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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 :
Ahmed Abdelhay Ahmed Salah (born 19 August 1984), also known as Ahmed Abdel Naeim ( ar, احمد صلاح), is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2003 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Salah. He ...
* 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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