Volleyball World League 2006

The 2006 season of the World Volleyball League was the 17th edition of the competition. It started on July 14th and ended on August 27th. Brazil won the title for the sixth time.

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The preliminary round ("intercontinental round") was held in four groups with four teams each. The group winners and hosts Russia qualified for the final round. In addition, the FIVB issued a wildcard . In the final round, two teams from a group of three played against each other on three days. The third team in one group met the third team in the other group. The two best teams in each final group reached the semi-finals.

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Serbia and Montenegro 29:18 21 * 2.  Poland 31:19 21 * 3.  United States 22:23 17th 4th  Japan 11:33 13 * Ball point quotient: Serbia and M. 1.066 - Poland 1.038

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 36: 6 24 2.  Argentina 22:21 19th 3.  Finland 19:26 16 4th  Portugal 11:35 13

July 14th United States Poland 1: 3 15th of July Japan Serbia and M. 3-0 United States Poland 1: 3 16th of July Japan Serbia and M. 1: 3 21 July Serbia and M. Poland 3: 1 22nd of July Japan United States 0: 3 Serbia and M. Poland 3: 2 July 23 Japan United States 0: 3 29th of July Poland Serbia and M. 1: 3 United States Japan 3-0 30th July Poland Serbia and M. 3: 1 United States Japan 3: 1 4th of August United States Serbia and M. 1: 3 5th of August Japan Poland 2: 3 United States Serbia and M. 3: 1 6th of August Japan Poland 0: 3 12. August Poland United States 3: 2 Serbia and M. Japan 3-0 13 August Poland United States 3-0 Serbia and M. Japan 3: 1 18th of August Serbia and M. United States 3: 2 August 19th Poland Japan 3: 1 Serbia and M. United States 3-0 20th of August Poland Japan 3: 2

July 14th Finland Portugal 3-0 15th of July Argentina Brazil 0: 3 Finland Portugal 3-0 16th of July Argentina Brazil 0: 3 22nd of July Brazil Argentina 3: 1 Portugal Finland 3: 2 July 23 Brazil Argentina 3-0 Portugal Finland 2: 3 July 28th Finland Argentina 0: 3 29th of July Portugal Brazil 0: 3 Finland Argentina 0: 3 30th July Portugal Brazil 0: 3 4th of August Finland Brazil 0: 3 5th of August Portugal Argentina 2: 3 Finland Brazil 1: 3 6th of August Portugal Argentina 2: 3 12. August Brazil Finland 3: 1 Argentina Portugal 3-0 13 August Brazil Finland 3: 1 Argentina Portugal 3-0 August 19th Brazil Portugal 3: 1 Argentina Finland 3: 2 20th of August Brazil Portugal 3: 1 Argentina Finland 0: 3

Group C space team sentences Points 1.  France 29:19 21st 2.  Russia 30:16 20th 3.  Italy * 27:19 19th 4th  People's Republic of China 18:32 15th * Wildcard

Group D space team sentences Points 1.  Bulgaria 33: 8 22 * 2.  Cuba 30:11 22 * 3.  South Korea 15:28 16 4th  Egypt 5:36 12 * Ball point quotient: Bulgaria 1.181 - Cuba 1.167

15th of July Russia France 2: 3 China Italy 0: 3 16th of July China Italy 0: 3 Russia France 3-0 21 July Italy France 1: 3 22nd of July China Russia 1: 3 July 23 China Russia 0: 3 Italy France 2: 3 July 28th Italy Russia 0: 3 29th of July China France 0: 3 30th July China France 0: 3 Italy Russia 1: 3 5th of August Russia China 3-0 France Italy 2: 3 6th of August Russia China 3: 2 France Italy 3: 2 August 11th Italy China 3-0 12. August France Russia 0: 3 Italy China 3-0 13 August France Russia 3: 2 August 19th France China 3: 1 Russia Italy 0: 3 20th of August France China 3-0 Russia Italy 2: 3

15th of July South Korea Cuba 1: 3 Bulgaria Egypt 3-0 16th of July South Korea Cuba 0: 3 Bulgaria Egypt 3-0 21 July Cuba Egypt 3-0 22nd of July South Korea Bulgaria 1: 3 Cuba Egypt 3-0 July 23 South Korea Bulgaria 0: 3 July 28th Egypt South Korea 1: 3 30th July Egypt South Korea 0: 3 July 31 Cuba Bulgaria 3: 1 August 1st Cuba Bulgaria 0: 3 4th of August Egypt Cuba 1: 3 5th of August Bulgaria South Korea 3: 1 6th of August Bulgaria South Korea 3-0 Egypt Cuba 0: 3 12. August South Korea Egypt 3: 2 Bulgaria Cuba 2: 3 13 August South Korea Egypt 3: 1 Bulgaria Cuba 3-0 18th of August Egypt Bulgaria 0: 3 Cuba South Korea 3-0 August 19th Cuba South Korea 3-0 20th of August Egypt Bulgaria 0: 3

Final round

The final round was held in Moscow ( Russia ) from August 23 to 27 .

Group E space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 8: 5 5 2.  France 7: 8 4 * 3.  Serbia and Montenegro 3: 8 4 * * Ball point quotient: France 1.025 - Serbia and M. 0.920

Group F. space team sentences Points 1.  Bulgaria 9-0 6th 2.  Brazil 6: 6 5 3.  Italy 3: 9 3

August 23	France	Italy	3: 2
	Russia	Serbia and M.	3-0
	Brazil	Bulgaria	0: 3
August 24th	Serbia and M.	Bulgaria	0: 3
	France	Russia	2: 3
	Italy	Brazil	1: 3
August 25	Russia	Brazil	2: 3
	Serbia and M.	France	1: 3
	Bulgaria	Italy	3-0

	Semi-finals August 26th				Final August 27th
	Bulgaria	0
	France	3
					France	2
					Brazil	3
					3rd place August 27th
	Russia	1			Bulgaria	0
	Brazil	3			Russia	3

Final score

1.	Brazil
2.	France
3.	Russia
4th	Bulgaria
5.	Serbia and Montenegro
6th	Italy
7th	Argentina
	Cuba
	Poland
10.	Finland
	South Korea
	United States
13.	Egypt
	People's Republic of China
	Japan
	Portugal

Awards

Most valuable player	Gilberto Godoy Filho (Giba)	Brazil
Best scorer	Sebastien Ruette	France
Best attacker	Matei Kasiski	Bulgaria
Best blocker	Luigi Mastrangelo	Italy
Best server	André Nascimento	Brazil
Best player	Andrei Shekov	Bulgaria
Best adoption player	Alessandro Paparoni	Italy
Best Libero	Alexei Werbow	Russia

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)