Volleyball World League 2001

The 2001 season of the World Volleyball League was the twelfth edition of the competition. It started on May 11th and ended on June 30th. Brazil won the title for the second time.

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The preliminary round ("intercontinental round") was held in four groups with four teams each. The two best teams in each group qualified for the final round. There they played in two groups of four. The two best teams of the two final groups reached the semifinals.

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Italy 30:15 21st 2.  France 27:21 20th 3.  Spain 23:28 17th 4th  Argentina 16:32 14th

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 28:14 20th 2.  Poland 25:22 19th 3.  Greece 24:25 18th 4th  Venezuela 16:32 15th

May 11th Italy Argentina 3-0 Spain France 0: 3 May 13th Spain France 2: 3 Italy Argentina 3-0 May 18 Spain Italy 3-0 France Argentina 3: 1 May 19th France Argentina 1: 3 May 20th Spain Italy 2: 3 25. May Argentina France 1: 3 Italy Spain 3: 2 May 26 Argentina France 3: 1 May 27th Italy Spain 3-0 June 1st Italy France 1: 3 2th of June Argentina Spain 1: 3 3rd of June Argentina Spain 2: 3 Italy France 3-0 8th June France Spain 3: 1 June 9th Argentina Italy 0: 3 France Spain 3: 1 June 10th Argentina Italy 1: 3 15th June Spain Argentina 3: 2 France Italy 1: 3 June 16 France Italy 3: 2 17th of June Spain Argentina 3: 2

May 11th Russia Venezuela 3-0 Poland Greece 3-0 12th of May Russia Venezuela 3-0 Poland Greece 2: 3 May 18 Poland Venezuela 1: 3 Greece Russia 3: 1 May 19th Poland Venezuela 3-0 Greece Russia 3-0 25. May Poland Russia 1: 3 Venezuela Greece 1: 3 May 26 Poland Russia 0: 3 May 27th Venezuela Greece 1: 3 June 1st Russia Greece 1: 3 June 1st Venezuela Poland 2: 3 2th of June Russia Greece 3: 1 3rd of June Venezuela Poland 2: 3 8th June Venezuela Russia 0: 3 Greece Poland 0: 3 June 9th Greece Poland 1: 3 June 10th Venezuela Russia 0: 3 15th June Russia Poland 3-0 Greece Venezuela 2: 3 June 16 Russia Poland 2: 3 Greece Venezuela 2: 3

Group C space team sentences Points 1.  Cuba 32:10 22nd 2.  Yugoslavia 31:11 22nd 3.  Japan 15:28 15th 4th  Portugal 5:34 13

Group D space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 35:13 23 2.  Netherlands 28:22 19th 3.  United States 20:25 18th 4th  Germany 11:36 12

May 11th Cuba Portugal 3-0 12th of May Japan Yugoslavia 0: 3 Cuba Portugal 3-0 May 13th Japan Yugoslavia 1: 3 May 18 Cuba Japan 3-0 May 19th Portugal Yugoslavia 0: 3 Cuba Japan 3: 1 May 20th Portugal Yugoslavia 0: 3 25. May Cuba Yugoslavia 3: 1 May 26 Portugal Japan 0: 3 Cuba Yugoslavia 3-0 May 27th Portugal Japan 3: 1 June 1st Yugoslavia Portugal 3-0 2th of June Japan Cuba 0: 3 3rd of June Japan Cuba 0: 3 Yugoslavia Portugal 3-0 8th June Yugoslavia Japan 3: 2 June 9th Portugal Cuba 1: 3 June 10th Portugal Cuba 0: 3 Yugoslavia Japan 3-0 15th June Yugoslavia Cuba 3: 1 June 16 Japan Portugal 3: 1 Yugoslavia Cuba 3: 1 17th of June Japan Portugal 3-0

May 11th Netherlands Brazil 2: 3 12th of May Germany United States 1: 3 May 13th Germany United States 0: 3 Netherlands Brazil 1: 3 May 19th United States Netherlands 3: 2 Germany Brazil 1: 3 May 20th Germany Brazil 1: 3 United States Netherlands 1: 3 25. May Netherlands Germany 3: 1 May 26 United States Brazil 0: 3 May 27th Netherlands Germany 3: 2 United States Brazil 3: 2 2th of June Brazil United States 3-0 Germany Netherlands 1: 3 3rd of June Brazil United States 3-0 Germany Netherlands 1: 3 June 9th Brazil Netherlands 3-0 United States Germany 3: 2 June 10th Brazil Netherlands 3: 2 United States Germany 3-0 15th June Netherlands United States 3: 1 June 16 Brazil Germany 3-0 17th of June Brazil Germany 3: 1 Netherlands United States 3-0

Final round

The final round was held in Katowice ( Poland ) from June 25th to 30th .

Group E space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 9: 3 6th 2.  Yugoslavia 6: 6 4th 3.  France 6: 8 4th 4th  Poland 4: 7 4th

Group F. space team sentences Points 1.  Italy 8: 4 5 2.  Russia 8: 6 5 3.  Cuba 6: 6 5 4th  Netherlands 3: 9 3

25th June Yugoslavia France 2: 3 Poland Brazil 1: 3 June 26th Poland France 3: 2 Yugoslavia Brazil 1: 3 June 27th Poland Yugoslavia 0: 3 France Brazil 1: 3

25th June Netherlands Cuba 1: 3 Italy Russia 2: 3 June 26th Italy Netherlands 1: 3 Russia Cuba 2: 3 June 27th Russia Netherlands 3: 1 Italy Cuba 3-0

	Semi-finals June 29th				Final June 30th
	Yugoslavia	2
	Italy	3
					Italy	0
					Brazil	3
					3rd place June 30th
	Brazil	3			Yugoslavia	0
	Russia	2			Russia	3

Final score

1.	Brazil
2.	Italy
3.	Russia
4th	Yugoslavia
5.	France
	Cuba
7th	Netherlands
	Poland
9.	Greece
	Japan
	Spain
	United States
13.	Argentina
	Germany
	Portugal
	Venezuela

Awards

Most valuable player	Ivan Miljković	Yugoslavia
Best attacker	André Nascimento	Brazil
Best blocker	Gustavo Endres	Brazil
Best server	Luigi Mastrangelo	Italy

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)