Poland defended their men’s Volleyball Nations League title after defeating the United States 3–2 in a dramatic final in Ningbo. The Polish team won 25–21, 23–25, 25–27, 25–23, 15–10 to claim the competition for the third time.
Poland started strongly and took the opening set, but the United States responded by winning the next two to move within one set of the title. The defending champions recovered in the fourth before taking control of the deciding tie-break with a decisive scoring run.
Kamil Semeniuk led Poland with 17 points, while Tomasz Fornal and Wilfredo Leon scored 15 each. Fornal was later named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Jake Hanes finished as the match top scorer with 21 points for the United States. Matthew Anderson added 20 and Merrick McHenry contributed 14.
The Americans recorded more attacking kills, but Poland held the advantage in blocking and serving. The champions finished with 12 blocks and eight aces, compared with eight blocks and four aces for the United States.
The victory gave Poland a record third VNL title following earlier triumphs in 2023 and 2025. The United States collected silver, while Slovenia secured the bronze medal.
Final Result
Poland 3–2 United States
Set scores: 25–21, 23–25, 25–27, 25–23, 15–10
Men’s Volleyball Nations League Winners
- 2018: Russia
- 2019: Russia
- 2020: Competition cancelled
- 2021: Brazil
- 2022: France
- 2023: Poland
- 2024: France
- 2025: Poland
- 2026: Poland
