2012 FIVB Volleyball World League

2012 World League
Tournament details
Host nation	Bulgaria (Final Round)
Dates	18 May – 8 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	16 (in 16 host cities)
Official website
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The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League is the 23rd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 18 May to 8 July 2012. The Final Round will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Qualification

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Russia Cuba Serbia Japan	Brazil Poland Finland Canada	Italy United States France South Korea	Argentina Bulgaria Germany Portugal

Squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Numbers of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio

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

Intercontinental round

All times are local.
The Final Round hosts Bulgaria, the winners of each pool and the best runners-up among all pools will qualify for the Final Round. If Bulgaria are ranked first in Pool D, the two best runners-up of all pools will qualify for the Final Round.
The pools were announced on 17 December 2011.^[1] The scheduled was confirmed on 10 February 2012.^[2]

Pool A

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Week 1 – Hamamatsu, Japan

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 May	15:40	Russia	3–2	Serbia	25–21	25–22	19–25	20–25	15–9	104–102	P2 P3
18 May	18:40	Japan	0–3	Cuba	22–25	26–28	20–25			68–78	P2 P3
19 May	13:10	Cuba	1–3	Serbia	19–25	25–20	25–27	25–27		94–99	P2 P3
19 May	16:10	Japan	2–3	Russia	25–20	23–25	16–25	25–19	12–15	101–104	P2 P3
20 May	13:10	Japan	2–3	Serbia	25–22	21–25	27–25	19–25	12–15	104–112	P2 P3
20 May	16:10	Cuba	3–2	Russia	23–25	25–17	25–20	18–25	15–10	106–97	P2 P3

Week 2 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
15 Jun	17:00	Serbia	3–1	Russia	25–23	20–25	25–20	25–23	95–91	P2 P3
15 Jun	19:30	Cuba	3–1	Japan	25–21	25–20	22–25	25–21	97–87	P2 P3
16 Jun	17:00	Japan	0–3	Russia	22–25	15–25	19–25		56–75	P2 P3
16 Jun	19:30	Serbia	0–3	Cuba	19–25	19–25	23–25		61–75	P2 P3
17 Jun	14:30	Japan	0–3	Serbia	21–25	23–25	23–25		67–75	P2 P3
17 Jun	17:00	Cuba	3–1	Russia	26–24	21–25	25–22	25–17	97–88	P2 P3

Week 3 – Kaliningrad, Russia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Jun	16:40	Serbia	1–3	Cuba	25–20	16–25	19–25	23–25		83–95	P2 P3
22 Jun	19:25	Russia	3–0	Japan	25–18	25–22	25–22			75–62	P2 P3
23 Jun	16:40	Japan	1–3	Cuba	25–23	17–25	20–25	21–25		83–98	P2 P3
23 Jun	19:25	Russia	3–2	Serbia	25–21	21–25	23–25	25–23	15–12	109–106	P2 P3
24 Jun	16:40	Serbia	3–2	Japan	23–25	25–19	19–25	25–19	15–10	107–98	P2 P3
24 Jun	19:25	Cuba	3–1	Russia	25–23	25–22	24–26	25–20		99–91	P2 P3

Week 4 – Novi Sad, Serbia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Jun	15:10	Japan	2–3	Russia	25–20	26–24	19–25	17–25	11–15	98–109	P2 P3
28 Jun	18:10	Serbia	2–3	Cuba	26–24	16–25	25–21	24–26	13–15	104–111	P2 P3
29 Jun	17:10	Russia	3–1	Cuba	26–28	26–24	25–17	25–23		102–92	P2 P3
29 Jun	20:10	Japan	0–3	Serbia	22–25	19–25	19–25			60–75	P2 P3
30 Jun	17:10	Cuba	3–1	Japan	25–17	25–15	21–25	25–19		96–76	P2 P3
30 Jun	20:10	Serbia	2–3	Russia	18–25	25–22	25–23	22–25	11–15	101–110	P2 P3

Pool B

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Week 1 – Toronto, Canada

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 May	16:10	Canada	3–0	Finland	33–31	26–24	25–23			84–78	P2 P3
18 May	20:10	Brazil	2–3	Poland	22–25	25–27	27–25	25–22	12–15	111–114	P2 P3
19 May	16:10	Canada	3–2	Brazil	25–23	20–25	25–20	24–26	15–10	109–104	P2 P3
19 May	20:10	Poland	2–3	Finland	25–23	23–25	21–25	25–22	9–15	103–110	P2 P3
20 May	16:10	Brazil	3–1	Finland	23–25	25–13	25–22	31–29		104–89	P2 P3
20 May	20:10	Canada	1–3	Poland	25–17	19–25	21–25	19–25		84–92	P2 P3

Week 2 – Katowice, Poland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Jun	17:40	Poland	3–0	Canada	28–26	25–18	25–20			78–64	P2 P3
01 Jun	20:10	Brazil	3–0	Finland	25–13	25–14	25–14			75–41	P2 P3
02 Jun	17:40	Poland	3–0	Finland	26–24	25–18	25–18			76–60	P2 P3
02 Jun	20:10	Brazil	3–1	Canada	23–25	25–18	25–23	25–15		98–81	P2 P3
03 Jun	17:40	Finland	3–2	Canada	25–23	25–19	23–25	26–28	15–8	114–103	P2 P3
03 Jun	20:40	Poland	3–2	Brazil	26–24	23–25	25–23	23–25	15–10	112–107	P2 P3

Week 3 – São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
08 Jun	10:00	Brazil	3–0	Finland	25–21	25–22	25–9		75–52	P2 P3
08 Jun	12:30	Canada	0–3	Poland	20–25	20–25	18–25		58–75	P2 P3
09 Jun	10:00	Brazil	3–0	Canada	25–22	25–17	25–11		75–50	P2 P3
09 Jun	12:40	Poland	3–1	Finland	23–25	25–17	25–19	25–13	98–74	P2 P3
10 Jun	10:00	Brazil	3–1	Poland	26–24	25–17	23–25	25–23	99–89	P2 P3
10 Jun	12:55	Finland	3–0	Canada	25–19	25–22	26–24		76–65	P2 P3

Week 4 – Tampere, Finland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	17:10	Brazil	3–2	Canada	22–25	25–19	25–14	19–25	15–9	106–92	P2 P3
15 Jun	20:10	Finland	0–3	Poland	16–25	24–26	19–25			59–76	P2 P3
16 Jun	16:10	Canada	0–3	Poland	24–26	22–25	23–25			69–76	P2 P3
16 Jun	18:40	Finland	0–3	Brazil	22–25	18–25	23–25			63–75	P2 P3
17 Jun	16:10	Poland	3–1	Brazil	25–22	25–23	21–25	25–22		96–92	P2 P3
17 Jun	18:50	Finland	1–3	Canada	25–21	20–25	18–25	20–25		83–96	P2 P3

Pool C

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Week 1 – Florence, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 May	17:10	United States	1–3	France	25–17	20–25	24–26	17–25		86–93	P2 P3
18 May	20:40	South Korea	2–3	Italy	26–24	25–27	25–21	27–29	16–18	119–119	P2 P3
19 May	17:10	South Korea	2–3	United States	25–20	25–18	17–25	23–25	15–17	105–105	P2 P3
19 May	20:40	France	1–3	Italy	25–20	22–25	21–25	22–25		90–95	P2 P3
20 May	17:10	France	3–2	South Korea	25–18	24–26	25–20	21–25	15–11	110–100	P2 P3
20 May	20:40	United States	0–3	Italy	16–25	20–25	16–25			52–75	P2 P3

Week 2 – Lyon, France

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	15:10	France	3–1	South Korea	21–25	25–15	31–29	25–16		102–85	P2 P3
15 Jun	18:40	Italy	0–3	United States	28–30	26–28	22–25			76–83	P2 P3
16 Jun	17:10	United States	3–1	South Korea	22–25	25–23	27–25	25–16		99–89	P2 P3
16 Jun	20:10	France	3–1	Italy	25–17	22–25	25–23	25–20		97–85	P2 P3
17 Jun	15:10	Italy	2–3	South Korea	25–22	26–24	24–26	15–25	11–15	101–112	P2 P3
17 Jun	18:15	France	1–3	United States	25–20	22–25	19–25	21–25		87–95	P2 P3

Week 3 – Gwangju, South Korea

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Jun	14:10	South Korea	1–3	France	21–25	25–23	16–25	15–25		77–98	P2 P3
22 Jun	16:41	Italy	1–3	United States	25–22	21–25	27–29	16–25		89–101	P2 P3
23 Jun	14:10	South Korea	2–3	Italy	15–25	22–25	25–21	25–22	13–15	100–108	P2 P3
23 Jun	17:00	France	0–3	United States	21–25	21–25	20–25			62–75	P2 P3
24 Jun	14:10	South Korea	0–3	United States	20–25	18–25	18–25			56–75	P2 P3
24 Jun	16:40	France	3–0	Italy	26–24	25–15	25–22			76–61	P2 P3

Week 4 – Dallas, United States

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	17:10	France	3–2	Italy	29–31	25–23	25–18	21–25	15–12	115–109	P2 P3
29 Jun	20:07	United States	3–0	South Korea	32–30	26–24	25–22			83–76	P2 P3
30 Jun	17:10	Italy	3–2	South Korea	25–16	20–25	25–21	27–29	15–12	112–103	P2 P3
30 Jun	19:48	United States	2–3	France	20–25	25–22	25–23	23–25	13–15	106–110	P2 P3
01 Jul	17:10	France	3–0	South Korea	25–19	25–15	25–17			75–51	P2 P3
01 Jul	19:40	United States	3–2	Italy	26–28	25–20	24–26	25–17	15–10	115–101	P2 P3

Pool D

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Week 1 – Frankfurt, Germany

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
25 May	17:10	Bulgaria	0–3	Argentina	16–25	18–25	21–25		55–75	P2 P3
25 May	20:10	Portugal	0–3	Germany	23–25	15–25	18–25		56–75	P2 P3
26 May	17:10	Portugal	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25	16–25	12–25		50–75	P2 P3
26 May	20:10	Germany	3–0	Argentina	25–18	25–17	26–24		76–59	P2 P3
27 May	12:10	Argentina	3–0	Portugal	28–26	25–20	25–21		78–67	P2 P3
27 May	15:10	Germany	1–3	Bulgaria	22–25	21–25	25–19	23–25	91–94	P2 P3

Week 2 – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	18:10	Portugal	1–3	Germany	17–25	20–25	25–23	19–25		81–98	P2 P3
15 Jun	21:12	Argentina	3–1	Bulgaria	25–22	24–26	25–21	25–17		99–86	P2 P3
16 Jun	18:11	Portugal	1–3	Bulgaria	19–25	12–25	25–18	20–25		76–93	P2 P3
16 Jun	21:10	Argentina	0–3	Germany	19–25	23–25	23–25			65–75	P2 P3
17 Jun	18:10	Germany	2–3	Bulgaria	19–25	25–14	25–19	23–25	14–16	106–99	P2 P3
17 Jun	21:10	Argentina	3–1	Portugal	23–25	25–21	25–19	25–23		98–88	P2 P3

Week 3 – Guimarães, Portugal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Jun	14:40	Bulgaria	3–2	Argentina	22–25	25–11	26–24	17–25	15–11	105–96	P2 P3
22 Jun	17:40	Portugal	0–3	Germany	18–25	15–25	21–25			54–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	14:40	Argentina	0–3	Germany	20–25	19–25	18–25			57–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	17:40	Portugal	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25	23–25	22–25			67–75	P2 P3
24 Jun	14:40	Germany	3–1	Bulgaria	25–20	28–26	22–25	25–22		100–93	P2 P3
24 Jun	17:40	Argentina	3–1	Portugal	25–18	18–25	26–24	25–21		94–88	P2 P3

Week 4 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	17:40	Argentina	0–3	Germany	16–25	21–25	21–25			58–75	P2 P3
29 Jun	20:55	Bulgaria	3–1	Portugal	21–25	25–18	25–20	25–21		96–84	P2 P3
30 Jun	17:30	Portugal	0–3	Germany	19–25	18–25	20–25			57–75	P2 P3
30 Jun	20:55	Argentina	2–3	Bulgaria	19–25	25–21	26–24	11–25	12–15	93–110	P2 P3
01 Jul	15:40	Portugal	2–3	Argentina	14–25	25–17	21–25	25–19	9–15	94–101	P2 P3
01 Jul	18:10	Germany	3–2	Bulgaria	25–16	24–26	25–23	25–27	17–15	116–107	P2 P3

Final round

Venue: Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Pool play

Pool E

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
04 Jul	20:55	Bulgaria	3–1	Germany	26–28	25–19	29–27	25–19	105–93	P2 P3
05 Jul	20:45	Germany	1-2	United States	20-25	25-21	21-25
06 Jul	20:45	United States	–	Bulgaria

Pool F

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
04 Jul	17:40	Cuba	3–0	Brazil	25–19	26–24	25–22			76–65	P2 P3
05 Jul	17:40	Brazil	2–3	Poland	25–23	23–25	25–23	17–25	10–15	100–111	P2 P3
06 Jul	17:30	Poland	–	Cuba

Final four

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final

	7 July

	Pool E 1st
					8 July
	Pool F 2nd
					SF 2 Winner
	7 July
					SF 1 Winner
	Pool F 1st

	Pool E 2nd
					3rd place

					8 July

					SF 2 Loser

					SF 1 Loser

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
07 Jul	17:30	Pool F 1st	–	Pool E 2nd
07 Jul	20:45	Pool E 1st	–	Pool F 2nd

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
08 Jul	17:30	SF 2 Loser	–	SF 1 Loser

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
08 Jul	20:45	SF 2 Winner	–	SF 1 Winner

Final standing

Rank	Team



4
5
6
7	France
8	Russia
9	Serbia
10	Argentina
11	Italy
12	Canada
13	Finland
14	South Korea
15	Japan
16	Portugal

References

^ "World League 2012 pools and format finalized". fivb.org. 2011-12-17.
^ "FIVB confirms schedule for World League 2012". fivb.org. 2012-02-10.

External links

Official website

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[1] "World League 2012 pools and format finalized". fivb.org. 2011-12-17.

[2] "FIVB confirms schedule for World League 2012". fivb.org. 2012-02-10.

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