The 2012 season of the World Volleyball League is the 23rd edition of the competition. It started on May 18th and ended on July 8th. Poland won the title for the first time.
mode The preliminary round ("intercontinental round") was held in four groups with four teams each. In contrast to previous editions of the tournament, this year the intercontinental round was held in the form of four tournaments. H. in each group, each team played once as a host against the other teams in its group. The group winners, the best runner-up in the group and host Bulgaria qualified for the final round. In the final round, the teams were divided into two groups of three and played “everyone against everyone”. The two best teams in each final group reached the semi-finals.
The number of wins was decisive for the placement after the group games. If the match was 3-0 or 3-1, there were three points for the winner and none for the loser. If the score was 3: 2, the winner received two points and the opponent one point. If two or more teams had the same number of wins, the order in the table was determined according to the following criteria: First, the number of points decided, in case of equality the quotient of the sets and finally the quotient of the ball points.
Preliminary round
Group A
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team
Points
Victories
sentences
BPQ
1.
Cuba Cuba
28
10
32:16
1,095
2.
Russia Russia
20th
8th
29:23
1,036
3.
Serbia Serbia
20th
6th
27:24
1.002
4th
Japan Japan
4th
0
11:36
0.872
Group B
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team
Points
Victories
sentences
BPQ
1.
Poland Poland
29
10
33:13
1,099
2.
Brazil Brazil
26th
8th
31:17
1,135
3.
Canada Canada
10
3
3:30 p.m.
0.905
4th
Finland Finland
7th
3
12:31
0.873
Tournament in Hamamatsu ( Japan )
May 18
Russia Serbia
3: 2
Japan
Cuba 0: 3
May 19th
Cuba
Serbia 1: 3
Japan
Russia 2: 3
May 20th
Japan
Serbia 2: 3
Cuba Russia
3: 2
Tournament in Toronto ( Canada )
May 18
Canada Finland
3-0
Brazil
Poland 2: 3
May 19th
Canada Brazil
3: 2
Poland
Finland 2: 3
May 20th
Brazil Finland
3: 1
Canada
Poland 1: 3
Tournament in Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic )
15th June
Serbia Russia
3: 1
Cuba Japan
3: 1
June 16
Japan
Russia 0: 3
Serbia
Cuba 0: 3
17th of June
Japan
Serbia 0: 3
Cuba Russia
3: 1
Tournament in Katowice ( Poland )
June 1st
Brazil Finland
3-0
Poland Canada
3-0
2th of June
Canada
Brazil 1: 3
Poland Finland
3-0
3rd of June
Finland Canada
3: 2
Poland Brazil
3: 2
Tournament in Kaliningrad ( Russia )
June 22
Serbia
Cuba 1: 3
Russia Japan
3-0
23rd June
Japan
Cuba 1: 3
Russia Serbia
3: 2
June 24th
Serbia Japan
3: 2
Cuba Russia
3: 1
Tournament in São Bernardo do Campo ( Brazil )
8th June
Brazil Finland
3-0
Canada
Poland 0: 3
June 9th
Brazil Canada
3-0
Poland Finland
3: 1
June 10th
Brazil Poland
3: 1
Finland Canada
3-0
Tournament in Novi Sad ( Serbia )
June 28th
Japan
Russia 2: 3
Serbia
Cuba 2: 3
June 29th
Russia Cuba
3: 1
Japan
Serbia 0: 3
June 30th
Cuba Japan
3: 1
Serbia
Russia 2: 3
Tournament in Tampere ( Finland )
15th June
Brazil Canada
3: 2
Finland
Poland 0: 3
June 16
Canada
Poland 0: 3
Finland
Brazil 0: 3
17th of June
Poland Brazil
3: 1
Finland
Canada 1: 3
Group C
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team
Points
Victories
sentences
BPQ
1.
United States United States
26th
9
30:16
1,055
2.
France France
24
9
29:19
1,088
3.
Italy Italy
15th
5
23:28
0.972
4th
Korea South South Korea
7th
1
16:35
0.904
Group D
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team
Points
Victories
sentences
BPQ
1.
Germany Germany
30th
10
33:10
1,178
2.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
22nd
8th
28:21
1,033
3.
Argentina Argentina
19th
6th
22:23
0.979
4th
Portugal Portugal
1
0
7:36
0.834
Tournament in Florence ( Italy )
May 18
United States
France 1: 3
South Korea
Italy 2: 3
May 19th
South Korea
United States 2: 3
France
Italy 1: 3
May 20th
France South Korea
3: 2
United States
Italy 0: 3
Tournament in Frankfurt am Main ( Germany )
25. May
Bulgaria
Argentina 0: 3
Portugal
Germany 0: 3
May 26
Portugal
Bulgaria 0: 3
Germany Argentina
3-0
May 27th
Argentina Portugal
3-0
Germany
Bulgaria 1: 3
Tournament in Lyon ( France )
15th June
France South Korea
3: 1
Italy
United States 0: 3
June 16
United States South Korea
3: 1
France Italy
3: 1
17th of June
Italy
South Korea 2: 3
France
United States 1: 3
Tournament in Buenos Aires ( Argentina )
15th June
Portugal
Germany 1: 3
Argentina Bulgaria
3: 1
June 16
Portugal
Bulgaria 1: 3
Argentina
Germany 0: 3
17th of June
Germany
Bulgaria 2: 3
Argentina Portugal
3: 1
Tournament in Gwangju ( South Korea )
June 22
South Korea
France 1: 3
Italy
United States 1: 3
23rd June
South Korea
Italy 2: 3
France
United States 0: 3
June 24th
South Korea
United States 0: 3
France Italy
3-0
Tournament in Guimarães ( Portugal )
June 22
Bulgaria Argentina
3: 2
Portugal
Germany 0: 3
23rd June
Argentina
Germany 0: 3
Portugal
Bulgaria 0: 3
June 24th
Germany Bulgaria
3: 1
Argentina Portugal
3: 1
Tournament in Dallas ( USA )
June 29th
France Italy
3: 2
United States South Korea
3-0
June 30th
Italy South Korea
3: 2
United States
France 2: 3
July 1
France South Korea
3-0
United States Italy
3: 2
Tournament in Sofia ( Bulgaria )
June 29th
Argentina
Germany 0: 3
Bulgaria Portugal
3: 1
June 30th
Portugal
Germany 0: 3
Argentina
Bulgaria 2: 3
July 1
Portugal
Argentina 2: 3
Germany Bulgaria
3: 2
Final round The final round was held from July 4th to 8th in Sofia ( Bulgaria ).
Group E
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team
Points
Victories
BPQ
sentences
1.
United States United States
4th
1
1,118
5: 3
2.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
3
1
0.946
3: 4
3.
Germany Germany
2
1
0.952
4: 5
Group F.
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team
Points
Victories
BPQ
sentences
1.
Poland Poland
5
2
1,120
5: 2
2.
Cuba Cuba
3
1
1.014
3: 3
3.
Brazil Brazil
1
0
0.882
2: 6
July 4th
Bulgaria Germany
3: 1
5th July
Germany United States
3: 2
July 6th
United States Bulgaria
3-0
July 4th
Cuba Brazil
3-0
5th July
Brazil
Poland 2: 3
July 6th
Poland Cuba
3-0
Final score Awards Web links
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