2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

International volleyball competition Men's World Cup World 2003 16–30 November 12 5 7 6 BRA 1 ITA SCG USA JPN Takahiro Yamamoto 1999 2007 The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama. Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―1JPN 18702003 Men's European Volleyball Championship5–14 September 20032ITA 2003FRA2003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship25–30 September 2003MEX Culiacán2USACAN2003 Men's South American Volleyball Championship2–6 September 2003BRA Rio de Janeiro2BRAVEN 19302003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship5–12 September 2003CHN Tianjin2KORCHN2003 Men's African Volleyball Championship1–6 August 2003EGY Cairo1TUNWild Cards――2SCGEGYTotal12 Squads 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup squads Results main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA ITA ITA 2003 SCG SCG USA USA FRA FRA KOR KOR CAN CAN VEN VEN 1930 JPN JPN CHN CHN TUN TUN EGY EGY 11 0 33 4 916 720 9 2 29 8 910 762 9 2 29 10 951 842 8 3 24 13 883 794 7 4 24 16 950 868 5 6 20 20 909 915 5 6 18 23 883 954 4 7 14 23 832 893 3 8 14 27 879 948 2 9 13 28 898 1012 2 9 9 30 803 932 1 10 7 32 787 961 First round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo 16 Nov CHN 0–3 SCG 16–25 16–25 24–26 56–76 16 Nov CAN 0–3 USA 17–25 17–25 17–25 51–75 16 Nov JPN 3–0 EGY 25–20 25–17 25–23 75–60 17 Nov EGY 0–3 CAN 22–25 16–25 20–25 58–75 17 Nov SCG 3–0 USA 26–24 25–21 25–22 76–67 17 Nov JPN 3–1 CHN 23–25 25–21 25–18 25–20 98–84 18 Nov USA 3–1 CHN 23–25 25–20 25–20 25–19 98–84 18 Nov SCG 3–1 EGY 28–30 25–18 25–21 25–12 103–81 18 Nov JPN 3–2 CAN 25–21 25–16 25–27 20–25 15–13 110-102 Site B Venue: White Ring, Nagano 16 Nov ITA 2003 3–0 TUN 25–16 25–13 25–23 75–52 16 Nov FRA 3–0 VEN 1930 25–23 25–21 25–21 75–65 16 Nov KOR 0–3 BRA 21–25 19–25 17–25 57–75 17 Nov TUN 0–3 KOR 19–25 20–25 26–28 65–78 17 Nov VEN 1930 0–3 ITA 2003 21–25 15–25 15–25 51–75 17 Nov BRA 3–1 FRA 24–26 25–21 25–20 25–22 99–89 18 Nov BRA 3–0 VEN 1930 25–19 25–16 25–20 75–55 18 Nov FRA 3–2 TUN 23–25 23–25 25–18 25–21 18–16 114–105 18 Nov ITA 2003 3–1 KOR 25–18 21–25 25–18 25–21 96–82 Second round Site A Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima 20 Nov SCG 3–1 CAN 25–14 23–25 25–20 26–24 99–83 20 Nov EGY 0–3 CHN 22–25 20–25 29–31 71–81 20 Nov USA 3–1 JPN 19–25 25–14 25–23 25–19 94–81 21 Nov USA 3–1 EGY 25–22 25–19 22–25 25–14 97–80 21 Nov CAN 3-2 CHN 25–23 24–26 34–36 25–22 15–13 123–120 21 Nov JPN 1–3 SCG 25–21 18–25 22–25 20–25 85–96 Site B Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu 20 Nov KOR 3–1 FRA 20–25 25–23 25–23 25–21 95–92 20 Nov VEN 1930 3-0 TUN 25–23 25–21 25–22 75–66 20 Nov BRA 3–1 ITA 2003 25–18 26–24 20–25 25–22 96–89 21 Nov ITA 2003 3–0 FRA 25–22 26–24 25–20 76–66 21 Nov KOR 3–1 VEN 1930 25–21 25–22 23–25 26–24 99–92 21 Nov BRA 3–0 TUN 25–17 25–16 25–11 75–44 Third round Site A Venue: Marine Messe, Fukuoka 23 Nov USA 3–0 TUN 25–13 25–17 25–22 75–52 23 Nov SCG 3–0 KOR 27–25 25–20 26–24 78–69 23 Nov JPN 0–3 VEN 1930 20–25 18–25 23–25 61–75 24 Nov USA 3–0 KOR 25–20 25–20 25–17 75–57 24 Nov SCG 3–0 VEN 1930 25–23 25–22 25–18 75–63 24 Nov JPN 2–3 TUN 25–23 25–22 22–25 21–25 10–15 103-110 25 Nov SCG 3–0 TUN 25–16 25–14 25–21 75–51 25 Nov USA 3–0 VEN 1930 28–26 25–16 25–13 78–65 25 Nov JPN 0–3 KOR 22–25 13–25 23–25 58–75 Site B Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, Okayama 23 Nov ITA 2003 3–0 CAN 25–22 25–19 25–20 75–61 23 Nov BRA 3–1 CHN 25–21 25–20 23–25 25–18 98–84 23 Nov FRA 3–0 EGY 25–15 25–23 25–15 75–53 24 Nov BRA 3–0 CAN 25–13 25–17 25–14 75–44 24 Nov ITA 2003 3–0 EGY 25–16 25–16 25–17 75–49 24 Nov FRA 3–1 CHN 25–16 25–14 24–26 25–19 99–75 25 Nov ITA 2003 3–0 CHN 25–15 25–15 25–20 75–50 25 Nov BRA 3–0 EGY 25–20 25–20 25–13 75–53 25 Nov FRA 3–0 CAN 25–19 25–20 25–16 75–55 Fourth round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo 28 Nov ITA 3-0 USA 2003 25-12 29–27 25–22 79-61 28 Nov SCG 1–3 BRA 25–23 21–25 21–25 21–25 88–98 28 Nov JPN 0–3 FRA 23–25 18–25 21–25 62–75 29 Nov BRA 3-0 USA 25–20 25–21 25–23 75-64 29 Nov SCG 1–3 FRA 18–25 22–25 25–21 19–25 84–96 29 Nov JPN 1–3 ITA 2003 21–25 25–27 27–25 20–25 93–102 30 Nov SCG 3–1 ITA 2003 25–18 21–25 30–28 25–22 101–93 30 Nov USA 3–1 FRA 25–19 20–25 26–24 28–26 99–94 30 Nov JPN 0–3 BRA 17–25 20–25 16–25 53–75 Site B Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo 28 Nov VEN 1930 3–1 CHN 23–25 25–22 28–26 25–20 101–93 28 Nov TUN 0–3 CAN 23–25 20–25 20–25 63–75 28 Nov EGY 3–2 KOR 25–20 21–25 18–25 25–23 15–11 104–104 29 Nov VEN 1930 1–3 CAN 21–25 25–23 20–25 21–25 87–98 29 Nov TUN 3–1 EGY 25–20 25–19 23–25 25–16 98–80 29 Nov KOR 3–0 CHN 25–19 25–21 26–24 76–64 30 Nov VEN 1930 3–1 EGY 31–29 25–23 22–25 25–21 103–98 30 Nov TUN 1–3 CHN 17–25 26–24 25–27 29–31 97–107 30 Nov CAN 3–2 KOR 28–30 26–24 20–25 27–25 15–13 116–117 Final standing Rank Team BRA ITA 2003 SCG 4 USA 5 FRA 6 KOR 7 CAN 8 VEN 1930 9 JPN 10 CHN 11 TUN 12 EGY Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics vb 2003 Men's World Cup champions BRA 1st Team roster Giovane, André Heller, Maurício, Giba, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Nalbert (c), Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardo, Dante Head coach Bernardinho Awards 18em Most valuable player JPN Takahiro Yamamoto Best scorer JPN Takahiro Yamamoto Best spiker BRA Giovane Gávio Best blocker SCG Andrija Gerić Best server ITA 2003 Andrea Sartoretti Best setter SCG Nikola Grbić Best libero BRA Sérgio Santos Most spectacular player JPN Daisuke Usami External links Official website Final standing Awards 2003 Men's Men's World Cup V Category:2003 in Japanese sport ja:2003年ワールドカップバレーボール#男子競技