The 2011
FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 20 November to 4 December 2011 in
Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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,
England
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,
United Kingdom
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. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined
Great Britain
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as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Qualification
12 teams participated in the World Cup:
* The host country's team.
* The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011.
* Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011 (according to the FIVB World Ranking as of January 15, 2011).
** NB: If Japan win or finish as one of the best runners-up in the AVC Continental Championship the third ranked team from the tournament will compete.
* Two
wild cards
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chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011.
FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011)
Squads
Venues
Format
The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.
The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each.
Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): Teams played against teams in the same group
Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): Teams played against teams in the other group
Pool standing procedure
# Match points
# Number of matches won
# Sets ratio
# Points ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Results
All times are
Japan Standard Time
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(
UTC+09:00).
First round
Site A
Site B
Second round
Site A
Site B
Third round
Site A
Site B
Fourth round
Site A
Site B
Final standing
Awards
* Most Valuable Player
:
Maxim Mikhaylov
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* Best Scorer
:
Fernando Hernández
* Best Spiker
:
Ahmed Abdelhay
* Best Blocker
:
Marcin Możdżonek
* Best Server
:
Cristian Savani
* Best Setter
:
Luciano De Cecco
* Best Receiver
:
Sérgio Santos
* Best Libero
:
Ren Qi
References
External links
Official websiteAwards
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