The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 23rd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 18 May to 8 July 2012. The Final Round was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Qualification
Top 13 teams of the 2011 edition and directly qualified. and qualified through the qualification.
Asia and OceaniaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America
Pools composition The pools were announced on 17 December 2011.
Pool APool BPool CPool D
Squads
Pool standing procedure Match points Number of matches won Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams
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 Final Round hosts Bulgaria, the winners of each pool and the best second place team among all pools will qualify for the Final Round. If Bulgaria are ranked first in Pool D, the two best second place teams of all pools will qualify for the Final Round. The schedule was confirmed on 10 February 2012.
Pool A
Week 1 Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu, Japan
Week 2 Venue: Palacio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Week 3 Venue: Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia
Week 4 Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
Pool B
Week 1 Venue: Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Week 2 Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
Week 3 Venue: Ginásio Adib Moyses Dib, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Week 4 Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
Pool C
Week 1 Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
Week 2 Venue: Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
Week 3 Venue: Yeomju Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea
Week 4 Venue: Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, United States
Pool D
Week 1 Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Week 2 Venue: Polideportivo Almirante Brown, Burzaco, Argentina
Week 3 Venue: Pavilhão Multiusos, Guimarães, Portugal
Week 4 Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
Final round Venue: Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool play Pool E
Pool F
Final four
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678910111213141516
14-man Roster for Final RoundNowakowski, Winiarski, Kosok, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Wiśniewski, Kubiak, Ruciak, Żygadło, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Możdżonek (c)Head coachAnastasi
Awards
Most valuable player Bartosz Kurek Best scorer Todor Aleksiev Best spiker Zbigniew Bartman Best blocker Marcin Możdżonek Best server Clayton Stanley Best setter Georgi Bratoev Best receiver Todor Aleksiev Best libero Krzysztof Ignaczak
References
External links Official website Final Standing