Host nation Japan Venues 8 (in 7 host cities) MVP Maxim Mikhaylov | Teams 12 Champions Russia (6th title) | |
Dates November 20 – December 4 | ||
The 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was played from November 20 to December 4 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
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Qualification summary
12 teams will participate in the World Cup:
FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011)
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
Format
The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for men is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is 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 play against teams in the same group.
Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): Teams play against teams in the other group.