FIVB World League 1990
Encyclopedia
The FIVB World League 1990
was the first men's volleyball
tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka
, Japan
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July 15, 1990
Volleyball World League
The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...
was the first men's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Competing nations
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
Pool A
| Team | Pts | W | L | SW | SL | SR | PW | PL | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 1.632 | |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 1.450 | |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0.923 | |
| 13 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 0.441 | |
Pool B
| Team | Pts | W | L | SW | SL | SR | PW | PL | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 8.500 | |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1.733 | |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0.696 | |
| 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 0.056 | |
Semifinals & Finals
July 14, 1990| 3–2 | 15-12, 16-17, 15-11, 14-16, 15-9 | ||
| 0–3 | 7-15, 7-15, 10-15 |
July 15, 1990
| 1–3 | 16-14, 7-15, 10-15, 12-15 | ||
| 3–0 | 15-7, 16-14, 16-14 |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
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| 4. | |
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
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Andrea ZorziAndrea ZorziAndrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
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- Best Spiker
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Ron ZwerverRon ZwerverRonald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
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- Best Setter
- Paolo TofoliPaolo TofoliPaolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
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- Best Blocker
- Andrea GardiniAndrea GardiniAndrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
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- Best Receiver
- Paolo TofoliPaolo TofoliPaolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
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