The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 18th edition of the competition. It was held in Bangalore, India. The tournament took place from 6 to 10 December 2023.
Sir Sicoma Perugia won their second title after defeating Itambé Minas in straight sets (3–0) in the final. Itambé Minas settle for silver and its also their first medal of the tournament. Suntory Sunbirds claimed bronze after they reverse sweeped Halkbank Spor Kulübü for the 3rd place match. Oleh Plotnytskyi was named the MVP of the tournament.
This were Ahmedabad Defenders, Halkbank Spor Kulübü and Suntory Sunbirds' first appearance at the Club World Championship.
Qualification + Team (Confederation) Qualified as Ahmedabad Defenders (AVC) Hosts Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (CSV) 2023 South American champions Itambé Minas (CSV) 2023 South American runners-up ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (CEV) 2023 European champions Jastrzębski Węgiel (CEV) 2023 European runners-up Suntory Sunbirds (AVC) 2023 Asian champions Halkbank Spor Kulübü(CEV) Wild card Sir Sicoma Perugia (CEV)
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Venue + All matches Bangalore, India Koramangala Indoor Stadium
Format Preliminary round Six teams are divided into two pools of three teams each in a round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.
Final round Semifinals A1 vs. B2 B1 vs. A2
Finals Gold match: SFW1 vs. SFW2 Bronze march: SFL1 vs. SFL2
Pools composition + Pool A Pool B Ahmedabad Defenders Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei Itambé Minas Suntory Sunbirds Sir Sicoma Perugia Halkbank Spor Kulübü
Squads
Pool standing procedure Source: Number of victories Match points 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 and 0 match point for the loser.
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner and 1 match point for the loser.
Preliminary round All times are Time in India (UTC+05:30).
Pool A
Pool B
Final round All times are Time in India (UTC+05:30).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam Sir Sicoma Perugia Itambé Minas Suntory Sunbirds4 Halkbank Spor Kulübü5 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei6 Ahmedabad Defenders Source: Men's CWC 2023 – Final Standings
Team Davide Candellaro, Tim Held, Simone Giannelli, Jesús Herrera, Alessandro Toscani, Wilfredo León (c), Wassim Ben Tara, Sebastián Solé, Roberto Russo, Massimo Colaci, Flávio Gualberto, Kamil Semeniuk, Oleh Plotnytskyi, Gregor Ropret Coach Angelo Lorenzetti
Awards
Most valuable player Oleh Plotnytskyi (Sir Sicoma Perugia) Best setter Simone Giannelli (Sir Sicoma Perugia) Best outside spikers Oleh Plotnytskyi (Sir Sicoma Perugia) Marcus Vinícius (Itambé Minas) Best middle blockers Sebastián Solé (Sir Sicoma Perugia) Renan Michelucci (Itambé Minas) Best opposite spiker Dmitry Muserskiy (Suntory Sunbirds) Best libero Maique Nascimento (Itambé Minas)
See also 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
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