The 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League was the fifth edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. The competition was held from 6 June to 23 July 2023, with the final round taking place at the Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Poland |
City | Gdańsk (final round) |
Dates | 6 June – 23 July 2023 |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Champions | Poland (1st title) |
Runners-up | United States |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Paweł Zatorski |
Best Setter | Micah Christenson |
Best OH | |
Best MB | |
Best OPP | Łukasz Kaczmarek |
Best Libero | Paweł Zatorski |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 104 |
Attendance | 318,294 (3,061 per match) |
Official website | |
Volleyball Nations League | |
Following the results of 2022 Nations League and 2022 Challenger Cup, Australia were replaced by debutants Cuba in this edition.[3]
Finals host and home team Poland won their first VNL title after defeating the United States in four sets.[4] It was the United States' third silver medal. Japan defeated Italy in a tie-breaker match and claimed the bronze medal.[5] Paweł Zatorski from Poland was named the MVP of the tournament.[6]
Qualification
editSixteen teams qualified for the competition. Ten of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other six teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[7][8] Cuba replaced Australia after winning the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]
Country | Confederation | Designation | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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Total | First | Last | ||||
Argentina | CSV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 7th place (2019) |
Brazil | CSV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2021) |
Bulgaria | CEV | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 11th place (2018) |
Canada | NORCECA | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 7th place (2018) |
China | AVC | Challenger team | 3 | 2018 | 2022 | 13th place (2022) |
Cuba | NORCECA | Challenger team | 0 | None | None | |
France | CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2022) |
Germany | CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 9th place (2018) |
Iran | AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2019) |
Italy | CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) |
Japan | AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2022) |
Netherlands | CEV | Challenger team | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 8th place (2022) |
Poland | CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2021) |
Serbia | CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2018) |
Slovenia | CEV | Challenger team | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 4th place (2021) |
United States | NORCECA | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2019, 2022) |
Format
editPreliminary round
editThe format of play is the same as edition 2022. The new format will see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.[8]
Final round
editThe VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.[8]
Final 8 direct elimination formula:
- The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
- The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation does not finish in the top eight in Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.
Pool composition
editThe overview of pools was released on 11 November 2022.[1][9]
Venues
editPreliminary round
editWeek 1 | |
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Pool 1 | Pool 2 |
Ottawa, Canada | Nagoya, Japan |
TD Place Arena | Nippon Gaishi Hall |
Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 10,000 |
Week 2 | |
Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Orléans, France |
Rotterdam Ahoy | CO'MET Arena |
Capacity: 16,426 | Capacity: 10,000 |
Week 3 | |
Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
Anaheim, United States | Pasay, Philippines |
Anaheim Convention Center | SM Mall of Asia Arena |
Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Final round
editAll matches |
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Gdańsk, Poland |
Ergo Arena |
Capacity: 11,409 |
Competition schedule
edit● | Preliminary round | ● | Final round |
Week 1 6–11 Jun |
Week 2 20–25 Jun |
Week 3 4–9 Jul |
Week 4 19–23 Jul |
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32 matches | 32 matches | 32 matches | 8 matches |
Pool standing procedure
edit- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
- Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
- If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Squads
editPreliminary round
editRanking
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | United States | 12 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 4.714 | 986 | 871 | 1.132 | Final round |
2 | Japan | 12 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 1.938 | 1109 | 1034 | 1.073 | |
3 | Poland[a] | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 1.579 | 1108 | 1057 | 1.048 | Final round |
4 | Italy | 12 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 1.867 | 1016 | 906 | 1.121 | Final round |
5 | Argentina | 12 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 1.778 | 1184 | 1092 | 1.084 | |
6 | Brazil | 12 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 1.667 | 1108 | 1033 | 1.073 | |
7 | Slovenia | 12 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 1.588 | 1036 | 997 | 1.039 | |
8 | France | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 1.095 | 1046 | 1007 | 1.039 | |
9 | Serbia | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 1.000 | 1045 | 1056 | 0.990 | |
10 | Netherlands | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 0.917 | 1028 | 1054 | 0.975 | |
11 | Germany | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 0.571 | 963 | 1036 | 0.930 | |
12 | Canada | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 0.484 | 983 | 1074 | 0.915 | |
13 | Cuba | 12 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 0.455 | 1023 | 1119 | 0.914 | |
14 | Iran | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 0.516 | 995 | 1073 | 0.927 | |
15 | Bulgaria | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 0.406 | 957 | 1045 | 0.916 | |
16 | China | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 0.364 | 941 | 1074 | 0.876 | 2023 Challenger Cup |
Notes:
- ^ Qualified as hosts
Week 1
editPool 1
edit- All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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6 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | 0–3 | Argentina | 22–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 63–75 | P2 Report | ||
6 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Cuba | 25–21 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 113–108 | P2 Report |
7 Jun | 16:30 | United States | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–63 | P2 Report | ||
7 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Germany | 26–24 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 95–80 | P2 Report | |
8 Jun | 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Cuba | 28–26 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 78–67 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | 0–3 | United States | 15–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 52–75 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jun | 20:00 | Argentina | 2–3 | Brazil | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 105–107 | P2 Report |
9 Jun | 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Germany | 25–20 | 33–31 | 25–21 | 83–72 | P2 Report | ||
9 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 95–82 | P2 Report | |
9 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Argentina | 21–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 83–96 | P2 Report | |
10 Jun | 13:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 18–25 | 27–25 | 19–25 | 87–100 | P2 Report | |
10 Jun | 16:30 | Brazil | 2–3 | Cuba | 16–25 | 25–22 | 29–27 | 22–25 | 18–20 | 110–119 | P2 Report |
10 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 62–75 | P2 Report | ||
11 Jun | 11:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Netherlands | 34–36 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 15–10 | 119–108 | P2 Report |
11 Jun | 14:30 | United States | 1–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 80–96 | P2 Report | |
11 Jun | 18:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Germany | 25–20 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 84–95 | P2 Report |
Pool 2
edit- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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6 Jun | 16:10 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | China | 20–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 9–15 | 100–106 | P2 Report |
6 Jun | 19:40 | Japan | 3–0 | Iran | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–57 | P2 Report | ||
7 Jun | 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Serbia | 31–29 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 100–95 | P2 Report | |
7 Jun | 18:00 | Poland | 3–1 | France | 25–23 | 18–25 | 35–33 | 25–15 | 103–96 | P2 Report | |
8 Jun | 12:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 24–26 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 64–76 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jun | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | China | 34–32 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 84–68 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jun | 18:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Iran | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 15–13 | 111–99 | P2 Report |
9 Jun | 13:10 | China | 1–3 | France | 20–25 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 78–98 | P2 Report | |
9 Jun | 16:10 | Poland | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–27 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 112–104 | P2 Report |
9 Jun | 19:40 | Japan | 3–1 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 97–89 | P2 Report | |
10 Jun | 12:40 | France | 1–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 88–96 | P2 Report | |
10 Jun | 15:40 | Iran | 3–1 | China | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–14 | 98–74 | P2 Report | |
10 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 76–67 | P2 Report | ||
11 Jun | 12:40 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Iran | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–65 | P2 Report | ||
11 Jun | 15:40 | Serbia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
11 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | 3–1 | France | 25–27 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 100–90 | P2 Report |
Week 2
editPool 3
edit- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 Jun | 13:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 76–63 | P2 Report | ||
20 Jun | 16:30 | United States | 3–1 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 97–84 | P2 Report | |
20 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | China | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–62 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 13:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 16–25 | 24–26 | 59–76 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 16:30 | United States | 3–0 | China | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 78–66 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 25–17 | 10–15 | 95–104 | P2 Report |
22 Jun | 13:00 | China | 0–3 | Italy | 13–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 56–76 | P2 Report | ||
22 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Germany | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 95–92 | P2 Report | |
22 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Poland | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 101–105 | P2 Report |
23 Jun | 16:30 | Iran | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 63–75 | P2 Report | ||
23 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 11–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 52–75 | P2 Report | ||
24 Jun | 13:00 | Poland | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report | ||
24 Jun | 17:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Iran | 16–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 102–93 | P2 Report |
24 Jun | 20:30 | China | 3–1 | Germany | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 98–83 | P2 Report | |
25 Jun | 12:30 | Italy | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 26–28 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 90–96 | P2 Report | |
25 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 33–35 | 9–15 | 113–118 | P2 Report |
Pool 4
edit- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Canada | 25–22 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–14 | 99–79 | P2 Report | |
20 Jun | 17:00 | Argentina | 1–3 | Slovenia | 25–21 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 88–96 | P2 Report | |
20 Jun | 20:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 17:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Canada | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–14 | 75–59 | P2 Report | ||
21 Jun | 20:30 | Argentina | 3–1 | France | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 98–90 | P2 Report | |
22 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 18–16 | 108–110 | P2 Report |
22 Jun | 17:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 97–90 | P2 Report | |
22 Jun | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Cuba | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 97–75 | P2 Report | |
23 Jun | 16:30 | Argentina | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 75–61 | P2 Report | ||
23 Jun | 20:30 | France | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
24 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–18 | 25–22 | 31–33 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 118–110 | P2 Report |
24 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 99–91 | P2 Report | |
24 Jun | 20:30 | Canada | 0–3 | France | 17–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report | ||
25 Jun | 13:00 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–23 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 16–18 | 105–107 | P2 Report |
25 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | France | 25–20 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 95–92 | P2 Report |
Week 3
editPool 5
edit- All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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4 Jul | 13:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Serbia | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 94–78 | P2 Report | |
4 Jul | 16:30 | Iran | 0–3 | France | 18–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report | ||
5 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 75–62 | P2 Report | ||
5 Jul | 20:30 | United States | 3–0 | Cuba | 27–25 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 77–57 | P2 Report | ||
6 Jul | 13:30 | Argentina | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
6 Jul | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Cuba | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 106–105 | P2 Report |
6 Jul | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Iran | 21–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 108–104 | P2 Report |
7 Jul | 13:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | France | 25–20 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 94–98 | P2 Report | |
7 Jul | 17:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 68–75 | P2 Report | ||
7 Jul | 20:30 | United States | 2–3 | Argentina | 18–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 41–43 | 12–15 | 121–129 | P2 Report |
8 Jul | 13:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 63–75 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jul | 17:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Iran | 25–19 | 28–30 | 27–29 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 120–109 | P2 Report |
8 Jul | 20:30 | United States | 3–0 | France | 25–23 | 27–25 | 27–25 | 79–73 | P2 Report | ||
9 Jul | 13:30 | Cuba | 3–2 | Iran | 25–22 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 28–30 | 15–10 | 119–113 | P2 Report |
9 Jul | 17:00 | France | 3–1 | Germany | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 96–88 | P2 Report | |
9 Jul | 20:30 | United States | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 29–27 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 79–67 | P2 Report |
Pool 6
edit- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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4 Jul | 15:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Italy | 25–23 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 81–98 | P2 Report | |
4 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | 3–2 | China | 24–26 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 110–109 | P2 Report |
5 Jul | 15:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 87–92 | P2 Report | |
5 Jul | 19:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Slovenia | 29–31 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 115–109 | P2 Report |
6 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 75–56 | P2 Report | ||
6 Jul | 15:00 | Canada | 2–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 9–15 | 93–111 | P2 Report |
6 Jul | 19:00 | China | 1–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 90–99 | P2 Report | |
7 Jul | 11:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 97–90 | P2 Report | |
7 Jul | 15:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Italy | 13–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 52–75 | P2 Report | ||
7 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 99–85 | P2 Report | |
8 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | China | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–53 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Canada | 25–21 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 77–69 | P2 Report | ||
8 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Italy | 27–29 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 98–105 | P2 Report | |
9 Jul | 11:00 | China | 1–3 | Canada | 25–23 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 81–98 | P2 Report | |
9 Jul | 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–20 | 32–30 | 25–22 | 82–72 | P2 Report | ||
9 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Poland | 17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 | P2 Report |
Final round
edit- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2:00).
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
19 July | ||||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
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France | 2 | |||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
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Italy | 0 | |||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||
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Poland | 3 | |||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||||
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Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||
20 July | ||||||||||
Poland | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
Poland | 3 | |||||||||
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Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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19 Jul | 17:00 | United States | 3–2 | France | 25–21 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 24–26 | 15–9 | 106–99 | P2 Report |
19 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–14 | 75–44 | P2 Report | ||
20 Jul | 17:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Slovenia | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 76–64 | P2 Report | ||
20 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Brazil | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 76–65 | P2 Report |
Semifinals
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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22 Jul | 17:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Poland | 25–19 | 26–28 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 89–97 | P2 Report | |
22 Jul | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Italy | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–56 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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23 Jul | 17:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 15–9 | 99–100 | P2 Report |
Final
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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23 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | United States | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 99–85 | P2 Report |
Final standing
edit
Source: VNL 2023 final standings |
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Awards
edit- Most valuable player
- Paweł Zatorski (POL)
- Best setter
- Micah Christenson (USA)
- Best outside spikers
- Aleksander Śliwka (POL)
- Yūki Ishikawa (JPN)
- Best middle blockers
- Jakub Kochanowski (POL)
- David Smith (USA)
- Best opposite spiker
- Łukasz Kaczmarek (POL)
- Best libero
- Paweł Zatorski (POL)
- Fair play team award
Statistics leaders
editPreliminary round
editStatistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.[10]
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Final round
editStatistics leaders correct at the end of final round.[11]
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Controversies
editIran team's visa issues in the United States
editAfter the announcement of the host venues and the games schedule, the president of the Iranian Volleyball Federation sent a letter to the FIVB expressing their concerns about the fact that the Iranian team is scheduled to play their games on the third week of the VNL in the USA territory. They stated that five members of the Iranian national team required further examination and additional documentation for visa issuance. The Iranian authorities also expressed their desire to host the USA's leg instead, or they might boycott the leg by not sending anyone to the USA.[12]
The passports of the Iranian national team members were resubmitted to the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey for a visa issuance. After necessary checks, visas were issued for the 12 players, with only four days left until the start of Week 3 of the VNL. However, five players including Amin Esmaeilnezhad were not granted visas. This situation also happened with the coach of the Iranian national team, Behrouz Ataei, who presented an incomplete documentation. After the second week round in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the rejected five players had to return to Tehran.[13]
After failed negotiations with the American authorities, the FIVB Executive Committee specifically examined the question of the visas for the Iranian team and approved an unprecedented decision. If the United States government does not issue the visas to the key members of the Iranian team, the points of Iran and its opponents in the third week of the games would not be accounted for on the world rankings, but the results of these games would count exclusively for the tournament.[14]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
- ^ a b Best attackers determined by successful spikes.
- ^ a b Best blockers determined by the stuff blocks, faults and rebounds.
- ^ a b Best servers determined by aces, faults and hits.
- ^ a b Best setters determined by running setts, faults and still sets.
- ^ a b Best diggers determined by successful digs, faults and receptions.
- ^ a b Best receivers determined by efficient receptions, faults and serve receptions.
References
edit- ^ a b "Volleyball's Best Ready To Grace Venues Across The Globe As Arenas Confirmed For VNL 2023". FIVB. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "United States and Poland to host Volleyball Nations League Finals in 2023". Volleyball World. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Croatia and Cuba secure Volleyball Challenger Cup titles". Volleyball World. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Poland claim historic VNL gold in front of their home fans". Volleyball World. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Japan beat the world champions and make it to the VNL podium". Volleyball World. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Zatorksi becomes the first libero to earn the VNL MVP award". Volleyball World. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "VNL Qualification System". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "VNL 2023 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Host cities and pools". Volleyball World. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Men's Statistics – 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League". volleyballworld. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Men's Finals Statistics – 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League". volleyballworld. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Negotiation and diplomacy of Davorzani against the actions of the United States of America". volleyball.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Iran is in Anaheim with 12 players and without a coach". volleyball.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Iran agreed with the points of the World Federation in the third week". volleyball.ir (in Persian). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
edit- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
- FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2023 – official competition website
- Brackets