2003 FIVB Men's World Cup

The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from November 16 to November 29, 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece 2004.

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. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since it began with the first edition in 1970.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Squads 3 First round 3.1 Site A 3.2 Site B 4 Second round 4.1 Site A 4.2 Site B 5 Third round 5.1 Site A 5.2 Site B 6 Fourth round 6.1 Site A 6.2 Site B 7 Ranking 8 Final ranking 9 Awards 10 External links

Teams

Japan – hosts Tunisia – African Champions South Korea – Asian Champions Italy – European Champions United States – NORCECA Champions Brazil – South American Champions

China – Asian Vice-Champions France – European Vice-Champions Canada – NORCECA Vice-Champions Venezuela – South American Vice-Champions Serbia and Montenegro – wild-card Egypt – wild-card

Squads

• For more details on this topic, see 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup Squads.

First round

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Sunday November 16

China	0 – 3	Serbia and Montenegro	16-25 16-25 24-26
Canada	0 – 3	United States	17-25 17-25 17-25
Japan	3 – 0	Egypt	25-20 25-17 25-23

• • Monday November 17

Egypt	0 – 3	Canada	22-25 16-25 20-25
Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 0	United States	26-24 25-21 25-22
Japan	3 – 1	China	23-25 25-21 25-18 25-20

• • Tuesday November 18

United States	3 – 1	China	23-25 25-20 25-20 25-19
Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 1	Egypt	28-30 25-18 25-21 25-12
Canada	2 – 3	Japan	21-25 16-25 27-25 25-20

Site B

• Venue: White Ring in Nagano
  • Sunday November 16

Italy	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-16 25-13 25-23
France	3 – 0	Venezuela	25-23 25-21 25-21
South Korea	0 – 3	Brazil	21-25 19-25 17-25

• • Monday November 17

Tunisia	0 – 3	South Korea	19-25 20-25 26-28
Venezuela	0 – 3	Italy	21-25 15-25 15-25
France	1 – 3	Brazil	26-24 21-25 20-25 22-25

• • Tuesday November 18

Brazil	3 – 0	Venezuela	25-19 25-16 25-20
France	3 – 2	Tunisia	23-25 23-25 25-18 25-21 18-16
Italy	3 – 1	South Korea	25-18 21-25 25-18 25-21

Second round

Site A

• Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena in Hiroshima
  • Thursday November 20

Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 1	Canada	25-14 23-25 25-20 26-24
Egypt	0 – 3	China	22-25 20-25 29-31
United States	3 – 1	Japan	19-25 25-14 25-23 25-19

• • Friday November 21

United States	3 – 1	Egypt	25-22 25-19 22-25 25-14
China	2 – 3	Canada	23-25 26-24 36-34 22-25 13-15
Japan	1 – 3	Serbia and Montenegro	25-21 18-25 22-25 20-25

Site B

• Venue: Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu
  • Thursday November 20

South Korea	3 – 1	France	20-25 25-23 25-23 25-21
Tunisia	0 – 3	Venezuela	23-25 21-25 22-25
Brazil	3 – 1	Italy	25-18 26-24 20-25 25-22

• • Friday November 21

Italy	3 – 0	France	25-22 26-24 25-20
Venezuela	1 – 3	South Korea	21-25 22-25 25-23 24-26
Brazil	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-17 25-16 25-11

Third round

Site A

• Venue: Marine Messe in Fukuoka
  • Sunday November 23

United States	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-13 25-17 25-22
Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 0	South Korea	27-25 25-20 26-24
Japan	0 – 3	Venezuela	20-25 18-25 23-25

• • Monday November 24

United States	3 – 0	South Korea	25-20 25-20 25-17
Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 0	Venezuela	25-23 25-22 25-18
Japan	2 – 3	Tunisia	25-23 25-22 22-25 21-25 10-15

• • Tuesday November 25

Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-16 25-14 25-21
United States	3 – 0	Venezuela	28-26 25-16 25-23
Japan	0 – 3	South Korea	22-25 13-25 23-25

Site B

• Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium in Okayama
  • Sunday November 23

Italy	3 – 0	Canada	25-22 25-19 25-20
Brazil	3 – 1	China	25-21 25-20 23-25 25-18
France	3 – 0	Egypt	25-15 25-23 25-15

• • Monday November 24

Brazil	3 – 0	Canada	25-13 25-17 25-14
Italy	3 – 0	Egypt	25-16 25-16 25-17
France	3 – 1	China	25-16 25-14 24-26 25-19

• • Sunday November 25

Italy	3 – 0	China	25-15 25-15 25-20
Brazil	3 – 0	Egypt	25-20 25-20 25-13
France	3 – 1	Canada	25-19 25-20 25-16

Fourth round

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Friday November 28

United States	0 – 3	Italy	12-25 27-29 22-25
Serbia and Montenegro	1 – 3	Brazil	25-23 21-25 21-25 21-25
Japan	0 – 3	France	23-25 18-25 21-25

• • Saturday November 29

United States	0 – 3	Brazil	20-25 21-25 23-25
Serbia and Montenegro	1 – 3	France	18-25 22-25 25-21 19-25
Japan	1 – 3	Italy	21-25 25-27 27-25 20-25

• • Sunday November 30

Serbia and Montenegro	3 – 1	Italy	25-18 21-25 30-28 25-22
United States	3 – 1	France	25-19 20-25 26-24 28-26
Japan	0 – 3	Brazil	17-25 20-25 16-25

Site B

• Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Friday November 28

Venezuela	3 – 1	China	23-25 25-22 28-26 25-20
Tunisia	0 – 3	Canada	23-25 20-25 20-25
South Korea	2 – 3	Egypt	20-25 25-21 25-18 23-25 11-15

• • Saturday November 29

Venezuela	1 – 3	Canada	21-25 25-23 20-25 21-25
Tunisia	3 – 1	Egypt	25-20 25-19 23-25 25-16
South Korea	3 – 0	China	25-19 25-21 26-24

• • Sunday November 30

Venezuela	3 – 1	Egypt	31-29 25-23 22-25 25-21
Tunisia	1 – 3	China	17-25 26-24 25-27 29-31
South Korea	2 – 3	Canada	30-28 24-26 25-20 25-27 13-15

Ranking

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Brazil	22	11	0	33	4	8.250	916	720	1.272
2	Italy	20	9	2	29	8	3.625	910	762	1.194
3	Serbia and Montenegro	20	9	2	29	10	2.900	951	842	1.129
4	United States	19	8	3	24	13	1.846	883	794	1.112
5	France	18	7	4	24	16	1.500	950	868	1.094
6	South Korea	16	5	6	20	20	1.000	909	915	0.993
7	Canada	16	5	6	18	23	0.783	883	954	0.926
8	Venezuela	15	4	7	14	23	0.609	832	893	0.932
9	Japan	14	3	8	14	27	0.519	879	948	0.927
10	China	13	2	9	13	28	0.464	898	1.012	0.887
11	Tunisia	13	2	9	9	30	0.300	803	932	0.862
12	Egypt	12	1	10	7	32	0.219	787	961	0.819

• Brazil, Italy and Serbia & Montenegro qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Final ranking

Place Team 1.  Brazil 2.  Italy 3.  Serbia and Montenegro 4.  United States 5.  France 6.  South Korea 7.  Canada 8.  Venezuela 9.  Japan 10.  China 11.  Tunisia 12.  Egypt

2003 FIVB Men's World Cup  Brazil First title Team Roster Giovane Gávio, André Heller, Mauricio, Gilberto Godoy, André Nascimento, Sérgio, Anderson Rodrigues, Gustavo Endres, Rodrigo Santana, Ricardo and Dante Amaral. Head Coach: Bernardo Rezende.

Awards

• MVP:  Takahiro Yamamoto (JPN)

• Best Scorer:  Takahiro Yamamoto (JPN)

• Best Spiker:  Giovane Gávio (BRA)

• Best Blocker:  Andrija Gerić (SCG)

• Best Server:  Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)

• Best Libero:  Sergio (BRA)

• Best Setter:  Nikola Grbić (SCG)

• Most Spectacular Player:  Daisuke Usami (JPN)

External links

• FIVB 2003 World Cup

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