The 2011 FIVB World League, which is a 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...

 competition, was played by 16 countries from May 27 to July 10, 2011.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
	*	**

* Because withdrew from the tournament, Japan replaced them.

** Because withdrew from the tournament, Portugal replaced them.

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points

2. Numbers of matches won

3. Sets ratio

4. Points ratio


Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

• All times are local.
• The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Poland finish lower than second in their group, they will still qualify along with the best three second-placed teams across all four pools.

Pool A

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Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 5

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Week 6

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Pool B

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Week 5

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Pool C

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Week 4

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Week 5

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Week 6

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Pool D

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Week 6

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Final round

• Organizer:
• Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
  Gdansk
  Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
  
   / Sopot
  Sopot
  Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
  
  , Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
  
• All times are Central European Summer Time
  Central European Summer Time
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   (UTC+02:00).

Pool E

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Pool F

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Bracket

Semifinals

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3rd place

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Final

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Final standing

Rank	Team
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

14–man Roster for Final Round

Ilinykh, Apalikov Nikolay Apalikov Nikolay Sergeevich Apalikov is a Russian volleyball player. He was born in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR. He is 2.03 m tall, and plays as middle blocker.-Clubs:-Clubs:* 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 Russian Men's Volleyball Championship... , Khtei, Grankin Sergey Grankin Sergey Grankin is a volleyball player from Russia.He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics where Russia claimed the bronze medal.-References:*... , Biriukov, Sokolov, Berezhko Yury Berezhko Yury Berezhko is a volleyball player from Russia. He current plays passing-hitter for Pallavolo Modena.... , Butko, Muserskiy, Shcherbinin, Spiridonov Aleksey Spiridonov Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in St. Petersburg he trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad.... , Mikhaylov Maxim Mikhaylov Maxim Mikhaylov is a volleyball player from Russia. He lived in Yaroslavich, all through his childhood and teenage years.-Career:... , Volkov, Stepanyan

Head Coach

Alekno

Awards

• MVP:   Maxim Mikhaylov
  Maxim Mikhaylov
  Maxim Mikhaylov is a volleyball player from Russia. He lived in Yaroslavich, all through his childhood and teenage years.-Career:...
  
  
• Best Scorer:   Bartosz Kurek
  Bartosz Kurek
  Bartosz Kurek is a Polish men's volleyball player, member of the team that won the 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship. His father, Adam Kurek, also was a volleyball player, capping several times for Poland.-Career:...
  
  
• Best Spiker:   Théo Lopes
• Best Blocker:   Maxim Mikhaylov
  Maxim Mikhaylov
  Maxim Mikhaylov is a volleyball player from Russia. He lived in Yaroslavich, all through his childhood and teenage years.-Career:...
  
  
• Best Server:   Dmitriy Muserskiy
• Best Setter:   Luciano De Cecco
• Best Receiver:   Murilo Endres
  Murilo Endres
  Murilo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.-Career:With Brazil national team he won five World Leagues , one World Cup and two World Championships . He is the MVP of 2010 WCH and 2010 WL...
  
  
• Best Libero:   Krzysztof Ignaczak
  Krzysztof Ignaczak
  Krzysztof Ignaczak is a volleyball player from Poland.-Sporting Achievements:*Brown medal winner of the European championships of Cadets *The European championships of Juniors *World junior championships...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2011 FIVB World League