FIVB World League 1991
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The FIVB World League 1991
was the second men's volleyball
tournament of its kind, played by ten countries from May 17 to July 27, 1991. The finals (Final Four) were staged in Milan, Italy.
July 27, 1991
Volleyball World League
The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...
was the second men's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
tournament of its kind, played by ten countries from May 17 to July 27, 1991. The finals (Final Four) were staged in Milan, Italy.
Competing Nations
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
Pool A
| Team | P | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 15 | 1 | 46 | 31 | 31 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 28 | |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | |
| 16 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 19 | |
| 16 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 18 |
- First Weekend
3 – 0 15-09 15-10 15-12 3 – 0 16-14 15-09 15-11
| 3 – 0 | 15-08 15-03 15-10 | |||
| 3 – 2 | 12-15 11-15 15-10 15-08 15-12 |
- Second Weekend
1 – 3 11-15 03-15 15-09 09-15 1 – 3 08-15 14-16 15-10 09-15
| 2 – 3 | 15-06 10-15 17-16 14-16 16-18 | |||
| 3 – 2 | 05-12 07-15 15-11 11-15 15-13 |
- Third Weekend
1 – 3 05-15 15-13 12-15 08-15 1 – 3 10-15 01-15 15-07 09-15
| 2 – 3 | 05-15 15-09 17-16 06-15 16-18 | |||
| 1 – 3 | 07-15 15-10 07-15 12-15 |
- Fourth Weekend
3 – 0 16-14 15-08 15-04 3 – 0 15-10 15-03 15-10
| 3 – 1 | 15-11 10-15 15-09 15-13 | |||
| 3 – 0 | 15-04 15-08 15-02 |
- Fifth Weekend
2 – 3 16-14 11-15 11-15 15-08 07-15 3 – 0 15-06 15-13 15-13
| 0 – 3 | 10-15 03-15 03-15 | |||
| 3 – 0 | 15-06 15-11 15-08 |
- Sixth Weekend
3 – 0 15-11 16-14 15-09 0 – 3 13-15 11-15 03-15
| 3 – 1 | 15-08 17-15 09-15 17-16 | |||
| 1 – 3 | 16-18 15-13 04-15 07-15 |
- Seventh Weekend
1 – 3 05-15 15-12 09-15 02-15 3 – 1 15-12 10-15 15-08 15-05
| 1 – 3 | 05-15 08-15 15-12 05-15 | |||
| 3 – 0 | 15-03 15-08 15-06 |
- Eighth Weekend
3 – 1 15-11 15-11 11-15 15-06 0 – 3 13-15 05-15 09-15
| 1 – 3 | 15-11 08-15 15-17 16-18 | |||
| 0 – 3 | 13-15 05-15 09-15 |
- Ninth Weekend
3 – 1 15-06 05-15 15-09 15-13 1 – 3 08-15 15-13 09-15 07-15
| 3 – 1 | 15-06 09-15 15-07 15-11 | |||
| 3 – 1 | 15-13 07-15 15-10 17-15 |
- Tenth Weekend
3 – 0 15-13 15-12 17-15 3 – 1 11-15 15-06 15-10 16-14
| 3 – 2 | 15-10 09-15 15-06 12-15 15-11 | |||
| 2 – 3 | 15-11 10-15 10-15 15-07 10-15 |
Pool B
| Team | P | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 14 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 30 | |
| 16 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 27 | |
| 16 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 22 | |
| 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 21 | |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 20 |
Semifinals & Finals
July 26, 1991| 3–2 | 12-15, 10-15, 16-14, 15-5, 15-7 | ||
| 3–2 | 15-8, 10-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12 |
July 27, 1991
| 1–3 | 12-15, 15-10, 13-15, 8-15 | ||
| 3–0 | 16-14, 15-12, 15-13 |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
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Andrea ZorziAndrea ZorziAndrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
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- Best Spiker
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Ron ZwerverRon ZwerverRonald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
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- Best Setter
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Shin Jung-Chul
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- Best Blocker
- Martin van der HorstMartin van der HorstJohan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...
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- Best Server
- Ron ZwerverRon ZwerverRonald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
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- Best Receiver
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Scott FortuneScott FortuneScott Thomas Fortune is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
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- Best Digger
- Scott FortuneScott FortuneScott Thomas Fortune is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
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