1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
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The 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 September to 8 October 1994[1] in Piraeus (Peace and Friendship Stadium)[2] and Thessaloniki (Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall), Greece.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Greece |
| Dates | 29 September – 8 October |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Officially opened by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | N/a | 1 | Greece |
| Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics | 26 Jul – 9 Aug 1992 |  Barcelona |
1 |  Brazil |
| 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship | 18–28 October 1990 | Brazil |
2 | Italy |
 Cuba | ||||
| 1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 4–12 September 1993 |  Finland |
1 |  Netherlands |
| World Qualifier | 12–28 November 1993 | Granada |
6 |  Bulgaria |
 Koblenz |
Germany | |||
 Paris |
 United States | |||
 Moscow |
Russia | |||
 Wrocław |
 Sweden | |||
 Tunis |
 Canada | |||
| 1993 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 11–19 September 1993 |  Nakhon Ratchasima |
1 |  South Korea |
| Asian Qualifier | 6–11 November 1993 |  Sydney |
2 |  Japan |
 China | ||||
| South American Qualifier | 15–17 October 1993 |  Neuquén |
1 | Argentina |
| 1993 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 9–16 September 1993 |  Algiers |
1 | Algeria |
| Total | 16 | |||
Teams
Squads
Venues
1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (Greece) |
Pool A, B and Final round | Pool C and D |
|---|---|---|
| Piraeus, Greece |
Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| Peace and Friendship Stadium | Alexandreio Melathron | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
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Results
First round
Pool A
Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 147 | 111 | 1.324 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 184 | 148 | 1.243 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 139 | 141 | 0.986 | |
| 4 | Algeria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 65 | 135 | 0.481 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Russia |
3–0 | Algeria |
15–10 | 15–6 | 15–3 | 45–19 | ||
| 29 Sep | Greece |
3–0 | Canada |
15–7 | 15–3 | 15–12 | 45–22 | ||
| 30 Sep | Russia |
3–2 | Canada |
10–15 | 17–16 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 17–15 | 71–72 |
| 30 Sep | Greece |
3–0 | Algeria |
15–13 | 15–1 | 15–7 | 45–21 | ||
| 01 Oct | Canada |
3–0 | Algeria |
15–10 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–25 | ||
| 01 Oct | Greece |
3–2 | Russia |
8–15 | 15–13 | 4–15 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 57–68 |
Pool B
Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 169 | 136 | 1.243 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 170 | 127 | 1.339 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 102 | 147 | 0.694 | |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 127 | 158 | 0.804 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | United States |
3–1 | Germany |
15–13 | 14–16 | 15–4 | 15–10 | 59–43 | |
| 29 Sep | Brazil |
3–2 | Argentina |
7–15 | 10–15 | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 62–54 |
| 30 Sep | United States |
3–0 | Argentina |
15–10 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–30 | ||
| 30 Sep | Brazil |
3–0 | Germany |
15–1 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 45–9 | ||
| 01 Oct | Germany |
3–1 | Argentina |
16–14 | 4–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 50–43 | |
| 01 Oct | United States |
3–2 | Brazil |
15–12 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 10–15 | 15–12 | 64–63 |
Pool C
Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 155 | 119 | 1.303 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 135 | 122 | 1.107 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 152 | 173 | 0.879 | |
| 4 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 95 | 123 | 0.772 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Bulgaria |
3–1 | Japan |
16–14 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 62–48 | |
| 29 Sep | Italy |
3–0 | China |
15–8 | 15–8 | 15–4 | 45–20 | ||
| 30 Sep | China |
3–0 | Japan |
15–13 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–33 | ||
| 30 Sep | Italy |
3–0 | Bulgaria |
15–9 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 45–28 | ||
| 01 Oct | Bulgaria |
3–0 | China |
15–10 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 45–29 | ||
| 01 Oct | Japan |
3–2 | Italy |
15–4 | 17–15 | 8–15 | 14–16 | 17–15 | 71–65 |
Pool D
Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 158 | 130 | 1.215 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 154 | 118 | 1.305 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 161 | 177 | 0.910 | |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 114 | 162 | 0.704 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Cuba |
3–2 | South Korea |
12–15 | 17–16 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 68–65 |
| 29 Sep | Netherlands |
3–1 | Sweden |
15–8 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–5 | 57–37 | |
| 30 Sep | Netherlands |
3–1 | South Korea |
15–7 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 58–36 | |
| 30 Sep | Cuba |
3–0 | Sweden |
15–8 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–26 | ||
| 01 Oct | South Korea |
3–2 | Sweden |
15–7 | 15–7 | 6–15 | 9–15 | 15–7 | 60–51 |
| 01 Oct | Cuba |
3–0 | Netherlands |
15–12 | 15–13 | 16–14 | 45–39 |
Final round
Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Play-off 4 October | Quarterfinals 5 October | Semifinals 7 October | Final 08 October | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | Netherlands
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 0 | Netherlands
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 1 | South Korea
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | Netherlands
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia
| 3 | Russia
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 0 | Italy
| 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba
| 3 | United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 3 | Brazil
| 2 | Cuba
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 7 October | ||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| 8 October | ||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||
| 7 October | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 8 October | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
Play-offs for quarterfinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Netherlands |
3–0 | Japan |
15–8 | 15–7 | 15–5 | 45–20 | ||
| 4 Oct | Bulgaria |
1–3 | South Korea |
15–17 | 7–15 | 15–11 | 2–15 | 39–58 | |
| 4 Oct | Russia |
3–0 | Germany |
15–3 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 46–26 | ||
| 4 Oct | Brazil |
3–0 | Canada |
15–12 | 16–14 | 15–10 | 46–36 |
Group head matches
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Italy |
3–0 | Greece |
16–14 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 46–22 | ||
| 4 Oct | Cuba |
0–3 | United States |
6–15 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 31–45 |
Finals
Quarterfinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | Greece |
0–3 | Netherlands |
12–15 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 22–45 | ||
| 5 Oct | United States |
3–0 | South Korea |
15–2 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–20 | ||
| 5 Oct | Italy |
3–1 | Russia |
15–4 | 16–17 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 61–29 | |
| 5 Oct | Cuba |
3–2 | Brazil |
15–12 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 65–66 |
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Greece |
3–1 | South Korea |
15–9 | 14–16 | 15–11 | 15–6 | 59–42 | |
| 7 Oct | Russia |
0–3 | Brazil |
5–15 | 12–15 | 5–15 | 22–45 |
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Netherlands |
3–2 | United States |
5–15 | 16–14 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 61–63 |
| 7 Oct | Italy |
3–1 | Cuba |
15–12 | 8–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 53–38 |
7th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | South Korea |
0–3 | Russia |
11–15 | 3–15 | 4–15 | 18–45 |
5th place match
3rd place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | United States |
3–1 | Cuba |
15–6 | 14–16 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 59–39 |
Final
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | Netherlands |
1–3 | Italy |
10–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 1–15 | 37–56 |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best setter
- Best receiver
- Best digger