11 63 74 Team Canada

10 Van Lankvelt Toontje Van Lankvelt 01.07.84 197 91 347 317 10 122 132 Asul Lyon Volley

11Jansen Vandoorn Daniel

Cornelius

Jansen

Vandoorn21.03.90 207 98 351 328 SAEMS Tourcoing VB

12 Schmitt Gavin Schmitt 27.01.86 208 106 372 340 10 112 122 Arkas Sport Club

13 Hoag Christopher C.Hoag 03.09.88 192 79 335 317 Bornova Anadolu Lisesi Spor

14 Burt Max Burt 25.07.88 207 101 350 327 2 2 Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley

C 15 Winters Frederic Winters 25.09.82 195 98 359 327 23 201 224 Sada Cruisero Volei

16 Derocco Jason DeRocco 19.09.89 198 94 342 318 27 27 Afyonkarahisar Belediyesi

17 Vigrass Graham Vigrass 17.06.89 205 97 354 330 5 30 35 Etoile Sportive du Sahel

18 Hoag Nicholas N.Hoag 19.08.92 200 91 342 322 8 21 29 TOURS VB

19 Bann Blair Cameron Bann 26.02.88 184 84 314 295 10 10 Swd Powervolleys Duren

20 Mcgovern Ciaran McGovern 05.06.89 181 80 336 312 13 13 Swd Powervolleys Duren

21 Blankenau Jay Blankenau 27.09.89 194 94 334 307 7 7 Team Canada

22 Marshall Steven Marshall 23.11.89 190 87 350 322 9 9 Transfer Bydgoszcz

23 Voth Christopher Voth 27.09.90 197 81 347 315 Abiant Lycurgus

24 Van Berkel Lucas VanBerkel 29.11.91 210 108 350 326 Team Valla

25 Schouten Casey Adam Schouten 29.03.94 194 95 341 311 Team Canada


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL C


14.09.14 GER WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 0-3 26-28 22-25 23-25 - -



10.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-2 25-27 25-18 23-25 25-11 15-13


06.09.14 MEX WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-0 25-17 25-18 25-19 - -

05.09.14 EGY WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-0 25-14 25-19 25-22 - -

03.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-2 17-25 25-17 20-25 26-24 15-8

01.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 0-3 21-25 19-25 21-25 - -

06.07.14 AUS WL 2014 Prel. Round Sydney 1-3 25-22 22-25 17-25 18-25 -

Age Oldest Lewis 03.04.76 (39y1m) Youngest Schouten 29.03.94 (21y1m) 27y1m

Height Tallest VanBerkel 210cm Shortest McGovern 181cm 197cm

Spike Highest Schmitt 372cm Shortest Bann 314cm 345cm

Block Highest Schmitt 340cm Shortest Bann 295cm 321cm

Caps Most Winters 224 First McLean 0 50


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CAN



Xie Guochen was appointed China’s head coach in

2013 and at last year’s World League he led the team

to third place in Group 3. They topped Pool G before

losing in the semifinal to group champions Cuba. They

beat Slovakia in the bronze medal match. It was China’s

first appearance in the competition after a three-year

absence and a couple of months later they took joint-

15th place in the 2014 World Championship after two

wins from seven saw them finish bottom of their pool.

The Asian Games finished off their season as they took

fourth after being knocked out by champions Iran.

Having failed to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic

Games, China are determined to win a berth at Rio de

Janeiro 2016. China were among the eight teams in

the first edition of the World League in 1990 and they

have participated 15 times since. But they have enjoyed

little success on the world stage in recent decades.

Their best results have been a fourth-place finish at

the six-team World Grand Champions Cup in 1997 and

coming joint-fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games on home

territory in Beijing. China have enjoyed better showings

at continental level, winning the Asian Championship

in 1997 and 1999, the Asian Games title in 1986, 1990and 1998, and the Asian Cup in 2012.

COACH

Xie Guochen was an assistant

coach of China’s men’s team from

2006 to 2012. In that time they

won silver medals at the 2006

Asian Games, 2010 Asian Cup

and 2011 Asian Championships.

Xie was named temporary coach after the 2012

Olympic Games, leading the team to gold at that year’s

Asian Cup. He was then promoted to head coach in

2013, when the team captured bronze at the Asian

Championships. The coach from Kaifeng guided China

in its return to the World League in 2014, where they

finished third in Group 3. He also spent time as coachof club team Henan Tianguan. As a player, Xie played

for China from 1994 to 2003, winning an Asian Games

silver medal with the team in his debut year.

C H I N A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1723rd 2014


19966th

POOL G



CHN


1 Zhang Zhejia ZHANG Z.J. 31.08.95 207 90 357 345 5 5 Shanghai

2 Han Tianyi HAN T.Y. 26.10.95 197 90 350 320 5 5 Shanghai

3 Yuan Zhi YUAN Z. 29.09.81 194 95 348 334 5 6 93 104 Liaoning

4 Zhang Chen ZHANG C. 28.06.85 200 89 356 340 Jiangsu

5 Li Yuanbo LI Y.B. 27.09.95 202 93 345 335 5 5 Henan

6 Li Runming LI R.M. 01.03.90 198 93 350 326 8 8 Shandong

7 Zhong Weijun ZHONG W.J. 20.04.89 200 88 347 335 20 20 Army

8 Cui Jianjun CUI J.J. 01.08.85 192 94 350 335 5 3 8 Henan

C 9 Jiao Shuai JIAO S. 28.01.84 194 75 350 341 6 9 15 Henan

10 Ji Daoshuai JI D.S. 07.02.92 195 85 355 335 3 3 Shandong

11 Geng Xin GENG X. 15.11.89 208 97 348 338 Shandong

12 Zhan Guojun ZHAN G.J. 16.12.88 197 91 235 230 5 5 Shanghai

13 Kou Zhichao KOU Z.C. 26.06.89 202 92 355 345 Shandong

14 Dai Qingyao DAI Q.Y. 26.09.91 205 100 350 340 Shanghai

15 Rao Shuhan RAO S.H. 23.12.96 205 100 345 340 5 5 Fujian

16 Tong Jiahua TONG J.H. 13.12.92 180 76 317 305 Shanghai

17 Ke Junhuang KE J.H. 28.06.94 183 72 330 320 Fujian

18 Liu Xiangdong LIU X.D. 23.02.93 198 93 340 330 Jiangsu

19 Song Jianwei SONG J.W. 04.01.92 194 75 340 330 10 10 Shandong

20 Xu Jingtao XU J.T. 07.07.88 202 76 356 320 6 6 Army

21 Liang Chunlong LIANG C.L. 25.03.88 206 91 351 333 10 10 Liaoning

22 Kong Fanwei KONG F.W. 04.12.89 176 80 320 305 5 5 Liaoning

23 Chu Hui CHU H. 11.02.81 187 70 355 323 6 93 99 Beijing

24 Mao Tianyi MAO T.Y. 02.06.93 200 84 350 333 Army

25 Chen Tao CHEN T. 04.10.92 188 79 334 335 Sichuan


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL G


14.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-2 19-25 25-20 18-25 25-20 15-11

13.09.14 FIN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-2 22-25 25-22 25-23 20-25 16-14



07.09.14 CAN WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 0-3 24-26 25-27 17-25 - -


05.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 0-3 23-25 23-25 19-25 - -

03.09.14 MEX WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-1 20-25 25-19 25-20 25-20 -

01.09.14 EGY WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-1 25-20 25-20 23-25 33-31 -

29.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Final 3-4 Bursa 3-1 21-25 39-37 25-23 25-19 -

Age Oldest Chu H. 11.02.81 (34y4m) Youngest Rao S.h. 23.12.96 (18y5m) 25y

Height Tallest Geng X. 208cm Shortest Kong F.w. 176cm 196cm

Spike Highest Zhang Z.j. 357cm Shortest Zhan G.j. 235cm 341cm

Block Highest Zhang Z.j. 345cm Shortest Zhan G.j. 230cm 327cm

Caps Most Yuan Z. 104 First Zhang C. 0 13


S

S T A T I S T I C S



CHN



Cuba have a frustrating record, with results fluctuating

over the years as they struggle for consistency. In last

year’s World League they topped Pool F and then

defeated Turkey in a five-set final to win Group 3. In the

2013 edition they finished 13th, just a year after they

won bronze at the expense of hosts Bulgaria. This time

around in Group 2 they have tests against Argentina,

Bulgaria and a Canadian side that impressed when

taking joint-seventh place in last year’s World

Championship, a competition in which Cuba finished

joint-11th.

Cuba showed their best and most reliable form in the

decade following their World League debut in 1991,

when they finished second. In the following eight years

they were never out of the top four and won the title

in 1998 as well as finishing runners-up another four

times. In recent years they have finished fourth twice,

in 2009 and 2010, as well as third in 2012. It all gives

them an enviable World League medal haul of one

gold, five silvers and three bronzes. Only the elite trio of

Brazil, Italy and Russia have more medals in the history

of the competition. Cuba also won a bronze medal at

the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, have two silver andtwo bronze World Championship medals and have won

the NORCECA Championship 15 times.

COACH

Rodolfo Luis Sanchez Sanchez

coached Cuba’s men’s team to

bronze at the 2013 NORCECA

Championships in his first year

in charge. In 2014, he oversaw

Cuba’s bronze medal finish at

the Central American and Caribbean Games and led

the team to victory in Group 3 of the World League.

Sanchez, born in Pinar del Rio, played for Cuba at the

1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. Before coaching his

country’s men’s team, he led its national junior men’s

team. Their bronze medal at the 2011 Youth World

Championships was the first podium finish for aCaribbean nation in the event’s history. His wife Idalmis

Gato played for Cuba’s women’s team, winning gold at

the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.

C U B A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1121st 2014


19981st 1 5 3 9

POOL C



CUB


1 Gonzalez Nicolas Yosvani Nicolas 18.04.88 196 85 345 330 La Habana

2 Romero Valdes Inovel Romero 28.01.95 197 80 350 335 Ciego De Avila

3 Calvo Manzano Ricardo Norberto Richard 02.10.96 193 74 343 334 Villa Clara

4 Jimenez Scull Javier Ernesto Jimenez 16.11.89 198 89 352 345 Matanzas

5 Macias Infante Leandro Macias 13.02.90 192 70 325 318 9 4 13 Santiago de Cuba

6 Rendon Gonzalez Osniel Cecilio Viquila 26.10.96 202 90 350 340 Matanzas

L 7 Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman Garcia 26.02.93 183 78 325 320 Ciudad Habana

C 8 Cepeda Abreu Rolando Cepeda 13.03.89 198 77 359 344 9 21 30 S.Spiritus

9 Osoria Rodriguez Livan Osoria 05.02.94 201 96 345 325 Santiago de Cuba

10 Gutierrez Suarez Miguel David Gutierrez 21.02.97 197 86 340 355 Villa Clara

11 Fundora Travieso Lazaro Raydel Fundora 13.02.94 195 90 344 317 La Habana

12 Alfonso Gavilan Abrahan Abrahan 23.02.95 197 72 343 320 La Habana

13 Rivera Sanchez Mario Luis Rivera 26.10.82 180 92 343 323 Pinar del Rio

14 Uriarte Mestre Osmany Santiago Uriarte 04.06.95 197 81 352 348 Sancti Spiritus

15 Albo Miranda Dariel Albo 17.01.92 201 82 343 316 La Habana

16 Sosa Sierra Luis Tomas Sosa 18.05.95 196 76 345 320 La Habana

17 Chapman Piñeiro Felix Emilio Chapman 05.10.96 198 84 350 330 Mayabeque

18 Hernandez Martinez Denny De Jesus Hernandez 24.02.94 190 85 344 321 Pinar Del Rio

L 19 Salazar Rubiera Lionnis Salazar 25.07.97 185 77 332 332 Santiago de Cuba

20 Montes De Oca Genova Javiel Montes De Oca 12.09.97 200 89 346 340 Mayabeque

21 Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo Goide 26.06.98 191 80 344 340 Sancti Spiritus

22 Estrada Mazorra Luis Elian Estrada 10.03.00 199 90 350 325 La Habana


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL C


14.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 2-3 25-19 20-25 25-18 20-25 11-15

13.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-0 25-23 25-18 30-28 - -

11.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 1-3 18-25 25-23 15-25 19-25 -

10.09.14 CAN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 2-3 27-25 18-25 25-23 11-25 13-15

07.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 1-3 25-22 23-25 18-25 17-25 -

06.09.14 TUN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-2 16-25 25-20 25-23 20-25 15-13

05.09.14 KOR WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-1 25-21 23-25 25-14 25-22 -

03.09.14 GER WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 16-25 21-25 19-25 - -

01.09.14 FIN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 2-3 25-18 25-21 25-27 23-25 12-15

29.06.14 TUR WL 2014 Final 1-2 Bursa 3-2 24-26 25-19 20-25 25-21 16-14

Age Oldest Rivera 26.10.82 (32y6m) Youngest Estrada 10.03.00 (15y2m) 21y3m

Height Tallest Viquila 202cm Shortest Rivera 180cm 195cm

Spike Highest Cepeda 359cm Shortest Macias 325cm 344cm

Block Highest Gutierrez 355cm Shortest Albo 316cm 331cm

Caps Most Cepeda 30 First Nicolas 0 2

L A S T 1 0 F I V B R E S U L T S

S T A T I S T I C S



CUB



Czech Republic are looking to revive the glory days of

the team that played under the Czechoslovakian flag.

The man leading the way is coach Zdenek Smejkal, who

is now in his second year in charge having previously

been an assistant. The 2014 World League was a mixed

bag for Smejkal’s team, who won six and lost six in Pool

E, missing out on qualification and finishing joint-eighth

in Group 2. This year they are the lowest ranked side

in Pool D with France, Japan and Korea. They did not

qualify for the 2014 World Championship, nor did they

compete in the 2014 European League after finishing

third in 2013, their second appearance in six years.

The Czechs started in international competition with a

gold medal win at the inaugural European Championship

in 1948 and that kick-started a golden age for the

team. They won two more European crowns in 1955

and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of

1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other

elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964

Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four

years later in Mexico City. Their only other World League

campaign earned them a surprise fourth-place finish in

2003. However, it would be their last appearance for adecade and they are now ranked No.26 in the world.

COACH

Zdenek Smejkal served as an

assistant coach for the Czech

Republic men’s team in 2012 and

2013 before taking over as head

coach. Czech Republic finished

equal eighth in Group 2 in the

2014 World League, Smejkal’s maiden World League in

charge. Smejkal is also the head coach of Czech Republic

club team VK Ostrava and had previously coached VK

Kladno. He enjoyed success with both teams, winning

the 2009/2010 season league title with Kladno and the

2012/2013 title with Ostrava. Smejkal, who was born

in Usti nad Orlici, played for the Czech club teams DuklaTrencin and Nymburk, before spending seven years as a

player and coach with a team in Austria.

C Z E C H R

E P U B L I C

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2616th 2014


20034th

POOL D



CZE


1 Vesely Jakub Vesely 02.09.86 207 100 356 340 St. Nazaire V. B. Atlantique

2 Hanik Zdenek Hanik 11.07.86 178 80 330 315 Volley Amriswil

3 Mach Radek Mach 28.09.84 206 105 344 333 25 25 Vk Ceske Budejovice

4 Pfeffer Daniel Pfeffer 27.04.90 184 80 331 322 Vk Karlovarsko

5 Kral Jiri Kral 08.07.81 202 101 356 331 72 72 Beauvais Oise Universite Club

6 Linz Karel Linz 20.04.86 200 92 349 331 Rennes Volley

C 7 Holubec Ales Holubec 13.03.84 199 90 357 335 112 112 Ugs Nantes Reze M. V.

8 Habr Filip Habr 27.04.88 201 92 348 335 Vk Ceske Budejovice

9 Bartos Pavel Bartos 20.04.94 191 79 335 325 Vsc Zlin

10 Finger Michal Finger 02.09.93 201 91 363 341 Vfb Friedrichshafen

L 11 Krystof Martin Krystof 11.10.82 179 78 310 300 98 98 Berlin Recycling Volleys

12 Vasicek Jiri Vasicek 11.06.92 191 80 335 325 Vsc Zlin

13 Baranek Kamil Baranek 02.05.83 198 93 350 335 Galatasaray Istanbul

14 Bartos Adam Bartos 27.04.92 198 85 350 330 Tours Vb

15 Stokr Jan Stokr 16.01.83 205 113 368 348 102 102 Dinamo Krasnodar

16 Siroky Tomas Siroky 26.10.82 196 100 348 325 Vk Ostrava

17 Konecny David Konecny 10.10.82 193 95 350 330 10 112 122 Tours Vb

18 Krisko Michal Krisko 23.11.88 200 93 356 330 Vk Ceske Budejovice

19 Michalek Petr Michalek 19.08.89 190 80 344 325 Vk Ceske Budejovice

20 Sobotka Vladimir Sobotka 07.05.85 203 93 350 328 3 3 Vk Ceske Budejovice

21 Beer Marek Beer 24.05.88 201 101 354 334 Hypo Tirol Innsbruck

22 Fila Tomas Fila 12.07.85 198 95 348 320 Vk Ceske Budejovice

23 Dzavoronok Donovan Dzavoronok 23.05.97 203 95 348 337 Volleyball.cz Czu Praha

24 Janouch Jakub Janouch 13.06.90 194 88 335 325 Vk Dukla Liberec

25 Vaclavik Jan Vaclavik 15.04.85 180 73 315 295 Vk Ostrava

T E A M R

O S T E R


http://volleyball.cz/

http://volleyball.cz/



POOL D


06.07.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Rotterdam 0-3 20-25 16-25 21-25 - -

05.07.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Rotterdam 1-3 15-25 25-22 18-25 18-25 -

28.06.14 POR WL 2014 Prel. Round Opava 3-1 26-24 25-14 17-25 25-17 -

27.06.14 POR WL 2014 Prel. Round Opava 3-2 18-25 23-25 25-23 25-23 15-11

22.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Suwon 0-3 16-25 23-25 25-27 - -

21.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Suwon 3-2 25-17 18-25 29-27 23-25 15-11

14.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Chomutov 1-3 21-25 15-25 26-24 13-25 -

13.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Chomutov 2-3 25-19 25-13 18-25 17-25 14-16

06.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Ceske Budejovice 3-2 25-20 23-25 19-25 25-21 15-11

05.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Ceske Budejovice 3-2 31-33 25-19 26-24 26-28 20-18

Age Oldest Kral 08.07.81 (33y10m) Youngest Dzavoronok 23.05.97 (17y11m) 27y10m

Height Tallest Vesely 207cm Shortest Hanik 178cm 196cm

Spike Highest Stokr 368cm Shortest Krystof 310cm 345cm

Block Highest Stokr 348cm Shortest Vaclavik 295cm 328cm

Caps Most Konecny 122 First Vesely 0 21


S T A T I S T I C S



CZE



EGY


1 Youssef Saleh S. Fathy 25.07.82 194 91 345 332 15 5 200 220 Zamalek

2 Bekhit Abdallah Abdalsalam Abdallah Abdallah 10.10.83 202 85 346 330 Ahly

3 Abou Abd Elhalim Mohamed Abd Elhalim 03.06.89 210 88 285 270 Ahly

4 Abdelhay Ahmed A. Salah 19.08.84 197 87 342 316 15 5 130 150 Ahly

5 Ahmed Abdellatif Abdel Latif 13.08.83 202 90 345 325 4 5 40 49 Ahly

6 Abdelrehim Mamdouh Mamdouh 05.08.89 207 90 338 325 2 2 Ahly

C 7 Abouelhassan Ashraf Ashraf 17.05.75 186 86 325 318 20 5 170 195 Zamalek

8 Thakil Mohamed M. Elhosseiny 12.07.86 184 71 326 315 17 17 Ahly

9 Atia Rashad Rashad 02.09.86 201 91 348 342 5 35 40 Zamalek

10 Masoud Mohamed M.adel 01.05.94 211 105 358 342 9 20 29 Smoha

11 Hassan Omar O.nagib 04.04.91 191 104 333 324 5 20 25 Ahly

12 Abdalla Hossam Hossam 16.02.88 203 97 343 321 4 9 13 Ahly

13 Moneim Badawy Mohamed M.a. Moneim 11.01.86 195 91 326 319 7 40 47 Zamalek

14 Elnagar Mahmoud Elbasha 04.01.93 198 99 329 319 8 29 37 Ethad

15 Elkotb Ahmed A. Kotb 23.07.91 197 80 328 318 Ahly

16 Seif Elnasr Mohamed M. Ali 05.09.83 202 89 345 339 20 20 Zamalek

17 Haikal Reda Reda 07.11.90 198 85 359 342 7 9 16 Zamalek

L 18 Abouhamoud Ibrahim Sayed I. Abouhamoud 01.01.85 178 60 293 285 4 4 Elsharkia

L 19 Moawad Mohamed Meawad 26.08.87 194 90 321 310 4 9 13 Ahly

20 Borg Islam Borg 10.03.88 0 0 0 0

21 Shafik Ahmed Ahmed 07.12.94 190 97 349 323 Sharkia Leldokhan

22 Mohamed Marawan Marwan 29.04.93 192 86 331 317 20 20 Ahly

L 23 Hassan Mohamed Reda 28.09.93 193 76 319 302 8 20 28 Shorta

24 Ganzoury Mahmoud Ganzoury 14.02.91 0 0 0 0

25 Maghrawy Ahmed Hamada 23.03.90 0 0 0 0


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL H


07.09.14 MEX WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 2-3 25-16 20-25 21-25 25-21 10-15




01.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 1-3 20-25 20-25 25-23 31-33 -

02.09.14 IRI WL 2013 Qualifier Qualifier Cairo 1-3 12-25 30-28 17-25 22-25 -

31.08.14 IRI WL 2013 Qualifier Qualifier Cairo 0-3 31-33 22-25 19-25 - -

04.12.11 CUB WC 2011 M Round Robin Tokyo 1-3 24-26 25-23 23-25 20-25 -

03.12.11 ARG WC 2011 M Round Robin Tokyo 0-3 20-25 21-25 17-25 - -

02.12.11 SRB WC 2011 M Round Robin Tokyo 1-3 20-25 25-19 22-25 26-28 -

Age Oldest Ashraf 17.05.75 (40y) Youngest Ahmed 07.12.94 (20y6m) 27y2m

Height Tallest M.adel 211cm Shortest Borg - 173cm

Spike Highest Reda 359cm Shortest Borg - 293cm

Block Highest Rashad 342cm Shortest Borg - 281cm

Caps Most S. Fathy 220 First Abdallah 0 37


S T A T I S T I C S



EGY



Finland finished joint-eighth in Group 2 of the 2014

World League after winning six matches and losing six

in Pool C. They defeated pool winners Belgium on three

occasions but were nine points short of qualification.

This year they are pooled again with Belgium as well as

the Netherlands and Portugal in what will be their 10th

successive appearance. Their best performance to date

was in 2007 when they took seventh place. Finland

ended a 32-year absence from the World Championship

last year and returned in emphatic fashion. Thousands

of fans travelled to Poland to cheer on their team as

they enjoyed a spirited run to the second round before

eventually finishing joint-ninth. In 2013 they finished

eighth in the 16-team European Championship,

repeating their feat of two years earlier to underline

their consistency at continental level.

The Finns’ greatest success to date was their fourth-

place finish at the 2007 European Championship in

Russia. They have been regulars in the final round of the

European Championship, competing 15 times overall

and finishing in the top 10 on six occasions. They have

taken part in the World Championship seven times and

they also won silver in the 2005 European League.

COACH

Tuomas Sammelvuo, who took

over Finland’s men’s team in

2013, led them to qualification for

the 2014 World Championships

for the first time in 32 years. The

team finished equal ninth. Under

Sammelvuo, Finland finished equal eighth in Group 2

of the 2014 World League. They also finished eighth

at the 2013 European Championships. Sammelvuo’s

efforts saw him named the 2014 Finnish Sports Coach

of the Year. He played for his home country 296 times,

including a fourth-place finish at the 2007 European

Championships. During that time he was namedFinland’s Player of the Year four times and in 2013 he

was named the Finnish Sport Idol of the Year.

F I N L A N D

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1716th 2014


20077th

POOL E



FIN


1 Juntura Ville Juntura 26.03.88 192 82 330 315 8 8 Raision Loimu (FIN)

2 Tervaportti Eemi Tervaportti 26.07.89 193 73 338 317 9 127 136 Roeselare (BEL)

3 Vuorinen Vili Kasper Vuorinen 22.04.84 191 84 335 325 Javanheri Gonbad VC (IRI)

L 4 Kerminen Lauri Kerminen 18.01.93 182 70 320 290 9 44 53 Nantes (FRA)

C 5 Siltala Antti Siltala 14.03.84 193 90 348 330 9 217 226 Jenisei Krasnojarsk (RUS)

6 Seppänen Niklas Seppänen 30.06.93 192 82 335 320 9 43 52 Tourcoing Lille, FRA

7 Kouki Eemeli Kouki 26.10.91 194 84 340 330 12 12 Hurrikaani-Loimaa (FIN)

8 Krastins Elviss Krastins 15.09.94 192 84 335 315 26 26 Vammalan Lentopallo (FIN)

9 Siirilä Tommi Siirilä 05.08.93 203 98 340 325 1 31 32 Kokkolan Tiikerit (FIN)

10 Sivula Urpo Sivula 15.03.88 195 100 350 330 9 146 155 Raision Loimu (FIN)

11 Sinkkonen Sauli Sinkkonen 14.09.89 201 95 345 330 2 2 Rantaperkiön Isku (FIN)

12 Helenius Jan Helenius 13.10.96 183 74 320 300 Rantaperkiön Isku (FIN)

13 Oivanen Mikko Oivanen Mi 26.05.86 198 92 360 320 9 199 208 Czarni Radom (POL)

14 Shumov Konstantin Shumov 15.02.85 205 98 351 331 9 193 202 Treia (ITA)

15 Oivanen Matti Oivanen Ma 26.05.86 198 90 355 320 8 225 233 Hurrikaani-Loimaa (FIN)

16 Ojansivu Olli-Pekka Ojansivu 31.12.87 197 90 344 325 9 122 131 Kokkolan Tiikerit (FIN)

17 Koppanen Tuomas Koppanen 04.10.93 197 94 345 340 Hurrikaani-Loimaa (FIN)

18 Lehtonen Jukka Lehtonen 22.02.82 197 90 346 325 9 175 184 LEKA Volley (FIN)

19 Penttinen Petteri Penttinen 21.08.85 185 88 335 320 LEKA Volley (FIN)

20 Kaislasalo Samuli Kaislasalo 03.08.95 204 88 350 325 Rantaperkiön Isku (FIN)

L 21 Mutka Aleksi Mutka 23.03.95 182 72 315 300 5 5 Rantaperkiön Isku (FIN)

22 Rumpunen Ossi Rumpunen O 18.04.89 187 80 338 320 Raision Loimu (FIN)

23 Rumpunen Tomi Rumpunen T 11.04.87 194 85 340 322 Raision Loimu (FIN)

L 24 Mäntylä Jesse Mäntylä 24.03.87 176 70 321 289 33 33 Hurrikaani-Loimaa (FIN)

25 Kankaanpää Toni Kankaanpää 18.03.84 194 89 345 318 20 20 Korson Veto (FIN)


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL E


14.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-0 25-18 25-21 25-18 - -

13.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 2-3 25-22 22-25 23-25 25-20 14-16

11.09.14 CAN WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 0-3 25-27 25-27 19-25 - -

10.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 0-3 10-25 18-25 16-25 - -

07.09.14 TUN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-0 25-18 25-14 25-20 - -

06.09.14 GER WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 1-3 20-25 25-19 24-26 19-25 -

05.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 25-27 21-25 24-26 - -

03.09.14 KOR WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-0 25-22 26-24 25-15 - -

01.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-2 18-25 21-25 27-25 25-23 15-12

05.07.14 BEL WL 2014 Prel. Round Tampere 3-2 23-25 29-27 22-25 25-23 15-8

Age Oldest Lehtonen 22.02.82 (33y2m) Youngest Helenius 13.10.96 (18y7m) 26y

Height Tallest Shumov 205cm Shortest Mäntylä 176cm 193cm

Spike Highest Oivanen Mi 360cm Shortest Mutka 315cm 339cm

Block Highest Koppanen 340cm Shortest Mäntylä 289cm 319cm

Caps Most Oivanen Ma 233 First Vuorinen 0 69


S

S T A T I S T I C S



France are in a new era under head coach Laurent

Tillie, one of the most decorated players in the national

team’s history. At last season’s World League they

finished runners-up in Group 2. They topped Pool D

with 10 wins from 12 and, after sweeping Belgium

in the Final Four semifinal, they were defeated in the

final by hosts Australia in five sets. Their momentum

carried on into the 2014 World Championship where

they topped a second round pool ahead of hosts Poland

and progressed all the way to the third-place match,

before losing in straight sets to Germany. In the 2013

World League they finished 10th and they were fifth in

the European Championship, but the objective now is

to end a 12-year absence from the Olympic Games.

France’s volleyball history dates back to the 1948

European Championship, where they took the silver

medal. More recently, France finished second behind

Brazil in the 2006 World League but they have had

their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons.

The team failed to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympic

Games and in the following year’s World League they

narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last

hurdle to Argentina. They suffered another setback inthe 2010 World League when they again missed the

finals and finished 12th.

COACH

Laurent Tillie took over France’s

men’s team in 2012. His first

international head coaching job

was with the Czech Republic’s

men’s team from 2005 to 2006.

In the intervening period he was

the head coach of French club team AS Cannes, from

August 2001 to June 2012. Tillie played 406 matches

for France, captaining the side from 1991 to 1992.

Tillie, from Algiers, won two European Championships

medals with the team, taking home bronze in 1985 and

silver in 1987. He also played at the 1988 and 1992

Olympic Games. As a club player he won seven Frenchleague titles, two French Cups and a CEV Cup. His son

Kevin has also represented France, as did his father Guy.

F R A N C E

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1210th 2014


20062nd 1 1

POOL D



FRA


1 Aguenier Jonas Aguenier 28.04.92 202 92 340 310 13 23 36 AS Cannes

2 Grebennikov Jenia Grebennikov 13.08.90 188 85 345 330 13 111 124 Friedrichshafen

3 Henry Médéric Henry 20.06.95 212 106 345 327 Arago de Sète

4 Rouzier Antonin Rouzier 18.08.86 201 100 350 330 22 167 189 Ankara

5 Clevenot Trevor Clevenot 28.06.94 199 89 335 316 TOAC TUC

C 6 Toniutti Benjamin Toniutti 30.10.89 183 72 320 300 22 132 154 Friedrichshafen

7 Tillie Kevin Tillie 02.11.90 200 85 345 325 13 65 78 Izmir

8 Jaumel Yoann Jaumel 16.09.87 183 76 320 303 13 9 22 GFCA Ajaccio

9 Ngapeth Earvin Ngapeth 12.02.91 194 93 358 327 22 110 132 Modène

10 Le Roux Kevin Le Roux 11.05.89 209 95 365 345 22 79 101 Cheonan

11 Lyneel Julien Lyneel 15.04.90 192 88 345 325 61 61 Montpellier

12 Castard Ludovic Castard 18.01.83 197 95 348 325 11 84 95 AS Cannes

13 Pujol Pierre Pujol 13.07.84 186 90 335 315 20 192 212 AS Cannes

14 Le Goff Nicolas Le Goff 15.02.92 206 114 365 328 13 49 62 Montpellier UC

15 Jouffroy Quentin Jouffroy 05.07.93 202 100 345 325 ASUL Lyon VB

16 Marechal Nicolas Marechal 04.03.87 198 93 338 327 22 100 122 Skra Belchatov

17 Lafitte Franck Lafitte 08.03.89 203 95 350 330 13 44 57 Montpellier UC

18 Rossard Thibault Rossard 28.08.93 192 85 350 320 2 2 TOAC TUC

19 Quesque Guillaume Quesque 29.04.89 204 87 350 325 Jastrzebski Wegie

20 Rossard Nicolas Rossard 23.05.90 183 64 315 305 13 12 25 Arago de Sète

21 Sidibe Mory Sidibe 17.06.87 193 92 367 330 13 59 72 Chengdu

22 Henno Hubert Henno 06.10.76 188 83 330 310 18 5 214 237 Macerata

23 Takaniko Toafa Takaniko 29.05.85 194 92 340 330 34 34 Arago de Sète

24 Geiler Baptiste Geiler 12.03.87 198 93 335 318 42 42 Friedrichshafen

25 Tuitoga Philippe Tuitoga 18.12.90 198 86 352 335 2 2 TOAC TUC


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL D


21.09.14 GER WCH 2014 Place 3-4 Katowice 0-3 21-25 24-26 23-25 - -

20.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 Semifinals Katowice 2-3 18-25 25-23 23-25 25-22 12-15

18.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 3rd Round Katowice 3-2 25-20 25-23 22-25 19-25 15-9

16.09.14 GER WCH 2014 3rd Round Katowice 3-0 25-15 26-24 25-22 - -

14.09.14 POL WCH 2014 2nd Round Łód 2-3 18-25 25-21 23-25 25-22 12-15

13.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 2nd Round Łód 3-1 25-27 25-23 25-23 25-20 -

11.09.14 AUS WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-1 25-22 25-18 30-32 25-17 -

10.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-1 21-25 25-17 29-27 25-18 -

07.09.14 BEL WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-2 25-14 21-25 25-20 22-25 15-12

06.09.14 USA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-1 19-25 25-17 25-15 25-21 -

Age Oldest Henno 06.10.76 (38y7m) Youngest Henry 20.06.95 (19y10m) 26y2m

Height Tallest Henry 212cm Shortest Toniutti 183cm 196cm

Spike Highest Sidibe 367cm Shortest Rossard 315cm 344cm

Block Highest Le Roux 345cm Shortest Toniutti 300cm 322cm

Caps Most Henno 237 First Henry 0 74


S T A T I S T I C S



FRA



After a 10-year absence, Greece are back in the World

League and can boast a best result of joint-fifth back

in 2004. Now 56th in the FIVB rankings, coach Sotiris

Drikos’s team are the second-lowest ranked side in the

tournament but will take some confidence from home

advantage when week two of their Group 3 Pool G

fixtures is played in Thessaloniki towards the end of

June. They have missed the last two editions of the

World Championship, although they competed in the

previous four, finishing sixth on home soil in 1994 and

seventh in 2002. They were runners-up in last year’s

European League, losing to Montenegro in the gold

medal match.

The Greece team have featured at one Olympic Games,

the 2004 edition in Athens, where they finished

joint-fifth. In their last appearance at the European

Championship in 2009 they ended in eighth place. The

team formed in 1952 but their first official match was

not played until 1967 when they lost to Turkey in the

Mediterranean Games. In 1986 they qualified for the

World Championship for the first time and took 13th

place in Paris. A memorable year for the team was 1987

when they won bronze at the European Championship,their biggest success to date.

COACH

Sotiris Drikos served as an

assistant coach of Greece’s

national team from 2011 to 2013

before his appointment as head

coach in 2013. He then oversaw

Greece’s men’s team silver medal

performance in the 2014 European League. Before

their appearance at the 2015 World League, Greece

had not featured in the tournament since 2005. Drikos,

from Piraeus, has also spent time coaching multiple

Greek club teams, winning two Greek Cups and one

national championship in the process. Drikos, who

completed specialised schooling in sports coaching, haswritten several articles on the subject, which have been

published in international journals.

G R E E C E

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

567th 2005


20045th

POOL G



GRE


1 Angelopoulos Nikolaos Angelopoulos 06.11.88 201 97 337 320 18 18 Anorthosi

C 2 Tzourits Mitar Tzourits 25.04.89 211 115 365 340 45 45 Kepco 45

3 Armenakis Apostolos Armenakis 19.07.80 205 91 335 325 95 95 Aurispa Alessano

4 Petreas Georgios Petreas 19.11.86 201 92 342 320 101 101 Gfc Ajaccio

5 Filippov Dmytro Filippov 04.12.90 198 84 343 320 44 44 Jastrebski

6 Maroulis Athanasios Maroulis 09.07.88 191 83 316 290 8 8 Olympiacos Sc

L 7 Stefanou Georgios Stefanou 12.01.81 187 82 295 305 5 6 201 212 Olympiakos Sc

8 Stivachtis Konstantinos Stivachtis 22.05.80 186 80 305 295 33 33 Panathinaikos

9 Kokkinakis Menelaos Kokkinakis 21.01.93 193 79 325 305 49 49 Olympiacos Sc

10 Protopsaltis Athanasios Protopsaltis 12.09.93 183 74 325 316 29 29 Panathinaikos

11 Tzioumakas Georgios Tzioumakas 23.01.95 202 85 332 312 27 27 Sir Safety Perugia

12 Smaragdis Nikolaos Smaragdis 12.02.82 202 89 328 318 5 183 188 A.o. Finikas Syrou

13 Takouridis Ioannis Takouridis 24.05.88 195 80 300 290 20 20 Olympiacos Sc

14 Pelekoudas Panagiotis Pelekoudas 08.11.89 202 94 348 339 41 41 Posojilnica Aich Dob

15 Koumentakis Rafail Koumentakis 05.05.93 203 84 330 310 25 25 Cmc Ravena

16 Fragkos Andreas-Dimitrios Fragkos 21.12.89 200 93 320 315 57 57 Matin Varamin

17 Dalakouras Anestis Dalakouras 18.06.93 196 82 307 328 16 16 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis

L 18 Gkaras Dimitrios Gkaras 12.11.85 181 74 282 280 15 15 P.a.o.k.

19 Efraimidis Dimitrios Efraimidis D. 19.12.90 190 74 320 310 16 16 P.a.o.k.

L 20 Tampouratzis Konstantinos Tampouratzis 03.09.83 193 93 325 305 A.o.kifisias

21 Palentzas Nikolaos Palentzas 06.04.91 198 88 315 305 21 21 Iraklis Sc

22 Mavrovouniotis Argyrios Mavrovouniotis 22.09.91 193 83 321 300 Aris Thessalonikis

23 Sakoglou Charalampos Sakoglou 01.07.90 194 84 320 310 2 2 Ment

24 Kanellos Gerasimos Kanellos 25.08.87 198 88 304 304 41 41 Pamvohaikos

25 Pantakidis Ioannis Pantakidis 05.02.85 195 80 325 300 P.a.o.k.

T E A M R

O S T E R




POOL G


03.05.09 ROU WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Póvoa de Varzim 3-2 19-25 25-18 32-30 24-26 15-13

29.05.09 DEN WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Póvoa de Varzim 3-0 26-24 25-19 25-20 - -

28.05.09 POR WCH 2014 Qual ifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Póvoa de Varzim 1-3 21-25 25-18 20-25 22-25 -

27.05.09 SLO WCH 2014 Qual ifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Póvoa de Varzim 1-3 22-25 25-23 18-25 19-25 -

22.11.06 AUS WCH 2006 M Group B Fukuoka 3-1 25-20 25-22 22-25 25-23 -

21.11.06 CUB WCH 2006 M Group B Fukuoka 2-3 19-25 25-20 22-25 25-21 12-15

19.11.06 GER WCH 2006 M Group B Fukuoka 0-3 22-25 26-28 21-25 - -

18.11.06 BRA WCH 2006 M Group B Fukuoka 0-3 19-25 18-25 16-25 - -

17.11.06 FRA WCH 2006 M Group B Fukuoka 1-3 22-25 22-25 25-22 17-25 -

02.07.05 SRB WL 2005 Group C Belgrade 0-3 15-25 22-25 25-27 - -

Age Oldest Stivachtis 22.05.80 (35y) Youngest Tzioumakas 23.01.95 (20y4m) 26y11m

Height Tallest Tzourits 211cm Shortest Gkaras 181cm 196cm

Spike Highest Tzourits 365cm Shortest Gkaras 282cm 323cm

Block Highest Tzourits 340cm Shortest Gkaras 280cm 310cm

Caps Most Stefanou 212 First Tampouratzis 0 44


S T A T I S T I C S



GRE



Although they still have some way to go, Iran are on the

rise and can present a good challenge to the world’s

elite teams. They have made rapid improvement in

recent seasons and last year they had an impressive

World League campaign, culminating in a fourth-

place finish in Group 1 following a straight-sets defeat

against their Italian hosts in the bronze medal match.

That was followed up by a sixth-place finish at the 2014

World Championship where they were defeated by a

strong Russian side. Iran became Asian champions for

a second time in 2013, having made the breakthrough

in 2011. They also finished fourth - earning welcome

international exposure in the process - at the 2013

World Grand Champions Cup, ahead of teams such

as the United States and Japan. They will be hoping to

pick up where they left off in 2014 when they defeated

Japan to win the gold medal at the Asian Games in

Incheon, Korea.

The history of volleyball in Iran dates back to the early

1920s when it was played at colleges. The national

team made their competitive debut in the 1950s. While

they have yet to qualify for an Olympic Games, their

ascent is undeniable. They have featured in the pastthree World Championships and at the most recent

World Cup in 2011, ending a 20-year absence from

the latter.

COACH

Serbian Slobodan Kovac was

named head coach of Iran’s men’s

team in 2014. He then led them

to a fourth-place finish in Group 1

of the 2014 World League. Kovac,

who takes a more abstract view of

coaching, feels that his role as head coach calls for him

to act as a psychologist, teacher and father figure in

addition to tactician. He is well-respected in his home

country, earning 2009 and 2010 Serbian Coach of the

Year honours and leading domestic club team Radnicki

Kragujevac to two national championships. Kovac also

coached the Umbria Volley club to A1 promotion in the2011/12 season in Italy, where he was later named

2013 Coach of the Year.

I R A N

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

104th 2014


20144th

POOL B



IRI


1 Mahmoudi Shahram Sh.Mahmoudi 20.07.88 198 95 347 332 4 4 Shahrdari Urmia

2 Ebadipour Ghara H. Milad M.Ebadipour 17.10.93 196 78 350 310 3 6 9 Shahrdari Urmia

3 Faezi Saman S.Faezi 23.08.91 204 87 343 335 2 4 6 Paykan

C 4 Marouflakrani Mir Saeid S. Marouf 20.10.85 189 81 331 311 36 145 181 Zenit Kazan

5 Ghaemi Farhad F. Ghaemi 28.08.89 197 73 355 335 30 60 90 Paykan

6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed Mohammad Seyed 22.08.87 203 86 362 344 2 5 7 Paykan

7 Zarini Hamzeh H. Zarini 18.10.85 198 98 351 330 40 150 190 Matin Varamin

L 8 Zarif Ahangaran V. Farhad F.Zarif 03.03.83 165 60 290 271 12 80 92 Mizan Mashhad

9 Gholami Adel A. Gholami 09.02.86 195 88 341 330 1 1 Mizan Mashhad

10 Ghafour Amir A.Ghafour 06.06.91 202 90 354 334 11 30 41 Matin Varamin

11 Piroutpour Farhad F. Piroutpour 21.02.91 197 90 360 350 Shahrdari Urmia

12 Mirzajanpour M. Mojtaba M.Mirzajanpour 07.10.91 205 88 355 348 4 3 7 Paykan

13 Mahdavi Mehdi M.Mahdavi 13.02.84 191 96 330 310 60 100 160 Mizan Mashhad

14 Keshavarzi Arash A.Keshavarzi 16.02.87 198 94 344 325 50 143 193 Matin Varamin

15 Sharifat Mostafa M.Sharifat 16.09.87 204 85 332 313 3 3 Matin Varamin

L 16 Alizadeh Gh. Abdolreza A. Alizadeh 19.02.87 183 80 272 252 5 20 25 Shahrdari Urmia

17 Fayazi Damnabi Pourya P.Fayazi 12.01.93 194 87 348 326 5 8 13 Shahrdari Urmia

18 Vadi Mohammad Taher M.T.Vadi 10.10.89 194 72 329 315 1 1 Matin Varamin

L 19 Marandi Mahdi M. Marandi 12.05.86 172 69 295 280 Shahrdari Tabriz

20 Tajer Mikaeil M. Tajer 01.05.84 201 80 335 315 1 1 Shahrdari Tabriz

21 Abedini Reza R. Abedini 19.05.91 203 93 354 348 Vezarat Defa

22 Senobar Mohammadhassan M. Senobar 11.07.89 210 94 370 361 Shahrdari Tabriz

23 Shafiei Ali A. Shafiei 21.09.91 190 80 348 345 Bank Keshavarzi

24 Manavinezhad Mohammadjavad M.Manavinezhad 27.11.95 200 84 340 320 8 8 Paykan

25 Najafi Rasoul R.Najafi 23.07.91 196 85 325 317 2 4 6 Vezarat Defa


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL B


20.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 Classif. 5/6 Łódz 0-3 19-25 21-25 18-25 - -

18.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 3rd Round Katowice 2-3 20-25 23-25 25-22 25-19 9-15

17.09.14 GER WCH 2014 3rd Round Katowice 0-3 15-25 21-25 19-25 - -

14.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-1 27-25 22-25 25-22 25-18 -

13.09.14 POL WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 2-3 17-25 16-25 26-24 25-19 14-16

11.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-0 25-15 25-23 25-16 - -



06.09.14 BEL WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-1 25-23 25-15 21-25 25-20 -

04.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 18-25 25-14 19-25 27-29 -

Age Oldest F.Zarif 03.03.83 (32y2m) Youngest M.Manavinezhad 27.11.95 (19y6m) 26y4m

Height Tallest M. Senobar 210cm Shortest F.Zarif 165cm 195cm

Spike Highest M. Senobar 370cm Shortest A. Alizadeh 272cm 338cm

Block Highest M. Senobar 361cm Shortest A. Alizadeh 252cm 322cm

Caps Most A.Keshavarzi 193 First F. Piroutpour 0 42


S

S T A T I S T I C S



IRI



Italy have a proud volleyball history, having competed

in all 25 editions of the World League, and they finished

third in last year’s tournament on home territory in

Florence. They beat Iran 3-0 to take bronze, but failed

to end a 14-year gold medal drought. The Azzurri have

eight titles, one fewer than Brazil, and they will be

looking to repeat their 1995 heroics when they beat

the South Americans in the final in front of 25,000

passionate fans in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2014 World

Championship, Italy finished joint-13th after coming

seventh in their second round pool, despite earning

podium finishes throughout 2013.

Although Italy won a bronze medal at the 1948

European Championship, which they hosted, it was

only in the early 1970s that they became a major force

in the sport. They won a bronze at the Los Angeles

1984 Olympic Games. Then came a lengthy period of

domination under the guidance of Julio Velasco. From

1989 to 2005, Italy won three World Championships,

one World Cup, six European Championships, eight

World Leagues and three Olympic medals (silver at

Atlanta 1996, bronze at Sydney 2000 and silver at

Athens 2004). They claimed another bronze medal atLondon 2012.

COACH

Mauro Berruto, from Turin, took

over as head coach of Italy’s

men’s team in 2010. He has since

guided them to a bronze medal at

the 2012 Olympic Games, silver

medals at the 2011 and 2013

European Championships and a bronze medal in the

2013 and 2014 World League. Berruto was an assistant

coach with Italy from 2003 to 2004 before coaching

Finland’s men’s team from 2005 to 2010. In addition

to coaching the men’s team, Berruto currently serves as

the technical director of Italy’s national youth volleyball

teams. He has also coached four club teams in Italy:Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Unimade Parma, Giotto

Padova and Gabec Monza. Berruto also won the 2008

Greek Cup with Panathinaikos.

I T A L Y

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

43rd 2014


20001st 8 3 4 15

POOL A



ITA


1 Mengozzi Stefano Mengozzi 06.05.85 202 88 333 318 Robur Porto

2 Nelli Gabriele Nelli 04.12.93 210 100 355 320 Trentino Volley

3 Raffaelli Giacomo Raffaelli 07.02.95 198 95 338 330 Club Italia

4 Vettori Luca Vettori 26.04.91 200 95 345 323 13 51 64 Modena Volley Punto Zero

5 Paolucci Adriano Paolucci 11.02.79 190 84 310 290 Sir Safety Umbria Volley

6 Giannelli Simone Giannelli 06.08.96 198 92 342 265 Trentino Volley

7 Rossini Salvatore Rossini 13.07.86 185 82 312 301 13 49 62 Modena Volley Punto Zero

8 Saitta Davide Saitta 23.06.87 182 92 320 300 13 13 Toulouse OAC-TUC

9 Zaytsev Ivan Zaytsev 02.10.88 202 92 355 348 18 8 113 139 Dinamo Moscow

10 Lanza Filippo Lanza 03.03.91 198 98 350 330 13 34 47 Trentino Volley

11 Buti Simone Buti 19.09.83 206 100 346 328 13 71 84 Sir Safety Umbria Volley

12 Randazzo Luigi Randazzo 30.04.94 198 97 352 255 17 17 Altotevere Città di Castello

13 Travica Dragan Travica 28.08.86 200 94 335 320 22 8 158 188 Belogorie Belgorod

14 Piano Matteo Piano 24.10.90 208 102 352 325 11 45 56 Modena Volley Punto Zero

C 15 Birarelli Emanuele Birarelli 08.02.81 202 95 340 316 20 16 148 184 Trentino Volley

16 Antonov Oleg Antonov 28.07.88 198 88 340 310 Tours Volleyball

17 Giovi Andrea Giovi 19.08.83 183 80 310 290 8 65 73 Sir Safety Umbria Volley

18 Sabbi Giulio Sabbi 10.08.89 201 92 352 325 9 56 65 Volley Lube

19 Anzani Simone Anzani 24.02.92 204 100 350 330 10 6 16 Blu Volley Verona

20 Colaci Massimo Colaci 21.02.85 180 75 314 306 10 4 14 Trentino Volley

21 Galliani Andrea Galliani 06.01.88 204 93 360 335 Vero Volley

22 Bossi Elia Bossi 15.08.94 202 91 343 320 Pallavolo Molfetta

23 Botto Iacopo Botto 22.09.87 191 76 345 320 Vero Volley

24 Alletti Aimone Alletti 28.06.88 207 90 342 310 Copra Volley

25 Massari Jacopo Massari 02.06.88 185 79 328 310 Copra Volley


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL A



13.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 1-3 25-17 21-25 28-30 21-25 -

11.09.14 POL WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 1-3 25-19 18-25 20-25 24-26 -

10.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 0-3 19-25 27-29 22-25 - -

07.09.14 USA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 18-25 20-25 25-23 17-25 -

06.09.14 PUR WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 25-19 19-25 23-25 22-25 -

04.09.14 BEL WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-1 26-28 25-15 25-16 28-26 -

02.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-2 20-25 20-25 25-23 25-13 15-12

31.08.14 IRI WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 16-25 25-23 21-25 22-25 -

20.07.14 IRI WL 2014 Final 3-4 Florence 3-0 25-22 25-18 25-22 - -

Age Oldest Paolucci 11.02.79 (36y3m) Youngest Giannelli 06.08.96 (18y9m) 26y8m

Height Tallest Nelli 210cm Shortest Colaci 180cm 197cm

Spike Highest Galliani 360cm Shortest Paolucci 310cm 339cm

Block Highest Zaytsev 348cm Shortest Randazzo 255cm 313cm

Caps Most Travica 188 First Mengozzi 0 41


S

S T A T I S T I C S



ITA



JPN


1 Shimizu Kunihiro Shimizu 11.08.86 192 97 345 335 5 5 126 136 Panasonic Panthers

2 Sakai Daisuke Sakai 22.10.81 180 75 320 305 5 19 24 Jt Thunders

3 Takahashi Kentaro Takahashi 08.02.95 200 93 345 330 5 5 University Of Tsukuba

4 Koga Koichiro Koga 30.08.84 171 75 310 300 Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza

5 Suzuki Yoshifumi Suzuki 31.03.83 200 95 340 300 5 41 46 Suntory Sunbirds

6 Fukatsu Akihiro Fukatsu 23.07.87 183 68 334 315 Jt Thunders

7 Kuriyama Masashi Kuriyama 14.07.88 189 85 340 330 Suntory Sunbirds

8 Ishikawa Yuki Ishikawa 11.12.95 191 75 345 330 7 7 Chuo University

C 9 Abe Yuta Abe 08.08.81 191 85 342 320 26 123 149 Suntory Sunbirds

10 Yako Daisuke Yako 07.10.88 194 89 335 325 6 6 Jt Thunders

11 Tomimatsu Takaaki Tomimatsu 20.07.84 192 85 350 330 5 123 128 Toray Arrows

12 Yamauchi Akihiro Yamauchi 30.11.93 204 72 348 328 19 19 Aichi Gakuin University

13 Fukatsu Hideomi F.hideomi 01.06.90 180 70 330 305 Panasonic Panthers

14 Chijiki Shunsuke Chijiki 06.09.89 193 83 348 330 12 12 Sakai Blazers

15 Yanagida Masahiro Yanagida 06.07.92 186 78 335 305 7 7 Suntory Sunbirds

16 Dekita Takashi Dekita 13.08.91 199 90 350 330 27 27 Sakai Blazers

17 Nagano Takeshi Nagano 11.07.85 176 69 315 300 5 53 58 Panasonic Panthers

18 Suzuki Yuki S.yuki 29.05.97 201 75 327 325 Omonogawa High School

19 Asano Hiroaki Asano 06.10.90 178 69 335 315 Jtekt Stings

20 Watanabe Sogo Watanabe 21.07.90 196 83 335 320 Panasonic Panthers

21 Inoue Shunsuke Inoue 04.06.85 190 78 333 320 Jt Thunders

22 Matsuoka Yuta Matsuoka 06.11.89 192 72 335 325 6 6 Sakai Blazers

23 Komiya Yuichiro Komiya 16.11.92 192 83 345 315 Toray Arrows

24 Fujinaka Kenya Fujinaka 25.07.93 190 80 340 320 Senshu University

25 Kodama Yasunari Kodama 24.07.94 192 80 336 305 University Of Tsukuba

T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL D


29.06.14 GER WL 2014 Prel. Round Koshigaya 3-2 25-22 25-22 14-25 23-25 17-15

28.06.14 GER WL 2014 Prel. Round Koshigaya 0-3 16-25 17-25 27-29 - -

22.06.14 FRA WL 2014 Prel. Round Kyoto 1-3 16-25 25-19 25-27 18-25 -

21.06.14 FRA WL 2014 Prel. Round Kyoto 0-3 23-25 18-25 16-25 - -

15.06.14 ARG WL 2014 Prel. Round Komaki 1-3 21-25 19-25 25-23 17-25 -

14.06.14 ARG WL 2014 Prel. Round Komaki 0-3 21-25 20-25 15-25 - -

08.06.14 ARG WL 2014 Prel. Round Buenos Aires 0-3 22-25 24-26 15-25 - -

06.06.14 ARG WL 2014 Prel. Round Buenos Aires 1-3 25-20 24-26 19-25 23-25 -

01.06.14 FRA WL 2014 Prel. Round Montpellier 0-3 14-25 15-25 21-25 - -

31.05.14 FRA WL 2014 Prel. Round Montpellier 0-3 16-25 18-25 21-25 - -

Age Oldest Abe 08.08.81 (33y9m) Youngest S.yuki 29.05.97 (17y11m) 25y10m

Height Tallest Yamauchi 204cm Shortest Koga 171cm 190cm

Spike Highest Tomimatsu 350cm Shortest Koga 310cm 337cm

Block Highest Shimizu 335cm Shortest Koga 300cm 319cm

Caps Most Abe 149 First Koga 0 25


S T A T I S T I C S



JPN



KAZ


1 Fartov Roman Fartov 02.12.92 184 83 325 315 Pavlodar Vc

2 Kuznetsov Anton Kuznetsov 25.09.89 204 91 346 335 90 90 Kondensat-Zhaikmunay

3 Yudin Anton Yudin 13.05.82 210 103 350 310 5 5 Pavlodar Vc

4 Stolnikov Alexandr Stolnikov 17.07.88 197 95 340 325 20 20 Tnk Kazchrome

5 Kuznetsov Sergey Kuznetsov 26.10.93 197 89 321 315 100 100 Almaty Vc

6 Baibekov Kairat Baibekov 28.03.83 175 71 320 315 Tnk Kazchrome

7 Bazarkulov Asset Bazarkulov 01.03.87 202 87 340 330 Almaty

8 Gabdulin Kanat Gabdulin 04.03.85 194 85 330 325 20 20 Almaty Vc

C 9 Imangaliyev Marat Imangaliyev 17.03.80 194 89 330 325 8 500 508 Almaty Vc

10 Issin Almaz Issin 28.05.90 194 77 345 335 Pavlodar Vc

11 Dragunov Evgeny Dragunov 18.10.86 190 95 330 320 Pavlodar Vc

12 Kadirkhanov Nodirkhan Kadirkhanov 06.09.91 203 85 340 330 5 5 Almaty Vc

13 Erdshtein Vitaliy Erdshtein 05.05.92 205 90 350 335 30 30 Almaty Vc

14 Kostiv Sergey Kostiv 25.01.87 201 99 350 335 Essil Vc

15 Prokofyev Vladimir Prokofyev 09.02.93 203 94 345 330 Kondensat-Zhaikmunay

16 Verigin Oleg Verigin 06.11.92 190 82 348 337 2 2 Almaty Vc

17 Ustinov Mikhail Ustinov 22.12.89 189 79 330 323 Kazkhrome

18 Vorivodin Vitaliy Vorivodin 31.07.90 194 101 347 335 60 60 Almaty Vc

19 Mamedov Maxim Mamedov 19.07.87 200 88 340 320 10 10 Tnk Kazchrome

20 Bimurza Nursultan Bimurza 10.03.94 195 72 325 320 Atyrau Vc

21 Suleimenov Nariman Suleimenov 23.06.82 195 92 340 330 Pavlodar Vc

22 Mironenko Vitaliy Mironenko 18.05.85 187 90 331 329 20 20 Almaty Vc

23 Tleulin Zhaxsylyk Tleulin 18.06.85 200 85 350 340 Kazkhrome

24 Zhumagaziyev Bigali Zhumagaziyev01.01.88 200 87 335 325 Atyrau Vc

25 Stulov Yuriy Stulov 06.04.80 186 83 325 315 1 400 401 Almaty Vc

T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL H

Date V Competition Phase Location ScoreSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5

03.08.09 IRI WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 3rd Round Komaki 1-3 18-25 14-25 25-23 16-25 -

29.08.09 KOR WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 3rd Round Komaki 2-3 25-23 25-18 16-25 19-25 5-15

28.08.09 JPN WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 3rd Round Komaki 1-3 20-25 25-17 21-25 16-25 -

24.05.09 TPE WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 2nd Round Taipei 3-0 29-27 25-18 26-24 - -

23.05.09 TGA WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 2nd Round Taipei 3-0 25-18 25-12 25-17 - -

22.05.09 UAE WCH 2014 Qualifier - Asia 2010 2nd Round Taipei 3-0 25-22 25-18 25-17 - -

22.11.06 TUN WCH 2006 Group D Sendai 0-3 19-25 23-25 24-26 - -

21.11.06 RUS WCH 2006 Group D Sendai 0-3 16-25 18-25 18-25 - -

19.11.06 KOR WCH 2006 Group D Sendai 1-3 22-25 25-23 18-25 21-25 -

18.11.06 SRB WCH 2006 Group D Sendai 1-3 16-25 25-22 18-25 22-25 -

Age Oldest Imangaliyev 17.03.80 (35y2m) Youngest Bimurza 10.03.94 (21y3m) 27y4m

Height Tallest Yudin 210cm Shortest Baibekov 175cm 196cm

Spike Highest Yudin 350cm Shortest Baibekov 320cm 337cm

Block Highest Tleulin 340cm Shortest Yudin 310cm 326cm

Caps Most Imangaliyev 508 First Fartov 0 51


S T A T I S T I C S



Korea will contest their 10th successive World League

hoping to surpass their recent high point of a ninth-

place finish in 2007, or even their all-time best mark

of sixth in 1995. Last year they finished joint-last

in Group 2 with Japan. They were bottom of Pool E,

winning just three of their 12 matches. In the 2014

World Championship they could not progress beyond

the first round and took an overall ranking of joint-17th

as they missed out on qualification from their pool

by two points, with their solitary win coming against

bottom side Tunisia. Their season concluded with the

Asian Games on home soil, but they had to settle for

third place, defeating China in the bronze medal match.

Korea’s first notable appearance on the international

stage was at the 1956 World Championship. They have

since featured in eight Olympic Games, although they

have been absent from the last three. Although they won

successive Asian Championships in 2001 and 2003,

their recent record makes for solid if unspectacular

reading. They came third at the championships four

times from 2005 to 2011 before a silver medal in 2013.

In the World League, Korea finished 13th in 2008, 14th in

2009, 16th in 2010, 13th in 2011, 14th in 2012, and 15th in 2013. They were 11th at the 2007 World Cup.

COACH

Moon Yong-Kwan took over as

head coach of his native country’s

men’s team in April 2015. He had

previously coached the national

team at the 1993 University

Games and also spent time

coaching the team in 1997. Moon played for the South

Korea team from 1978 to 1986, winning gold, silver

and bronze medals at the 1978, 1982 and 1986 Asian

Games respectively. In addition to playing and coaching

for the national team, Moon also spent time as a

television commentator, as well as in an official role

as project director for the Korean Volleyball Federation.Korea’s 2014 World League effort saw them finish

equal eleventh with Japan in Group 2.

K O R E A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1619th 2014


19956th

POOL D



KOR


1 Song Myung-Geun Song Myunggeun12.03.93 195 85 315 305 30 30 Ok Saving Bank

2 Shin Young-Soo Shin Youngsoo 01.07.82 197 90 335 313 117 117 Korean Airlines Co.

3 Kim Gwang-Guk Kim Gwangguk 13.08.87 188 77 305 300 4 4 Woori Card

C 4 Shin Yung-Suk Shin Yungsuk 04.10.86 198 90 335 325 104 104 Korean Army

5 Kim Yo-Han Kim Yohan 16.08.85 200 95 335 326 5 128 133 Lig Insurance

6 Lee Min-Gyu Lee Mingyu 03.12.92 194 78 305 295 26 26 Ok Saving Bank

7 Lee Sun-Kyu Lee Sunkyu 14.03.81 199 90 325 320 5 175 180 Samsung Fire & Marine Insuranc

8 Park Sang-Ha Park Sangha 04.04.86 198 89 327 315 20 20 Korean Army

9 Kwak Seung-Suk Kwak Seungsuk 23.03.88 190 81 325 320 17 17 Korean Airlines Co.

10 Bu Yong-Chan Bu Yongchan 30.11.89 175 65 290 284 23 23 Lig Insurance

11 Choi Min-Ho Choi Minho 28.04.88 198 86 330 312 10 10 Hyundai Capital

12 Jeon Kwang-In Jeon Kwangin 18.09.91 194 82 310 300 65 65 Kepco 45

13 Moon Sung-Min Moon Sungmin 14.09.86 198 89 329 321 5 134 139 Hyundai Capital Co.

14 Song Hui-Chae Song Huichae 29.04.92 191 76 305 295 16 16 Ok Saving Bank

15 Yoo Yoon-Sik Yoo Yoon-Sik 02.02.89 198 75 310 300 Korean Airlines Co.

16 Choi Hong-Suk Choi Hongsuk 26.06.88 195 80 328 320 47 47 Woori Card

17 Seo Jae-Duck Seo Jaeduck 21.07.89 195 98 315 305 25 25 Kepco 45

18 Ha Hyun-Yong Ha Hyunyong 09.05.82 198 88 330 322 101 101 Lig Insurance

19 Jeong Minsu Jeong Minsu 05.10.91 178 75 270 250 1 1 Woori Card

20 Ji Tae-Hwan Ji Taehwan 05.06.86 200 89 330 315 6 6 Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance

21 Kim Jeong-Hwan Kim Jeonghwan 23.03.88 196 94 329 320 26 26 Woori Card

22 You Kwang-Woo Yoo Kwangwoo 22.04.85 185 85 311 300 28 28 Samsung Fire & Marine Insuranc

23 Park Jin-Woo Park Jinwoo 18.03.90 198 78 340 318 6 6 Kyeonggi University

24 Kim Kyumin Kim Kyumin 28.12.90 199 92 0 0 2 2 Ok Savings Bank

25 Oh Jae-Seong Oh Jaeseong 02.04.92 175 60 285 275 9 9 Kepco 45


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL D


07.09.14 GER WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 13-25 16-25 21-25 - -

06.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 2-3 25-21 13-25 21-25 25-17 13-15

05.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 1-3 21-25 25-23 14-25 22-25 -

03.09.14 FIN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 22-25 24-26 15-25 - -

01.09.14 TUN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 3-1 24-26 26-24 25-21 25-18 -

06.07.14 POR WL 2014 Prel. Round Povoa de Varzim 3-1 25-23 25-23 18-25 25-21 -

05.07.14 POR WL 2014 Prel. Round Povoa de Varzim 0-3 21-25 22-25 19-25 - -

29.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Daejeon 2-3 21-25 27-25 25-18 19-25 9-15

28.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Daejeon 2-3 31-29 16-25 25-23 30-32 14-16

22.06.14 CZE WL 2014 Prel. Round Suwon 3-0 25-16 25-23 27-25 - -

Age Oldest Lee Sunkyu 14.03.81 (34y2m) Youngest Song Myunggeun 12.03.93 (22y2m) 27y

Height Tallest Kim Yohan 200cm Shortest Bu Yongchan 175cm 193cm

Spike Highest Park Jinwoo 340cm Shortest Kim Kyumin - 305cm

Block Highest Kim Yohan 326cm Shortest Kim Kyumin - 294cm

Caps Most Lee Sunkyu 180 First Yoo Yoon-Sik 0 45


S T

A T I S T I C S



KOR



The 2014 World League was Mexico’s debut in the

competition and they finished joint-fifth in Group 3.

Their opening round of matches were held in Mexico

City and it was there that they were able to secure

the two wins, against Turkey and Tunisia, that secured

them third place in Pool F. This year they come up

against China, Slovakia and Greece as the second

highest-ranked side in the pool. At the 2014 World

Championship in Poland, Mexico finished fifth in their

first round pool, missing out on qualification with their

solitary win coming in five sets against bottom side

Egypt.

Long in the shadow of regional powerhouses the

United States and Cuba, and to a lesser extent Canada,

Mexico’s international record stretches back to 1955

when they took the silver medal at the Pan American

Games in Mexico City. They won bronze in the 1959

and 1975 editions of the competition and will compete

again this year towards the end of July in Toronto,

Canada. They have also won three silver medals and

two bronze at the NORCECA Championship. Their

global experience extends to five appearances at the

World Championship over the years, with 10th placein 1974 being their best result. However, they have

qualified only twice since 1982.

COACH

Cuban Juan Roberto Vilches More

took over Mexico’s men’s team

in 2014. His first year in charge

featured the team’s World League

debut, where the North Americans

finished equal-fifth with Spain

in Group 3. Mexico started the tournament strong,

winning its first two Pool F matches by overcoming

Tunisia in three sets and Turkey in five. However, Mexico

proceeded to lose their final four matches, including

a failed comeback bid from two sets down against

Tunisia in the Pool F finale. Before taking over as head

coach, Vilches More spent time coaching Mexico’s U23national men’s team. He also coached the country’s

national men’s beach volleyball team.

M E X I C O

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2225th 2014


201425th

POOL G



MEX

No. Name / First Name NicknameBirthdate H W S B WC OG OTH Total Club

1 Ceballos Humberto Ceballos 11.07.93 192 74 313 286 Imss

2 Vargas Daniel Vargas 01.09.86 199 85 340 330 1 1 Unam

3 Serrano Aragon Jesus Ernesto Serrano 28.12.94 188 84 330 310 Jalisco

4 Gonzalez Irving Gonzalez 22.01.93 185 84 310 280 2 2 Colima

L 5 Rangel Jesus Rangel 20.09.80 193 82 337 330 1 40 41 Halcones

6 Garay Nava Alexis Nava 09.06.97 194 74 326 299 Jalisco

7 Quiñones Jorge Quiñones 13.11.81 186 80 330 325 5 27 32 Guanajuato

8 Acosta Guerson Acosta 19.07.92 197 92 342 336 2 2 Tigres

C 9 Guerra Carlos Guerra 03.08.81 196 95 339 330 5 30 35 Chenois Geneve Volleyball

10 Rangel Pedro Rangel 16.09.88 194 78 340 324 Moerse

11 Barajas Jorge Barajas 07.05.91 187 80 320 317 2 7 9 Tigres

12 Martinez Jose Martinez 23.01.93 200 107 332 306 Imss

13 Chavez Miguel Pasos 31.03.97 201 91 335 293 Sonora

14 Aguilera Tomas Aguilera 15.11.88 202 95 350 340 1 15 16 Chihuahua

15 Moreno Alejandro Mex 06.09.94 194 75 0 0

16 Perales Jesus Alberto Perales 22.12.93 200 86 328 304 6 6 Halcones

17 Orellana Nestor Orellana 07.01.92 192 84 332 327 1 1 Nuevo León

18 Raya Dorian Raya 02.01.93 200 95 0 0 Guanajuato

19 Ruiz Pedro Ruiz 20.06.95 195 84 0 0 Veracruz

20 Duarte Julian Duarte 19.06.94 200 79 321 302 Sonora

21 Rincon Roberto Rincon 19.04.93 194 80 333 300 Imss

22 Ugalde Campo Enrique Ugalde 11.04.96 193 75 318 295 1 1 Baja California

23 Acosta Ariel Acosta 27.04.95 194 71 328 305 1 1 Baja California

24 Aragón Adrián Aragón 11.08.94 193 77 0 0 Nuevo León


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL G


07.09.14 EGY WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-2 16-25 25-20 25-21 21-25 15-10


05.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 1-3 25-21 20-25 14-25 17-25 -

03.09.14 CHN WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 1-3 25-20 19-25 20-25 20-25 -

01.09.14 BUL WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 0-3 16-25 17-25 21-25 - -

15.06.14 TUN WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 2-3 23-25 23-25 25-21 25-21 13-15

14.06.14 TUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

13.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

08.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 0-3 21-25 21-25 22-25 - -

07.06.14 TUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 3-2 23-25 31-29 16-25 27-25 19-17

Age Oldest Rangel 20.09.80 (34y8m) Youngest Nava 09.06.97 (18y) 23y7m

Height Tallest Aguilera 202cm Shortest Gonzalez 185cm 195cm

Spike Highest Aguilera 350cm Shortest Mex 0cm 275cm

Block Highest Aguilera 340cm Shortest Mex 0cm 260cm

Caps Most Rangel 41 First Ceballos 0 6


S

S T A T I S T I C S



MEX



The Montenegro team are competing in the

World League for the first time since the country’s

independence in 2006 when they entered as Serbia

and Montenegro. They are the lowest-ranked side in

this year’s tournament in joint-86th place, but they will

take heart from their 2014 European League campaign

during which they were crowned champions. In what

was their first gold medal in a major international

competition they won their pool with six wins from

eight, defeated Macedonia at the semifinal stage and

beat Greece in a two-legged final.

The win qualified Montenegro for this year’s World

League and they will rely on the likes of European

League MVP Milos Culafic to push them on this season

as they look to make an impact on the top stage. It

was just their second appearance in the European

League and they did not participate at the 2014 World

Championship. Competing as Serbia and Montenegro

from 2003 to 2006, they finished second at the 2003

and 2005 World Leagues, equal-fifth at the Athens

2004 Olympic Games and fourth at the 2006 World

Championship. The team’s head coach is Serbian

Slobodan Boskan, the 39-year-old from Novi Sad whoplayed in the Yugoslavia team which won the gold

medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

COACH

Serbian Slobodan Boskan led

Montenegro’s men’s team to

gold medal success in the 2014

European League in his first year

in charge. Prior to the 2015 World

League, Montenegro’s men’s team

had never before featured in the tournament. Before

becoming head coach of Montenegro’s men’s team,

Boskan, who was born in the city of Novi Sad, won

gold medals as a player with Yugoslavia at the 2000

Olympic Games and 2001 European Championships.

He also played for the French club team Tours VB when

they won the 2004/05 European Champions Leaguetitle. Boskan also currently serves as the coach of

Montenegro club team Budvanska Rivijera Budvam and

owns Serbian club side OK Dunav Volley.

M O N T E N E G R O

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

86

POOL F

FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE

WORLD LEAGUE



POOL F

Date V Competition Phase LocationScore Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5

31.05.09 BEL WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Liberec 0-3 31-33 23-25 22-25 - -

30.05.09 UKR WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Liberec 3-1 25-22 25-23 16-25 25-20 -

28.05.09 FIN WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Liberec 0-3 16-25 20-25 25-27 - -

27.05.09 CZE WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Liberec 1-3 25-23 22-25 15-25 24-26 -

11.01.09 AZE WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 1st Round Quba 3-0 25-14 25-15 25-18 - -

10.01.09 ALB WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 1st Round Quba 3-0 25-17 25-12 25-13 - -

09.01.09 MDA WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 1st Round Quba 3-0 26-15 25-14 25-16 - -

Age Oldest Rašovic 29.05.84 (31y) Youngest Lakcevic 14.07.95 (19y10m) 25y3m

Height Tallest Babic 211cm Shortest Radovic 100cm 196cm

Spike Highest Bojic 350cm Shortest Rašovic 315cm 332cm

Block Highest Minic 340cm Shortest Lakcevic 305cm 324cm

Caps Most Dabovic 24 First Minic 0 4


S T A T I S T I C S



MNE



The Netherlands ended a three-year absence from the

World League by returning in 2013 with a 14 th-place

finish. Last year they finished fourth in Group 2 after

topping Pool E and losing the third-place match in

straight sets to Belgium. The Dutch failed to qualify for

the 2014 World Championship after losing to Bulgaria

in their qualification pool, but have taken the first

steps towards qualification for next year’s European

Championship. They are now guided by coach Gido

Vermeulen, who had been working with the women’s

team since February 2012.

The 1990s were a glorious decade for the Dutch. They

finished second in the inaugural World League in 1990

and repeated the feat the following year. In 1992 they

took silver at the Olympic Games in Barcelona and four

years later they won gold at Atlanta as well as winning

the World League title. They were runners-up at the

1994 World Championship and won two silver medals

and two bronzes in successive European Championships

from 1989 before taking gold on home soil in Eindhoven

in 1997. The Netherlands’ appearances in the World

League in 2009 and 2010 came after a five-year

absence. The 2009 campaign, in which they finished12th, proved a good learning experience for a young side

who went one place better the following year.

COACH

Gido Vermeulen transitioned to

The Netherlands’ men’s team

in 2014 after coaching Spain’s

women’s team from 2008 to 2012

and the Dutch women’s team from

2012 to 2014. He also served

as the Dutch junior men’s team coach for five years,

winning a silver medal with them at the 2004 Junior

European Championships. His first major international

coaching experience came when he was an assistant

coach for his home country’s women’s team from 1994

to 1998. They won the 1995 European Championships

and finished fifth at the 1996 Olympic Games. At clublevel, Vermeulen has coached teams in his birth city of

Amsterdam, as well as in Italy and Spain.

T H E N E T H E R L A N D S

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2512th 2014


19961st 1 1 1 3

POOL E



NED


1 Abdel-Aziz Nimir Nimir 05.02.92 201 86 365 350 125 125 Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle

C 2 Van Harskamp Yannick Van Harskamp 02.04.86 190 88 335 316 139 139 Topvolley Precura Antwerpen

3 Van Haarlem Daan Van Haarlem 15.03.89 198 89 332 323 6 6 Prefaxis Menen

4 Ter Horst Thijs Ter Horst 18.09.91 204 94 364 344 106 106 Copra Elior Piacenza

5 Maan Jelte Maan 19.03.86 190 86 343 330 175 175 Noliko Maaseik

6 Snippe Jan Willem Snippe 21.05.86 200 94 356 340 115 115 Saint-Nazaire

L 7 Jorna Gijs Jorna 30.05.89 196 85 340 310 125 125 Topvolley Precura Antwerpen

8 Van Bemmelen Bas Van Bemmelen 18.08.89 207 92 350 336 93 93 Topvolley Precura Antwerpen

9 Gommans Ewoud Gommans 17.11.90 202 89 340 320 24 24 As Cannes

10 Rauwerdink Jeroen Rauwerdink 13.09.85 200 92 350 320 247 247 Andreoli Latina

11 Kooy Dick Kooy 03.12.87 202 80 360 340 74 74 Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle

12 Van Dijk Kay Van Dijk 25.06.84 214 102 365 355 5 175 180 Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle

13 Van Garderen Maarten Van Garderen 24.01.90 200 89 359 338 79 79 Vfb Friendrichshafen

14 Klapwijk Niels Klapwijk 19.09.85 200 89 350 320 117 117 Besiktas

15 Koelewijn Thomas Koelewijn 18.12.88 206 100 360 350 89 89 Topvolley Precura Antwerpen

16 Overbeeke Robin Overbeeke 21.03.89 198 92 347 328 95 95 Euphony Asse-Lennik

17 Bontje Johannes Cornelius Bontje 12.05.81 206 98 366 340 5 298 303 Berlin Recycling Volleys

18 Andringa Robbert Andringa 28.04.90 192 85 330 310 62 62 Euphony Asse Lennik

L 19 Sparidans Dirk Sparidans 05.03.89 181 86 326 300 16 16 Euphony Asse Lennik

20 Diefenbach Jasper Diefenbach 17.03.88 195 90 345 330 36 36 Euphony Asse Lennik

21 Hoogendoorn Sjoerd Hoogendoorn 17.02.91 198 85 354 332 22 22 Valepa Sastamala

22 Freriks Nico Freriks 22.12.81 193 87 332 314 6 5 347 358 Paykan Tehran

23 Wiltenburg Twan Wiltenburg 20.01.97 204 86 334 325 Talentteam Papendal/Arnhem

24 Borst Dennis Borst 01.02.91 198 88 351 330 Landstede Volleybal

25 Van Werkhoven Mart Van Werkhoven 11.12.91 208 93 364 348 Lissp Calais

T E A M R

O S T E R




NED



Poland were eliminated at the first stage of last year’s

World League as they finished bottom of Group 1

Pool A. Set ratio was their downfall, as they won six

matches and lost six, the same as their pool rivals Italy,

Iran and Brazil. They hosted and won the 2014 World

Championship for the second time as passionate fans

roared them onto victory in a spectacular tournament

across Poland that opened in front of a crowd of

61,500 in Warsaw and ended in a 3-1 triumph over

Brazil. They will be aiming to replicate that success

under head coach Stephane Antiga, after a few years

of relative mediocrity by their own high standards. The

team pushed the top sides before finishing fifth at the

London 2012 Olympic Games, but in 2013 they failed

to qualify out of their first round pool at the World

League and European Championship.

Poland boasts a long and vibrant volleyball tradition,

with the national team having played an important role

in the sport’s development since their first appearance

at the inaugural World Championship in 1949. The

Poles dominated the international scene for several

years in the mid-1970s. More recently, they won the

bronze medal in the 2011 World League and followedthat by claiming silver at the same year’s World Cup.

COACH

Stephane Antiga led Poland’s

men’s team to a historic gold medal

in front of their home fans at the

2014 World Championships after

signing a three-year agreement to

coach the team in 2013. Antiga’s

coaching career follows a successful run as both an

international and club player, featuring in teams across

multiple countries. Suresnes-born Antiga represented

his national team of France that won silver medals at

the 2003 and 2009 European Championships, and in

the 2006 World League. He also won a bronze medal

with France at the 2002 World Championships. In clubcompetitions he won league titles in France and Poland,

along with Spain.

P O L A N D

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

37th 2014


20121st 1 1 2

POOL B



POL


1 Nowakowski Piotr Nowakowski 18.12.87 205 90 355 340 19 6 157 182 Asseco Resovia

2 Grzyb Wojciech Grzyb 04.01.81 205 104 360 340 11 109 120 Lotos Trefl

3 Konarski Dawid Konarski 31.08.89 198 93 353 320 33 33 Asseco Resovia

4 Jarosz Jakub Jarosz 10.02.87 195 84 353 328 135 135 Transfer

5 Pajak Grzegorz Pajak 01.01.87 196 86 342 320 Effector

6 Kurek Bartosz Kurek 29.08.88 205 87 352 326 6 6 186 198 Lube Banca Marche

C 7 Klos Karol Klos 08.08.89 201 87 357 326 13 37 50 Pge Skra

8 Wrona Andrzej Wrona 27.12.88 205 95 350 265 11 11 Pge Skra

9 Boladz Bartlomiej Boladz 28.09.94 203 97 360 335 Cerrad

10 Wojtaszek Damian Wojtaszek 07.09.88 180 76 330 301 5 5 Jastrzebski Wegiel

11 Drzyzga Fabian Drzyzga 03.01.90 196 90 325 304 21 48 69 Asseco Resovia

12 Lomacz Grzegorz Lomacz 01.10.87 187 80 335 315 6 43 49 Cuprum

13 Kubiak Michal Kubiak 23.02.88 191 80 328 312 13 6 92 111 Halkbank

14 Walinski Marcin Walinski 24.10.90 195 85 338 313 Transfer

15 Gacek Piotr Gacek 16.09.78 185 78 325 305 17 86 103 Lotos Trefl

16 Kedzierski Michal Kedzierski 09.08.94 194 86 330 300 Cerrad

17 Zatorski Pawel Zatorski 21.06.90 184 73 328 304 21 32 53 Zaksa

18 Mozdzonek Marcin Mozdzonek 09.02.85 211 93 358 338 19 13 168 200 Halkbank

19 Romac Szymon Romac 01.10.92 196 89 336 309 4 4 Cuprum

20 Mika Mateusz Mika 21.01.91 206 86 352 320 21 51 72 Lotos Trefl

21 Buszek Rafal Buszek 28.04.87 194 81 345 327 13 17 30 Asseco Resovia

22 Bednorz Bartosz Bednorz 25.07.94 201 84 350 315 Indykpol Azs

23 Bieniek Mateusz Bieniek 05.04.94 210 98 351 326 Effector

24 Sliwka Aleksander Sliwka 24.05.95 194 78 337 321 Azs Politechnika Warszawska

25 Szalpuk Artur Szalpuk 20.03.95 200 85 345 319 Azs Politechnika Warszawska


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL B


21.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 Place 1-2 Katowice 3-1 18-25 25-22 25-23 25-22 -

20.09.14 GER WCH 2014 Semifinals Katowice 3-1 26-24 28-26 23-25 25-21 -

18.09.14 RUS WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 3-2 25-22 25-22 21-25 22-25 15-11

16.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 3-2 25-22 22-25 14-25 25-18 17-15

14.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-2 25-18 21-25 25-23 22-25 15-12

13.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-2 25-17 25-16 24-26 19-25 16-14

11.09.14 ITA WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-1 19-25 25-18 25-20 26-24 -

10.09.14 USA WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 1-3 27-29 22-25 27-25 23-25 -

07.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 1st Round Wroclaw 3-0 25-20 25-20 25-23 - -

06.09.14 CMR WCH 2014 1st Round Wroclaw 3-1 25-27 25-23 25-16 25-22 -

Age Oldest Gacek 16.09.78 (36y8m) Youngest Sliwka 24.05.95 (20y) 25y9m

Height Tallest Mozdzonek 211cm Shortest Wojtaszek 180cm 197cm

Spike Highest Grzyb 360cm Shortest Drzyzga 325cm 344cm

Block Highest Nowakowski 340cm Shortest Wrona 265cm 317cm

Caps Most Mozdzonek 200 First Pajak 0 57


S T A T I S T I C S



POL



Since the start of the 2014 World League, Portugal have

jumped from 38 to 27 in the world rankings. Despite

leading Pool E in the early stages of the tournament,

they surrendered that position to the Netherlands. They

trailed by five points having won and lost six of their

matches, including a win at home against the Dutch,

and finished joint-fifth in Group 2. The Portuguese

team did not qualify for last year’s World Championship

under young new coach Hugo Silva, who was previously

an assistant.

Portugal made their first appearance in international

competition at the 1948 European Championship

when they came fourth. Following several subsequent

fruitless decades, the Portuguese finally qualified for the

World League in 1999. The team’s best performance to

date in the competition was the joint-fifth place they

achieved in 2005. In 2007, Portugal hosted the Final

Four of the European League and the team came close

to claiming a first international trophy before losing 3-2

in a dramatic final against Spain. They broke their duck

in 2010 when they took the gold medal in the European

League in Spain, after having claimed a bronze medal

in the 2009 competition. They have yet to qualify foran Olympic Games but will be intent on making their

debut at Rio de Janeiro 2016.

COACH

Hugo Silva led Portugal’s men’s

team to an equal fifth-place

finish in Group 2 of the 2014

World League. That was a great

improvement on their 17th-place

finish in 2013, Silva’s first year in

charge. Previously he was an assistant coach of the

team from 2005 to July 2013, helping them win the

2010 European League gold. After initially turning the

position down in 2011, he accepted the promotion

to head coach two years later, making him the first

Portuguese native to lead the men’s team in over 10

years. At club level, Silva was on the coaching staff ofPortuguese club SC Espinho from 2011 to 2013. The

team won two Portuguese league titles and a Cup of

Portugal in that time.

P O R T U G A L

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2713th 2014


20055th

POOL E



POR


1 Keller Gil Marcel Marcel 08.05.90 206 94 352 333 94 94 Beauvais Oise Uc

2 Vieira Jose Calaça 06.06.83 200 94 332 310 18 18 Chenois Geneve

3 Fidalgo Joao Fidalgo 02.11.86 172 67 307 285 14 14 Aj Fonte Bastardo

4 Cveticanin Filip Filip 19.06.96 201 90 320 310 23 23 Castelo Da Maia Gc

5 Ferreira Marco Marco 04.10.87 202 94 359 337 118 118 Sc Espinho

6 Ferreira Alexandre Alex 13.11.91 203 87 361 346 119 119 Ziraat Bankasi

7 Casas Ivo Casas 21.09.92 182 71 290 278 97 97 Sl Benfica

8 Da Silva Violas Tiago Violas 27.03.89 193 82 326 303 136 136 Aj Fonte Bastardo

9 Araujo Pinheiro Nuno Pinheiro 31.12.84 193 89 337 325 12 142 154 Tours Vb

10 Pereira Gil Gil 21.02.95 175 70 300 285 7 7 Castelo Da Maia Gc

11 Oliveira Joao Joao 31.07.95 194 80 330 318 32 32 Sl Benfica

C 12 Jose Joao J. Jose 07.06.78 195 87 352 345 9 231 240 Aj Fonte Bastardo

13 Sequeira Valdir Valdir 22.11.81 196 86 351 344 220 220 Sc Espinho

14 Silva Fabricio Fabricio 24.10.81 196 96 347 320 Sl Benfica

15 Alves Sebastiao Sebastiao 22.05.92 190 72 342 330 Aa S Mamede

16 Gaspar Hugo Gaspar 02.09.82 200 83 354 343 12 166 178 Sl Benfica

17 Tavares Rodrigues MiguelMiguel 02.03.93 191 68 315 293 69 69 Copra Piacenza

18 Reis Lopes Andre Andre 12.09.82 193 86 342 332 214 214 Sl Benfica

19 Martins Lourenco Lourenco 30.04.97 192 78 308 298 15 15 Leixoes Sc

20 Sousa Filipe Filipe 25.01.95 199 80 318 310 23 23 Aa Espinho

21 Pereira Diogo Diogo 21.06.97 200 70 310 300 12 12 Vc Viana

22 Monteiro Jose Ze Pedro 21.10.91 180 70 301 290 24 24 Ca Madalena

23 Alves Dinis Dinis 15.05.96 187 70 320 300 15 15 Aa S Mamede

24 Cunha Bruno Bruno 18.08.97 199 90 320 308 12 12 Vc Viana

25 Guerreiro Afonso Guerreiro 28.12.94 197 70 319 300 14 14 Cv Oeiras


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL E


06.07.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Povoa de Varzim 1-3 23-25 23-25 25-18 21-25 -

05.07.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Povoa de Varzim 3-0 25-21 25-22 25-19 - -

28.06.14 CZE WL 2014 Prel. Round Opava 1-3 24-26 14-25 25-17 17-25 -

27.06.14 CZE WL 2014 Prel. Round Opava 2-3 25-18 25-23 23-25 23-25 11-15

22.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Matosinhos 3-1 25-20 28-26 21-25 25-18 -

21.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Matosinhos 0-3 16-25 23-25 22-25 - -

15.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Ulsan 3-0 25-20 25-23 25-18 - -

14.06.14 KOR WL 2014 Prel. Round Ulsan 3-1 25-21 25-18 15-25 25-20 -

08.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Almere 3-2 25-22 21-25 25-23 21-25 15-10

07.06.14 NED WL 2014 Prel. Round Almere 2-3 21-25 13-25 25-19 25-18 14-16

Age Oldest J. Jose 07.06.78 (36y11m) Youngest Bruno 18.08.97 (17y8m) 25y

Height Tallest Marcel 206cm Shortest Fidalgo 172cm 193cm

Spike Highest Alex 361cm Shortest Casas 290cm 329cm

Block Highest Alex 346cm Shortest Casas 278cm 314cm

Caps Most J. Jose 240 First Fabricio 0 74


S T A T I S T I C S



POR



Puerto Rico will be competing in the World League

for just the third time and will be looking to improve

on last year’s showing when they finished joint-last

in Group 3 with Tunisia. This year’s preparation was

interrupted by coach David Aleman’s resignation just

two weeks before the competition, but the team has

set themselves the target of qualifying for the Final Four

in Slovakia and compete in a pool containing Tunisia,

Turkey and Montenegro. Their first appearance came

in 2011, when they failed to win a match after being

drawn in a tough pool with Brazil, the United States

and Poland.

At the 2014 World Championship in Poland the Central

American side recorded an historic victory over Italy in

their only win in Pool D. They won just three sets in

the tournament and missed out on qualification to the

second round by two points. They have qualified for the

previous two World Championships, and recorded wins

over Cameroon and Australia in 2010. Their standout

result is a sixth-place finish in their only World Cup

appearance in 2007. At continental level they are

regular competitors in the Pan American Games, and

have won gold at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 CentralAmerican and Caribbean Games. In the NORCECA

Championship they finished second in 2007 and third

in 2009.

COACH

Javier Gaspar was appointed as

the head coach of the Puerto Rico

men’s team in May 2015 after

David Aleman left the position.

Gaspar has vast experience at

club level in Puerto Rico, as he has

led both men’s and women’s teams of the Los Mets

de Guaynabo club. He steered the men’s team to the

national league title in the 2013/14 season, and was

named 2011 Manager of the Year while in charge of

the women’s team. As a player he represented the

US national team, and was a star of the National

Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) playing for PennState between 1985 and 1988. He was inducted into

the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA)

Hall of Fame in 2015.

P U E R T O R I C O

POOL F

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

2327th 2014


201116th



PUR


1 Rivera Jose Rivera 02.07.77 192 85 325 320 11 29 40 Carolina

2 Goas Edgardo Goas 27.01.89 197 95 345 330 36 36 Arecibo

3 Figueroa Juan Figueroa 06.03.86 189 88 335 325 7 50 57 Guaynabo

4 Del Valle Dennis Del Valle 27.01.89 175 58 300 290 8 39 47 Guaynabo

5 Muñiz Roberto Muñiz 11.06.80 196 92 333 326 11 42 53 Arecibo

6 Perez Angel Perez 20.05.82 190 86 325 318 16 43 59 Guaynabo

7 Escalante Enrique Escalante 06.08.84 195 88 330 324 11 26 37 Guaynabo

8 Morales Steven Morales 07.04.92 195 82 346 317 16 16 Corozal

9 Vazquez Juan Vazquez 23.01.91 188 82 298 292 Mayaguez

10 Cruz Ezequiel Cruz 15.07.86 193 88 320 310 9 9 Guaynabo

11 Torres Maurice Torres 06.07.91 201 100 305 299 5 18 23 Arecibo

C 12 Soto Hector Soto 20.06.78 197 85 340 332 13 62 75 Guaynabo

13 Mulero Jose Miguel Mulero 25.10.91 170 63 298 284 16 16 Mayaguez

14 Roman Mannix Roman 17.01.83 190 85 295 288 11 11 Guaynabo

15 Morales Fernando Morales 04.02.82 186 68 325 318 11 43 54 Guaynabo

16 Rivera Jackson Rivera 19.08.87 186 66 360 350 5 22 27 Lares

17 Sierra Pedrito Sierra 21.07.89 196 89 305 298 16 16 Fajardo

18 Colon Jessie Colon 20.09.94 192 74 247 242 Lares

19 Ortiz Jean Carlos Ortiz 23.02.88 193 77 288 281 Guaynabo

20 Sánchez Sequiel Sanchez 24.03.90 191 89 325 305 8 16 24 Naranjito

21 Cabrera Pedro Cabrera 15.01.90 185 71 239 233 Arecibo

22 Rivera Jon H. Rivera 05.01.96 193 77 305 299 National Team

23 Guzman Pablo Guzman 02.06.87 188 67 292 288 Guaynabo

24 Berrios Gregory Berrios 24.01.79 182 83 305 299 16 53 69 Arecibo

25 Ruiz Juan J. Ruiz 24.04.81 188 84 291 285 San Sebastian


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL F


07.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 0-3 17-25 22-25 14-25 - -


04.09.14 USA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 0-3 15-25 8-25 20-25 - -

02.09.14 BEL WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 0-3 19-25 17-25 20-25 - -

31.08.14 FRA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 0-3 23-25 22-25 24-26 - -

15.06.14 CHN WL 2014 Prel. Round Košice 0-3 28-30 18-25 20-25 - -

14.06.14 ESP WL 2014 Prel. Round Košice 3-2 25-22 20-25 20-25 25-20 15-13

13.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Prel. Round Košice 1-3 21-25 22-25 26-24 19-25 -

08.06.14 ESP WL 2014 Prel. Round Carolina 2-3 24-26 25-18 20-25 25-21 17-19

07.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Prel. Round Carolina 3-2 22-25 25-21 25-19 19-25 15-10

Age Oldest Rivera 02.07.77 (37y11m) Youngest Rivera 05.01.96 (19y5m) 28y7m

Height Tallest Torres 201cm Shortest Mulero 170cm 190cm

Spike Highest Rivera 360cm Shortest Cabrera 239cm 311cm

Block Highest Rivera 350cm Shortest Cabrera 233cm 302cm

Caps Most Soto 75 First Vazquez 0 27


S

S T A T I S T I C S



PUR



Russia are unquestionably a volleyball superpower and

can boast a long tradition of success. They will face

strong challenges in Pool B where they are up against

Brazil, Iran and world champions Poland. It was the

Iranian team that topped Group 1 Pool I in last year’s

World League as defending champions Russia missed

out on the semifinals by a point, but the Russians

defeated the Asian side to take fifth place at the 2014

World Championship. They took gold in both the World

League and World Cup in 2011 and they also took

gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2013, as

well as the World League title they won the European

Championship, earning a debut entry to the World

Grand Champions Cup where they lost in the final.

The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948

and the following year they sent a team to compete in

the first World Championship. They were soon regularly

topping the podium at international competitions

such as the Olympic Games, World and European

Championships and the World Cup. The Soviet Union

won three Olympic titles (1964, 1968 and 1980),

six World Championships, four World Cups and 12

European championships. FIVB considers Russia as theinheritor of the records of the Soviet Union and the CIS.

COACH

Andrey Voronkov enjoyed a

successful start to his coaching

career with Russia’s men’s

team. In 2013, his first year in

charge, Voronkov led Russia to

gold medals at the European

Championships and the World League as well as a

silver at the World Grand Champions Cup. He also

coaches Russian club team Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.

Voronkov represented Russia 26 times as a player after

making his debut in 1998. His playing accomplishments

include three Turkish national championships and three

Turkish cups with NETAS Istanbul, and two Turkishchampionships with Erdermirspor. His daughter Irina is

an accomplished player who represented Russia at the

2013 U20 World Championship

R U S S I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

25th 2014


20131st

POOL B



RUS

No. Name / First Name Nickname Birthdate H W S B Club

1 Sergey Antipkin Antipkin 28.03.1986 197 92 335 323 Gazprom-Yugra

2 Denis Biriukov Biryukov 08.12.1988 202 93 352 324 Dinamo

3 Pavel Kruglov Kruglov 17.09.1985 205 98 351 342 Dinamo

4 Artem Volvich Volvich 22.01.1990 208 96 350 330 Lokomotiv

5 Sergey Grankin Grankin 21.01.1985 195 96 351 320 Dinamo

6 Evgeny Sivozhelez Sivozhelez 06.08.1986 196 90 330 320 Zenit Kazan

7 Nikolay Pavlov Pavlov 22.05.1982 196 93 342 321 Gubernia

C 8 Sergey Tetyukhin Tetyukhin 23.09.1975 197 89 345 338 Belogorie

9 Alexey Spiridonov Spiridonov 26.06.1988 196 96 347 328 Zenit Kazan

10 Sergey Savin Savin 07.10.1988 201 92 343 325 Gubernia

11 Andrey Ashchev Ashchev 10.05.1983 202 105 350 338 Zenit Kazan

12 Alexander Butko Butko 18.03.1986 198 97 339 327 Lokomotiv

13 Dmitriy Muserskiy Muserskiy 29.10.1988 218 104 375 347 Belogorie

14 Alexander Abrosimov Abrosimov 25.08.1983 207 96 341 325 Lokomotiv

15 Dmitriy Ilinykh Ilinykh 31.01.1987 201 92 338 330 Belogorie

16 Alexey Verbov Verbov 31.01.1982 183 79 315 310 Zenit Kazan

17 Maxim Mikhaylov Mikhaylov 19.03.1988 202 103 345 330 Zenit Kazan

18 Pavel Moroz Moroz 26.02.1987 205 105 352 343 Lokomotiv

19 Igor Kolodinsky Kolodinskiy 07.07.1983 194 92 340 325 Fakel

20 Alexey Obmochaev Obmochaev 22.05.1989 188 80 325 310 Dinamo

21 Roman Bragin Bragin 17.04.1987 187 82 320 305 Belogorie

22 Alexander Markin Markin 28.07.1990 195 94 340 325 Dinamo

23 Ilia Vlasov Vlasov 03.08.1995 212 98 360 345 Fakel

24 Artem Smoliar Smoliar 04.02.1985 209 97 362 343 Belogorie

25 Roman Martynyuk Martynyuk 13.04.1987 182 75 320 310 Fakel

T E A M R

O S T E R




POOL B


20.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 Classif. 5/6 Łódz 3-0 25-19 25-21 25-18 - -

18.09.14 POL WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 2-3 22-25 22-25 25-21 25-22 11-15

17.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 3rd Round Łódz 0-3 22-25 20-25 21-25 - -

14.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 2nd Round Katowice 1-3 21-25 26-24 19-25 19-25 -


11.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 2nd Round Wrocław 3-1 25-18 23-25 25-15 25-19 -




05.09.14 MEX WCH 2014 1st Round Gdansk 3-1 21-25 25-20 25-14 25-17 -


Age Oldest Markova 16.10.87 (27y8m) Youngest Ilchenko 31.10.94 (20y8m) 24y4m

Height Tallest Obmochaeva 194cm Shortest Lyubushkina - 174cm

Spike Highest Obmochaeva 315cm Shortest Lyubushkina - 285cm

Block Highest Obmochaeva 306cm Shortest Lyubushkina - 276cm

Caps Most Kosheleva 66 First Ilchenko 0 18

S T A T I S T I C S



RUS



Despite their undeniable success in the World League,

Serbia are yet to take the title. Between 2003 and 2009

they appeared in four finals and lost on each occasion.

In 2003, 2005 (both times participating as Serbia and

Montenegro) and 2009 their tormentors were Brazil,

while in 2008 the United States beat them 3-1. Several

standout players earned individual awards during this

era, including Ivan Miljkovic, who remains the only

player to be named the World League’s MVP four times.

Serbia’s recent record is not so impressive and they

have not progressed from the Intercontinental Round

for the last four years, finishing third in Pool B behind

USA and Russia in 2014.

Last summer Serbia finished level-ninth at the World

Championship. Before that, they consistently won

medals at other international events, including bronzes

at the 2010 World Championship and 2003 World Cup,

but their crowning glory came competing as Yugoslavia

at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Having won bronze

four years earlier in Atlanta, their campaign took an

early blow when they lost their opening two matches,

but they bounced back to win all three remaining

group games. After defeating the Netherlands in thequarterfinal and Italy in the semifinals, they trounced

Russia 3-0 in the final.

COACH

Nikola Grbic was named Serbia’s

men’s team coach in February

2015, just five months after he

began coaching. Before taking up

coaching, Zrenjanin-born Grbic

had a storied international playing

career as one of the top setters in the world. He won

two Olympic Games medals with Yugoslavia, helping

the team to win gold in 2000 and bronze in 1996.

Grbic also won silver with Serbia in the 2008 World

League and bronze at the 2010 World Championships.

He was named European Player of the Year in 2007 and

inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013. Alongwith coaching his native country, Grbic is also the head

coach of Italian club team Sir Safety Perugia.

S E R B I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

86th 2014


20092nd 4 3 7

POOL A



SRB

T E A M R

O S T E R


1 Savic Maja Savic 14.08.93 188 71 305 294 8 37 45 Vizura Beograd (Srb)

2 Drpa Marta Drpa 20.04.89 189 74 291 275 7 29 36 Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Srb)

3 Malagurski Sanja Sanja 08.06.90 193 75 305 295 11 6 64 81 Osasco Vc (Bra)

4 Zivkovic Bojana Zivkovic 29.03.88 185 70 292 284 5 79 84 Iller Bankasi Istanbul (Tur)

5 Popovic Mina Popovic 16.09.94 187 70 297 285 8 44 52 Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Srb)

6 Malesevic Tijana Malesevic 18.03.91 184 73 289 288 36 36 Vk Prostejov (Cze)

7 Molnar Brizitka Molnar 28.07.85 182 66 304 290 22 5 167 194 Atom Trefl (Pol)

8 Radenkovic Danica Radenkovic 09.10.92 184 70 300 294 12 12 Schweriner Dc (Ger)

9 Mihajlovic Brankica Mihajlovic 13.04.91 189 64 282 264 5 38 43 Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs

C 10 Ognjenovic Maja Ognjenovic 06.08.84 183 68 290 270 22 11 170 203 Chemic Police Sa (Pol)

11 Veljkovic Stefana Veljkovic 09.01.90 190 76 320 305 11 11 106 128 Galatasaray Istanbul (Tur)

12 Nikolic Jelena Nikolic 13.04.82 194 79 315 300 22 5 242 269 Vakifbank Istanbul (Tur)

13 Bjelica Ana Bjelica 03.04.92 190 82 310 305 56 56 Chemic Police Sa (Pol)

14 Rankovic Ljiljana Rankovic 08.04.93 182 71 290 275 8 22 30 Vizura Beograd (Srb)

15 Stevanovic Jovana Stevanovic 30.06.92 190 75 308 295 31 31 Vbc Pallavollo Rosa Ssdrl (Ita)

16 Rasic Milena Rasic 25.10.90 193 75 303 293 11 5 122 138 Rc Cannes Cannes (Fra)

L 17 Popovic Silvija Popovic 15.03.86 178 65 276 266 16 116 132 Volero Zürich

L 18 Cebic Suzana Cebic 09.11.84 167 60 279 255 21 11 131 163 Lokomotiv Baku (Aze)

19 Boškovi Tijana Boskovic 08.03.97 191 71 303 295 14 14 Vizura Beograd (Srb)

20 Mirkovic Sladjana Mirkovic 07.10.95 184 70 293 282 8 44 52 Vizura Beograd (Srb)

21 Busa Bianka Busa 25.07.94 186 70 293 282 16 48 64 Vizura Beograd (Srb)

L 22 Stepanovic Aleksandra Stepanovic 01.02.94 169 67 248 240 8 24 32 Vizura Wall Art Beograd (Srb)

23 Crncevic Aleksandra Crncevic 30.05.87 183 72 288 273 4 39 43 Postar064 Beograd (Scg)

24 Cveticanin Aleksandra Cveticanin 05.04.93 188 71 300 288 14 14 Nis Spartak Subotica(Srb)

25 Helic Adela Helic 24.02.90 185 78 0 0 Nis Spartak Subotica (Srb)




SRB



Slovakia made their World League debut in 2014 and,

after losing three matches and winning three in Pool

G, they qualified for Group 3’s Final Four. After losing

their semifinal in straight sets to Turkey, they lost the

third-place match 3-1 to China. This year there is less

pressure on Flavio Gulinelli’s men, who know they will

again be in the Final Four as they are hosting the event

in Bratislava in early July. Now ranked joint-34 th in the

FIVB world rankings, they will play China, Mexico and

Greece in Pool G.

Since the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovakia

have not competed at the World Championship or

Olympic Games. They have been regular competitors

in continental tournaments and the team has recently

shown an encouraging improvement. They won the

European League in 2008 and 2011, and finished third

in 2007 and 2014 when the honour was split with

Macedonia. At the 2011 European Championship the

team, mentored by coach Emanuele Zanini, finished

fifth. In 2013 they narrowly missed out on qualification

for the 2014 World Championship. A victory against

Greece raised hopes that they could qualify for the

first time, but a 3-0 defeat by Ukraine meant Slovakianeeded to beat Finland to make the cut. In a close

match they lost 3-2, losing the final set 15-10.

COACH

Flavio Gulinelli was Portugal’s

men’s team head coach in 2012

before being named head coach of

Slovakia in 2013. In 2014 Slovakia

finished fourth in Group 3 of their

first World League. Gulinelli was

an assistant coach of Italy from 1997 to 1999, helping

the team to win the gold medal at the 1997 World

League and 1998 World Championships. Gulinelli also

spent time on Brazil’s men’s team coaching staff from

2002 to 2004. He was named as the head coach of

Austria’s men’s team in 2009 but changed his mind and

took over Turkish club team Halkbank Ankara instead.He has coached club teams in Italy, Greece and Russia

along with Turkey.

S

L O V A K I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

3924th 2014


201424th

POOL G



SVK


1 Bencz Milan Bencz 05.09.87 206 99 363 342 152 152 Revivre Milano (Ita)

2 Krisko Tomas Krisko 19.12.88 202 91 350 328 18 18 Vk Dukla Liberec (Cze)

3 Kohut Emanuel Kohut 21.07.82 206 97 359 345 158 158 Copra Piacenza (Ita)

4 Sopko Martin Sopko 30.01.82 195 90 354 330 161 161 Mirad Presov (Svk)

5 Kubs Matej Kubs 26.05.88 188 82 341 315 70 70 Vk Prievidza (Svk)

6 Nemec Lubos Nemec L. 02.03.95 184 70 315 302 Spartak Vkp Komarno (Svk)

C 7 Masny Michal Masny 14.08.79 182 75 330 310 195 195 Jastrzebski Wegiel (Pol)

8 Cerven Michal Cerven 16.12.77 205 118 345 330 84 84 Mirad Presov (Svk)

9 Skladany Branislav Skladany 16.11.83 183 83 332 315 88 88 Ugs Nantes Reze (Fra)

10 Lux Marcel Lux 27.07.94 200 92 341 315 Mirad Presov (Svk)

11 Vydareny Martin Vydareny 26.07.94 186 85 320 305 Spartak Myjava (Svk)

12 Patak Matej Patak 08.06.90 197 88 353 330 46 46 Beauvais (Fra)

13 Chrtiansky Stefan Chrtiansky 17.08.89 207 95 360 335 68 68 Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (Aut)

14 Kmet Tomas Kmet 01.12.81 202 95 350 330 195 195 Berlin Recycling Volleys (Ger

15 Zatko Juraj Zatko 05.06.87 192 87 347 320 161 161 Azs Uwm Olsztyn (Pol)

16 Michalovic Peter Michalovic 26.05.90 200 90 349 335 45 45 Pallavolo Ortona (Ita)

17 Ogurcak Frantisek Ogurcak 24.04.84 198 95 348 321 127 127 Azs Uwm Olsztyn (Pol)

18 Kostolani Lubos Kostolani 28.11.90 203 95 352 335 22 22 Tv Bühl (Ger)

19 Hruska Michal Hruska 13.03.87 199 93 340 320 23 23 Posojilnica Aich/Dob (Aut)

20 Ondrovic Peter Ondrovic 28.03.95 199 95 347 325 Cop Trencin (Svk)

21 Patuc Andrej Patuc 30.12.84 202 83 348 330 7 7 Spartak Vkp Komarno (Svk)

22 Palgut Filip Palgut 23.09.91 201 91 348 330 7 7 Posojilnica Aich/Dob (Aut)

23 Kasper Peter Kasper 12.03.85 201 105 345 330 25 25 Chemes Spisska Nova Ves (Svk)

24 Hornik Milos Hornik 17.03.90 88 205 358 340 Spartak Vkp Komarno (Svk)

25 Porubsky Peter Porubsky 29.03.95 199 82 345 323 Spartak Myjava (Svk)


T E A M R

O S T E R



SVK



Spain competed at every World League between

1995 and 2004, but 2014 was only their second in

the following 10 years. In last year’s tournament they

finished joint-fifth in Group 3 having taken third place

in Pool G by winning matches against Puerto Rico

and Slovakia in five sets. This year, Kazakhstan is the

destination for their first set of matches against the

hosts along with Egypt and Venezuela. Spain’s best

result in the tournament is fifth, which they achieved

in 1999, 2002 and 2003. After a 12th-place finish at

the Italy 2010 World Championship, the Europeans did

not qualify for the 2014 edition. Their best result in that

competition was an eighth-place finish at their debut

event in 1998.

The high point of Spanish volleyball history was the

team’s victory at the 2007 European Championship.

Coached by Andrea Anastasi, they won every match

in both group stages before beating Finland in the

semifinal and hosts Russia in the final. The Spanish

have also achieved continental success in the European

League, winning the competition in 2007 and taking

silver three times since. They have competed at two

Olympic Games, finishing ninth at Sydney 2000 andeighth at Barcelona 1992.

COACH

Fernando Munoz splits his time as

head coach of Spain’s men’s team

and Turkish men’s club team Ziraat

Ankara. Munoz, from Madrid, took

over the top role with Spain in

2011. That year they won a silver

medal at the 2011 European League. The next year

they won bronze at the event. He previously spent

time as assistant coach of Spain’s team and in various

roles with the country’s national junior teams. His club

coaching career includes roles in Spain, Italy and Turkey.

In his home country he coached teams to four league

titles, two Cups of Spain and two Spanish Super Cups.In Turkey he won a league title, a Turkish Cup and the

2008/09 CEV Challenge Cup.

S P A I N

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

3625th 2015


20035th

POOL H



ESP


C 1 Hernán Guillermo Hernán 25.07.82 181 68 335 315 9 197 206 Paris Volley (Fra)

2 Trinidad Ángel Trinidad 27.03.93 193 74 338 325 33 33 Tv Buhl (Ger)

3 Noda Blanco Sergio Noda 23.03.87 191 87 338 325 9 150 159 Molfetta (Ita)

L 4 Rodríguez Capel Óscar Rodríguez 08.06.82 170 70 305 290 16 16 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

5 Vigil Alejandro Vigil 11.02.93 204 89 348 330 30 30 Vero Volley Monza (Ita)

6 Sugrañes Martínez José Miguel Sugrañes 25.08.85 201 95 340 325 62 62 Lennik (Bel)

7 Delgado Escribano Gustavo Delgado 21.01.86 192 89 340 315 97 97 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

8 Altayó Ruiz Marc Altayó 17.05.86 202 87 336 320 80 80 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

9 Rocamora Blazquez Daniel Rocamora 27.05.88 203 104 348 332 103 103 Sk Posojilnica Aich/Dob (Aut)

10 Fernández Valcarcel Jorge Fernández 04.05.89 201 90 345 325 9 119 128 Paris Volley (Fra)

11 Viciana Mera Víctor Manuel Viciana 02.10.83 187 83 330 315 55 55 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

12 Osorio Gerard Osorio 29.03.93 200 89 346 331 27 27 Lyon (Fra)

L 13 Llabres Antoni Llabres 20.11.91 189 77 330 320 15 15 Cv Unicaja Almería (Esp)

14 Fornes Miguel Angel Fornes 06.09.93 200 84 354 339 24 24 Cv Unicaja Almería (Esp)

15 Villena Andrés J. Villena 27.02.93 194 88 356 330 30 30 Domar Matera (Ita)

16 Barcala Juan Carlos Barcala 25.01.84 201 94 348 325 81 81 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

17 Ruiz Francisco J. Ruiz 07.06.91 178 70 334 310 35 35 Cv Cai Teruel (Esp)

L 18 Llenas Francesc Llenas 13.09.82 186 72 325 300 9 89 98 Narbonne (Fra)

19 Bugallo Pablo Bugallo 20.11.91 196 93 344 330 Unicaja Almería (Esp)

20 Jiménez Carlos Jiménez 12.08.95 192 65 320 309 6 6 Cpjm Cetd Palencia (Esp)

21 Ferrera Mario Ferrera 18.01.87 187 85 330 310 11 11 Kifissia Atenas (Gre)

L 22 Gamiz Aharon Gamiz 13.05.89 180 70 310 295 25 25 Cv Fc Barcelona (Esp)

23 Mora Sabaté Carlos Mora 19.03.90 197 88 340 320 12 12 Svg Lüneburg (Ger)

24 Sánchez Ignacio Sánchez 24.02.91 191 76 332 321 Cv Unicaja Almería (Esp)

25 Almansa Jorge Almansa 17.04.91 195 81 338 325 Cv Unicaja Almería (Esp)

T E A M R

O S T E R




POOL H


15.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Prel. Round Kosice 3-2 27-29 25-21 22-25 25-17 15-10

14.06.14 PUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Kosice 2-3 22-25 25-20 25-20 20-25 13-15

13.06.14 CHN WL 2014 Prel. Round Kosice 2-3 25-22 19-25 25-22 20-25 14-16

08.06.14 PUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Carolina 3-2 26-24 18-25 25-20 21-25 19-17

07.06.14 CHN WL 2014 Prel. Round Carolina 0-3 29-31 18-25 23-25 - -

06.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Prel. Round Carolina 1-3 13-25 25-18 20-25 26-28 -

09.10.10 FRA WCH 2014 Final 11-12 Florence 1-3 17-25 23-25 25-16 21-25 -

08.10.10 ARG WCH 2014 Classif. 9-12 Florence 1-3 25-23 19-25 19-25 24-26 -

05.10.10 CUB WCH 2014 3rd Round Florence 1-3 22-25 25-15 22-25 22-25 -

04.10.10 BUL WCH 2014 3rd Round Florence 1-3 21-25 25-27 28-26 18-25 -

Age Oldest Rodríguez 08.06.82 (33y) Youngest Jiménez 12.08.95 (19y10m) 26y5m

Height Tallest Vigil 204cm Shortest Rodríguez 170cm 192cm

Spike Highest Villena 356cm Shortest Rodríguez 305cm 336cm

Block Highest Fornes 339cm Shortest Rodríguez 290cm 319cm

Caps Most Hernán 206 First Bugallo 0 53


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S T A T I S T I C S



ESP



Tunisia made their World League debut last season

and were the sole African representatives in the

competition. Their only win was a five-set victory over

Mexico as they finished bottom of Pool F and joint-last

in Group 3 with Puerto Rico. This year they are the

highest-ranked side in Group 3 Pool F and will play

Montenegro, Puerto Rico and Turkey. The 2014 World

Championship was next on the agenda for Tunisia and

they finished bottom of a pool that included Brazil and

Germany. Their only point came from a five-set defeat

to Cuba and they were ranked joint-21st overall.

In 2013 Tunisia finished second at the Mediterranean

Games and African Championship, a defeat by Egypt

denying them the gold medal in the latter. The eight-time

continental champions have participated in six Olympic

Games, with a best finish of ninth at Los Angeles

1984. At London 2012 they lost all five matches and

won just one set. They have competed at every World

Championship since 2002 but have recorded just three

victories, all in 2006. At continental level, they have

won a medal at each African Championship they have

competed in, apart from in 2009 when they finished

fifth. In 2013 their youngsters posted an eighth-placefinish at the World U23 World Championship.

COACH

Fethi Mkaouer first guided

Tunisia’s men’s team from 1994 to

1996, before returning in 2010. He

oversaw their World League debut

in 2014 where they won one

match and finished equal-seventh

in Group 3, an improvement on their winless World

Championships campaign that year. Mkaouer and

Tunisia have had better luck in regional international

tournaments, winning African Championships bronze

in 2011, silver in front of their home fans in 2013

and gold at the 2012 Arab Volleyball Championships.

Mkaouer was in charge of the Tunisia Olympic Gamesteams that finished equal-11th in 1996 and 2012. He

also spent time as head coach of Bahrain’s men’s team.

T U N I S I A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

1527th 2014


201427th

POOL F



TUN


1 Korbosli Tayeb Korbosli T 05.06.93 188 75 280 270 1 1 2 C O Kelibia

2 Kadhi Ahmed Kadhi A 19.04.89 199 99 345 318 3 25 28 E.s.sahel

3 M'rabet Marouane Mrabet M 05.06.85 186 82 315 296 10 10 20 E.s.sahel

C 4 Garci Marouen Garci M 21.03.88 197 87 317 308 2 3 5 E.s.sahel

5 Sellami Samir Sellami.s 13.07.77 195 93 320 308 1 1 25 27 C.s.sfaxien

6 Ben Othmen Miladi Mohamed Ali B.othmen M. 12.05.91 188 73 315 289 2 5 7 E.s.tunis

7 Karamosli Elyes Karamosli E 22.08.89 198 99 345 320 1 2 3 E.s.tunis

8 Ben Slimen Mohamed Ben Slimen M 29.11.81 187 73 325 315 E.s.tunis

9 Garfi Elyes Garfi E 08.06.93 202 90 350 340 2 2 4 E.s.tunis

10 Nagga Hamza Nagga H 29.05.90 191 84 326 311 10 15 25 E.s.sahel

11 Moalla Ismail Moalla I 30.01.90 195 84 324 308 15 30 45 C.s.sfaxien

12 Taouerghi Anouer Taouerghi A 17.08.83 178 74 302 292 15 35 50 E.s.sahel

13 Ben Tara Wassim Ben Tara W 03.08.96 199 87 340 320 Asul Lyon

14 Ben Hassine Bilel B. Hassine B 22.06.83 195 88 330 315 15 30 45 E.s.tunis

15 Kaabi Hichem Kaabi H 13.09.86 194 84 360 345 3 4 7 E.s.tunis

16 Ben Slimene Khaled Ben Slimene K 14.12.94 193 78 290 285 2 2 4 C O Kelibia

17 Chekir Malek Chekir M 15.01.93 190 82 325 315 2 2 4 E S Tunis

18 Hmissi Amen Allah Hmissi 06.04.88 180 78 310 295 2 3 5 E.s.sahel

19 Obba Hatem Obba H. 21.05.91 185 73 315 287 7 21 28 S.s.b.saydia

20 Agrebi Omar Agrebi O 26.08.92 205 82 325 310 2 2 C.s.sfaxien

21 Miladi Nabil Miladi N 28.02.88 196 73 355 340 1 1 E.s.tunis

22 Ben Tara Skander Ben Tara S 22.01.85 205 102 355 345 1 1 25 27 E.s.tunis

23 Messaoud Bahri Messaoud B. 21.06.91 185 80 320 290 7 14 21 C.s.sfaxien

24 Melliou Melek Melliou.m 30.03.87 197 95 345 318 S.s.b.saydia

25 Zouari Hakim Zouari H 28.03.88 197 97 330 320 C.s.sfaxien

T E A M R

O S T E R




POOL F


07.09.14 FIN WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 18-25 14-25 20-25 - -

06.09.14 CUB WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 2-3 25-16 20-25 23-25 25-20 13-15

05.09.14 GER WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 1-3 13-25 19-25 25-21 12-25 -

03.09.14 BRA WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 0-3 18-25 10-25 17-25 - -

01.09.14 KOR WCH 2014 1st Round Katowice 1-3 26-24 24-26 21-25 18-25 -

15.06.14 MEX WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 3-2 25-23 25-23 21-25 21-25 15-13

14.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

13.06.14 TUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

08.06.14 TUR WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 1-3 18-25 20-25 25-15 22-25 -

07.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 1-3 24-26 25-23 19-25 21-25 -

Age Oldest Sellami.S 13.07.77 (37y10m) Youngest Ben Tara W 03.08.96 (18y10m) 26y7m

Height Tallest Agrebi O 205cm Shortest Taouerghi A 178cm 193cm

Spike Highest Kaabi H 360cm Shortest Korbosli T 280cm 327cm

Block Highest Kaabi H 345cm Shortest Korbosli T 270cm 310cm

Caps Most Taouerghi A 50 First Ben Slimen M 0 14


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S T A T I S T I C S



TUN



Head coach Emanuele Zanini has been striving to

enhance the international status of the Turkey side

since his appointment in August 2013. The Italian could

be proud of his team on their World League debut last

year when they reached the Final Four in Group 3 after

finishing second in their pool behind Cuba. On home

soil in Bursa, they swept Slovakia in their semifinal

before losing in five sets to Cuba in the final. Zanini’s

side did not qualify for the 2014 World Championship

but in the 2014 European League they finished fourth

in Pool B behind Slovenia, Macedonia and Austria and

eighth out of 10 teams overall.

The team’s record in top-level competition dates back

to the 1950s, when they finished 22nd in the 1956

World Championship and 12th in the 1958 European

Championship. After competing in the 1963, 1967

and 1971 European Championships, they had to wait

36 years for their next appearance. Since that return

in 2007, they have competed in every edition, most

recently finishing 14th in 2013. They have made three

appearances in the World Championship, losing to

Russia, Australia and Serbia and Montenegro in their

most recent campaign in 1998. Turkey finished animpressive sixth on home soil at the 2013 World Junior

Championship.

COACH

Italian Emanuelle Zanini led

Turkey’s men’s team in its first

World League appearance in 2014,

in which they finished second

in Group 3. Before taking up his

post with Turkey in 2013, Zanini

spent four seasons as Slovakia’s men’s team coach.

He guided them to European League championships in

2008 and 2011 and was named the country’s Coach

of the Year in 2010. Zanini was also an assistant coach

and trainer with Italy’s men’s team from 1999 to 2000,

when they won gold medals at the 1999 European

Championships, the 1999 and 2000 World Leaguesand bronze medals at the 1999 World Cup and 2000

Olympic Games. He has coached club teams in Italy,

Slovakia, Austria and France.

T U R K E Y

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

3122nd 2014


201422nd

POOL F



TUR


1 Kiyak Ulas Kiyak 11.08.81 187 82 335 310 Halkbank

2 Dogan Turgay Dogan 14.02.84 190 83 335 325 Halkbank

3 Ramazanoglu Mustafa Oguz Ramazanoglu 05.05.79 189 79 330 310 Arkas

4 Toy Metin Toy 03.05.94 202 95 348 328 Fenerbahçe

L 5 Yesilbudak Hasan Yesilbudak 11.01.84 192 82 320 310 Arkas

6 Kayhan Kemal Kayhan 02.01.83 200 96 345 335 Sahinbey Belediyesi

7 Gungor Baturalp Burak Güngör 28.07.93 189 70 345 330 Ziraat Bankasi

8 Keskin Selcuk Keskin 15.01.82 193 89 3325 320 60 60 Galatasaray

9 Gokgoz Gokhan Gökgöz 06.01.93 200 94 345 327 Arkas

C 10 Batur Emre Batur 21.04.88 202 94 350 335 Halkbank

11 Yücel Halil Ibrahim Yücel 24.11.89 195 92 345 327 Arkas

12 Filiz Firat Ezel Filiz 29.10.88 198 100 345 330 Inegöl Belediyesi

13 Cin Kadir Cin 07.05.87 204 95 343 326 Ibb

14 Hayirli Ozkan Hayirli 27.05.84 201 93 329 320 13 13 Ibb

15 Gunes Faik Samet Günes 27.05.93 203 96 343 330 Halkbank

16 Hacibekiroglu Cansin Hacibekiroglu 07.12.87 202 93 350 340 Inegöl Belediyesi

17 Yenipazar Murat Yenipazar 01.01.93 193 74 339 322 Ibb

18 Capkinoglu Hakki Capkinoglu 20.07.90 200 75 352 337 Arkas

19 Dagci Cüneyt Dagci 13.02.85 209 107 357 341 Ziraat Bankasi

20 Senol Emre Senol 01.01.93 201 80 330 320 Tokat Belediye

21 Coskun Serhat Coskun 18.07.86 198 82 348 338 Ziraat Bankasi

L 22 Sahin Nuri Sahin 01.01.80 195 95 313 308 34 34 Halkbank

L 23 Hazirol Burak Hazirol 10.03.91 175 73 310 300 Fenerbahçe

L 24 Ayvazoglu Can Ayvazoglu 14.09.79 191 87 350 338 3 3 Halkbank

25 Aydin Yasin Aydin 11.07.95 190 72 342 324 Galatasaray


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL F


29.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Final 1-2 Bursa 2-3 26-24 19-25 25-20 21-25 14-16

28.06.14 SVK WL 2014 Semifinals Bursa 3-0 25-22 25-21 26-24 - -

15.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 3-1 33-35 25-14 25-17 25-19 -

14.06.14 MEX WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

13.06.14 TUN WL 2014 Prel. Round Tunis 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

08.06.14 TUN WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 3-1 25-18 25-20 15-25 25-22 -

07.06.14 MEX WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 2-3 25-23 29-31 25-16 25-27 17-19

06.06.14 CUB WL 2014 Prel. Round Mexico City 1-3 18-25 26-24 21-25 31-33 -

01.06.09 NED WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2nd Round Rotterdam 2-3 25-19 16-25 25-22 17-25 13-15

31.05.09 LAT WCH 2014 Qualifier - Europe 2010 2 nd Round Rotterdam 1-3 25-13 21-25 24-26 22-25 -

Age Oldest Ramazanoglu 05.05.79 (36y1m) Youngest Aydin 11.07.95 (19y11m) 27y10m

Height Tallest Dagci 209cm Shortest Hazirol 175Cm 196cm

Spike Highest Keskin 3325cm Shortest Hazirol 310Cm 459cm

Block Highest Dagci 341cm Shortest Hazirol 300Cm 325cm

Caps Most Keskin 60 First Kiyak 0 4


S

S T A T I S T I C S



TUR



The United States are entering a third season under

head coach John Speraw and are out to defend the

World League title they won by defeating arch-rivals

Brazil in last year’s Florence final, the second time they

have topped the podium at the tournament. However, it

was a different story at the 2014 World Championship,

where they missed out on the third round by two

points and were ranked joint-seventh overall. In 2013

the US team took the gold medal in the NORCECA

Championship, finished 12th in the World League and

fifth in the World Grand Champions Cup.

The US, ranked No.5 in the world, are aiming for a

return to the glory days of the 1980s and 1990s when

they won two Olympic gold medals (1984 and 1988)

and a bronze (1992), as well as triumphing at the World

Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986.

They reclaimed Olympic glory when they defeated

Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008, but failed to

defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the

quarterfinals. The team will arrive at the 2015 World

League hoping to match their success of last year, their

first title since 2008 when they defeated Serbia in four

sets in Brazil. This time around their first pool includestwo of the top three-ranked teams, world champions

Poland and Russia.

COACH

John Speraw took over as head

coach of the US men’s team in

March 2013 and guided them to

victory in the World League the

following year in 2014. Previously,

the Californian native was an

assistant coach for the US men’s Olympic teams that

won gold in 2008 and finished fifth in 2012. Speraw

was also an assistant coach for the United States silver

medallist team at the 2012 World League, deputising

for head coach Alan Knipe for four matches in his

absence due to a family matter. Despite his national

role, Speraw remains the head coach at the Universityof California in Los Angeles. It was there that he won

two national championships as a player.

U S A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

51st 2014


20141st 2 1 2 5

POOL B



USA


1 Anderson Matthew Anderson 18.04.87 202 100 360 332 16 6 130 152 Zenit Kazan

2 Russell Aaron Russell 04.06.93 205 98 356 337 8 8 Penn State University

3 Sander Taylor Sander 17.03.92 196 80 345 320 9 32 41 BluVolley Verona

4 Lee David Lee 08.03.82 203 105 350 325 17 14 216 247 Lokomotiv Nobosibirsk

5 Ammerman Ryan Ammerman 30.12.85 205 90 340 330 17 17 USA Men's Volleyball Team

6 Lotman Paul Lotman 03.11.85 200 102 336 312 18 6 126 150 Asseco Resovia

7 Shoji Kawika K. Shoji 11.11.87 190 79 331 315 9 59 68 SCC Berlin

C 8 Priddy William Priddy 01.10.77 194 89 353 330 25 22 217 264 USA Men's Volleyball Team

9 Troy Murphy Troy 31.05.89 202 99 360 350 48 48 Trefl Gdansk S.A.

10 Jaeschke Thomas Jaeschke 04.09.93 198 84 348 330 Loyola Univ., Chicago

11 Christenson Micah Christenson 08.05.93 198 88 349 340 9 41 50 Univ. of Southern California

12 Holmes Russell Holmes 01.07.82 205 95 352 335 9 6 96 111 Asseco Resovia

13 Tavana Vaafuti Tavana 25.09.87 200 110 360 340 9 9 Jakarta BNI 46

14 DeFalco Torey DeFalco 10.04.97 193 82 328 302 Huntington Beach Club

15 Clark Carson Clark 20.01.89 205 93 365 360 18 59 77 Olympiakos SFP Piraeus

16 Jablonsky Jayson Jablonsky 23.07.85 198 91 345 335 63 63 Fujian Men's Volleyball Club

17 Holt Maxwell Holt 12.03.87 205 90 351 333 18 82 100 Dinamo Moscow

18 Muagututia Garrett Muagututia 26.02.88 205 92 359 345 9 38 47 Fujian Men's Volleyball Club

19 Reft Alfredo Reft 15.12.82 178 83 319 309 9 38 47 USA Men's Volleyball Team

20 Smith David Smith 15.05.85 201 86 348 314 15 6 70 91 Tours Volley-Ball

21 Watten Dustin Watten 27.10.86 182 80 306 295 22 22 GFCO Ajaccio VB

22 Shoji Erik E. Shoji 24.08.89 184 83 330 321 9 72 81 SCC Berlin

23 Price William Price 07.10.87 201 94 370 360 15 15 Baic Motor Volleyball Club

24 McDonnell Daniel McDonnell 15.09.88 200 90 355 345 15 15 Tours Volley-Ball

25 McIlvaine Graham McIlvaine 02.08.92 202 91 342 330 4 4 Marienlyst


T E A M R

O S T E R



POOL B


14.09.14 ARG WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 2-3 25-19 26-28 20-25 25-23 11-15

13.09.14 AUS WCH 2014 2nd Round Bydgoszcz 3-0 25-15 25-19 25-20 - -

11.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-1 23-25 31-29 25-17 25-21 -

10.09.14 POL WCH 2014 2nd Round Łódz 3-1 29-27 25-22 25-27 25-23 -


06.09.14 FRA WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 1-3 25-19 17-25 15-25 21-25 -


02.09.14 IRI WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 2-3 23-25 19-25 25-19 25-18 15-17

31.08.14 BEL WCH 2014 1st Round Kraków 3-2 25-21 17-25 25-16 21-25 15-11

20.07.14 BRA WL 2014 Final 1-2 Florence 3-1 31-29 21-25 25-20 25-23 -

Age Oldest Priddy 01.10.77 (37y7m) Youngest DeFalco 10.04.97 (18y1m) 27y4m

Height Tallest Russell 205cm Shortest Reft 178cm 198cm

Spike Highest Price 370cm Shortest Watten 306cm 346cm

Block Highest Clark 360cm Shortest Watten 295cm 330cm

Caps Most Priddy 264 First Jaeschke 0 69


S

S T A T I S T I C S



USA



Venezuela qualified for the 2015 World League because

of Germany’s withdrawal and will play as the second

seed in Group 3’s Pool H after a five-year absence. Their

last campaign was in 2009 when they finished 16 th and

they recorded their best position four years earlier when

they were seventh. Coached by Italian Vincenzo Nacci,

Venezuela were one point shy of a spot in the second

round of the 2014 World Championship in Poland.

Their single win came against Cameroon, while they

also scored by taking two sets against Australia. The

South Americans’ best result in the competition came

during their maiden appearance in 1960 when they

finished 10th.

The strengths of Brazil and Argentina have

prevented Venezuela from winning South American

Championships but they have nine silver and 12 bronze

medals in an event in which they have never finished

outside the top four. As a mark of their consistency,

Venezuela have now qualified on 11 occasions for the

World Championship. They finished ninth at their only

Olympic Games at Beijing 2008 and eighth at the 2011

Pan American Games. Their finest hour came in 2003

when they defeated Brazil en route to becoming PanAmerican Games champions.

COACH

Vincenzo Nacci took over as

coach of Venezuela’s men’s team

in 2014, describing his role as «a

new adventure» and «an honour».

Before the 2015 World League,

Venezuela had not appeared in

the event since 2009 when they finished in the last 16.

Nacci has also guided multiple club teams at various

levels in his home country and has experience coaching

youth teams. His first head coaching role came with

Italian club Volley Corigliano during the 2008/09

season, earning them promotion from Serie B1 in the

2010/11 season. He later coached club side VirtusPotenza, where he also spent time as a player, but gave

the role up when he took over Venezuela.

V E N E Z U E L A

FIVB

WORLD

RANKING

297th 2005


201016th

POOL H



VEN


No. Name / First Name NicknameBirthdate H W S B WC OG OTH Total Club

1 Viloria Paul Paul 30.06.95 201 92 343 338 Distrito Capital

2 Soteldo Francisco Soteldo 23.03.86 200 86 347 341 2 2 4 Lara

3 Gonzalez Fernando Fernando 30.06.89 194 84 333 328 10 10 Chubut Voley

L 4 Mata Héctor Mata 27.01.93 179 77 310 304 12 12 ANZOATEGUI

5 Rodriguez Emerson Rodriguez 02.02.93 202 90 338 333 6 6 Distrito Capital

6 Paez Carlos Paez 09.11.91 192 82 342 337 8 8 CARABOBO

7 Diaz Mayorca Luis Augusto Luis Diaz 20.08.83 205 102 0 0 Sada Cruzeiro Volei

8 Salerno Hector Hector 18.06.91 196 76 358 351 4 4 ARAGUA

9 Carrasco José Chema 20.05.89 195 89 345 347 15 15 Yaracuy

C 10 Piñerua Urbina Kervin Martin Kervin 22.02.91 191 85 377 345 MIRANDA

11 Contreras Rangel Jhoser Rafael Contreras 04.04.91 191 84 340 334 14 14 ZULIA

12 Verdi José Verdi 06.02.90 196 84 350 344 Anzoategui

13 Chourio Pirela Jesus Danian Jesus 02.01.91 201 88 345 340 8 8 Zulia

14 Montoya Martine Maximo Antonio Maximo 26.06.89 198 86 347 343 1 14 15 Apure

15 Arias Guzman Luis Antonio Arias 17.01.89 196 87 339 333 1 10 11 Asquimo dos Hermanas

16 Abreu Roberth Roberth 05.05.96 200 89 340 333 Yaracuy

17 Escobar Daniel Daniel 10.07.90 202 90 350 345 25 25 Miranda

18 Quijada Jonathan Jonathan 25.09.95 203 82 346 341 Aragua

19 Rivas Willner Willner 02.04.95 194 81 339 336 Distrito Capital

L 20 Garcia Marquina Oscar Enrique Oscar 16.09.95 168 76 320 315 Barinas

21 Ereu Thomas Thomas 25.10.79 192 86 340 335 4 1 38 43 Taviano

23 Marquez Ivan Ivan 04.10.81 205 90 372 367 3 1 32 36 Pallavolo Pineto

24 Rojas Stangel Hnery Jose Rojas 05.11.92 190 79 0 0

25

T E

A M R

O S T E R




POOL H


07.09.14 AUS WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 2-3 20-25 25-23 25-21 16-25 9-15

06.09.14 SRB WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 0-3 20-25 17-25 22-25 - -


02.09.14 CMR WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 3-1 25-22 25-21 31-33 25-14 -

31.08.14 ARG WCH 2014 1st Round Wrocław 0-3 23-25 17-25 19-25 - -

27.09.10. MEX WCh 2010 M 1st Round Reggio Calabria 0-3 22-25 20-25 20-25 - -

26.09.10. USA WCh 2010 M 1st Round Reggio Calabria 0-3 19-25 23-25 19-25 - -

25.09.10. ARG WCh 2010 M 1st Round Reggio Calabria 0-3 23-25 17-25 18-25 - -

12.08.09 URU WCH 2014 Qualifier - South America 2010 3rd Round San Juan de los Morros 3-0 25-15 25-16 25-16 - -

11.08.09 ECU WCH 2014 Qualifier - South America 2010 3rd Round San Juan de los Morros 3-0 25-15 25-15 25-14 - -


S

Age Oldest Thomas 25.10.79 (35y7m) Youngest Roberth 05.05.96 (19y1m) 24y10m

Height Tallest Luis Diaz 205cm Shortest Oscar 168cm 195cm

Spike Highest Kervin 377cm Shortest Luis Diaz - 314cm

Block Highest Ivan 367cm Shortest Luis Diaz - 308cm

Caps Most Thomas 43 First Paul 0 9

S T A T I S T I C S



VEN



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FACTS AND FIGURES

Rank Tallest Shortest Oldest Youngest

1 Muserskiy (RUS) 218cm F.Zarif (IRI) 165cm Ashraf (EGY) 39y11m Estrada (CUB) 15y2m

2 van Dijk (NED) 214cm Oscar (VEN) 168cm Tetyukhin (RUS) 39y7m Goide (CUB) 16y10m

3 Edgar (AUS) 212cm Rodríguez (ESP) 170cm Sérgio (BRA) 39y6m Montes de Oca (CUB) 17y8m

4 Henry (FRA) 212cm Garrocq (ARG) 170cm Lewis (CAN) 39y1m Bruno (POR) 17y9m

5 Renan (BRA) 212cm Mulero (PUR) 170cm Henno (FRA) 38y7m Salazar (CUB) 17y10m

6 Vlasov (RUS) 212cm Koga (JPN) 171cm Rivera (PUR) 37y10m Diogo (PUR) 17y11m

7 Vissotto (BRA) 212cm Fidalgo (POR) 172cm Sellami.S (TUN) 37y10m Nava (MEX) 17y11m

8 Tzourits (GRE) 211cm M. Marandi (IRI) 172cm Priddy (USA) 37y7m S.Yuki (JPN) 17y11m

9 Mozdzonek (POL) 211cm Del Valle (PUR) 175cm Nikolov V. (BUL) 37y7m Dzavoronok (CZE) 17y11m

10 Babic (MNE) 211cm OH Jaeseong (KOR) 175cm Cerven (SVK) 37y4m Martins (POR) 18y

11 M.Adel (EGY) 211cm Gil (POR) 175cm J. Jose (POR) 36y11m DeFalco (USA) 18y

12 Abd Elhalim (EGY) 210cm Bu Yongchan (KOR) 175cm Soto (PUR) 36y10m Pasos (MEX) 18y1m

13 Milic (MNE) 210cm Hazirol (TUR) 175cm Gacek (POL) 36y7m Konings (BEL) 18y1m

14 Yudin (KAZ) 210cm Baibekov (KAZ) 175cm Berrios (PUR) 36y3m Gutierrez (CUB) 18y2m

15 M. Senobar (IRI) 210cm Mäntylä (FIN) 176cm Paolucci (ITA) 36y3m Wiltenburg (NED) 18y3m

16 VanBerkel (CAN) 210cm Kong F.W. (CHN) 176cm Ramazanoglu (TUR) 36y Rao S.H. (CHN) 18y4m

17 Van De Velde (BEL) 210cm Nagano (JPN) 176cm Raphael (BRA) 35y11m Viquila (CUB) 18y6m

18 Bieniek (POL) 210cm Jeong Minsu (KOR) 178cm William (BRA) 35y9m Helenius (FIN) 18y7m

19 Nelli (ITA) 210cm Chirivino (ARG) 178cm MASNY (SVK) 35y9m Chapman (CUB) 18y7m

20 Smoliar (RUS) 209cm I. Abouhamoud (EGY) 178cm Ayvazoglu (TUR) 35y8m Richard (CUB) 18y7m

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ALL STAR PLAYERS

Top Scoring Performances

37 – Yuan Zhi of China v Cuba (June 28)

36 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Russia (June 27))

33 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (July 5)

32 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Serbia (June 14)

32 – Maurice Torres of Puerto Rico v Spain (June 8)

32 – Thomas Edgar of Australia v Finland (June 7)

31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (June 20)

31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Belgium (June 8)30 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Brazil (July 3)

30 – Amir Ghafour of Iran v Russia (July 16 World League

Group 1 Finals)

28 – Rolando Cepeda Abreu of Cuba v Turkey (June 29 -

Group 3 gold medal match)

28 – Park Chul-Woo of Korea v Netherlands (June 28)

28 – Michal Winiarski of Poland v Italy (June 13)

28 – Jeon Kwang-In of Korea v Czech Republic (June 5)

28 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Finland (June 1)

28 – Nemanja Petric of Serbia v Russia (May 31)

28 – Christian Fromm of Germany v Japan (May 24)

28 – Kunihiro Shimizu of Japan v Germany (May 24)

Top Blocking Performances

10- Dmitriy Muserskiy of Russia v USA (June 27)

8 – Tommi Siirila of Finland v Belgium (July 5)

8 – Pieter Verhees of Belgium v Finland (July 4)

8 – Gil Marcel Keller of Portugal v Netherlands (June 8)

8 – Nicolas Le Goff of France v Japan (May 31)

8 – Matteo Piano of Italy v Brazil (May 24)

8 – Jorge Fernandez Valcarel (June 15)

7 – David Lee of USA v Brazil (July 20 – Group 1 gold

medal match)

7 – Sebastian Solé of Argentina v France (June 29)

7 – Michael Parkinson of the Netherlands v Korea (June 29)

6 – Michal Krisko of Czech Republic v Korea (June 21)

6 – Artem Volvich of Russia v Serbia (May 30)

6 – Aidan Zingel of Australia v Finland (June 14)

6 – Viktor Yosihof of Bulgaria v Russia (June 15)

6 – Jukka Lehtonen of Finland v Belgium (June 22)

6 – Aidan Zingel of Australia v France (July 12 - Group 2

gold medal match)

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Highest Scorer by Round

Week 1: 28 – Christian Fromm of Germany v Japan;Kunihiro

Shimizu of Japan v Germany (May 24)

Week 2: 28 – Nemanja Petric of Serbia v Russia (May 31)

Week 3: 32 – Maurice Torres of Puerto Rico v Spain (June8); Thomas Edgar of Australia v Finland (June 7)

Week 4: 32 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Serbia (June 14)

Week 5: 31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (June 20)

Week 6: 37 – Yuan Zhi of China v Cuba (June 28)

Week 7: 30 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Brazil (July 3)

Week 8: 26 – Edgar Thomas of Australia v the Netherlands

(July 11)

Week 9: 30 – Amir Ghafour of Iran v Russia (July 16)

Highest Set Score

Week 1: Germany v Japan, 27-29 (May 24)

Week 2: Brazil v Poland, 29-27 (May 29)

Week 3: Czech Republic v Korea, 31-33 (June 5); Turkey v

Cuba, 31-33 (June 6); Belgium v Canada, 33-31 (June 8)

Week 4: USA v Serbia (June 13), China v Puerto Rico

(June 15) 30-28

Week 5: Russia v Serbia, (June 20) 37-35

Week 6: China v Slovakia, (June 29) 39-37Week 7: Finland v Belgium, (July 5) 29-27

Week 8: Australia v the Netherlands, (July 11) 27-25

Week 9: Russia v Iran, (July 16) 37-35

Highest Scoring Matches

Week 1: Finland v Portugal,

3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12) – 219 points

Week 2: Brazil v Poland,

3-2 (28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10) – 219 pointsWeek 3: USA v France,

3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 30-28, 15-9) – 226 points

Week 4: Serbia v Iran,

3-2 (26-24, 25-23,17-25, 14-25, 18-16) – 213 points

Week 5: Portugal v Japan,

2-3 (25-22, 23-25, 30-28, 22-25, 10-15) – 225 points

Week 6: Poland v USA,

(25-22, 19-25, 13-25, 30-28, 18-16) – 221 points

Week 7: Bulgaria v Poland,

(20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 19-17) – 221 points

Finals: Canada v Russia,

3-2 (20-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11) – 211 points

Top Blocking Performances by Team

23 – The Netherlands v Korea (June 29)

18 – Finland v Belgium (July 5)

18 – USA v Serbia (June 14)

18 – Portugal v Netherlands (June 8)17 – Russia v USA (June 27)

17 – Czech Republic v Korea (June 21)

17 – Canada v Australia (June 20)

17 – Spain v Slovakia (June 15)

17 – Turkey v Tunisia (June 8)

17 – France v Argentina (May 24)

16 – Germany v Japan (June 28)

16 – Netherlands v Czech Republic (June 14)

16 – Spain v Puerto Rico (June 8)

16 – Italy v Poland (June 8)

16 – Turkey v Mexico (June 7)

16 – Czech Republic v Korea (June 5)

16 – Iran v Brazil (June 6)

Top Serving Performances

7 – Mikko Oivanen (Finland) v Belgium (June 22)

6 – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Netherlands) v Portugal (June 21)

6 – Alexandre Ferreira (Portugal) v Czech Republic (May 31)5 – Lubos Kostolani (Slovakia) v China (June 29 - Group 3

bronze medal match)

5 – Yuan Zhi (China) v Cuba (June 28)

5 – Valdir Sequeira (Portugal) v Netherlands (June 21)

5 – Luiz Felipe Fonteles (Brazil) v Poland (May 29)

5 – Dick Kooy (Netherlands) v Korea (May 31)

5 – Nicolas Marechal (France) v Germany (June 15)

Top Serving Performances by Team

14 – Finland v Belgium (June 22)

12 – Slovakia v China (June 29 - Group 3 bronze medal match)

12 – Netherlands v Portugal (June 21)

11 – USA v Bulgaria (June 20)

11 – Bulgaria v Serbia (June 8)

11 – France v Germany (June 15)

10 – Germany v Japan (May 24)

10 – Finland v Australia (June 15)



REFEREES

GROUP 1 GROUP 2

First name Last name Federation code

Ibrahim Mohd Ahmed Al Naama QAT

Paul Albright USA

Jaafar Ebrahim Ali BRNHamid Mohamed Ahmed

MohamedAlrousi UAE

Anderson Caçador BRA

Hernan Gonzalo Casamiquela ARG

Denny Francisco Cespedes Lassi DOM

Pedro Fabian Concia ARG

Luiz HenriqueCoutinho de

OliveiraBRA

Kevin Cull USA

Arturo Di Giacomo BELPiotr Dudek POL

Rogerio Espicalski BRA

Goran Gradinski SRB

Taras Ilkiw CAN

Jiang Liu CHN

Luis Gerardo MacIas MEX

Juraj Mokry SVK

Shin Muranaka JPN

Fabrizio Pasquali ITA

Josmer Perez Broche PURYuri R. Ramirez Ortiz DOM

Fabrizio Saltalippi ITA

Simone Santi ITA

Nasr Shaaban EGY

Mohammad Shahmiri IRI

Vladimir Simonovic SRB

Nathanon Sowapark THA

Paulo Turci BRA

Aziz Yener TUR

Andrey Zenovich RUS


Gilles Gaupp FRA

Epaminondas Gerothodoros GRE

Goran Gradinski SRBStephan Grieder SUI

Nicholas Heckford ENG

Dusan Hodon SVK

Martin Hudik CZE

Ahti Pekka Vilhelm Huhtaniska FIN

Taras Ilkiw CAN

Sinisa Isajlovic AUT

Ivaylo Ivanov BUL

Sang-Chun Jun KOR

Ivan Lazarevic SRB

Jiang Liu CHN

Wensheng Luo CHN

Luis Gerardo MacIas MEX

Wojciech Maroszek POL

Scott Mc Lean CAN

Brian McDougall SCO

Mykhaylo Melnyk UKR

Zsolt Tibor Mezoffy HUN

Marvin José Mora Muñoz CRC

Shin Muranaka JPN

Lucian-Vasile Nastase ROU

Toan Phong Nguyen AUS

Vladimir Oleynik RUS

Kari Partiainen FIN

Josmer Perez Broche PUR

Aliaksandr Piasetski BLR

Arnaldo Pinero Correa PUR

Yuri R. Ramirez Ortiz DOMSimone Santi ITA

Philippe Schürmann LIE

Vladimir Simonovic SRB

Nathanon Sowapark THA

Ronald Stahl Jr. USA

Michail Themelis GRE

Paulo Turci BRA

Walter Hugo Vera Mechan PER

Ning Wang CHN

Kazuyoshi Yamamoto JPN

Aziz Yener TUR



GROUP 3


László Adler HUN

Erdal Akinci TUR

Avelino Azevedo PORRicardo Borroto Iglesias CUB

Pawel Burkiewicz POL

Jae-Hyo Choi KOR

Dobromir Dobrev BUL

Takeshi Eshita JPN

Ebrahim Firouzi IRI

Dhevan Govender RSA

Wael Kandil EGY

Abed Khelfoun ALG

Viktor Kozlovskyy UKR

Evgeny Makshanov RUS

Essomey André Mboumteke CMR

Innocent Nshimiyimana RWA

Hector Ortiz PUR

Daouda Pare CMR

Marcelo Enzo Pierobon ARG

Arnaldo Pinero Correa PUR

Andrew Robb CAN

Doszhan Ualkhanov KAZ

Cor van Gompel NED

Elbis Zamora Hernandez VEN

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Misconductwarning

Blocking faultor screening

Positional orrotational fault

MisconductPenalty

Expulsion

Attack hit fault

Disqualification

Net touchedby player

Delay Warning/Delay Penalty

Reaching beyondthe net

Ball not tossedor released atthe service hit

CatchDelay in service Double contact Four hits

Double fault and replayPenetration into the opponent courtBall crossing the lower space or

The server touches the court (end line) orThe player steps outside his/her court at the moment of the service hit

Ball handling

Sanctions

Player’s faults




Rally point system

With the Rally Point System – first featured at the 1998

World Championships – the team winning a rally scores

a point regardless of which team is serving. When a teamwins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve. The

last tournament played with the “sideout” system was the

1997 Grand Champions Cup.

Match format

Matches are decided over the best of five sets, to 25 points

for sets one to four and to 15 points for set five, with all

sets requiring a two point advantage (unlimited). This newscoring system was introduced after the 1998 FIVB World

Congress held in Tokyo.

Libero player

The Libero is a specialist defensive player, dressed in a

different colour who can replace any player in a back row

position. The Libero is not allowed to serve, block or attack,

and can set only from the back row.

‘Let service in play’

If, when serving, the ball touches the net and continues to

the opposite side, the play continues.

Touching the net

Touching the net with the body is not a fault except whenplaying the ball or interfering with the play.

KEY RULES OF THE GAME



Time Outs

Each team is entitled to a maximum of two time outs and

all time outs last for 30 seconds. For FIVB world and officialcompetitions, during sets one to four, two additional

60-second technical time outs are applied automatically,

when the leading team reaches the eighth and 16th points.

In the deciding fifth set, there are no technical time outs,

with only two time outs of 30-seconds duration allowed to

be requested by each team.

Intervals between sets

All intervals between sets are for three minutes. The interval

between the second and third set can be extended up to

10 minutes at the request of the organiser.

Coach movements

The coach may, as well as other team members, give

instructions to players on the court while sitting on the

bench. The coach may also give these instructions bystanding or walking within the free zone of his or her

team’s bench up to the warm up area, provided that he or

she does not disturb or delay the match.

Screening

The players of the serving team must not prevent their

opponents through individual or collective screening from

seeing the server or the flight path of the ball.

The full Rules of the Game text for Volleyball can be found

on the official FIVB website ( www.fivb.org ).






1895

• Volleyball is born at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts,

by William G. Morgan, a New Yorker born in 1870.

1896• Another American, Alfred T. Halstead, proposes

“volleyball” as a more appropriate name for the sport

instead of the original “Mintonette.”

1898

• Canada adopts volleyball for its recreational programs.

1908

• Franklin H. Brown introduces volleyball in Japan.

1910

• Elwood S. Brown introduces volleyball in the Philippines

and Dr J. Howard Croker introduces volleyball in China.

1913

• Volleyball is adopted at the first Far Eastern Games in

Manila, Philippines.

1915

• Beach volleyball, a descendant of volleyball, begins life

on the beaches of Waikiki beach in Hawaii, USA.

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William Morgan (far left, back row) with the 1895 Holyoke YMCAteam in Massachusetts, USA

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1918

• Introduction of six-a-side volleyball.

1922

• The three hits per side rule is adopted.• The first known volleyball and basketball association is

created in Czechoslovakia.

1928

• The American Volleyball Association is created. The first

USA National Volleyball Championships are played at

the Brooklyn Central YMCA.

1929• Men’s volleyball is adopted at the second Central

American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba.

1930

• The first two-man beach volleyball game is played in

Santa Monica, California.

1933

• Women’s volleyball is played at the Central Americanand Caribbean Games in San Salvador.

1934

• The first volleyball international committee is created

under the Field Handball Federation.

1946

• Poland, France, Czechoslovakia, USA, USSR and Romania

set up the first Autonomous Volleyball Commission.

1947

• The Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is

founded by 14 National Federations in Paris and elects

Paul Libaud as its first President. The founders are USA,

France, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Egypt, Italy, Netherlands,

Belgium, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Brazil, Uruguay and

Yugoslavia.

1948

• First Men’s European Championships are held in Rome,

Italy.



1949

• The International Olympic Committee adopts volleyball

as a non Olympic sport.

• First Men’s World Championships in Prague.

• First Women’s European Championships in Prague.

• Introduction of the three player attack and the

penetration of the back court setter.

1951

• Hands can pass over the net under certain conditions

(block).

1952

• First Women’s World Championship held in Moscow.

1955

• Volleyball enters the program of the second Pan

American Games in Mexico City.

1956• Men’s and Women’s World Championships are held

together for the first time in Paris with 24 Men’s and 17

Women’s teams.

1957

• IOC session in Sofia recognizes volleyball as an Olympic

sport and FIVB as the sole worldwide volleyball

governing body in all its disciplines on September 24.

1961

• IOC sessions and Japan OCOG in Athens add volleyball

to the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

1964

• First Olympic volleyball competitions for men and

women are held in Tokyo.

• Adoption of the new blocking rule (hands over the net,

block multiple contacts allowed).

1965

• The first Men’s World Cup is held in Warsaw, Poland.

1973

• The first Women’s World Cup is held in Uruguay.

1974

• Men’s and Women’s World Championships arebroadcast on live TV from Mexico to Japan and many

other countries for the first time.

1975

• Africa Women’s Championships start in Dakar, Senegal.

1976

• Olympic Games are played in Montreal for the first time

with the three-ball system and three hits after the blockare permitted.

• Width of the net is reduced to nine metres.

1977

• First Junior (Under-21) Men’s and Women’s World

Championships are held in Brazil.

1980

• First FIVB Rules of the Game are adopted in French andSpanish at Moscow Congress.

1985

• The first major Volleyball World Plan is approved to bring

volleyball into the professional sports arena.

• The first World Gala is held in Beijing and Shanghai with

China Women’s Olympic champions facing the All Stars

World team.

The first Volleyball Men’s World Championship in Prague,Czechoslovakia. Russia claimed the inaugural title.




1989

• The first Club World Championship for men takes place

in Parma, Italy while the Boys’ and Girls’ Youth World

Championships makes their debut in United Arab

Emirates and Brazil respectively.

• The Beach Volleyball FIVB World Series for men is

launched.

1990• First Men’s World League with eight countries and $1

million in prize money.

1991

• The first women’s Club World Championship is held in

São Paulo, Brazil.

1992

• Beach Volleyball FIVB World Series is recreated as a

World Tour for both men and women to determine the

world champions (men and women). Events are held in

Japan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy and Australia.

1993

• First Grand Champions Cup for men and women is held

in Japan.

• The first Women’s World Grand Prix with eight countries

and $1 million in prize money is held in eight Asian cities.

• IOC session in Monte Carlo includes beach volleyball

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into the 1996 Olympic Games program as a full medal

discipline for women (16 pairs) and men (24 pairs).

1994

• The ball can touch any part of the body including thefeet. The service zone is extended to the full outline.

1995

• Volleyball celebrates its 100th birthday.

1996

• Beach volleyball makes its debut in the Atlanta Olympics.

1997• The first Beach Volleyball World Championships in its

current (double gender) format are held in Los Angeles,

USA with total prize money of $600,000 for both

genders.

• The eighth edition of the World League increases its

Prize Money to $8 million.

1998

• The Rally Point System and Libero are officially acceptedand played at the World Championships in Tokyo,

following the 26th FIVB World Congress.

2000

• The Rally Point System is extended to beach volleyball.

The rule allowing play to continue when a serve hits the

net and continues to the opposition court is adopted.

• Karch Kiraly of USA, Lorenzo Bernardi of Italy and

three-time Olympic champion Regla Torres of Cuba arecelebrated as best players of the century.

2001

• The Beach Volleyball Junior World Championships make

their debut in Le Lavandou, France.

2002

• The FIVB World Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina

introduces height limit competitions (185cm for men,

175cm for women).

• The Beach Volleyball Youth World Championships are

held for the first time in Xylokastro, Greece.

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2009

• The FIVB Men’s Club World Championship returns to the

international volleyball calendar after last featuring in

1992.

2010

• Volleyball is a huge success at the inaugural Youth

Olympic Games in Singapore.

• The FIVB Women’s Club World Championship also

makes its return to the calendar for the first time since

1994 following the successful reincarnation of the men’s

event a year earlier.

• The Continental Cup makes its debut as a new qualifying

event for beach volleyball at the London 2012 OlympicGames with record breaking levels of participation.

2011

• Following extensive trialing a new point allocation

system was confirmed by the FIVB Board of

Administration for all competitions where matches

which are won 3-0 or 3-1 will see the winners come

away with three points and the losers zero and those

won 3-2 mean the winners come away with two pointsand the losers one. In the event of a tie in the group,

the teams will be separated on set ratio as opposed to

points ratio as in the past. Additionally, in the case of a

tie in the number of points, sides are divided by number

of wins, then set ratio (as opposed to points ratio in the

past), then point ratio.

2012

• The FIVB amends its regulations for uniform choices

for female players, giving athletes three extra choices.

Players can wear shorts of a maximum length of 3cm

above the knee with sleeved or sleeveless tops or afull body suit. This is to respect the customs and/or

religious beliefs of countries. Previously there were two

uniform choices for female players, a one-piece bathing

suit or a bikini with a maximum side width of 7cm. A

full body suit could also be used under the bikini in cold

weather.

2013

• The FIVB includes a new championship to the age-group tournaments – the Under 23 Volleyball and Beach

Volleyball Championships – in order to reduce the gap

between age-group and senior level volleyball. It is also

the first year that the Video Challenge System is used, in

the World League and World Grand Prix Finals.

• The Beach Volleyball World Cup Final brings to a close

the incredibly successful first Continental Cup cycle,

featuring the Continental champions and countries who

qualified to teams to the Olympic Games.• In a new and enhanced World Tour, Grand Slams are

clearly established as the core events while the number

of Open events is expanded for the year, giving teams

more opportunities to participate.

• 21 points per set rule is tested at the FIVB Volleyball U23

Men’s World Championship.

2014

• The FIVB amends its regulations for uniform choicesfor female players, giving athletes three extra choices.

Players can wear shorts of a maximum length of 3cm

above the knee with sleeved or sleeveless tops or a

full body suit. This is to respect the customs and/or

religious beliefs of countries. Previously there were two

uniform choices for female players, a one-piece bathing

suit or a bikini with a maximum side width of 7cm. A

full body suit could also be used under the bikini in cold

weather.

Polish duo Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak made history whenthey won the inaugural FIVB U23 Beach Volleyball WorldChampionships




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Every year the FIVB puts on top class events

showcasing the best in both men’s and women’s

volleyball and beach volleyball around the world.

FIVB Volleyball World Championships

As the original FIVB tournament, the Men’s and Women’sWorld Championships are staged every four years and are

the most prestigious in international volleyball. The first

FIVB Volleyball World Championships were organised in

1949 for men and 1952 for women and have remained

the biggest event in volleyball, alongside the Olympic

Games. A record number of 279 teams participated in the

qualification process for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World

Championships. This total, coming from 166 national

federations across the five FIVB Volleyball properties

confederations, represents an increase of 90 teams fromthe previous best of 214 teams from 119 federations for

the 2010 World Championships (compared with 102 in

2006, 72 in 2002 and 63 in 1998). The FIVB Volleyball

Men’s World Championship Poland 2014 saw the host

country seal their second championship title with their win

against Brazil in the Final. Germany completed the podium

after defeating European rivals France in the bronze

medal match to take their first podium place as a unified

country at the tournament. The USA clinched their first

ever gold medal win in the tournament with a victory overChina in the Final of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World

Championship Italy 2014 while Brazil held off hosts Italy

for bronze. The next FIVB Volleyball World Championships

will take place in 2018 with the host countries yet to be

decided.

FIVB Volleyball World Cup

The road to the Olympic Games commences with the World

Cup, the quadrennial round robin event that showcases

the very best 12 men’s and 12 women’s national teamsin the world. Japan and television partner Fuji TV host

an event that grips the nation and produces incredible

television ratings. The FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015

for women will take place from August 22 to September

6 while the men’s edition will be held from September 8

to 23. Traditionally, the top three teams in the men’s and

women’s competitions at the World Cup had earned berths

in the Olympic Games volleyball tournaments. However, the

2015 edition will offer that reward to the top two sides

only. Poland hosted the first World Cup in 1965 for menonly before Uruguay hosted the first World Cup for women

in 1973. Following the first two editions for men and the

first edition for women, Japan gave new life to the Men’s

and Women’s World Cups by staging the third and second

editions respectively in 1977 before going on to host every

edition since. Italy’s women successfully defended their

title in 2011, with USA clinching silver and China following

with the bronze. Russia picked up their second gold in arow in the men’s event with Poland finishing second and

Brazil third. The 2018 Women’s World Championship will

be held in Japan.

FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is

played every four years in the year following the summer

Olympic Games and preceding the World Championships.

The tournament, first held in 1993, has been hosted by

Japan each time and features six teams in both the Men’sand Women’s competition. In 2013 the teams comprised

the hosts, the four 2013 Continental Champions from

continents whose teams reached the highest ranking in

the preceding Olympic Games and a wild card team, jointly

selected by the FIVB, the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA)

and the Nippon television Network Corporation (NTV). This

sixth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Grand

Champions Cup was held in the cities of Nagoya and

Tokyo in Japan and was followed by the FIVB Volleyball

Men’s World Grand Champions Cup in the cities of Kyotoand Tokyo. In the men’s competition Brazil beat out the

competition in the round robin tournament for the gold

medal, ahead of silver and bronze medallists, Russia and

Italy. Brazil then went onto win the top spot in the women’s

competition, making them the first women’s team ever to

triumph twice in the World Grand Champions Cup, while

USA finished in second place and hosts Japan in third.

FIVB Volleyball World League

Volleyball’s flagship annual event for men, started by theFIVB in 1990, is a spectacular showcase for the crème de

la crème of men’s volleyball. For the first time in 2014, the

FIVB Volleyball World League featured 28 teams. As a result

of the expansion, three Finals were held. The Group 3 final

featured teams from Pool F and G with a Final Four held in

Bursa, Turkey. Cuba eventually came out on top following

a win over the hosts while China completed the podium by

beating Slovakia. Teams from Pools C, D and E made up the

Group 2 Finals, with hosts Australia defeating France 3-2.

Australia’s win meant they could join teams from Pools Aand B in Florence, Italy for the grand finale. The Finals in

Italy saw USA take their second gold medal, adding to their

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2008 title, after beating Brazil in the deciding match. Italy

completed the podium with bronze after they defeated

Iran, the first Asian team to finish among the top four in

the history of the tournament.

FIVB Volleyball World Grand PrixThe World Grand Prix featured eight teams in its debut

season in 1993 and from 1995 to 2002, while 12 teams

were in action in 1994 and from 2003 to 2010. Sixteen

teams took part in the 2011 and 2012 editions with this

increasing to 20 in 2013 and finally a ground-breaking

28 teams in 2014. The 2014 edition of the FIVB Volleyball

World Grand Prix ended with three Finals – Tokyo (Japan),

Koszalin (Poland) and Samokov (Bulgaria) – serving as

a climax to the competition for the teams in Groups 1,

2 and 3 respectively. The Preliminary Round saw the 12highestseeded teams in Pools A to I (Group 1), followed

by Pools J to O (Group 2) and Pools P to S (Group 3).

Bulgaria topped Group 3 to earn promotion for the 2015

tournament, while Belgium edged the Netherlands in five

sets to top Group 2 and earn their ticket to the Finals in

Tokyo. There it was Brazil who picked up their 10th crown.

They led Japan, who sealed their first ever medal in the

tournament with silver while Russia completed the podium,

adding a 12th medal to their tally. The 23rd edition of the

tournament will be held from July 3 to August 2, 2015,with the Group 1 Finals set to take place from July 22 to

26 in Omaha, USA. Hosts USA will be joined by the five

best ranked teams from the Preliminary Round. The winner

of Group 2 will move up to Group 1 in 2016, but will not

qualify for the 2015 World Grand Prix Finals. The Group 3

final will take place in Australia from July 10 to 12 while

the Group 2 final will take place from July 31 to August 2.

FIVB Volleyball Club World Championships

The annual FIVB Men’s and Women’s Club WorldChampionships, which returned to the international

volleyball calendar in 2009 and 2010 after featuring in

1992 and 1994 respectively, showcases the best clubs

from each continent. The 2010 edition marked the return

of the double gender event after 18 years and, for the first

time, featured alternate men’s and women’s matches in

the same venue on the same day. At the FIVB Volleyball

Women’s Club World Championship Zurich 2015, which

took place in the Swiss city from May 6 to 10, Eczacibasi

Vitra Istanbul became the third Turkish team to claim thetitle, following Fenerbahce (2010 in Doha) and Vakifbank

(2013 in Zurich). Brazil is the only other country to win

as many titles in the Championship. The 2015 edition also

saw Dinamo Krasnodar and Volero Zurich take second and

third place respectively. In the men’s tournament, Italy’s

Trentino won four successive titles in 2009, 2010, 2011

and 2012 before Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro claimed victory in

2013 followed by Belogorie Belgorad, the first ever Russianwinners of the men’s tournament, in 2014. The Brazilian

city of Belo Horizonte, will host the FIVB Men’s Volleyball

Club World Championships from October 27 to November

3, 2015 for the second year running.

FIVB Volleyball Age Group World Championships

The FIVB Age Group World Championships are held every

two years, with a total of six age group championships

to be held in 2015. This year 12 teams will participate in

the U23 World Championships, while 16 teams will take

part in the U20 and U21 Championships, and 20 teams

in the U18 and U19 tournaments. The Women’s U20

World Championship will be held in Limmasol – Kato

Polemidia in Cyprus from July 3 to 12. The Girls’ U18 World

Championship will then take place in Lima, Peru from

August 7 to 16. Ankara, Turkey will welcome the Women’s

U23 World Championship from August 12 to 19 before

Resistencia – Correintes in Argentina hosts the Boys’

U19 World Championship from August 24 to 31. Dubai in

the United Arab Emirates will host the Men’s U23 World

Championship from August 24 to 31 before the Men’s U21

World Championship closes the year in Tijuana, Mexico

from September 11 to 20. The first Under 20 and 21 World

Championships were held in 1977 followed by the Under

18 and 19 World Championships which were inaugurated

in 1989. A new competition – the FIVB Under 23 World

Championships Open – joined them in 2013. At the age

group World Championships in 2013, Russia beat Brazil

to claim their ninth gold medal at the Men’s Under 21

World Championship while China overcame Japan to claim

their second Women’s Under 20 World Championship

title. Russia defeated China to clinch the Boys’ Under

19 World Championship crown and China defeated the

USA to take the gold medal at the Girls’ Under 18 World

Championship. China also won the inaugural Women’s

U23 World Championship Open that was held in Mexicali

and Tijuana in Mexico, while Brazil took the title in the

men’s competition much to the delight of the home crowd

in Uberlandia.




Beach volleyball has a prolific calendar which

includes a Major Series, Grand Slam and Open

events, World Championships, the World Tour

Finals and World Continental Cup as well as other

regional events.

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was first organised in

1989 with just three participating countries (Brazil, Japan

and Italy) and is now in its 26th season with approximately 50

participating countries and more beach volleyball properties

than 1,500 active registered athletes. The FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Tour 2015 calendar extends from late April

to mid-December. The pre-Olympic 2015 season includes

five FIVB Grand Slams, a new FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball

Major Series, a special FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World

Tour season Final in the United States and six FIVB Opens.

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 also launches

the Olympic qualification process with all FIVB World Tour

events (except the World Tour Finals) in 2015 up until June

13, 2016 counting towards the Olympic Ranking in order

to determine the 15 vacancies for each gender, which will

take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Five Grand Slams,

which offer $800,000 in prize money each, will also take

place on the road to the World Tour Finals. A new innovative

and dynamic FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series

including three tournaments offering $800,000 each in

prize money will complete the schedule. Six Opens offering

$75,000 in prize money, per gender, also feature in the

build-up to the World Tour Finals. The FIVB Swatch Beach

Volleyball World Tour Finals, which will feature the top eight

teams per gender based on a cumulative ranking of points

from Grand Slams, Majors and Opens, will be followed by afurther three Open events, which will be the first events on

the 2015/16 Beach Volleyball Calendar.

FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL PROPERTIES

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

Staged every two years, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World

Championships 2015 will feature the brightest stars from

the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, with 48 teams in

each gender taking part. The 2013 FIVB Beach VolleyballWorld Championships took place in Stare Jablonki, Poland

from July 1 to 7. Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen

made history when they became the first Dutch pair to win

gold in the men’s competition while China’s Chen Xue

and Zhang Xi lived up to their billing as the tournament

favourites when they topped the podium in the women’s

competition. From June 26 to July 5, all eyes will be on

the Dutch cities of The Hague, Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and

Rotterdam, which will host the FIVB Beach Volleyball WorldChampionships. The Netherlands 2015. The competition

will feature a total of 96 teams - 48 per gender - with

the qualification process completed through the FIVB

National Federation Entry Ranking and Continental Tours.

The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Apeldoorn will

welcome the world’s top players from June 26 to July 5

with the semifinals and finals taking place on a floating

court in The Hague.

FIVB Beach Volleyball Age Group World

Championships

Held every two years, the FIVB Beach Volleyball Age Group

World Championships provide an amazing opportunity for

athletes to test themselves against the best in the world

in their own age group. In 2014 four age group World

Championships were held. The U23 tournament was the

first to be held, with Polish duo Maciej Kosiak and Maciej

Rudol clinching the men’s title and Australia’s Nicole

Laird and Mariafe Artacho taking the women’s gold in

Myslowice. The U17 World Championships were then held

in Acapulco, Mexico with Swiss pair Florian Breer and

Yves Haussener sealing the boys’ gold medal and Morgan

Martin and Kathryn Plummer of USA taking the girls’ title.

The U21 World Championships were then held in Larnaka,

Cyprus. Poland’s Michal Bryl and Kacper Kujawiak finished

on top of the podium in the men’s edition with Canada’s

Sophie Bukovec and Tia Miric claiming the crown in the

women’s edition. The U19 World Championship was the

final age group tournament of the year with Brazil making

a clean sweep of the gold medals as Arthur Diego Mariano



Lanci and George Souto Maior Wanderley took the men’s

prize and Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Andressa Cavalcanti

Ramalho clinching the women’s. The next FIVB Beach

Volleyball Age Group World Championships will take place

in 2016.

Continental Cup and FIVB Beach Volleyball World

Cup

The ground breaking Beach Volleyball World Continental

Cup and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup provides a

new opportunity for countries to qualify for the Olympic

Games. In addition to the 16 vacancies offered on the

FIVB World Tour. The first edition of the Beach Volleyball

World Continental Cup was launched in 2010, buildingup to the London 2012 Olympic Games. A country versus

country Olympic qualifying event, it was staged from June

25, 2010 to July 1, 2012 and disputed at the continental

level (subzonal, zonal, final). The five winners of the

Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup – one from each

Continent – qualified for the Olympic Games. The 2012

Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification

tournament took place in Moscow, Russia and offered

two additional Olympic berths for countries which hadnot qualified through either the FIVB World Tour or the

Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup. This first World

Continental Cup cycle ended with the FIVB Beach Volleyball

World Cup Final, which took place in Campinas, Brazil

held from May 29 to June 2, 2013. Much to the delight

of the home crowd Brazil took gold in both the men’s and

women’s competition. Beach Volleyball properties Alison

Cerutti and Emanuel Rego claimed men’s gold and the title

of the Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup champions,

while compatriots Maria Antonelli and Talita Da Rocha

Antunes took the women’s title. The new Beach Volleyball

World Continental Cup cycle has already begun as countries

begin to plan their path to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The first phase of the CEV, CSV and AVC Beach Volleyball

World Continental Cup have now drawn to a close, with

the NORCEA and CAVB editions finishing in early 2015.

Other Events

The FIVB is also responsible for developing and managing

events such as Challenger, Satellite (whenever under the

jurisdiction of the FIVB), Exhibitions and Country versus

Country. These events have boomed in recent years and

are the perfect platform for creating the next generation

of sporting stars and personalities. Challenger and Satellite

events are part of a successful FIVB and Confederations

development programme which aims to provide countries

with the opportunity to promote an international event

within a limited budget.




FIVB TOURNAMENT RECORDS/HISTORY

H O N O U R S

Nb

part.

Results Medal

Total

Podium

Country 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

1st

2nd

3rd

Algeria 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - - - - -

Argentina 5 - - 8 - - - - - 18 - 15 - - 17 - - 17 - - - -

Australia 2 - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - 21 - - - - - - -

Austria 2 - 15 - 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Azerbaijan 3 9 - - 13 - 15 - - - -

Bahamas 1 - - - - - - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Belgium 3 - 13 - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - 11 - - - -

Brazil 15 - 11 5 8 - 13 15 7 8 5 7 2 4 7 2 2 3 3 - 3 -

Bulgaria 11 4 5 - 4 - 6 13 9 9 12 - - 11 8 - - 11 - - - -

Cameroon 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 21 - - - -

Canada 8 - - - - - - 11 14 11 15 14 - - 17 - 21 17 - - - -

Chile 1 - - - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - -

China 13 - 6 - 9 - - 14 6 1 1 2 8 2 4 5 10 2 4 2 2 -

Chinese Taipei 2 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - 12 - - - - - -

Costa Rica 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 17 - - - - -

Croatia 3 6 - - 17 13 - - - -

Cuba 12 - - - - - 8 7 1 5 2 4 1 1 5 7 12 21 4 3 1 -

Czechoslovakia 8 3 4 3 6 - 5 17 12 - 11 - 2 - - 2

Czech Republic 3 9 - 17 - 15 - - - - -Dominican Rep. 7 - - - - - - 21 19 - - - - 11 13 17 17 5 - - - -

Egypt 3 - - - - - - - - - - 16 - - 21 21 - - - - - -

Finland 1 - - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

France 3 7 12 - - - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Germany 6 5 13 10 11 7 9 - - - -

Germany (GDR) 7 - 7 - 7 - 10 4 8 - 4 12 - - - -

Germany (FRG) 8 - 16 10 13 - - 19 18 14 13 13 - - - -

Greece 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - -

Hungary 6 6 - - 11 - 4 6 13 10 - - - - - - - - - - - -

India 1 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Indonesia 1 - - - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Israel 1 - 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

R A N K I N G S

Year Organiser 1st 2nd 3rd

2014 Italy (ITA) USA CHN BRA

2010 Tokyo (JPN) RUS BRA JPN

2006 Osaka (JPN) RUS BRA SCG2002 Berlin (GER) ITA USA RUS

1998 Tokyo (JPN) CUB CHN RUS

1994 São Paulo (BRA) CUB BRA RUS

1990 Beijing (CHN) URS CHN USA

1986 Prague (TCH) CHN CUB PER

1982 Lima (PER) CHN PER USA


1978 Leningrad (URS) CUB JPN URS

1974 Guadalajara (MEX) JPN URS KOR

1970 Varna (BUL) URS JPN KOR1967 Tokyo (JPN) JPN USA KOR

1962 Moscow (URS) JPN URS POL

1960 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) URS JPN TCH

1956 Paris (FRA) URS ROM POL

1952 Moscow (URS) URS POL TCH

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP



Nbpart.

Results MedalTotal

PodiumCountry 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd

Italy 10 - - - - - - - 20 15 9 10 13 5 1 4 5 4 1 1 - -

Japan 15 - - 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 7 8 7 8 13 6 3 7 7 3 3 1

Kazakhstan 3 - - - 17 21 15 - - - -

Kenya 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 13 13 21 21 21 - - - - -

Korea 11 - - - - 3 - 3 4 7 8 5 4 9 6 13 13 - 2 - - 2

Korea (DPR) 4 8 - 10 - 3 - - - 14 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Luxembourg 1 - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mexico 7 - - - - - 12 10 15 13 - - - - 21 21 - 21 - - - -

Mongolia 1 - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Netherlands 14 - 10 - 12 - 15 16 17 16 - 9 9 7 9 8 11 13 - - - -

Nigeria 1 - - - - - - - - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Paraguay 1 - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Peru 12 - - 7 - 4 14 8 10 2 3 6 13 9 - 17 15 - 2 - 1 1Philippines 1 - - - - - - 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Poland 10 2 3 4 3 - 9 9 11 - - - - - 13 15 9 - 3 - 1 2

Puerto Rico 6 - - - - - - 22 - 17 - - - - 10 15 17 17 - - - -

Romania 7 5 2 - 5 - 7 5 - - - - 13 - 13 - - - 1 - 1 -

Russia 6 3 3 3 1 1 5 5 2 - 3

Serbia 2 8 7 - - - -

Serbia & Mont. 1 3 1 - - 1

Spain 1 - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Thailand 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 17 - 13 17 - - - -

Tunisia 3 - - - - - - - 23 - 16 - - - - - - 21 - - - -

Turkey 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 9 - - - -

Ukraine 1 9 - - - - - - - - -

Uruguay 1 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

USA 15 - 9 6 - 2 11 12 5 3 10 3 6 13 2 9 4 1 5 1 2 2

USSR 10 1 1 1 2 - 1 2 3 6 6 1 8 5 2 1

Yugoslavia 1 - - - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - -

R A N K I N G S





Nbpart.

Results Medal Total

PodiumCountry 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd

Albania 1 - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Algeria 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 19 - - - - - - - -

Argentina 11 - - - 11 - - - - 22 3 7 6 13 11 6 13 9 11 1 - - 1

Australia 6 - - - - - - - - - 22 - - - 17 19 21 19 15 - - - -

Austria 2 - - 20 - 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Belgium 7 9 - 17 - - 14 8 11 18 - - - - - - - - 17 - - - -

Brazil 16 - - 11 5 10 13 12 9 6 2 4 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 5 3 2 -

Bulgaria 17 3 3 5 - 4 7 2 7 10 5 3 5 9 7 13 3 7 13 5 - 1 4

Cameroon 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - - 13 21 - - - -

Canada 10 - - - - - - - 20 20 11 - 12 9 12 17 11 19 7 - - - -

Chile 1 - - - - - - - - - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -

China 13 - - 9 - 9 9 - 15 7 7 12 - 13 13 15 17 19 15 - - - -

Chinese Taipei 1 - - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - -

Croatia 1 - - 19 - - - - - - -

Cuba 14 - - 19 - - 17 13 8 3 10 5 2 4 3 19 15 2 11 4 - 2 2

Czechoslovakia 12 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 5 5 9 8 9 6 2 4 -

Czech Republic 4 - 19 13 13 10 - - - - -

Denmark 1 - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dominican Rep. 1 - - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Egypt 8 - - - - - - - 17 23 - 14 - - 19 19 21 13 21 - - - -Finland 7 - 11 - - 18 19 20 - 17 17 - - - - - - - 9 - - - -

France 15 6 6 7 9 - 18 17 16 15 16 6 8 - - 3 6 11 4 1 - - 1

Germany 4 9 - - 9 8 3 - - - 1

Germany (GDR) 7 - - 12 - 11 4 1 4 9 12 - - 1 1 - -

Germany (FRG) 2 - - 24 - - 20 - - - - - - - - - -

Greece 5 - - - - - - - - - - 13 - 6 13 7 17 - - - - - -

Guinea 1 - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hungary 8 7 5 8 6 7 10 11 - 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

India 2 - 8 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Iran 5 - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - 19 - 21 19 6 - - - -

Iraq 1 - - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Israel 4 - 10 16 - 15 - 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2014 Poland (POL) POL BRA GER

2010 Rome (ITA) BRA CUB SRB

2006 Tokyo (JPN) BRA POL BUL2002 Buenos Aires (ARG) BRA RUS FRA

1998 Tokyo (JPN) ITA YUG CUB

1994 Athens (GRE) ITA NED USA

1990 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ITA CUB URS

1986 Paris (FRA) USA URS BUL

1982 Buenos Aires (ARG) URS BRA ARG


1978 Rome (ITA) URS ITA CUB

1974 Mexico City (MEX) POL URS JPN

1970 Sofia (BUL) GDR BUL JPN1966 Prague (TCH) TCH ROM URS

1962 Moscow (URS) URS TCH ROM

1960 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) URS TCH ROM

1956 Paris (FRA) TCH ROM URS

1952 Moscow (URS) URS TCH BUL

1949 Prague (TCH) URS TCH BUL

MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP



Nbpart.

Results Medal Total

PodiumCountry 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 1st 2nd 3rd

Italy 16 8 - 14 - 14 16 15 19 2 14 11 1 1 1 5 5 4 13 4 3 1 -

Japan 14 - - - 8 5 5 3 3 11 4 10 11 9 15 9 8 13 - 2 - - 2

Kazakhstan 2 - - 19 21 - - - - - -

Korea 9 - - 18 - - - - 13 4 8 - 14 8 13 - 17 - 17 - - - -

Korea (DPR) 2 - - 13 - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Lebanon 1 - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Libya 1 - - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Luxembourg 1 - - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mexico 5 - - - - - - - 10 12 18 - - - - - - 13 17 - - - -

Mongolia 3 - - - - 17 21 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Netherlands 11 10 - 13 - 12 12 14 12 16 - - 7 2 6 9 - - - 1 - 1 -

Panama 1 - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Paraguay 1 - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Peru 1 - - - 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Poland 16 4 7 4 4 6 6 5 1 8 6 9 - - 17 9 2 13 1 3 2 1 -

Portugal 2 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - -

Puerto Rico 4 - - - - - - - 23 - - - - - - - 12 13 21 - - - -

Romania 10 5 4 2 3 3 2 7 6 13 15 - - - - - - - - 4 - 2 2

Russia 6 7 5 2 7 5 5 1 - 1 -

Serbia 2 3 9 1 - - 1

Serbia & Mont. 1 4 - - - -

Spain 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 13 - 12 - - - - -

Sweden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 13 - - - - - - - - -

Thailand 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - -

Tunisia 8 - - - - - - 22 18 24 21 - - - - 19 15 19 21 - - - -

Turkey 3 - - 22 - - 15 - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - -

Ukraine 1 - 10 - - - - - - - -

Uruguay 1 - - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

USA 15 - - 6 7 - 11 18 14 19 13 1 13 3 9 9 10 6 7 2 1 - 1

USSR 12 1 1 3 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 2 3 11 6 2 3

Venezuela 11 - - - 10 - - 23 21 21 19 16 16 - - 17 17 19 17 - - - -

Yugoslavia 6 - - 10 - 8 8 10 - - - - - - 2 4 1 - 1 -

R A N K I N G S





Nbpart.

Results MedalTotal

PodiumCountry 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 1st 2nd 3rd

Algeria 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 11 11 - - - -

Australia 1 - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - -

Brazil9

- - - - 7 7 6 4 3 3 4 1 14

2 - 2

Bulgaria 1 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Canada 3 - - - 8 - 8 - - 9 - - - - - - - -

China 8 - - - - - 1 3 7 2 5 1 3 5 5 2 1 2

Croatia 1 - - 7 - - - - - - -

Cuba 8 - - 6 5 5 - - 1 1 1 3 4 - 4 3 - 1

Czechoslovakia 2 - 6 7 - - - - - - - - -

Dominican Republic 2 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - 5 - - - -

EUN 1 2 1 - 1 -

Germany 3 - 8 6 9 - - - - - -

Germany (GDR) 3 - - - 6 2 - 5 1 - 1 -

Germany (FRG) 2 - - 8 - - 6 - - - - -

Great Britain 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - -

Greece 1 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - -

Hungary 3 - - 5 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Italy 4 - - - - - - - - - 9 5 5 5 - - - -

Japan 11 1 2 2 1 - 3 4 5 9 - 5 5 3 6 2 2 2

Kazakhstan 1 - - - - 9 - - - - -

Kenya 2 - - - - - - - - - 11 11 - - - - - -

Korea 10 6 5 4 3 - 5 8 - 6 8 5 - 4 1 - - 1

Korea (DPR) 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Mexico 1 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Netherlands 2 - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - -

Peru 7 - 4 - 7 6 4 2 - 11 11 - - - 1 - 1 -

Poland 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - 9 - 2 - - 2

Romania 2 4 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Russia 5 4 2 2 5 5 2 - 2 -

Serbia 2 5 11 - - - -

Spain 1 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - -

Turkey 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - -

Ukraine 1 11 - - - - - - - -

USA 10 5 8 - - - 2 7 3 7 4 5 2 2 4 - 3 1

USSR 6 2 1 1 2 1 - 1 6 4 2 -

Venezuela 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - -

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2012 London (GBR) BRA USA JPN

2008 Beijing (CHN) BRA USA CHN

2004 Athens (GRE) CHN RUS CUB2000 Sydney (AUS) CUB RUS BRA

1996 Atlanta (USA) CUB CHN BRA

1992 Barcelona (ESP) CUB CIS USA

1988 Seoul (KOR) URS PER CHN


1984 Los Angeles (USA) CHN USA JPN

1980 Moscow (URS) URS FRG BUL

1976 Montreal (CAN) JPN URS KOR1972 Munich (GER) URS JPN PRK

1968 Mexico (MEX) URS JPN POL

1964 Tokyo (JPN) JPN URS POL

WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GAMES



Nbpart.

Results MedalTotal

PodiumCountry 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 1st 2nd 3rd

Algeria 1 - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - -

Argentina 6 - - - - - 6 3 - 8 4 5 - 5 1 - - 1

Australia 3 - - - - - - - - - 8 11 - 9 - - - -

Belgium 1 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Brazil 13 7 9 8 7 5 2 4 1 5 6 1 2 2 5 2 3 -

Bulgaria 8 5 6 4 - 2 - 6 - 7 - - 5 4 1 - 1 -

Canada 3 - - - 9 - 4 - 10 - - - - - - - -

China 2 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - -

Cuba 6 - - 10 3 7 - - 4 6 7 - - - 1 - - 1

Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 6 5 8 - - - 2 - 1 1

Egypt 3 - - - - - 10 - - - 11 - 11 - - - - -

EUN 1 7 - - - -

France 3 - - - - - - 8 11 - - 9 - - - - - -

Germany 2 - - - - 9 5 - - - -

Germany (GDR) 2 - 4 2 - - - - 1 - 1 -

Germany (FRG) 1 - - 11 - - - - - - - -

Great Britain 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - -

Greece 1 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - -

Hungary 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Italy 10 - - - 8 9 3 9 5 2 3 2 4 3 5 - 2 3

Japan 8 3 2 1 4 - 7 10 6 - - - 11 - 3 1 1 1

Korea 8 10 - 7 6 - 5 11 9 9 9 - - - - - - -

Libya 1 - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mexico 1 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Netherlands 6 8 - - - - - 5 2 1 5 9 - - 2 1 1 -

Poland 8 - 5 9 1 4 - - - 11 - 5 5 5 1 1 - -

Romania 3 4 - 5 - 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Russia 5 4 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 2

Serbia 2 5 9 - - - -

Serbia & Montenegro 1 5 - - - -

Spain 2 - - - - - - - 8 - 9 - - - - - - -

Sweden 1 - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - -

Tunisia 6 - - 12 - - 9 12 - 11 - 11 - 11 - - - -

USA10

9 7 - - - 1 1 3 9 11 4 1 54

3 - 1

USSR 6 1 1 3 2 1 - 2 6 3 2 1

Venezuela 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - -

Yugoslavia 3 - - - - 6 - - Excl. 3 1 2 1 - 1

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2012 London (GBR) RUS BRA ITA

2008 Beijing (CHN) USA BRA RUS

2004 Athens (GRE) BRA ITA RUS2000 Sydney (AUS) YUG RUS ITA

1996 Atlanta (USA) NED ITA YUG

1992 Barcelona (ESP) BRA NED USA

1988 Seoul (KOR) USA URS ARG


1984 Los Angeles (USA) USA BRA ITA

1980 Moscow (URS) URS BUL ROU

1976 Montreal (CAN) POL URS CUB1972 Munich (BRD) JPN FRG URS

1968 Mexico (MEX) URS JPN TCH

1964 Tokyo (JPN) URS TCH JPN

MEN’S OLYMPIC GAMES





Nbpart.

Results Medal Total

PodiumCountry ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 1st 2nd 3rd

Algeria 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - -

Argentina 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 15 16 17 - - - -

Azerbaijan 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - -Brazil 21 4 1 2 1 - 1 2 3 5 4 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 16 10 5 1

Bulgaria 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - -

Canada 2 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - 19 - - - -

China 22 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 2 2 1 5 3 5 2 5 5 4 8 5 2 5 9 1 5 3

Chinese Taipei 4 - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - 16 - - - - - -

Cuba 20 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 1 4 7 11 4 4 4 7 2 - - 11 6 19 20 8 2 4 2

Czech Republic 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 - - - - -

Dominican Rep. 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 11 8 11 9 11 8 12 12 10 12 - - - -

Germany 15 8 10 8 - - - - - 8 3 7 6 10 - - 8 3 9 13 7 11 10 2 - - 2

Italy 15 - 8 - - 6 5 4 7 - - 5 2 2 3 3 3 - 3 7 10 5 9 6 - 2 4Japan 22 6 4 7 8 4 7 7 8 6 5 9 9 5 6 9 6 6 5 5 9 4 2 1 1 - -

Kazakhstan 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 - - 15 - 17 24 - - - -

Korea 17 5 5 5 6 3 6 6 5 7 - 6 11 9 9 - - 12 - 9 14 - 8 1 - - 1

Netherlands 11 - 9 - 7 7 - 8 - - - 4 - 6 1 - 4 7 - - 12 14 1 1 - -

Peru 3 - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 - - 18 - - - -

Poland 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 7 12 6 10 7 6 10 8 15 16 - - - -

Puerto Rico 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 - 13 18 15 - - - -

Russia 17 3 7 6 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 7 - 2 4 - 2 - 4 - 7 3 12 3 5 4

Serbia 4 - - - - 3 11 3 7 2 - - 2

Thailand 12 - - - - - - - - - 8 9 10 12 11 - 11 8 10 6 4 13 11 - - - -

Turkey 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - 3 8 4 1 - - 1

USA 21 7 6 1 5 8 8 - 6 1 6 3 3 8 7 8 4 9 1 1 1 6 6 7 5 - 2

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2014 Tokyo (JPN) BRA JPN RUS

2013 Sapporo (CHN) BRA CHN SRB

2012 Ningbo (CHN) USA BRA TUR

2011 Macau (CHN) USA BRA SRB

2010 Ningbo (CHN) USA BRA ITA

2009 Tokyo (JPN) BRA RUS GER

2008 Yokohama (JPN) BRA CUB ITA

2007 Ningbo (CHN) NED CHN ITA

2006 Reggio Calabria (ITA) BRA RUS ITA

2005 Sendai (JPN) BRA ITA CHN

2004 Reggio Calabria (ITA) BRA ITA USA

2003 Andria (ITA) CHN RUS USA

2002 Hong Kong (CHN) RUS CHN GER

2001 Macau (CHN) USA CHN RUS

2000 Manila (PHI) CUB RUS BRA

1999 Yu Xi (CHN) RUS BRA CHN


1998 Hong Kong (CHN) BRA RUS CUB

1997 Kobe (JPN) RUS CUB KOR

1996 Shanghai (CHN) BRA CUB RUS

1995 Shanghai (CHN) USA BRA CUB

1994 Shanghai (CHN) BRA CUB CHN

1993 Hong Kong (HKG) CUB CHN RUS

WORLD GRAND PRIX



Nbpart.

Results MedalTotal

PodiumCountry 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 1st 2nd 3rd

Algeria 1 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - -

Argentina 4 8 - - - - - - 11 11 - 10 - - - -

Brazil 9 9 - 8 6 - 8 2 3 2 2 5 4 - 3 1

Bulgaria 1 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Canada 4 7 - - - 8 10 9 - - - - - - - -

China 9 - 4 1 1 3 2 3 5 1 - 3 7 3 1 3

Croatia 2 - 4 8 - - - - - - -

Cuba 10 5 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 4 - 6 4 2 -

Dominican Republic 3 - - - - - - - - 10 9 8 - - - -

Egypt 2 - - - - - - 12 - 12 - - - - - -

Germany 2 9 - - - - 6 - - - -

Germany (GDR) 1 - - - - 6 - - - -

Hungary 1 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Italy 4 - - - - - - - 7 4 1 1 2 2 - -

Japan 11 2 1 2 4 4 7 6 6 5 7 4 3 1 2 -

Kenya 4 - - - - - 12 11 - - 12 12 - - - -

Korea 11 3 3 5 7 7 6 5 4 9 8 9 2 - - 2

Netherlands 1 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - -

Peru 8 4 5 - 5 5 5 10 10 - 11 - - - - -

Poland 2 - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - -

Russia 1 - 2 - - - 1 - 1 -

Serbia 2 5 7 - - - -

Spain 1 - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - -

Thailand 1 - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - -

Tunisia 2 - - - 8 - - - 12 - - - - - - -

Turkey 1 - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - -

Uruguay 1 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

USA 9 6 7 4 - - 4 7 9 3 3 2 3 - 1 2

USSR 6 1 8 3 3 2 3 5 1 1 3

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2011 Various cities (JPN) ITA USA CHN

2007 Various cities (JPN) ITA BRA USA

2003 Various cities (JPN) CHN BRA USA1999 Various cities (JPN) CUB RUS BRA

1995 Osaka (JPN) CUB BRA CHN

1991 Osaka (JPN) CUB CHN URS

1989 Nagoya (JPN) CUB URS CHN

1985 Tokyo (JPN) CHN CUB URS

1981 Osaka (JPN) CHN JPN URS

1977 Tokyo (JPN) JPN CUB KOR

1973 Montevideo (URU) URS JPN KOR

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP





Nbpart.

Results MedalTotal

PodiumCountry 1965 1969 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 1st 2nd 3rd

Algeria 1 - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - -

Argentina 5 - - - - 5 - - 7 9 - 7 7 - - - -

Australia 1 - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - -

Brazil 11 - 6 8 3 4 5 6 3 5 1 1 3 5 2 - 3Bulgaria 4 9 4 6 - - - - - - - 3 - 1 - - 1

Cameroon 1 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - -

Canada 4 - - 12 - - - - 10 8 7 - - - - - -

Chile 1 - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - -

China 6 - - 5 5 - - - 9 11 10 - 11 - - - -

Cuba 8 - 9 3 2 - 1 2 6 2 - - 5 5 1 3 1

Czechoslovakia 3 3 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1

Egypt 6 - - 11 - 8 - - 11 - 12 10 12 - - - -

France 2 11 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - -

Germany 1 7 - - - - - - - - -Germany (GDR) 2 5 1 - - - - 1 1 - -

Germany (GDR) Jr. 1 - 12 - - - - - - - -

Germany (FRG) 1 - 10 - - - - - - - -

Hungary 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Iran 2 - - - - - - 11 - - - - 9 - - - -

Italy 6 - - - 7 - 2 - 1 3 2 - 4 4 1 2 1

Japan 12 4 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 10 9 9 10 2 - 2 -

Korea 8 - - 7 - 7 7 5 8 7 6 11 - - - - -

Mexico 2 - - 9 - - - 10 - - - - - - - - -

Netherlands 2 10 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 1 - 1 -

Poland 5 2 8 4 4 - - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 -

Puerto Rico 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - -

Romania 2 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Russia 3 - 1 - 2 1 3 2 1 -

Serbia 1 - 8 - - - -

Serbia & Montenegro 1 3 1 - - 1

Spain 2 - - - - - - - - 6 - 5 - - - - -

Tunisia 7 - 11 - 8 - - 8 12 12 11 12 - - - - -

USA 9 - - 10 - 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 2 1 - 1

USSR 7 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 7 4 1 2

Venezuela 1 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - -

Yugoslavia 1 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -

H O N O U R S

R A N K I N G S


2011 Various cities (JPN) RUS POL BRA

2007 Various cities (JPN) BRA RUS BUL

2003 Various cities (JPN) BRA ITA SCG1999 Various cities (JPN) RUS CUB ITA

1995 Tokyo (JPN) ITA NED BRA

1991 Tokyo (JPN) URS CUB USA


1989 Tokyo (JPN) CUB ITA URS

1985 Tokyo (JPN) USA URS TCH

1981 Tokyo (JPN) URS CUB BRA1977 Tokyo (JPN) URS JPN CUB

1969 East Berlin (GDR) GDR JPN URS

1965 Warsaw (POL) URS POL TCH

MEN’S WORLD CUP



OVERALL HONOURS

* Team not participating in FIVB World League 2014

19 14 15 48

RUSSIA

(USSR)

1 3 4 8

JAPAN

20 12 7 39

BRAZIL

2 5 7

BULGARIA

13 8 10 31

ITALY

2 3 5

ROMANIA*

3 11 9 23

CUBA

2 1 1 4

GERMANY

(GDR)

7 2 5 14

USA

1 1 2

FRANCE

1 5 7 13

SERBIA

(Serbia andMontenegro, Yugoslavia)

2 2

ARGENTINA

2 5 3 10

CZECH REPUBLIC

(Czechoslovakia)

3 3 1 7

POLAND

2 5 1 8

NETHERLANDS




HEAD-TO-HEADHEAD-TO-HEAD

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ARG v XXX 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 13 2 2 0 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 2 8 10 4 4 0 0 5

AUS v 0 0 XXX 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

BEL v 0 0 4 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

BRA v 22 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 18 3 14 3 1 0 12 11 1 0 0 0 17 5 15 1 16 4 12 0 2 3 15

BUL v 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 18 XXX 0 0 4 0 10 14 0 0 4 0 7 1 2 2 6 5 9 3 0 0 8

CAN v 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 14 0 0 XXX 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

CHN v 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 XXX 3 7 0 0 5 1 4 6 4 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 3

CUB v 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 12 14 10 7 1 7 3 XXX 0 0 8 0 8 5 4 0 16 4 0 0 0 2 8

CZE v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0

EGY v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 8 0 0 XXX 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

ESP v 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 17 1 7 3 1 6 4 5 8 0 1 0 0 XXX 2 2 0 4 2 3 0 0 2

FIN v 2 6 2 2 3 1 1 15 2 2 6 8 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 XXX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FRA v 10 8 0 1 1 0 4 16 5 6 3 1 7 1 4 16 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 XXX 4 4 0 0 14

GRE v 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 4 XXX 0 0 0

IRI v 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 3

ITA v 10 5 5 0 0 0 14 15 12 8 4 0 30 3 26 8 1 0 0 0 10 2 4 0 24 14 12 0 4 3

JPN v 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 12 2 14 0 2 17 9 0 12 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 17 5 7 0 2 2

KAZ v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KOR v 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 13 3 3 3 5 1 28 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 7 5 11 0 0 0 0 2

MEX v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MNE v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NED v 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 15 6 12 9 5 11 2 14 22 4 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 6 2 10 2 0 0 7

POL v 18 2 4 0 0 0 10 23 7 5 4 0 7 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 5 3 4 4 4 5 6 2 2 2 3

POR v 5 15 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 8 1 3 0 0 1 3 4 6 1 3 2 2 0 0 0

PUR v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RUS v 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 20 14 4 0 1 25 1 26 20 0 0 8 0 6 1 3 1 5 4 5 3 3 0 19

SRB v 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 15 7 4 3 1 11 1 16 9 1 0 4 0 4 1 2 2 12 7 6 3 1 1 13

SVK v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TUN v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TUR v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

USA v 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 26 6 9 0 0 6 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 9 3 7 1 8 7 2 6 1 0 11

VEN v 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 0

FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE RECORDS



JPN KAZ KOR MEX MNE NED POL POR PUR RUS SRB SVK TUN TUR USA VENW L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 15 7 23 10 19 1 4 0 20 13 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 12 0

14 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 5 7 4 0 0 0 4 14 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 0

2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 17 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 7 1 1 2 2 1 25 1 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 1

12 0 0 0 28 1 2 0 0 0 22 14 4 3 8 0 0 0 20 26 9 16 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 0

4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 6 2

0 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 4 6 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 1

17 3 0 0 11 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 4 3 1 0 0 4 5 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 4 0

7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 2 6 2 2 0 0 3 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 2

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

10 2 0 0 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 7 7 3 4 0 0 0 17 19 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 4 0

XXX 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 11 6 4 0 0 5 38 1 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 16 0 4

0 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 3 0 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 0 0 0 20 2 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 5 3 0 0 11 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0

11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 3 1 4 0 4 13 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 10 2

4 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 3 XXX 0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 XXX 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

38 5 0 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 14 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 XXX 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 8 0

15 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 11 5 7 1 0 0 6 18 XXX 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 XXX 0 0 0 016 4 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 5 7 8 10 0 0 4 0 9 15 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 3 0 0 0 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXX

XXX




2015 VOLLEYBALL CALENDAR

2015 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CALENDAR

WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM

• MAY 26 - 31 | MOSCOW (RUS)

• JUNE 16 - 21 | ST. PETERSBURG (USA)

• JULY 21 - 26 | YOKOHAMA (JPN)

• AUGUST 18 - 23 | LONG BEACH (USA)

• AUGUST 25 - 30 | OLSZTYN (POL)

WORLD TOUR OPENS

• APRIL 21 - 26 | FUZHOU (CHN)

• MAY 12 - 17 | LUCERNE (SUI)

• MAY 20 - 24 | PRAGUE (CZE) WOMEN

• AUGUST 11 - 16 | ISTANBUL (TUR)

• SEPTEMBER 8 - 13 | SOCHI (RUS)

• SEPTEMBER 22 - 27 | XIAMEN (CHN)• OCTOBER 6 - 11 | PUERTO VALLARTA (MEX)

• NOVEMBER 17 - 21 | DOHA (QAT) MEN

• DECEMBER 8 - 13 | MANGAUNG (RSA)

WORLD TOUR FINALS

• SEPTEMBER 29 -

OCTOBER 4 | FORT LAUDERDALE (USA)

SWATCH BEACH VOLLEYBALLMAJOR SERIES

• JUNE 2 - 7 | POREC (CRO)

• JUNE 9 - 14 | STAVANGER (NOR)

• JULY 7 - 12 | GSTAAD (SUI)

• SEPTEMBER 1 - 6 | WT EVENT (TBD)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS• JUNE 26 - JULY 5 | 2015 WCHS (NED)

• AUGUST 14 - 23 | BOYS’ U19 (RESISTENCIA -

CORRIENTES , ARG)

• AUGUST 24 - 31 | MEN’S U23 (DUBAI, UAE)

• SEPTEMBER 11 - 20 | MEN’S U21 (TIJUANA &

MEXICALI, MEX)

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

• AUGUST 22 -

SEPTEMBER 6 | WORLD CUP (JPN)

MEN’S WORLD CUP

• SEPTEMBER 8 - 23 | WORLD CUP (JPN)

CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• OCTOBER 27 -

NOVEMBER 1 | MEN’S CLUB WC (BRA)

* = To be confirmed

WOMEN / MEN (All other events are double-gender)

Note: Events and dates are subject to change. Please refer tothe FIVB website for updates: www.fi vb.org

Note: Events and dates are subject to change.Please refer to the FIVB website for updates: www.fivb.org

CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• MAY 6 - 10 | WOMEN’S CLUB WC (SUI)

WORLD LEAGUE• MAY 16 - JULY 19 | WORLD LEAGUE

• JULY 3 - 5 | WL FINAL G3 (SVK)

• JULY 10 - 12 | WL FINAL G2 (BUL)

• JULY 15 - 19 | WL FINAL G1

(RIO DE JANEIRO, BRA)

WORLD GRAND PRIX

• JULY 10 - 12 | WGP FINAL G3 (AUS)

• JULY 22 - 26 | WGP FINAL G1 (USA)

• JULY 31 - AUGUST 2 | WGP FINAL G2 (POL)

AGE-GROUP WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS

• AUGUST 7 - 16 | GIRLS’ U18 (LIMA, PER)

• AUGUST 12 - 19 | WOMEN’S U23

(ANKARA, TUR)

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FIVB MEN’S WORLD RANKING(As per 22 September 2014)

Rk Teams Points +/- Rk. jan.2014

WorldChampionship

2014

World League2014

ContinentalChampionship

2013

Olympic Games2012

World Cup2011

Diff. Rk. Tot. Rk. Tot. Rk. Tot. Rk. Tot. Rk. Tot.

Q 1 Brazil 335 0 2 90 2 45 1 30 2 90 3 80

Q 2 Russia 330 0 5 62 5 38 1 30 1 100 1 100Q 3 Poland 275 2 1 100 7 32 9 3 5 50 2 90

Q 4 Italy 254 -1 13 36 3 42 2 26 3 80 4 70

Q 5 USA 220 -1 7 50 1 50 1 30 5 50 6 40

Q 6 Argentina 166 3 11 40 13 20 2 26 5 50 7 30

7 Germany 158 3 3 80 16 18 6 10 5 50

Q 8 Serbia 157 -2 9 45 6 35 3 22 9 30 8 25

Q 9 Bulgaria 156 -1 13 36 7 32 4 18 4 70

Q 10 Iran 134 1 6 56 4 40 1 30 cq1 3 9 5

Q 11 Cuba 125 -4 11 40 21 10 3 22 wq1 3 5 50

Q 12 France 113 1 4 70 10 26 5 14 wq1 3

Q 13 Australia 105 -1 15 33 9 28 5 14 9 30

Q 14 Canada 99 1 7 50 13 20 2 26 cq1 3Q 15 Tunisia 75 -1 21 25 27 4 2 26 11 20

Q 16 Rep. of Korea 73 3 17 30 19 16 2 26 cq4 1

Q 17 China 69 2 15 33 23 7 3 22 cq3 2 11 5

Q 17 Finland 69 9 9 45 16 18 8 5 cq6 1

Q 19 Egypt 63 -2 21 25 1 30 cq1 3 12 5

Q 20 Belgium 59 4 17 30 11 24 7 5

Q 21 Japan 55 -5 AS-D2 14 19 16 4 18 cq2 2 10 5

Q 22 Mexico 50 0 17 30 25 5 5 14 cq4 1

Q 23 Puerto Rico 49 -2 21 25 27 4 4 18 cq3 2

24 Cameroon 45 -2 21 25 4 18 cq2 2

Q 25 Netherlands 43 0 EU-I2 18 12 22 10 3

Q 26 Czech Republ ic 37 -8 EU-I3 15 16 18 16 2 wq2 2

Q 27 Portugal 36 1 EU-J3 15 13 20 Eur-q2 1

28 Colombia 34 1 SA-P2 10 3 22 cq2 2

Q 29 Venezuela 33 6 17 30 cq1 3

30 Chile 29 1 SA-P3 9 4 18 cq3 2

31 Morocco 28 -1 AF-M3 6 3 22

Q 31 Turkey 28 6 EU-K2 18 22 8 14 2

33 Algeria 26 -2 AF-T2 10 5 14 cq3 2

34 Dom. Republic 25 -1 NO-PO4 14 6 10 cq5 1

Q 34 Slovakia 25 -1 EU-M3 15 24 6 11 3 cq5 1

36 Thailand 22 1 AS-A3 12 6 10

36 Paraguay 22 -1 SA-P4 8 5 14Q 36 Spain 22 -9 EU-L3 15 25 5 Eur-q2 1 cq4 1

39 India 21 -2 AS-C2 14 7 5 wq3 2

39 Slovenia 21 1 EU-J2 18 13 2 cq7 1

41 Ukraine 19 11 EU-M2 18 Eur-q2 1

42 Bahrain 17 71 AS-B2 14 12 3

Q 42 Kazakhstan 17 3 AS-A2 14 10 3

44 Estonia 16 -1 EU-K3 15 Eur-q2 1

45 Bahamas 15 7 NO-R3 10 7 5

45 Chinese Taipei 15 1 AS-C3 12 9 3

45 Guatemala 15 1 NO-PO2 12 9 3

45 Libya 15 7 AF-A4 5 6 10

45 Qatar 15 4 AS-D3 12 11 345 Saint Lucia 15 4 NO-O3 10 8 5

51 Costa Rica 13 11 NO-PO4 12 cq7 1

52 Belarus 12 -6 EU-L4 10 15 2

52 Indonesia 12 10 AS-B3 12




FIVB MEN’S WORLD RANKING (As per 22 September 2014)


WorldChampionship

2014

World League2014


2013

Olympic Games2012

World Cup2011


52 Lebanon 12 44 AS-WZ3 7 8 5

52 Pakistan 12 0 AS-B4 10 wq3 256 Croatia 11 -4 EU-K4 10 Eur-q3 1

56 Cyprus 11 61 EU-I4 10 Eur-q1 1

56 F.Y.R. Macedonia 11 61 EU-J4 10 Eur-q2 1

Q 56 Greece 11 -4 EU-M4 10 Eur-q3 1

56 Kuwait 11 61 AS-A4 10 17 1

56 Trinidad & Tobago 11 6 NO-Q3 10 cq6 1

56 Saudi Arabia 11 61 AS-C4 10 21 1

63 Barbados 10 -11 NO-P3 10

63 Congo 10 64 AF-V2 10

63 Kenya 10 -1 AF-U2 10

63 New Zealand 10 14 AS-D4 10

63 Panama 10 -20 NO-Q4 1068 Botswana 9 2 AF-U3 9

68 Haiti 9 9 NO-O4 9

68 Honduras 9 17 NO-R4 9

68 Iraq 9 46 AS-WZ53 7 13 2

68 Romania 9 -28 EU-H4 8 Eur-2 1

68 Rwanda 9 59 AF-T3 9

68 Seychelles 9 59 AF-V3 9

68 Sri Lanka 9 46 AS-CZ23 7 15 2

68 Surinam 9 -6 NO-P4 9

68 Uzbekistan 9 46 AS-CZ12 7 16 2

78 Afghanistan 8 39 AS-CZ13 7 20 1

78 Aruba 8 7 NO-L2 8

78 Cape Verde 8 49 AF-U4 8

78 Denmark 8 -29 EU-C4 5 12 3

78 Myanmar 8 39 AS-SEZ3 7 18 1

78 Niger 8 -26 AF-V4 8

78 Nigeria 8 49 AF-T4 8

78 Sweden 8 -1 EU-H5 7 Eur-q2 1

86 Austria 7 -16 EU-D3 6 Eur-q2 1

86 Dominica 7 10 NO-N3 7

86 El Salvador 7 -9 NO-J3 7

86 Gabon 7 41 AF-T5 7

86 Ghana 7 31 AF-O3 6 cq4 1

86 Hong Kong 7 41 AS-EZ2 7

86 Israel 7 -9 EU-H6 6 Eur-q2 1

86 Latvia 7 -34 EU-C3 6 Eur-q3 1

86 Luxembourg 7 31 EU-G3 6 Eur-q1 1

86 Maldives 7 -1 AS-CZ24 7

Q 86 Montenegro 7 -24 EU-F3 6 Eur-q2 1

86 Nicaragua 7 -1 NO-I3 7

86 Saint Vincent & Gre. 7 10 NO-K3 7

86 Senegal 7 41 AF-V5 7

86 Vietnam 7 41 AS-SEZ4 7

86 Zambia 7 41 AF-U5 7

102 Albania 6 -32 EU-F4 5 Eur-q1 1102 Anguilla 6 -6 NO-M4 6

102 Antigua & Barbuda 6 -17 NO-L4 6

102 Azerbaijan 6 -6 EU-A3 6

102 British V. Islands 6 -6 NO-K4 6




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102 Burkina Faso 6 25 AF-O4 6

102 Burundi 6 25 AF-Q5 6102 Chad 6 25 AF-P4 6

102 Grenada 6 -6 NO-N4 6

102 Hungary 6 -17 EU-B4 5 Eur-q2 1

102 Lesotho 6 25 AF-R4 6

102 Mauritius 6 -40 AF-S2 6

102 Moldova 6 -17 EU-B3 6

102 Mozambique 6 -32 AF-R5 6

102 Namibia 6 25 AF-R6 6

102 Norway 6 -6 EU-E3 6

102 Saint Kitts 6 -6 NO-J4 6

102 Scotland 6 25 EU-G2 6

102 Uganda 6 25 AF-Q6 6102 Zimbabwe 6 -32 AF-R3 6

122 Belize 5 -26 NO-H4 5

122 Bermuda 5 -26 NO-D5 5

122 Bosnia Herzeg. 5 -37 EU-A4 5

122 Cayman Islands 5 -37 NO-E4 5

122 Côte d'Ivoire 5 5 AF-D3 5

122 Iceland 5 5 EU-E4 5

122 Jamaica 5 -52 NO-A4 5

122 Malawi 5 -26 AF-K4 5

122 Montserrat 5 -26 NO-F4 5

122 Northern Ireland 5 5 EU-D4 5

122 San Marino 5 5 EU-G4 5

122 Sierra Leone 5 5 AF-B3 5

122 Swaziland 5 5 AF-J4 5

122 Tanzania 5 5 AF-H4 5

122 Togo 5 5 AF-E3 5

137 United Arab Emirates 2 -85 0 0 14 2

138 Andorra 1 -21 0 0 Eur-q1 1

138 Oman 1 -68 0 0 19 1

138 Switzerland 1 -21 0 0 Eur-q1 1

141 Bangladesh 0 -64 0 0

141 Bolivia 0 -45 0 0

141 Ecuador 0 -45 0 0

141 England 0 -14 0 0

141 Eritrea 0 -14 0 0

141 Fiji Islands 0 -45 0 0

141 Georgia 0 -14 0 0

141 Jordan 0 -14 0 0

141 Macau 0 -45 0 0

141 Netherlands Antilles 0 -64 0 0

141 Peru 0 -14 0 0

141 Philippines 0 -14 0 0

141 Rep. of the Congo 0 -14 0 0

141 Samoa Islands 0 -56 0 0

141 South Africa 0 -89 0 0141 Sudan 0 -14 0 0

141 Tonga 0 -64 0 0

141 Turkmenistan 0 -14 0 0

141 Uruguay 0 -56 0 0




The FIVB’s Medical and Anti-Doping programme focuses on prevention through education, ways to keep

the sport of volleyball clean and the protection of athletes and referees’ health.

The FIVB’s Anti-Doping programme seeks to preserve the

spirit of volleyball and beach volleyball while maintainingthe ideals of ethics, respect, fair play and honesty as well

as the athletes’ health.

The FIVB developed an online Anti-Doping Education

programme – ’FIVB Play Clean’ – to educate volleyball,

beach volleyball athletes, medical officials and coaches

on their rights and responsibilities. The programme also

provides guidance on healthy lifestyle attitudes in order

to deter athletes from doping. The course exists in severallanguages and so far more than 18,000 users have

completed the programme.

Moreover, outreach programmes have been implemented

on competitions to gain the awareness of players for anti-

doping and to give the opportunity to players to talk and

exchange with people specialised in anti-doping.

As doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport,

one of the FIVB’s goals is to keep the playing field clean

and level. To this end, the FIVB conducts regular and

random anti-doping tests and has an extensive testing

programme in place, both during and out-of-competition

with blood and urine tests.

As the FIVB is committed to the protection of its athletes’

health, it has established several programmes, ranging

from injury prevention to heat stress. The FIVB has focused

primarily on the prevention of injuries and illness, the

reduction of long-term disability through proper diagnosis,

treatment and rehabilitation, and ways of maintaining

volleyball as a drug-free sport. FIVB studies continue to be

published in renowned sport medicine journals. The healthof our referees is also important therefore a Referee Health

Management Programme is also conducted throughout

the year.

The FIVB also wants to share and communicate its

knowledge and updates about Anti-Doping and Medical

news. As a result, a Twitter account (@FIVBMedical) was

launched in 2014.

For more information, please visit the medical section at

http://www.fivb.org/EN/Medical/index.asp

WE PLAY IT CLEAN !





Director Mr Richard Baker

Media Operations Mrs Vanessa Martin RandinMr. Aftab Dere

Editorial Mr. Sébastien BillingtonSocial Media Mr. Nick Winn

Website Ms. Aneeqah Dinaully

DirectorVice-Director

Mr. Guido BettiMrs. Elizaveta Bracht-Tischenko

Marketing Mrs. Vanina MasucciMr. Christophe Wiacek

Television

Head of TV Services and Production Mr. Joost van HooijdonkMr. Frank Ulrich

Digital

Digital Manager Mr. Motasem El Bawab

Director Ms Gabrielle van Zwieten

World League Coordinators Mrs. Georgina RowseMr. Pierre-Alexandre Gallois

FIVB DEPARTMENTS/ NATIONAL PRESS DIRECTORS

FIVB COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT I EMAIL: [email protected]

FIVB TV AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT I EMAIL: [email protected]

FIVB SPORTS DEPARTMENT – WORLD LEAGUE I EMAIL: [email protected]









Country Press Officer Email

Argentina Martin de Rose [email protected]

Australia Ross Solly [email protected]

Belgium Marcel Coppens [email protected] Jandrey Vincentim [email protected]

Bulgaria Stefan Avgustinov [email protected]

Canada Jackie Skender [email protected]

China Yue Song [email protected]

Cuba Lisset Riccardo Torres [email protected]

Czech Republic Lukas Kozacek [email protected]

Egypt Hanaa Hamza [email protected]

Finland Kimmo Nurminen [email protected]

France Caroline Thomas [email protected]

Greece Dimitios Tychalas [email protected]

Iran Hamid Ahmadinia [email protected]

Italy Marco Trozzi [email protected]

Japan Hiroshi Takeuchi [email protected]

Kazakhstan Vitaliy Maltsev [email protected]

Korea Sae-Rom Lee [email protected]

Mexico Carolina Rivas [email protected]

Montenegro Velisa Jovanovic [email protected]

The Netherlands Thijs Petersen [email protected]

Poland Janusz Uznanski [email protected]

Portugal Jorge Castro [email protected]

Puerto Rico Humberto Pagan Moreno [email protected]

Russia Irina Zolotova [email protected]

Serbia Novica Saric [email protected]

Slovakia Filip Hudec [email protected]

Spain Sergio Aguilera [email protected]

Tunisia Boutheina Jaouadi [email protected]

Turkey Mehmet Ali Yaman [email protected]

USA B.J. Evans [email protected]

Venezuela Héctor Jesús Mena Pérez [email protected]

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1.

ONLINE ACCREDITATION SYSTEM

With thIn order to streamline access to information and

coordination with media professionals at volleyball

and beach volleyball events around the world, the

FIVB Communications Department launched an onlinemedia accreditation platform at the end of 2011.

This system has become an essential tool for event

organisers and members of the press to coordinate

coverage and reporting of the sport in all media.

FIVB Media Club Registration

The online accreditation system requires that media

professionals around the world first register to become a

member of the FIVB Media Club.

Once the applicant has registered their details online and

submits the form to the FIVB, the individual will receive an

email confirming receipt of their information.

This information is then sent to the applicant’s national

federation for verification.

Following Approval

From The National Federation, The Fivb Will Accept TheJournalist Into The Fivb Media Club And The Applicant Will

Receive Confirmation By Email.

Once Approved As A Member Of The Fivb Media Club, The

Journalist Will Receive A Login And Password To Maintain Their

Online Details And To Request Accreditation For Fivb Events.

Unsuccessful Applicants

Will Also Be Notified By Email. The Applicant Can Contact

Their National Federation Directly For More Information.

Please Note

That The Fivb Does Not Provide Updates Of ApplicationsIn Process.

It Is Important To Note That Registering Through The

Online Portal Does Not Guarantee The Granting Of

Accreditation But Is The First Step In The Verification

Process.

New applicants who do not yet have an account can sign up

using the form at:

http://www.fivb.org/en/media/accreditation.asp

FIVB Media Club Registration Process

MEDIAMEDIA





Requesting accreditation

Accepted members of the FIVB Media Club can enter the

online system with the login and password provided to them.

Journalists can monitor current and past requests at any time

by logging into their account on the system.

If verified and approved by their national federation, media

professionals can begin to request accreditation for FIVB

volleyball and beach volleyball events.

MEDIA



SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE FIVB WORLD LEAGUE

It is now easier than ever to keep on top of all the tournament news

through the FIVB’s online and social media channels.

FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE

FACEBOOK

YOUTUBE

TWITTER

INSTAGRAM

SINA WEIBO AND TENCENT WEIBO

http://worldleague.2015.fivb.com/

FB.com/fivb.internationalvolleyballfederation

youtube.com/videofivb

@FIVBWorldLeague

@FIVBVolleyball

http://t.qq.com/fivbchina

http://www.weibo.com/FIVBChina

The FIVB Volleyball World League websitehas a dynamic new look for 2015. Match textcommentary will be available for every matchfor the first time ever, meaning you won’t miss aminute of the action. Live scores and key statistics

from each game are also available along withdetailed match information.tournament.

Feel the excitement of the FIVB VolleyballWorld League through the FIVB Facebookpage. Check back for the best videos andimages from the tournament and connect tovolleyball fans from around the world.

Check out the FIVB YouTube video channel forexclusive interviews with volleyball stars andother behind-the-scenes footage from the FIVBVolleyball World League.

Follow @FIVBWorldLeague for up-to-theminute news and information on each matchduring the FIVB Volleyball World League.Tweets will be brought to you by the FIVBeditorial team, national federation pressofficers and athletes, giving you the latestinsights on the tournament.

See a different take on the some of the worldclass images from the FIVB Volleyball WorldLeague by following the FIVB on Instagram.Some of the best photos from the tournamentwill be published, with #fanphotofriday givingsupporters their very own platform during thetournament.

Want all the latest FIVB Volleyball WorldLeague updates in China? Check out theFIVB’s Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo pages.



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FIVB PRESS CONTACTS

Social Media and the FIVB World League

For more information, please see page 218.

Media Channels Links

Official FIVB website : www.fivb.com

Twitter : @FIVBWorldLeague

Facebook : FB.com/fivb.internationalvolleyballfederation

YouTube : www.youtube.com/videofivb

RSS Feed : www.fivb.org/vis/rss/press.aspx

FIVB Press Department

Château Les Tourelles

Edouard-Sandoz 2-4

1006 Lausanne

Switzerland

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +41 21 345 35 35

Fax: +41 21 345 35 45

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