2008 FIVB Volleyball World League

International sport competition World League World 2008 Maracanãzinho (4712854723).jpg 240px The final round was held at Maracanãzinho (Final) 13 June – 27 July 16 41 41 USA 1 USA Lloy Ball 2007 2009 The 2008 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 13 June to 27 July 2008. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pools composition Pool APool BPool CPool DBRA FRA SRB VENRUS CUB KOR ITAUSA BUL ESP FINPOL JPN CHN EGY Intercontinental round The Final Round hosts Brazil, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Brazil are ranked first in Pool A, the team ranked second of Pool A will qualify for the Final Round. Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA H SRB SRB FRA FRA VEN VEN 10 2 1119 1003 34 14 7 5 1108 1078 29 21 6 6 1020 1041 21 25 1 11 937 1062 10 34 #87ceeb Final round QH Qualified as hosts #ccffcc Final round Q 14 Jun BRA 3–2 SRB 22–25 25–23 25–18 23–25 15–11 110–102 P2 P3 14 Jun VEN 2–3 FRA 23–25 25–23 20–25 25–23 11–15 104–111 P2 P3 15 Jun BRA 3–2 SRB 23–25 25–19 24–26 25–23 15–11 112–104 P2 P3 15 Jun VEN 0–3 FRA 22–25 19–25 25–27 66–77 P2 P3 20 Jun FRA 3–2 BRA 25–22 23–25 25–23 22–25 15–13 110–108 P2 P3 21 Jun FRA 0–3 BRA 29–31 21–25 17–25 67–81 P2 P3 21 Jun VEN 3–1 SRB 25–20 19–25 25–23 25–22 94–90 P2 P3 22 Jun VEN 0–3 SRB 21–25 21–25 18–25 60–75 P2 P3 27 Jun FRA 3–1 SRB 17–25 25–20 25–23 25–20 92–88 P2 P3 28 Jun FRA 0–3 SRB 20–25 31–33 19–25 70–83 P2 P3 28 Jun VEN 1–3 BRA 25–16 22–25 21–25 19–25 87–91 P2 P3 29 Jun VEN 1–3 BRA 25–23 29–31 13–25 20–25 87–104 P2 P3 4 Jul SRB 2–3 BRA 25–17 25–21 21–25 21–25 8–15 100–103 P2 P3 4 Jul FRA 3–1 VEN 25–23 25–13 20–25 25–18 95–79 P2 P3 5 Jul FRA 3–1 VEN 25–20 20–25 25–20 25–22 95–87 P2 P3 6 Jul SRB 3–2 BRA 20–25 18–25 25–23 25–20 15–11 103–104 P2 P3 11 Jul SRB 3–0 VEN 25–22 25–23 25–16 75–61 P2 P3 12 Jul BRA 3–0 FRA 25–22 25–17 27–25 77–64 P2 P3 13 Jul BRA 3–0 FRA 25–17 25–21 25–19 75–57 P2 P3 13 Jul SRB 3–1 VEN 18–25 25–20 27–25 25–20 95–90 P2 P3 18 Jul BRA 3–0 VEN 25–23 25–16 29–27 79–66 P2 P3 18 Jul SRB 3–2 FRA 23–25 18–25 25–21 25–19 15–8 106–98 P2 P3 19 Jul BRA 3–0 VEN 25–19 25–20 25–17 75–56 P2 P3 19 Jul SRB 3–1 FRA 25–20 25–22 12–25 25–17 87–84 P2 P3 Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete RUS RUS ITA ITA CUB CUB KOR KOR 10 2 1173 1110 33 17 8 4 1220 1177 30 22 5 7 1093 1094 21 27 1 11 1097 1202 17 35 #ccffcc Final round Q 13 Jun CUB 3–2 ITA 25–22 31–33 25–20 22–25 17–15 120–115 P2 P3 14 Jun KOR 2–3 RUS 29–31 25–16 25–18 23–25 14–16 116–106 P2 P3 14 Jun CUB 1–3 ITA 24–26 27–29 26–24 20–25 97–104 P2 P3 15 Jun KOR 1–3 RUS 25–22 19–25 22–25 21–25 87–97 P2 P3 20 Jun CUB 1–3 RUS 25–21 21–25 20–25 21–25 87–96 P2 P3 21 Jun KOR 2–3 ITA 25–23 21–25 25–22 17–25 11–15 99–110 P2 P3 21 Jun CUB 0–3 RUS 17–25 21–25 22–25 60–75 P2 P3 22 Jun KOR 2–3 ITA 25–23 25–22 15–25 19–25 9–15 93–110 P2 P3 26 Jun ITA 3–1 RUS 27–25 25–23 24–26 25–21 101–95 P2 P3 27 Jun CUB 3–1 KOR 25–13 23–25 25–22 25–15 98–75 P2 P3 28 Jun ITA 1–3 RUS 24–26 25–19 22–25 20–25 91–95 P2 P3 28 Jun CUB 3–0 KOR 25–22 25–23 25–19 75–64 P2 P3 4 Jul RUS 3–1 CUB 25–21 25–22 22–25 25–22 97–90 P2 P3 4 Jul ITA 3–1 KOR 22–25 28–26 25–20 25–23 100–94 P2 P3 5 Jul RUS 3–1 CUB 25–17 18–25 25–20 25–20 93–82 P2 P3 5 Jul ITA 3–1 KOR 23–25 25–20 25–22 25–22 98–89 P2 P3 11 Jul RUS 3–1 ITA 25–27 25–21 25–22 25–20 100–90 P2 P3 12 Jul KOR 1–3 CUB 25–21 23–25 18–25 19–25 85–96 P2 P3 12 Jul RUS 3–2 ITA 25–20 24–26 27–29 25–22 15–12 116–109 P2 P3 13 Jul KOR 2–3 CUB 16–25 25–22 25–22 20–25 12–15 98–109 P2 P3 18 Jul RUS 3–1 KOR 22–25 25–23 25–23 26–24 98–95 P2 P3 18 Jul ITA 3–1 CUB 21–25 25–23 25–21 25–21 96–90 P2 P3 19 Jul RUS 2–3 KOR 25–20 25–17 19–25 23–25 13–15 105–102 P2 P3 20 Jul ITA 3–1 CUB 25–20 21–25 25–21 25–23 96–89 P2 P3 Pool C main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete USA USA BUL BUL FIN FIN ESP ESP 9 3 1105 982 32 15 8 4 1122 1105 29 21 4 8 1057 1129 19 30 3 9 1030 1098 17 31 #ccffcc Final round Q 13 Jun FIN 1–3 USA 18–25 19–25 25–23 20–25 82–98 P2 P3 14 Jun BUL 3–0 ESP 33–31 25–19 25–17 83–67 P2 P3 14 Jun FIN 0–3 USA 20–25 19–25 16–25 55–75 P2 P3 15 Jun BUL 3–1 ESP 19–25 25–18 25–22 25–13 94–78 P2 P3 20 Jun USA 3–0 BUL 25–23 25–16 25–16 75–55 P2 P3 21 Jun ESP 3–2 FIN 21–25 19–25 25–19 25–20 15–10 105–99 P2 P3 21 Jun USA 2–3 BUL 25–12 16–25 20–25 25–12 13–15 99–89 P2 P3 22 Jun ESP 3–1 FIN 25–18 26–24 21–25 25–22 97–89 P2 P3 27 Jun ESP 3–1 BUL 25–16 18–25 25–21 25–16 93–78 P2 P3 27 Jun USA 3–1 FIN 25–20 21–25 25–17 25–20 96–82 P2 P3 28 Jun USA 3–1 FIN 25–17 22–25 25–18 25–18 97–78 P2 P3 29 Jun ESP 2–3 BUL 25–17 27–29 25–15 23–25 10–15 110–101 P2 P3 4 Jul FIN 0–3 BUL 26–28 28–30 19–25 73–83 P2 P3 4 Jul ESP 2–3 USA 23–25 22–25 31–29 25–20 16–18 117–117 P2 P3 5 Jul FIN 3–2 BUL 22–25 17–25 25–22 25–21 17–15 106–108 P2 P3 6 Jul ESP 0–3 USA 19–25 19–25 23–25 61–75 P2 P3 11 Jul USA 3–0 ESP 25–19 25–23 27–25 77–67 P2 P3 12 Jul BUL 2–3 FIN 28–30 25–18 23–25 29–27 15–17 120–117 P2 P3 12 Jul USA 3–1 ESP 24–26 25–22 25–13 25–18 99–79 P2 P3 13 Jul BUL 3–1 FIN 26–24 25–19 18–25 25–22 94–90 P2 P3 18 Jul BUL 3–2 USA 25–22 24–26 25–16 23–25 15–10 112–99 P2 P3 18 Jul FIN 3–2 ESP 25–21 23–25 23–25 25–23 15–11 111–105 P2 P3 19 Jul BUL 3–1 USA 25–20 20–25 25–20 35–33 105–98 P2 P3 19 Jul FIN 3–0 ESP 25–17 25–15 25–19 75–51 P2 P3 Pool D main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete POL POL CHN CHN JPN JPN EGY EGY 9 3 1124 1033 32 17 6 6 1058 1067 24 23 5 7 1108 1150 22 28 4 8 1020 1060 18 28 #ccffcc Final round Q #dfefff Final round QW Qualified as wild card 13 Jun EGY 3–2 POL 25–19 14–25 22–25 25–22 15–12 101–103 P2 P3 14 Jun CHN 2–3 JPN 31–29 22–25 20–25 31–29 9–15 113–123 P2 P3 14 Jun EGY 1–3 POL 20–25 25–13 17–25 21–25 83–88 P2 P3 15 Jun CHN 3–2 JPN 22–25 25–16 25–19 22–25 15–12 109–97 P2 P3 20 Jun EGY 3–1 JPN 30–32 25–21 25–22 25–21 105–96 P2 P3 21 Jun CHN 3–1 POL 26–24 25–21 22–25 25–18 98–88 P2 P3 21 Jun EGY 3–1 JPN 21–25 26–24 25–18 25–21 97–88 P2 P3 22 Jun CHN 2–3 POL 26–24 15–25 25–22 19–25 12–15 97–111 P2 P3 28 Jun JPN 0–3 POL 14–25 12–25 22–25 48–75 P2 P3 28 Jun CHN 3–1 EGY 25–22 25–19 20–25 25–23 95–89 P2 P3 29 Jun JPN 3–2 POL 29–31 18–25 25–19 25–21 15–11 112–107 P2 P3 29 Jun CHN 3–0 EGY 25–21 26–24 25–19 76–64 P2 P3 4 Jul POL 3–1 CHN 25–20 20–25 25–23 25–23 95–91 P2 P3 5 Jul JPN 3–2 EGY 25–19 25–22 27–29 24–26 15–10 116–106 P2 P3 5 Jul POL 3–1 CHN 25–22 19–25 25–21 25–23 94–91 P2 P3 6 Jul JPN 3–1 EGY 26–24 20–25 25–20 25–20 96–89 P2 P3 11 Jul EGY 0–3 CHN 18–25 21–25 23–25 62–75 P2 P3 11 Jul POL 3–1 JPN 21–25 25–23 25–18 25–18 96–84 P2 P3 12 Jul EGY 3–0 CHN 25–15 25–22 25–17 75–54 P2 P3 12 Jul POL 3–1 JPN 25–14 25–23 19–25 25–17 94–79 P2 P3 18 Jul POL 3–0 EGY 25–21 25–21 25–16 75–58 P2 P3 19 Jul JPN 3–0 CHN 26–24 25–20 25–13 76–57 P2 P3 19 Jul POL 3–1 EGY 25–20 25–23 23–25 25–23 98–91 P2 P3 20 Jul JPN 1–3 CHN 20–25 21–25 29–27 23–25 93–102 P2 P3 Final round Venue: BRA Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). Pool play Pool E main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA RUS RUS JPN JPN 2 0 150 110 6 0 1 1 132 131 3 3 0 2 110 151 0 6 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF 23 Jul 10:10 RUS 0–3 BRA 23–25 18–25 15–25 P2 P3 24 Jul 10:07 JPN 0–3 RUS 14–25 24–26 18–25 P2 P3 25 Jul 10:07 BRA 3–0 JPN 25–16 25–23 25–15 P2 P3 Pool F main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete SRB SRB USA USA POL POL 2 0 150 114 6 0 1 1 168 182 3 5 0 2 162 184 2 6 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF 23 Jul 13:24 SRB 3–0 USA 25–23 25–19 25–17 P2 P3 24 Jul 13:22 USA 3–2 POL 25–18 23–25 27–25 18–25 16–14 P2 P3 25 Jul 13:22 POL 0–3 SRB 16–25 18–25 21–25 P2 P3 Final four Semifinals Final 3rd place match 26 July SRB 3 RUS 0 26 July BRA 0 USA 3 27 July SRB 1 USA 3 27 July RUS 3 BRA 1 Semifinals 26 Jul 10:00 BRA 0–3 USA 23–25 22–25 25–27 P2 P3 26 Jul 13:15 SRB 3–0 RUS 25–19 25–19 25–23 P2 P3 3rd place match 27 Jul 09:30 RUS 3–1 BRA 25–23 25–19 23–25 25–19 P2 P3 Final 27 Jul 12:30 SRB 1–3 USA 24–26 25–23 23–25 22–25 P2 P3 Final standing RankTeamUSASRBRUS4BRA5POL6JPN7BULCHNITA10CUBFINFRA13EGYKORESPVEN vb 2008 World League champions USA 1st 12-man roster for final round Ball, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky Head coach McCutcheon Awards 18em Most valuable player USA Lloy Ball Best scorer SRB Ivan Miljković Best spiker BRA Dante Amaral Best blocker SRB Marko Podraščanin Best server BRA Gilberto Godoy Filho Best setter USA Lloy Ball Best libero USA Richard Lambourne External links Official website 2008 FIVB World League Volleyball Category:2008 in Brazilian sport Category:2008 in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:July 2008 sports events in South America