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. That was the first time since 1989 that FIVB decided not to allocate any spots in the Olympics, due to Japan hosting the

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Qualification

Twelve teams qualified for the competition by being one of the top two teams of each continental federation based on

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on 1 January 2019 (except

who qualified as hosts, and

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who qualified as 2018 World Champions).

Qualified teams

;Notes :

¹ Competed as

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; 5th appearance as Russia.

Squads

Venues

Format

The competition system of the 2019 World Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the other 11 teams. The teams were divided into 2 pools of 6 teams each. In round 1, total 30 matches in 5 days, each teams played against the other teams from the same pool. For rounds 2 and 3, total 36 matches in 6 days, each team played against the teams from another pool. Numbers in brackets denoted the

as of 1 January 2019 except the hosts who ranked 11th. # 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

First round

Site A

Site B

Second round

Site A

Site B

Third round

Site A

Site B

Final standing

Awards

* Most valuable player *:

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* Best setter *:

Micah Christenson Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson (born May 8, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player. He is part of the US national team, and is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship, the 2014 World Lea ...

* Best outside spikers *:

Wilfredo León Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a Cuban–Polish professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Cuba national team from 2007 to 2012, and is a current member of the Poland national team and Sir Safety Perugia. A silver med ...

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* Best middle blockers *: Maxwell Holt *:

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* Best opposite spiker *: Yūji Nishida * Best libero *:

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Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers '.

References

External links

Official website
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International volleyball competitions hosted by Japan

Volleyball in Japan