The 2010 men's volleyball world championship took place in Italy from September 25th to October 10th . The Brazilians successfully defended their title against Cuba in the final . The German team reached eighth place and thus the best result since the 1974 World Cup .
mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in six groups (A – F) with four teams each. The draw took place on October 28, 2009 in Rome . The three best teams in each group reached the second round, which was held in six groups with three participants each. The group winners and runners-up in the second round played in four groups of three in the third round. If the number of points was equal, it was not the sentence ratio, but the ball point quotient (BPQ) that decided the order of the placements. After the three group phases, the placement games for ranks one to twelve followed.
game schedule
First round
In Group A, the hosts started with two clear victories against Egypt and Japan. The Iranian team won two sets in the last game against Italy, but missed the next round due to the poorer ball point quotient. In Group B, Spain had to admit defeat in the tie-break against Cuba and after a hard-fought game against Brazil. The Cubans secured the group victory in five sets against the South Americans, while Tunisia remained without a win.
Group A in Milan
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Italy Italy
|
9: 2 |
6th |
1.266
|
2. |
Egypt Egypt
|
5: 6 |
4th |
0.957
|
3. |
Japan Japan
|
4: 8 |
4th |
0.945
|
4th |
Iran Iran
|
5: 7 |
4th |
0.895
|
25th of September |
Egypt |
Iran |
3-0
|
|
Italy |
Japan |
3-0
|
September 26th |
Iran |
Japan |
3: 1
|
|
Egypt |
Italy |
0: 3
|
September 27th |
Japan |
Egypt |
3: 2
|
|
Italy |
Iran |
3: 2
|
Group B in Verona
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Cuba Cuba
|
9: 4 |
6th |
1.125
|
2. |
Brazil Brazil
|
8: 4 |
5 |
1.137
|
3. |
Spain Spain
|
6: 7 |
4th |
0.967
|
4th |
Tunisia Tunisia
|
1: 9 |
3 |
0.768
|
25th of September |
Brazil |
Tunisia |
3-0
|
|
Spain |
Cuba |
2: 3
|
September 26th |
Tunisia |
Cuba |
0: 3
|
|
Brazil |
Spain |
3: 1
|
September 27th |
Spain |
Tunisia |
3: 1
|
|
Cuba |
Brazil |
3: 2
|
The Russians took first place in Group C with three wins. The direct competitor Puerto Rico lost the last game 2: 3. Cameroon achieved their first victory at a world championship with their success against Australia. In Group D, the USA had to turn a 2-0 deficit against Mexico, but managed to win the group unbeaten. Argentina made it through to the next round in second, while Venezuela couldn't win a set.
25th of September |
Russia |
Cameroon |
3-0
|
|
Australia |
Puerto Rico |
1: 3
|
September 26th |
Cameroon |
Puerto Rico |
0: 3
|
|
Russia |
Australia |
3: 1
|
September 27th |
Australia |
Cameroon |
1: 3
|
|
Puerto Rico |
Russia |
2: 3
|
25th of September |
Venezuela |
Argentina |
0: 3
|
|
United States |
Mexico |
3: 2
|
September 26th |
Argentina |
Mexico |
3: 1
|
|
Venezuela |
United States |
0: 3
|
September 27th |
Mexico |
Venezuela |
3-0
|
|
United States |
Argentina |
3: 1
|
In Group E, the French were only able to defeat competitors Czech Republic and Bulgaria, who also progressed, in the tiebreak. China had no chance with only one set won. The German team initially suffered a significant defeat against Serbia in Group F and then lost to group winners Poland in the tie-break. With a 3-0 win against outsiders Canada, the DVV selection got into the second round because of the better ball point quotient.
25th of September |
France |
Czech Republic |
3: 2
|
|
Bulgaria |
China |
3-0
|
September 26th |
Czech Republic |
China |
3: 1
|
|
France |
Bulgaria |
3: 2
|
September 27th |
Bulgaria |
Czech Republic |
1: 3
|
|
China |
France |
0: 3
|
Group F in Trieste
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|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Poland Poland
|
9: 3 |
6th |
1.134
|
2. |
Serbia Serbia
|
5: 6 |
4th |
1.029
|
3. |
Germany Germany
|
5: 6 |
4th |
0.948
|
4th |
Canada Canada
|
3: 7 |
4th |
0.888
|
25th of September |
Poland |
Canada |
3-0
|
|
Germany |
Serbia |
0: 3
|
September 26th |
Canada |
Serbia |
3: 1
|
|
Poland |
Germany |
3: 2
|
September 27th |
Germany |
Canada |
3-0
|
|
Serbia |
Poland |
1: 3
|
Second round
Germany lost their encounter with the hosts in Group G after their successful start against Puerto Rico and ultimately benefited from the Italians' victory against the Caribbean team. In Group H, the Serbs 3-1 against Cuba were enough to take first place, as both competitors had no problems with Mexico.
30. September |
Puerto Rico |
Germany |
0: 3
|
October 1 |
Germany |
Italy |
1: 3
|
October 2nd |
Italy |
Puerto Rico |
3: 1
|
Group H in Milan
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1 |
Serbia Serbia
|
6: 1 |
4th |
1,145
|
2 |
Cuba Cuba
|
4: 3 |
3 |
1.095
|
3 |
Mexico Mexico
|
0: 6 |
2 |
0.770
|
30. September |
Cuba |
Serbia |
1: 3
|
October 1 |
Mexico |
Cuba |
0: 3
|
October 2nd |
Serbia |
Mexico |
3-0
|
In Group I, the match between Russia and Spain caused a controversial discussion about the mode, as the Russians deliberately lost after leading 2-0 to come second in the supposedly easier group of the third round. After the Americans lost 3-0 to the Czech Republic in Group L, the underdog Cameroon just missed another win against the Olympic champion.
Group I in Catania
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Spain Spain
|
6: 3 |
4th |
1.095
|
2. |
Russia Russia
|
5: 3 |
3 |
1.119
|
3. |
Egypt Egypt
|
1: 6 |
2 |
0.792
|
30. September |
Russia |
Egypt |
3-0
|
October 1 |
Spain |
Russia |
3: 2
|
October 2nd |
Egypt |
Spain |
1: 3
|
30. September |
United States |
Czech Republic |
0: 3
|
October 1 |
Cameroon |
United States |
2: 3
|
October 2nd |
Czech Republic |
Cameroon |
3-0
|
In Group M, France secured second place after losing to Argentina with a win against the eliminated Japanese. The reigning European champions Poland were eliminated in Group N after two 3-0 defeats. The fact that the Brazilians didn't win a set against Bulgaria afterwards intensified public criticism of this tournament.
Group M in Milan
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|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Argentina Argentina
|
6: 2 |
4th |
1,096
|
2. |
France France
|
4: 3 |
3 |
1.039
|
3. |
Japan Japan
|
1: 6 |
2 |
0.867
|
30. September |
France |
Argentina |
1: 3
|
October 1 |
Japan |
France |
0: 3
|
October 2nd |
Argentina |
Japan |
3: 1
|
Group N in Ancona
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|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Bulgaria Bulgaria
|
6-0 |
4th |
1.304
|
2. |
Brazil Brazil
|
3: 3 |
3 |
1.015
|
3. |
Poland Poland
|
0: 6 |
2 |
0.753
|
30. September |
Poland |
Brazil |
0: 3
|
October 1 |
Bulgaria |
Poland |
3-0
|
October 2nd |
Brazil |
Bulgaria |
0: 3
|
Third round
The hosts reached the semi-finals unbeaten in Group O. The US team finished second after beating France. In Group P, Serbia ended the Russians' chances of a top place with two wins.
Group O
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Italy Italy
|
6: 2 |
4th |
1.067
|
2. |
United States United States
|
4: 3 |
3 |
1.179
|
3. |
France France
|
1: 6 |
2 |
0.783
|
4th of October |
France |
United States |
0: 3
|
5th October |
United States |
Italy |
1: 3
|
October 6th |
Italy |
France |
3: 1
|
Group p
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Serbia Serbia
|
6: 2 |
4th |
1.085
|
2. |
Russia Russia
|
4: 3 |
3 |
1.147
|
3. |
Argentina Argentina
|
1: 6 |
2 |
0.784
|
4th of October |
Serbia |
Argentina |
3: 1
|
5th October |
Serbia |
Russia |
3: 1
|
October 6th |
Argentina |
Russia |
0: 3
|
In Group Q, Bulgaria and Cuba faced each other after 3-1 victories against Spain in the decisive game and the Cubans achieved first place despite two deficits. The German team lost to Brazil in three sets in Group R after they had previously managed a 3-0 against the Czechs, who were only inferior to the South Americans in the tie-break.
Group Q
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Cuba Cuba
|
6: 3 |
4th |
1.010
|
2. |
Bulgaria Bulgaria
|
5: 4 |
3 |
1.038
|
3. |
Spain Spain
|
2: 6 |
2 |
0.948
|
4th of October |
Spain |
Bulgaria |
1: 3
|
5th October |
Cuba |
Spain |
3: 1
|
October 6th |
Bulgaria |
Cuba |
2: 3
|
Group R
|
|
team |
sentences |
Points |
BPQ
|
1. |
Brazil Brazil
|
6: 2 |
4th |
1.194
|
2. |
Germany Germany
|
3: 3 |
3 |
1.016
|
3. |
Czech Republic Czech Republic
|
2: 6 |
2 |
0.827
|
4th of October |
Czech Republic |
Brazil |
2: 3
|
5th October |
Germany |
Czech Republic |
3-0
|
October 6th |
Brazil |
Germany |
3-0
|
Final round and placement games
In the first semi-final in Rome , Cuba prevailed against Serbia after a hard-fought game in the tiebreaker. The Brazilians then defeated the hosts. Italy also lost the game for third place the next day. In the final against Cuba, three sets were enough for the defending champion to become world champion again.
The German team could n't win a set against the USA and Bulgaria in Modena and ended up in eighth place. The Russians secured fifth place with a 3-0 win against the Olympic champion.
Argentina beat Spain and the Czech Republic at the placement games in Florence . The French won the game for eleventh place.
Final score
Brazil won the title for the third time in a row. For the defeated finalist from Cuba it was the greatest success since 1990 when they reached the final at the World Cup in Brazil. After two fourth places, the Serbs won a medal again. Germany came in eighth, the last time a German team had a better result when the GDR came fourth in 1974.
Germany played with Patrick Steuerwald , Simon Tischer , Lukas Bauer , Marcus Böhme , Max Günthör , Georg Grozer , Jochen Schöps , Björn Andrae , Denis Kaliberda , Robert Kromm , Sebastian Schwarz , Christian Dünnes , Sebastian Prüsener and Ferdinand Tille . The coach was Raúl Lozano .
Individual awards
The new world champion had the most valuable player of the tournament on his team. For Cuba, despite having the best blocker, it wasn't quite enough to win the title. Serbia made it to the semi-finals with the best setter, while the other teams, despite their outstanding players, were no more than fifth.
media
In Germany, Sport1 showed the games with German participation live in an internet stream . The games for places five to eight could not be seen online. Since the beginning of October there have been additional broadcasts on the new pay-TV channel Sport1 + .
qualification
The continental qualifiers were played from December 2008 to August 2009.
Europe
The European teams played for eight starting places next to hosts Italy . In the first round there were two groups of three and four. The group winners Belarus , Latvia , Romania and Montenegro qualified for the second round, which was held in two groups of four and two groups of five. In Group E, the German team prevailed against the Belarusians and Croatia and reached the third round as runners-up behind Slovakia . In Group F, the Netherlands and Estonia were successful. From the other two groups, three teams each progressed, namely Portugal , Romania and Slovenia as well as Finland , the Czech Republic and Belgium . The respective group winners and runners-up of the four groups of four in the third round qualified for the world championship. In Group I, Germany finished second behind Russia with successes against Finland and Belgium . Bulgaria and the Czech Republic prevailed against the Netherlands and Portugal; Poland and France won against Slovakia and Slovenia; Serbia and Spain took first place ahead of Romania and Estonia.
Africa
The African qualification, in which it was a question of three places, started with seven teams in the second round, of which only Malawi was eliminated. In the third round there were three groups of four, the winners of which qualified for the world championship. Egypt won against Nigeria , Morocco and Botswana . Tunisia prevailed against Algeria , Kenya and Mozambique . Cameroon was group winners ahead of South Africa , Mauritius and Zimbabwe .
Asia
In the first round of the Asian qualification, in which four participants were determined, Tonga (Group A), Pakistan and Bangladesh (Group B) and all teams in Group C (Qatar, Oman and UAE) advanced. The second round was held in three groups of four. The group winners Iran, Thailand and Kazakhstan as well as the group runner-up India reached the third round with two groups of four, from which the two best teams qualified for the World Cup. In Group G, China and Australia were successful against India and Thailand. In Group H, Japan and Iran prevailed against South Korea and Kazakhstan.
North and Central America
Five teams from the NORCECA association qualified for the world championship. In the first round there were two groups of five, the winners of which St. Lucia and Antigua / Barbuda reached the second round, which was held in two groups of six and one group of seven. Suriname, the US Virgin Islands, Mexico, the Bahamas, Panama and Guatemala came through as group winners and second. The three winners of the groups of four in the third round ( USA , Puerto Rico and Cuba ) qualified directly for Italy. The group runners-up and one group third played a playoff round in which Canada and Mexico prevailed against the Dominican Republic and Panama .
South America
The South American qualification was held in two groups of four with eight participants. In Group A Argentina won against Colombia , Chile and Bolivia . Venezuela won Group B ahead of Paraguay , Uruguay and Ecuador .
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ a b Lars Becker: Scandal! Amounted to! Farce! n-tv , October 2, 2010, accessed October 12, 2010 .
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