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FIVB announces pools composition for 2017 World League

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At the meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) established pools composition for the 2017 World League.

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World League Council decided that the 28th edition of the prestigious annual tournament will be played in the same format as this year’s. It means that each of 12 national teams (36 overall) from Group 1 and Group 2 will play three weekends (nine games) while 12 teams from Group 3 will play two weekends (six games).

Besides the hosts, five best ranked teams from Group 1 pool stage will take part at the Final Six. As for Groups 2 and 3, three best ranked teams from pool stage plus the hosts will play the Final Four. The hosts of all three final tournaments will be deterimned subsequently.

In the 2017 World League, just like at 2016 Rio Olympics, there will be no technical time-outs because FIVB Council concluded that both volleyball tournaments in Rio were successful without them.

GROUP 1:

Weekend 1 (June 2– 4):

Pool A (Italy): Italy, Brazil, Poland, Iran

Pool B (Serbia): Serbia, USA, Canada, Belgium

Pool C (Russia): Russia, France, Bulgaria, Argentina

Weekend 2 (June 9 – 11):

Pool D (Iran): Iran, Serbia, Argentina, Belgium

Pool E (Bulgaria): Bulgaria, Brazil, Poland, Canada

Pool F (France): France, Russia, USA, Italy

Weekend 3 (June 16 – 18):

Pool G (Argentina): Argentina, Serbia, Brazil, Bulgaria

Pool H (Poland): Poland, Russia, USA, Iran

Pool I (Belgium): Belgium, France, Italy, Canada

* Final Six is scheduled for June 28 – July 2.


GROUP 2 (Weekend 1 on June 2-4, Weekend 2 on June 9-11, Weekend 3 on June 16-18):

Korea, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Finland, Slovakia, Portugal, Japan, Australia, Turkey, The Netherlands, Egypt, China.

* Final Four is scheduled for June 23-25.


GROUP 3 (Weekend 1 on June 2-4, Weekend 2 on June 9-11):

Estonia, Greece, Venezuela, Qatar, Tunisia, Chinese Taipei, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Germany, Austria, Spain, Mexico.

* Final Four is scheduled for June 16-18.


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alex September 14, 2016 - 9:28 pm

someone knows if Cuban teams, both male and female were banned from Fivb´s competitions?

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dee jae69 September 16, 2016 - 3:21 am

i still love the old format where 4 teams in one pool this is physical exhausting for mens team

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