2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

Volleyball world championship FIVB Men's World Championship Men Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2014 World 2014 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship logo.png 280 30 August – 21 September President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski 24 5 7 7 POL 2 BRA GER FRA POL Mariusz Wlazły GER Lukas Kampa BRA Ricardo LucarelliBRA Murilo Endres GER Marcus BöhmePOL Karol Kłos POL Mariusz Wlazły FRA Jenia Grebennikov 103 563263 2010 2018 The 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament through continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being played at Spodek, Katowice. The tournament was won by the hosts Poland, who beat Brazil (who had won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned as champions in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).http://www.fivb.org/EN/Media/viewPressRelease.asp?No=49495&Language=en Poland dethrone Brazil as men's champions 21 September 2014 FIVB 563,263 fansFIVB announced that the final attendance for this tournament was 563,263. But, in fact, the total number of spectators based on match reports was 586,887, not 563,263. watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.http://www.fivb.org/EN/Media/viewPressRelease.asp?No=49499&Language=en Record numbers watch Poland triumph 21 September 2014 FIVB 3 Host The tournament was held in seven Polish cities. 95 120 packed File:Katowice nowe Muzeum Śląskie.JPG Katowice File:SM Łódź Pałac Izraela Poznańskiego 2017 (2) ID 613175.jpg Łódź File:Wroclaw - Uniwersytet Wroclawski o poranku.jpg Wrocław File:Gdańsk o zmroku, widok z AmberSky.jpg Gdańsk File:Bdg fontannaPotop 10 10-2013.jpg Bydgoszcz File:Krakow-PL-(Sukiennice-Tuchhallen-Cloth hall-3)-damir-zg.jpg Kraków File:PalaceOnTheWater2011.JPG Warsaw Information On 4 September 2008 the FIVB announced it had agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship in 2014. "This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in volleyball but throughout the whole sports family," said FIVB Honorary Life President Rubén Acosta. "Poland – I'm sure about it – will make this championship very special." Acosta and FIVB President Wei Jizhong agreed the deal in Warsaw following negotiations with the Polish Minister of Sport, Mirosław Drzewiecki; Mirosław Błaszczyk, President of the Board of Administration of Polsat Television; Polsat Television Sports Department Director, Marian Kmita and Polish Volleyball Federation President, Mirosław Przedpełski. Volleyball in Poland has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity during the 2000s. The Polish Men's team finished as runners-up at the 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship in Japan and a year later, Katowice hosted one of the best-ever FIVB Volleyball World League Final Rounds. The remaining 12 teams were drawn across the bottom three positions of each of the four first round pools. A record number of 279 teams participated in the qualification process for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championships. This total, coming from 166 national federations across the five FIVB confederations, represents an increase of 65 teams from the previous best of 214 teams from 119 federations for the 2010 World Championships (compared with 102 in 2006, 72 in 2002 and 63 in 1998). Qualification 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Hosts Poland were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five, and South America three places. Africa (CAVB)Asia and Oceania (AVC)Europe (CEV) Pool T winners: CMR Pool U winners: EGY Pool V winners: TUN Pool A winners: AUS Pool B winners: IRI Pool C winners: CHN Pool D winners: KOR Host country: POL 2013 CEV champions: RUS 2013 CEV runners-up: ITA Pool I winners: BUL Pool J winners: SRB Pool K winners: GER Pool L winners: BEL Pool M winners: FIN Third Round best runners-up: FRA North America (NORCECA)South America (CSV) Pool O winners: USA Pool P winners: CUB Pool Q winners: CAN Pool R winners: MEX Playoff winners: PUR 2013 CSV champions: BRA 2013 CSV runners-up: ARG Qualifier winners: VEN Pools composition First round Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013.https://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/VB_Ranking_M_2013-10.asp FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 7 October 2013) 7 October 2013 FIVB FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking.https://www.fivb.org/EN/fivb/Document/Legal/FIVB_Sports_Regulations_en_20130515.pdf FIVB – SPORTS REGULATIONS – Volleyball 15 May 2013 FIVB 19–20 9 October 2013 The draw was held in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January 2014. Because the CAVB and NORCECA qualification process were in progress on 27 January 2014, the best world rankings of CAVB (13, 15 and 19) and NORCECA (4, 7, 11, 20 and 22) were used when the draw was made.http://poland2014.fivb.org/-/media/fivb2014/drawing-of-lots-press-kit-pdf/fivb_wchs_poland2014_presskit.pdf?la=en&hash=56AB7495A7921896B1B21FC21996973D7E44CB23 2014 Men's World Championship Drawing of Lots PressKit FIVB 6 Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th. Pool APool BPool CPool DPOL (5, Hosts)BRA (1)RUS (2)ITA (3)ARG (7)CUB (7, NOR 2)BUL (6)USA (4, NOR 1)SRB (9)GER (10)CAN (11, NOR 3)IRI (12)AUS (14)TUN (13, CAVB 1)EGY (15, CAVB 2)FRA (16)CMR (19, CAVB 3)KOR (21)CHN (18)PUR (20, NOR 4)VEN (31)FIN (30)MEX (22, NOR 5)BEL (37) Second round Pool EPool Fwidth=6% 1APOLwidth=6% 1BBRAwidth=6% 1DFRAwidth=6% 1CRUSwidth=6% 2ASRBwidth=6% 2BGERwidth=6% 2DIRIwidth=6% 2CCANwidth=6% 3AARGwidth=6% 3BFINwidth=6% 3DUSAwidth=6% 3CBULwidth=6% 4AAUSwidth=6% 4BCUBwidth=6% 4DITAwidth=6% 4CCHN Third round The third round draw was held in Łódź, Poland on 14 September 2014.http://www.fivb.org/EN/Media/viewPressRelease.asp?No=49388&Language=en Third round schedule complete after key drawing of lots 15 September 2014 FIVB The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn. Pool GPool Hwidth=6% 1EFRAwidth=6% 1FBRAwidth=6% 3FGERwidth=6% 2EPOLwidth=6% 3EIRIwidth=6% 2FRUS Squads 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads Venues It was the first time Poland had hosted an FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. Matches were played in Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw. Pool A (only 30 August)Pool A (excl. 30 August) and FPool B, F, G and Final fourPool CPOL Warsaw, PolandPOL Wrocław, PolandPOL Katowice, PolandPOL Gdańsk, PolandNational StadiumCentennial HallSpodekErgo ArenaCapacity: 62,100Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 11,500Capacity: 11,409200px200px200px200pxPool DPool E, H and 5th–6th placesPool Ecenter Poland 200 Poland 52.233333 21.016667 Warsaw Poland 51.107778 17.038333 Wrocław Poland 50.25 19 Katowice left Poland 54.366667 18.633333 Gdańsk Poland 50.061389 19.938333 Kraków Poland 51.783333 19.466667 Łódź Poland 53.116667 18 BydgoszczPOL Kraków, PolandPOL Łódź, PolandPOL Bydgoszcz, PolandKraków ArenaAtlas ArenaŁuczniczkaCapacity: 15,328Capacity: 13,805Capacity: 8,500200px200pxInterior|150px Pool standing procedure Match points Number of matches won 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, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Opening ceremony and opening match 200px|thumb|National Stadium, Warsaw The 2014 World Championship began on 30 August with a dream opening match between the hosts and Serbia, who played to a record 62,000 spectators at National Stadium, Warsaw. Earlier, the opening ceremony took place with the participation of the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. First round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round. Pool A main Volleyball Q points complete POL POL SRB SRB ARG ARG AUS AUS VEN VEN CMR CMR 5 0 0 0 15 1 400 311 4 0 1 0 12 6 425 396 3 0 2 0 10 6 372 342 1 1 3 0 7 11 384 397 1 0 3 1 5 13 366 424 0 0 5 0 3 15 382 459 #ccffcc Second round A A A A 30 Aug 20:15 POL 3–0 SRB 25–19 25–18 25–18 P2 P3 31 Aug 16:30 VEN 0–3 ARG 23–25 17–25 19–25 P2 P3 31 Aug 20:25 CMR 0–3 AUS 22–25 15–25 18–25 P2 P3 2 Sep 13:10 ARG 1–3 SRB 17–25 25–20 21–25 21–25 P2 P3 2 Sep 16:40 VEN 3–1 CMR 25–22 25–21 31–33 25–14 P2 P3 2 Sep 20:25 AUS 0–3 POL 17–25 19–25 22–25 P2 P3 4 Sep 13:10 CMR 0–3 ARG 17–25 18–25 23–25 P2 P3 4 Sep 16:40 SRB 3–1 AUS 25–23 25–22 22–25 25–17 P2 P3 4 Sep 20:25 POL 3–0 VEN 25–20 25–13 25–14 P2 P3 6 Sep 13:10 ARG 3–0 AUS 25–18 25–19 25–18 P2 P3 6 Sep 16:40 VEN 0–3 SRB 20–25 17–25 22–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 20:25 CMR 1–3 POL 27–25 23–25 16–25 22–25 P2 P3 7 Sep 13:10 AUS 3–2 VEN 25–20 23–25 21–25 25–16 15–9 P2 P3 7 Sep 16:40 POL 3–0 ARG 25–20 25–20 25–23 P2 P3 7 Sep 20:25 SRB 3–1 CMR 25–21 24–26 29–27 25–17 P2 P3 Pool B main Volleyball Q points complete BRA BRA GER GER FIN FIN CUB CUB KOR KOR TUN TUN 4 1 0 0 15 3 428 352 4 0 1 0 12 5 398 338 2 1 2 0 10 8 415 396 1 1 2 1 9 12 448 466 1 0 3 1 6 13 390 441 0 0 4 1 4 15 361 447 #ccffcc Second round A A A A 1 Sep 13:10 BRA 3–0 GER 25–21 25–19 25–17 P2 P3 1 Sep 16:40 FIN 3–2 CUB 18–25 21–25 27–25 25–23 15–12 P2 P3 1 Sep 20:25 KOR 3–1 TUN 24–26 26–24 25–21 25–18 P2 P3 3 Sep 13:10 CUB 0–3 GER 16–25 21–25 19–25 P2 P3 3 Sep 16:40 FIN 3–0 KOR 25–22 26–24 25–15 P2 P3 3 Sep 20:25 TUN 0–3 BRA 18–25 10–25 17–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 13:10 KOR 1–3 CUB 21–25 25–23 14–25 22–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 16:40 GER 3–1 TUN 25–13 25–19 21–25 25–12 P2 P3 5 Sep 20:25 BRA 3–0 FIN 27–25 25–21 26–24 P2 P3 6 Sep 13:10 CUB 3–2 TUN 16–25 25–20 25–23 20–25 15–13 P2 P3 6 Sep 16:40 FIN 1–3 GER 20–25 25–19 24–26 19–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 20:25 KOR 2–3 BRA 25–21 13–25 21–25 25–17 13–15 P2 P3 7 Sep 13:10 TUN 0–3 FIN 18–25 14–25 20–25 P2 P3 7 Sep 16:40 GER 3–0 KOR 25–13 25–16 25–21 P2 P3 7 Sep 20:25 BRA 3–1 CUB 22–25 25–23 25–18 25–17 P2 P3 Pool C main Volleyball Q points complete RUS RUS CAN CAN BUL BUL CHN CHN MEX MEX EGY EGY 4 1 0 0 15 3 429 347 3 1 1 0 12 5 392 349 2 1 0 2 13 8 462 437 2 0 3 0 6 11 386 408 0 1 4 0 5 14 370 442 0 0 3 2 5 15 411 467 #ccffcc Second round A A A A 1 Sep 13:10 RUS 3–0 CAN 25–21 25–19 25–21 P2 P3 1 Sep 16:40 MEX 0–3 BUL 16–25 17–25 21–25 P2 P3 1 Sep 20:25 CHN 3–1 EGY 25–20 25–20 23–25 33–31 P2 P3 3 Sep 13:10 BUL 2–3 CAN 25–17 17–25 25–20 24–26 8–15 P2 P3 3 Sep 16:40 MEX 1–3 CHN 25–20 19–25 20–25 20–25 P2 P3 3 Sep 20:25 EGY 0–3 RUS 22–25 15–25 15–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 13:10 CHN 0–3 BUL 23–25 23–25 19–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 16:40 CAN 3–0 EGY 25–14 25–19 25–22 P2 P3 5 Sep 20:25 RUS 3–1 MEX 21–25 25–20 25–14 25–17 P2 P3 6 Sep 13:10 BUL 3–2 EGY 25–22 26–24 23–25 20–25 15–11 P2 P3 6 Sep 16:40 MEX 0–3 CAN 17–25 18–25 19–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 20:25 CHN 0–3 RUS 22–25 11–25 21–25 P2 P3 7 Sep 13:10 EGY 2–3 MEX 25–16 20–25 21–25 25–21 10–15 P2 P3 7 Sep 16:40 CAN 3–0 CHN 26–24 27–25 25–17 P2 P3 7 Sep 20:25 RUS 3–2 BUL 20–25 23–25 25–20 25–23 15–11 P2 P3 Pool D main Volleyball Q points complete FRA FRA IRI IRI USA USA ITA ITA BEL BEL PUR PUR 3 1 0 1 14 7 469 437 3 1 1 0 13 7 462 420 2 1 1 1 12 9 461 419 1 1 3 0 9 12 462 473 1 0 2 2 9 12 437 467 1 0 4 0 3 13 315 390 #ccffcc Second round A A A A 31 Aug 13:10 ITA 1–3 IRI 16–25 25–23 21–25 22–25 P2 P3 31 Aug 16:40 BEL 2–3 USA 21–25 25–17 16–25 25–21 11–15 P2 P3 31 Aug 20:25 PUR 0–3 FRA 23–25 22–25 24–26 P2 P3 2 Sep 13:10 USA 2–3 IRI 23–25 19–25 25–19 25–18 15–17 P2 P3 2 Sep 16:40 BEL 3–0 PUR 25–19 25–17 25–20 P2 P3 2 Sep 20:25 FRA 2–3 ITA 25–20 25–20 23–25 13–25 12–15 P2 P3 4 Sep 13:10 PUR 0–3 USA 15–25 8–25 20–25 P2 P3 4 Sep 16:40 IRI 1–3 FRA 18–25 25–14 19–25 27–29 P2 P3 4 Sep 20:25 ITA 3–1 BEL 26–28 25–15 25–16 28–26 P2 P3 6 Sep 13:10 USA 1–3 FRA 25–19 17–25 15–25 21–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 16:40 BEL 1–3 IRI 23–25 15–25 25–21 20–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 20:25 PUR 3–1 ITA 19–25 25–19 25–23 25–22 P2 P3 7 Sep 13:10 FRA 3–2 BEL 25–14 21–25 25–20 22–25 15–12 P2 P3 7 Sep 16:40 IRI 3–0 PUR 25–17 25–22 25–14 P2 P3 7 Sep 20:25 ITA 1–3 USA 18–25 20–25 25–23 17–25 P2 P3 Second round thumb|Argentina vs. United States. All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round. The top three teams in each pool qualified for the third round. Pool E main Volleyball Q points complete FRA FRA POL POL IRI IRI USA USA SRB SRB ARG ARG ITA ITA AUS AUS 5 0 0 2 19 11 693 649 4 2 1 0 19 8 636 568 4 1 1 1 18 11 659 623 4 0 1 2 17 12 673 633 3 0 4 0 12 14 601 617 2 1 4 0 11 15 570 602 1 1 5 0 10 18 615 645 0 0 7 0 4 21 509 619 #ccffcc Third round A A A 10 Sep 16:40 ŁUC ARG 1–3 FRA 25–21 17–25 27–29 18–25 P2 P3 10 Sep 16:40 ATA SRB 3–0 ITA 25–19 29–27 25–22 P2 P3 10 Sep 20:25 ATA POL 1–3 USA 27–29 22–25 27–25 23–25 P2 P3 10 Sep 20:25 ŁUC AUS 1–3 IRI 23–25 21–25 25–21 17–25 P2 P3 11 Sep 16:40 ŁUC ARG 0–3 IRI 15–25 23–25 16–25 P2 P3 11 Sep 16:40 ATA SRB 1–3 USA 25–23 29–31 17–25 21–25 P2 P3 11 Sep 20:25 ATA POL 3–1 ITA 19–25 25–18 25–20 26–24 P2 P3 11 Sep 20:25 ŁUC AUS 1–3 FRA 22–25 18–25 32–30 17–25 P2 P3 13 Sep 16:40 ŁUC ARG 3–1 ITA 17–25 25–21 30–28 25–21 P2 P3 13 Sep 16:40 ATA SRB 1–3 FRA 27–25 23–25 23–25 20–25 P2 P3 13 Sep 20:25 ATA POL 3–2 IRI 25–17 25–16 24–26 19–25 16–14 P2 P3 13 Sep 20:25 ŁUC AUS 0–3 USA 15–25 19–25 20–25 P2 P3 14 Sep 16:40 ŁUC ARG 3–2 USA 19–25 28–26 25–20 23–25 15–11 P2 P3 14 Sep 16:40 ATA SRB 1–3 IRI 25–27 25–22 22–25 18–25 P2 P3 14 Sep 20:25 ATA POL 3–2 FRA 25–18 21–25 25–23 22–25 15–12 P2 P3 14 Sep 20:25 ŁUC AUS 1–3 ITA 23–25 14–25 25–21 18–25 P2 P3 Pool F main Volleyball Q points complete BRA BRA RUS RUS GER GER CAN CAN FIN FIN CUB CUB BUL BUL CHN CHN 7 0 0 0 21 2 578 476 5 1 1 0 19 6 592 498 5 0 2 0 15 8 537 497 2 2 3 0 12 13 574 560 1 1 4 1 9 17 561 602 1 0 3 3 11 18 601 660 1 0 4 2 8 18 534 604 0 2 5 0 6 19 508 588 #ccffcc Third round A A A 10 Sep 16:40 SPO BRA 3–0 BUL 25–15 25–21 25–21 P2 P3 10 Sep 16:40 CEH FIN 0–3 RUS 10–25 18–25 16–25 P2 P3 10 Sep 20:25 SPO GER 3–0 CHN 25–19 25–22 25–17 P2 P3 10 Sep 20:25 CEH CUB 2–3 CAN 27–25 18–25 25–23 11–25 13–15 P2 P3 11 Sep 16:40 SPO BRA 3–0 CHN 25–14 25–23 25–18 P2 P3 11 Sep 16:40 CEH FIN 0–3 CAN 25–27 25–27 19–25 P2 P3 11 Sep 20:25 SPO GER 3–1 BUL 25–16 25–15 23–25 25–17 P2 P3 11 Sep 20:25 CEH CUB 1–3 RUS 18–25 25–23 15–25 19–25 P2 P3 13 Sep 16:40 SPO BRA 3–0 CAN 25–19 25–23 29–27 P2 P3 13 Sep 16:40 CEH FIN 2–3 CHN 25–22 22–25 23–25 25–20 14–16 P2 P3 13 Sep 20:25 SPO GER 0–3 RUS 17–25 18–25 24–26 P2 P3 13 Sep 20:25 CEH CUB 3–0 BUL 25–23 25–18 30–28 P2 P3 14 Sep 16:40 SPO BRA 3–1 RUS 25–21 24–26 25–19 25–19 P2 P3 14 Sep 16:40 CEH FIN 3–0 BUL 25–18 25–21 25–18 P2 P3 14 Sep 20:25 SPO GER 3–0 CAN 28–26 25–22 25–23 P2 P3 14 Sep 20:25 CEH CUB 2–3 CHN 25–19 20–25 25–18 20–25 11–15 P2 P3 Third round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match. Pool G main Volleyball Q points complete FRA FRA GER GER IRI IRI 1 1 0 0 6 2 182 163 1 0 1 0 3 3 136 131 0 0 1 1 2 6 157 181 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF #dfefff 5th place match Q5 16 Sep 20:25 FRA 3–0 GER 25–15 26–24 25–22 P2 P3 17 Sep 20:25 GER 3–0 IRI 25–15 25–21 25–19 P2 P3 18 Sep 20:25 FRA 3–2 IRI 25–20 25–23 22–25 19–25 15–9 P2 P3 Pool H main Volleyball Q points complete POL POL BRA BRA RUS RUS 0 2 0 0 6 4 211 210 1 0 0 1 5 3 180 166 0 0 1 1 2 6 168 183 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF #dfefff 5th place match Q5 16 Sep 20:25 POL 3–2 BRA 25–22 22–25 14–25 25–18 17–15 P2 P3 17 Sep 20:25 BRA 3–0 RUS 25–22 25–20 25–21 P2 P3 18 Sep 20:25 POL 3–2 RUS 25–22 25–22 21–25 22–25 15–11 P2 P3 Final round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). 5th–6th places 5th place match 20 Sep 13:40 IRI 0–3 RUS 19–25 21–25 18–25 P2 P3 Final four N4 Semifinals Final 3rd place match high yes yes 20 September FRA 2 BRA 3 20 September GER 1 POL 3 21 September BRA 1 POL 3 21 September FRA 0 GER 3 Semifinals 20 Sep 16:40 FRA 2–3 BRA 18–25 25–23 23–25 25–22 12–15 P2 P3 20 Sep 20:25 GER 1–3 POL 24–26 26–28 25–23 21–25 P2 P3 3rd place match 21 Sep 16:40 FRA 0–3 GER 21–25 24–26 23–25 P2 P3 Final 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship final 21 Sep 20:25 BRA 1–3 POL 25–18 22–25 23–25 22–25 P2 P3 Final standing RankTeamPOLBRAGER4FRA5RUS6IRI7CANUSA9FINSRB11ARGCUB13BULITA15AUSCHN17BELMEXKORVEN21CMREGYPURTUN Qualified for the 2015 World Cup 2014 World Champions 150px|border|link=|PolandPolandSecond title Team roster: Piotr Nowakowski, Michał Winiarski, Dawid Konarski, Paweł Zagumny, Karol Kłos, Andrzej Wrona, Mariusz Wlazły, Fabian Drzyzga, Michał Kubiak, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Paweł Zatorski, Marcin Możdżonek, Mateusz Mika, Rafał BuszekHead coach: Stéphane Antiga Awards 18em Most valuable player POL Mariusz Wlazły Best setter GER Lukas Kampa Best outside spikers BRA Ricardo Lucarelli BRA Murilo Endres Best middle blockers GER Marcus Böhme POL Karol Kłos Best opposite spiker POL Mariusz Wlazły Best libero FRA Jenia Grebennikov Prize money Prize Money for the Final Standing Champions – $200,000 Runners-up – $125,000 3rd place – $75,000 Prize Money for the Awards Most Valuable Player – $30,000 Best Setter – $10,000 Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players) Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players) Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000 Best Libero – $10,000 Marketing Sponsors KGHM Polska Miedź Polsat PKN Orlen Adidas Samsung Wirtualna Polska Plus Radio ZET Official song The competition's official opening song was "Start a Fire" by Margaret. She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 at the National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was transmitted in over 168 countries.http://www.polsatsport.pl/Wiadomosc/Imponujaca-Ceremonia-Otwarcia-Siatkarskich-Mistrzostw-Swiata,1402441/index.html Imponująca ceremonia otwarcia siatkarskich mistrzostw świata 30 August 2014 polsatsport.pl pl https://web.archive.org/web/20150725063841/http://www.polsatsport.pl/Wiadomosc/im/Imponujaca-Ceremonia-Otwarcia-Siatkarskich-Mistrzostw-Swiata_1402441/index.html 25 July 2015 25 July 2015https://www.eska.pl/news/mistrzostwa_swiata_w_siatkowce_2014_ceremonia_otwarcia_na_stadionie_narodowym_-_margaret_cleo_i_donatan_dj_adamus_video/104232 Mistrzostwa Świata w Siatkówce 2014: Ceremonia otwarcia na Stadionie Narodowym - Margaret, Cleo i Donatan, DJ Adamus 30 August 2014 eska.pl pl 30 August 2014 Trophy The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry.http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/the%20trophy The Trophy FIVB 5 November 2017 Broadcasting 200px|thumb|Advertising the World Championships in Katowice 200px|thumb|USA v Argentina 14 September 2014 in Łuczniczka RegionTV stationEuropeVRTNova TV - Nova Sportshttp://novatv.bg/accents/view/2845/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D1%8A%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%88%D0%B0-2014-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0/ Световното първенство по волейбол за мъже в Полша 2014 по Нова и Диема 20 August 2014 novatv.bg bg https://web.archive.org/web/20140904145917/http://novatv.bg/accents/view/2845/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D1%8A%D0%B6%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%88%D0%B0-2014-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0/ 4 September 2014 dead dmy-all 4 September 2014YLEBeIN SportMacedoniaMRTZDFPolsatVGTRKRomtelecomRTSRAIRest of the worldSub-Saharan Africa i South AfricaSuperSport InternationalNorth AfricaBeIN SportCentral America - CaribbeanSKY MéxicoNorth AmericaBeIN SportNear EastBeIN Sport - Dubai SportTyC SportsSporTV - GlobosatCCTVTBSTVesBeIN SportWorldwidePerformLive Sport TV Source: FIVB.com Fans More than a half million fans (563,263) have watched the matches so far, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years ago, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006 it was 298,352. The first round alone topped the numbers achieved by the World Championship in Italy four years ago. The average number of spectators per match was 5,469. Not surprisingly, Poland have been the most popular team with a total of 173,234 fans attending their games, 60,000 more than the second-ranked team Serbia. See also Volleyball 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Notes References 30em External links Official website en Official website pl Final Standing Awards Prize Money Statistics Highlights World Championship Category:FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by Poland Category:August 2014 sports events in Europe Category:September 2014 sports events in Europe