The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 20 November to 4 December 2011 in

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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 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 ( 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 Maxim Mikhaylovich Mikhaylov ( rus, Максим Михайлович Михайлов, , mɐˈksʲim mʲɪˈxaɪ̯ɫəf; born 19 March 1988) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club ...

* Best Scorer : Fernando Hernández * Best Spiker :

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* Best Blocker :

Marcin Możdżonek Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Polish national team in 2007–2016, a participant at the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Champion, 2 ...

* Best Server : Cristian Savani * Best Setter : Luciano De Cecco * Best Receiver : Sérgio Santos * Best Libero : Ren Qi

References

External links

Official website

Awards
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