The 2016 season of the World Volleyball League was the 27th edition of the competition. It started on June 16 and ended on July 17. For the first time, 36 instead of the previous 32 teams took part.
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As in the previous year, the teams played in three divisions, with promotion and relegation. Each division had two phases - Preliminary Round and Final Six (Division I) or Final Four (Division II and III).
All teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first three weeks (in Division III there are two) there were two (in Division I three) tournaments with four teams in parallel. The best four or three teams in the overall ranking qualified alongside the hosts for the final round. The winner of the Final Four of Division II also qualified for the Final Six. In the final round, the teams played “everyone against everyone”.
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.
Division I.
Preliminary round
First week
Group A1 in Sydney ( Australia )
17th of June
France
Italy
3-0
Australia
Belgium
0: 3
18th of June
Belgium
Italy
0: 3
Australia
France
0: 3
June 19th
Belgium
France
3: 2
Australia
Italy
0: 3
Group B1 in Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil )
June 16
Brazil
Iran
3-0
Argentina
United States
1: 3
17th of June
Brazil
Argentina
3-0
United States
Iran
3: 1
June 19th
Iran
Argentina
3: 2
Brazil
United States
3: 1
Group C1 in Kaliningrad ( Russia )
17th of June
Bulgaria
Poland
1: 3
Russia
Serbia
0: 3
18th of June
Bulgaria
Serbia
0: 3
Russia
Poland
3-0
June 19th
Serbia
Poland
3-0
Russia
Bulgaria
3: 1
Second week
Group D1 in Łódź ( Poland )
June 24th
Russia
France
0: 3
Poland
Argentina
3: 1
25th June
France
Argentina
2: 3
Poland
Russia
1: 3
June 26th
Argentina
Russia
3-0
Poland
France
0: 3
Group E1 in Rome ( Italy )
June 24th
Belgium
United States
2: 3
Australia
Italy
0: 3
25th June
United States
Australia
3: 1
Italy
Belgium
3-0
June 26th
Australia
Belgium
0: 3
United States
Italy
3-0
Group F1 in Belgrade ( Serbia )
23rd June
Iran
Bulgaria
3: 1
Brazil
Serbia
1: 3
June 24th
Brazil
Iran
3: 1
Serbia
Bulgaria
3: 1
25th June
Bulgaria
Brazil
0: 3
Iran
Serbia
1: 3
Third week
Group G1 in Nancy ( France )
July 1
Brazil
Poland
3-0
France
Belgium
3-0
2nd July
Brazil
Belgium
3: 2
France
Poland
2: 3
3rd of July
Belgium
Poland
3: 1
France
Brazil
1: 3
Group H1 in Dallas ( United States )
June 30th
Bulgaria
Australia
3: 2
July 1
Australia
Russia
0: 3
United States
Bulgaria
3: 1
2nd July
Bulgaria
Russia
0: 3
United States
Australia
3-0
3rd of July
United States
Russia
3-0
Group I1 in Tehran ( Iran )
July 1
Italy
Argentina
3: 1
Iran
Serbia
3: 2
2nd July
Serbia
Argentina
0: 3
Iran
Italy
0: 3
3rd of July
Italy
Serbia
2: 3
Iran
Argentina
3: 2
Overall rating
space
team
Victories
Points
sentences
BPQ
1.
Brazil Brazil
8th
23
25: 8
1.164
2.
United States United States
8th
23
25: 9
1.088
3.
Serbia Serbia
7th
21st
23:11
1.097
4th
France France
6th
20th
23:10
1,096
5.
Italy Italy
6th
19th
20:10
1.093
6th
Russia Russia
5
15th
15:14
1.054
7th
Iran Iran
4th
9
15:22
0.902
8th.
Belgium Belgium
3
11
15:20
0.975
9.
Argentina Argentina
3
10
16:20
0.986
10.
Poland Poland
3
8th
11:22
0.926
11.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
1
2
8:26
0.871
12.
Australia Australia
0
1
3:27
0.810
Final round
The final round was held in Krakow ( Poland ) from July 13th to 17th .
Group J1
space
team
Victories
Points
sentences
BPQ
1.
Serbia Serbia
1
4th
5: 4
1.005
2.
France France
1
3
5: 5
1.024
3.
Poland Poland
1
2
4: 5
0.969
Group K1
space
team
Victories
Points
sentences
BPQ
1.
Brazil Brazil
2
5
6: 2
1.125
2.
Italy Italy
1
3
3: 4
0.935
3.
United States United States
0
1
3: 6
0.953
July 13th
Poland
France
3: 2
July 14th
Poland
Serbia
1: 3
15th of July
Serbia
France
2: 3
July 13th
Brazil
Italy
3-0
July 14th
United States
Italy
1: 3
15th of July
Brazil
United States
3: 2
Division II
Preliminary round
First week
Group A2 in Izmir ( Turkey )
17th of June
Netherlands
Slovakia
3: 1
Turkey
Portugal
3: 1
18th of June
Portugal
Netherlands
0: 3
Turkey
Slovakia
3-0
June 19th
Portugal
Slovakia
2: 3
Turkey
Netherlands
3-0
Group B2 in Osaka ( Japan )
17th of June
Cuba
South Korea
3: 2
Japan
Finland
3-0
18th of June
Japan
Cuba
2: 3
Finland
South Korea
3: 2
June 19th
Cuba
Finland
1: 3
Japan
South Korea
3-0
Group C2 in Budweis ( Czech Republic )
17th of June
Czech Republic
Egypt
2: 3
China
Canada
0: 3
18th of June
Canada
Egypt
3-0
China
Czech Republic
1: 3
June 19th
Egypt
China
3-0
Czech Republic
Canada
1: 3
Second week
Group D2 in Bratislava ( Slovakia )
23rd June
Netherlands
Czech Republic
2: 3
Slovakia
Cuba
3: 1
June 24th
Cuba
Czech Republic
2: 3
Slovakia
Netherlands
1: 3
25th June
Cuba
Netherlands
2: 3
Czech Republic
Slovakia
3: 2
Group E2 in Cairo ( Egypt )
June 24th
Turkey
Japan
3: 2
Egypt
Finland
0: 3
25th June
Turkey
Finland
3: 2
Egypt
Japan
3: 2
June 26th
Finland
Japan
3: 1
Egypt
Turkey
3: 1
Group F2 in Saskatoon ( Canada )
June 24th
China
Portugal
3-0
Canada
South Korea
3: 1
25th June
South Korea
Portugal
3-0
Canada
China
0: 3
June 26th
South Korea
China
1: 3
Canada
Portugal
3: 1
Third week
Group G2 in Seoul ( South Korea )
July 1
South Korea
Czech Republic
3-0
Egypt
Netherlands
1: 3
2nd July
South Korea
Egypt
3: 2
Czech Republic
Netherlands
1: 3
3rd of July
South Korea
Netherlands
3: 2
Czech Republic
Egypt
3-0
Group H2 in Xuancheng ( People's Republic of China )
July 1
Turkey
Japan
3-0
China
Slovakia
3-0
2nd July
Slovakia
Japan
3: 1
China
Turkey
0: 3
3rd of July
Turkey
Slovakia
3: 2
China
Japan
3-0
Group I2 in Tampere ( Finland )
July 1
Canada
Cuba
3: 2
Finland
Portugal
2: 3
2nd July
Portugal
Canada
0: 3
Finland
Cuba
3: 1
3rd of July
Cuba
Portugal
3: 2
Finland
Canada
3: 2
Overall rating
Final round
The final round took place on July 9-10 in Matosinhos ( Portugal ).
Division III
Preliminary round
First week
Group A3 in Ljubljana ( Slovenia )
17th of June
Tunisia
Venezuela
0: 3
Slovenia
Qatar
3: 1
18th of June
Venezuela
Qatar
3: 1
Tunisia
Slovenia
0: 3
June 19th
Qatar
Tunisia
3: 1
Venezuela
Slovenia
1: 3
Group B3 in Mexico City ( Mexico )
17th of June
Montenegro
Germany
3: 2
Mexico
Spain
2: 3
18th of June
Germany
Spain
1: 3
Mexico
Montenegro
1: 3
June 19th
Spain
Montenegro
2: 3
Mexico
Germany
3: 1
Group C3 in Kozani ( Greece )
17th of June
Chinese Taipei
Puerto Rico
3-0
Kazakhstan
Greece
0: 3
18th of June
Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
3-0
Greece
Puerto Rico
3-0
June 19th
Puerto Rico
Kazakhstan
3-0
Greece
Chinese Taipei
3: 1
Second week
Group D3 in Thessaloniki ( Greece )
June 24th
Slovenia
Qatar
3-0
Greece
Puerto Rico
3: 1
25th June
Slovenia
Puerto Rico
3-0
Greece
Qatar
0: 3
June 26th
Puerto Rico
Qatar
0: 3
Greece
Slovenia
3: 1
Group E3 in Radès ( Tunisia )
June 24th
Montenegro
Venezuela
2: 3
Tunisia
Mexico
3: 1
25th June
Mexico
Venezuela
2: 3
Tunisia
Montenegro
3: 2
June 26th
Mexico
Montenegro
1: 3
Tunisia
Venezuela
3: 1
Group F3 in Almaty ( Kazakhstan )
June 24th
Spain
Chinese Taipei
1: 3
Kazakhstan
Germany
0: 3
25th June
Chinese Taipei
Germany
3: 1
Kazakhstan
Spain
0: 3
June 26th
Germany
Spain
3: 1
Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
1: 3
Overall rating
space
team
Points
sentences
BPQ
1.
Slovenia Slovenia
5
15th
16: 5
1,163
2.
Greece Greece
5
15th
15: 6
1,116
3.
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
4th
12
13: 9
1,029
4th
Montenegro Montenegro
4th
12
16:12
1,048
5.
Venezuela Venezuela
4th
10
14:11
1,034
6th
Qatar Qatar
3
9
11:10
0.993
7th
Spain Spain
3
9
13:12
1.007
8th.
Tunisia Tunisia
3
8th
10:13
0.978
9.
Germany Germany
2
7th
11:13
0.998
10.
Mexico Mexico
1
5
10:16
0.925
11.
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
1
3
4:15
0.884
12.
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1
3
4:15
0.835
Final round
The final round was held on July 1st and 2nd in Frankfurt am Main ( Germany ).
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