Volleyball World League 2003

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The 2003 season of the World Volleyball League was the 14th edition of the competition. It started on May 16 and ended on July 13. Brazil won the title for the third time.

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The preliminary round ("intercontinental round") was held in four groups with four teams each. The top two teams in each group should qualify for the final round. However, since the hosts Spain only finished third in the group, the second in Group A did not advance. In the final round, the teams 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. RussiaRussia Russia 31:13 22nd
2. PolandPoland Poland 24:21 18th
3. SpainSpain Spain 23:21 17th
4th Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 16:29 15th
Group B
space team sentences Points
1. BrazilBrazil Brazil 32:13 22nd
2. ItalyItaly Italy 28:16 20th
3. GermanyGermany Germany 20:29 16
4th PortugalPortugal Portugal 11:33 14th
May 24th Spain Poland 3: 2
Venezuela Russia 1: 3
25. May Venezuela Russia 0: 3
Spain Poland 3: 2
30th May Russia Spain 3: 1
31. May Venezuela Poland 0: 3
Russia Spain 3: 1
June 1st Venezuela Poland 1: 3
6th of June Spain Russia 2: 3
Poland Venezuela 0: 3
June 7th Poland Venezuela 3-0
8th June Spain Russia 1: 3
June 13th Russia Venezuela 3-0
Poland Spain 3: 1
14th June Poland Spain 2: 3
Russia Venezuela 3: 1
20th June Spain Venezuela 3: 2
Poland Russia 0: 3
June 21st Poland Russia 3: 1
June 22 Spain Venezuela 1: 3
June 27th Russia Poland 3-0
June 28th Venezuela Spain 3: 1
Russia Poland 0: 3
June 29th Venezuela Spain 2: 3
23. May Italy Portugal 3-0
May 24th Brazil Germany 3-0
25. May Brazil Germany 3: 1
Italy Portugal 3-0
30th May Italy Brazil 1: 3
31. May Portugal Germany 2: 3
June 1st Portugal Germany 3: 1
Italy Brazil 3: 2
June 7th Germany Italy 1: 3
Portugal Brazil 0: 3
8th June Germany Italy 1: 3
Portugal Brazil 0: 3
14th June Germany Brazil 2: 3
Portugal Italy 0: 3
15th June Germany Brazil 0: 3
Portugal Italy 0: 3
June 21st Brazil Italy 0: 3
Germany Portugal 2: 3
June 22 Brazil Italy 3: 1
Germany Portugal 3: 1
June 27th Brazil Portugal 3: 1
Italy Germany 1: 3
June 28th Brazil Portugal 3: 1
Italy Germany 1: 3
Group C
space team sentences Points
1. Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 30:19 20th
2. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 31:21 20th
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 20:27 17th
4th CubaCuba Cuba 16:30 15th
Group D
space team sentences Points
1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 29:19 20th
2. GreeceGreece Greece 24:25 19th
3. FranceFrance France 26:20 18th
4th JapanJapan Japan 16:31 15th
23. May Bulgaria Cuba 2: 3
May 24th Netherlands Serbia and M. 1: 3
25. May Bulgaria Cuba 3-0
Netherlands Serbia and M. 3: 1
30th May Serbia and M. Bulgaria 3: 2
31. May Netherlands Cuba 3-0
June 1st Netherlands Cuba 3: 2
Serbia and M. Bulgaria 2: 3
6th of June Netherlands Bulgaria 1: 3
Cuba Serbia and M. 2: 3
June 7th Serbia and M. Bulgaria 2: 3
Cuba Serbia and M. 1: 3
June 13th Bulgaria Netherlands 3-0
Serbia and M. Cuba 3-0
15th June Bulgaria Netherlands 2: 3
Serbia and M. Cuba 3-0
20th June Bulgaria Serbia and M. 3: 1
Cuba Netherlands 3-0
June 21st Bulgaria Serbia and M. 3: 2
Cuba Netherlands 1: 3
June 27th Serbia and M. Netherlands 3-0
Cuba Bulgaria 1: 3
June 28th Serbia and M. Netherlands 3: 1
Cuba Bulgaria 3: 1
May 16 France Czech Republic 3: 1
Greece Japan 3-0
17th of May France Czech Republic 3-0
Greece Japan 3: 1
23. May France Japan 1: 3
Greece Japan 3: 2
May 24th France Japan 3: 1
25. May Greece Czech Republic 0: 3
31. May Czech Republic France 3: 1
Japan Greece 2: 3
June 1st Japan Greece 3: 2
Czech Republic France 3: 2
6th of June Greece France 0: 3
June 7th Czech Republic Japan 3-0
Greece France 3: 1
8th June Czech Republic Japan 3-0
June 13th France Greece 2: 3
14th June Japan Czech Republic 1: 3
15th June Japan Czech Republic 2: 3
France Greece 3-0
June 21st Czech Republic Greece 3: 1
Japan France 0: 3
June 22 Japan France 3: 1
Czech Republic Greece 2: 3

Final round

The final round was held in Madrid ( Spain ) from July 8th to 13th .

Group E
space team sentences Points
1. Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 9: 2 6th
2. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 6: 5 5
3. SpainSpain Spain 5: 7 4th
4th GreeceGreece Greece 3: 9 3
Group F.
space team sentences Points
1. BrazilBrazil Brazil 9: 3 6th
2. ItalyItaly Italy 6: 7 4th
3. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 5: 7 4th
4th RussiaRussia Russia 5: 8 4th
8th of July Serbia and M. Czech Republic 3-0
Spain Greece 3: 1
July 9 Greece Czech Republic 1: 3
Spain Serbia and M. 1: 3
10th of July Serbia and M. Greece 3: 1
Czech Republic Spain 3: 1
8th of July Brazil Bulgaria 3: 1
Russia Italy 3: 2
July 9 Bulgaria Italy 1: 3
Brazil Russia 3: 1
10th of July Bulgaria Russia 3: 1
Italy Brazil 1: 3
  Semi-finals
July 12th 		Final
July 13th
       
 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and M. 3
 ItalyItaly Italy 0  
   
 
 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and M. 2
   BrazilBrazil Brazil 3
 
3rd place
July 13th
   
 BrazilBrazil Brazil 3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0    ItalyItaly Italy 3

Final score

1. BrazilBrazil Brazil
2. Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
3. ItalyItaly Italy
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
5. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria
SpainSpain Spain
7th GreeceGreece Greece
RussiaRussia Russia
9. PolandPoland Poland
10. GermanyGermany Germany
FranceFrance France
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
13. JapanJapan Japan
CubaCuba Cuba
PortugalPortugal Portugal
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela

Awards

Best scorer Ivan Miljković Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
Best attacker Martin Lébl Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Best blocker Andrija Geric Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
Best server Andrija Geric Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

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