1995 FIVB Volleyball World League

1995 World League

Tournament details
Host nation	Brazil (Final)
Dates	19 May – 9 July
Teams	12
Champions	Italy (5th title)
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The 1995 FIVB Volleyball World League was the sixth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 19 May to 9 July 1995. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro (Main) and Belo Horizonte (Sub), Brazil.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Brazil   Cuba   Spain   United States	Bulgaria   Greece   Italy   Netherlands	China   Japan   Russia   South Korea

Intercontinental round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil [lower-alpha 1] (H)	12	7	5	19	26	21	1.238	637	575	1.108	Final round
2	Cuba	12	7	5	19	27	22	1.227	635	568	1.118	Final round
3	Spain	12	6	6	18	22	26	0.846	575	635	0.906
4	United States	12	6	6	18	20	26	0.769	550	619	0.889

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Qualified as hosts

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
19 May	Spain	0–3	Brazil	7–15	12–15	9–15			28–45
19 May	United States	3–1	Cuba	8–15	15–11	15–13	15–10		53–49
20 May	Spain	3–1	Brazil	15–10	15–13	8–15	15–13		53–51
20 May	United States	3–0	Cuba	15–10	15–12	15–6			45–28
26 May	Brazil	2–3	Spain	14–16	15–8	15–9	9–15	21–23	74–71
26 May	Cuba	3–1	United States	14–16	15–12	15–4	15–7		59–39
27 May	Brazil	3–0	Spain	15–7	15–4	15–7			45–18
27 May	Cuba	3–1	United States	15–2	8–15	15–4	15–13		53–34
2 Jun	Spain	1–3	Cuba	10–15	11–15	15–6	11–15		47–51
2 Jun	United States	1–3	Brazil	14–16	12–15	17–16	2–15		45–62
3 Jun	Spain	1–3	Cuba	15–10	7–15	9–15	3–15		34–55
3 Jun	United States	3–0	Brazil	15–10	15–11	15–10			45–31
9 Jun	Cuba	1–3	Brazil	15–13	15–17	5–15	10–15		45–60
9 Jun	Spain	3–2	United States	16–14	16–14	10–15	11–15	19–17	72–75
10 Jun	Cuba	3–2	Brazil	12–15	15–10	12–15	16–14	15–12	70–66
10 Jun	Spain	3–1	United States	15–6	10–15	15–10	15–3		55–34
16 Jun	Brazil	3–1	United States	15–9	15–12	8–15	15–10		53–46
16 Jun	Cuba	3–1	Spain	15–4	15–8	11–15	15–8		56–35
17 Jun	Brazil	3–1	United States	15–11	13–15	17–15	15–10		60–51
17 Jun	Cuba	2–3	Spain	14–16	15–12	15–6	14–16	8–15	66–65
23 Jun	Brazil	3–2	Cuba	15–6	6–15	15–9	16–17	15–11	67–58
23 Jun	United States	0–3	Spain	11–15	9–15	6–15			26–45
24 Jun	Brazil	0–3	Cuba	11–15	4–15	8–15			23–45
24 Jun	United States	3–1	Spain	15–13	11–15	16–14	15–10		57–52

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	12	10	2	22	32	12	2.667	621	468	1.327	Final round
2	Bulgaria	12	9	3	21	28	17	1.647	630	550	1.145
3	Greece	12	3	9	15	14	30	0.467	494	600	0.823
4	Netherlands	12	2	10	14	16	31	0.516	517	644	0.803

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
19 May	Italy	3–0	Bulgaria	15–8	17–15	15–10			47–33
19 May	Netherlands	3–0	Greece	15–11	15–12	15–8			45–31
20 May	Italy	0–3	Bulgaria	8–15	12–15	14–16			34–46
20 May	Netherlands	3–1	Greece	15–10	10–15	15–8	15–8		55–41
26 May	Bulgaria	3–1	Netherlands	16–17	15–10	15–13	15–10		61–50
26 May	Greece	0–3	Italy	14–16	9–15	8–15			31–46
27 May	Bulgaria	3–0	Netherlands	15–5	15–8	15–6			45–19
27 May	Greece	0–3	Italy	8–15	7–15	8–15			23–45
2 Jun	Greece	2–3	Bulgaria	12–15	12–15	15–13	15–10	15–17	69–70
2 Jun	Netherlands	2–3	Italy	15–10	10–15	15–11	5–15	12–15	57–66
3 Jun	Greece	1–3	Bulgaria	15–11	14–16	9–15	9–15		47–57
3 Jun	Netherlands	2–3	Italy	15–13	15–8	6–15	15–12	12–15	63–63
9 Jun	Italy	3–0	Greece	15–5	15–4	15–2			45–11
9 Jun	Netherlands	0–3	Bulgaria	8–15	10–15	4–15			22–45
10 Jun	Italy	3–0	Greece	15–6	15–10	15–6			45–22
10 Jun	Netherlands	1–3	Bulgaria	12–15	15–13	7–15	13–15		47–58
16 Jun	Bulgaria	3–2	Italy	15–11	15–17	16–14	11–15	15–8	72–65
16 Jun	Greece	3–2	Netherlands	15–10	15–11	12–15	13–15	15–10	70–61
17 Jun	Bulgaria	1–3	Italy	9–15	15–13	14–16	12–15		50–59
17 Jun	Greece	3–1	Netherlands	15–10	13–15	15–7	15–6		58–38
23 Jun	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	15–8	15–8	15–3			45–19
23 Jun	Bulgaria	3–1	Greece	15–8	15–13	11–15	15–9		56–45
24 Jun	Italy	3–1	Netherlands	15–7	16–17	15–6	15–11		61–41
24 Jun	Bulgaria	0–3	Greece	10–15	13–15	14–16			37–46

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	12	10	2	22	34	12	2.833	648	467	1.388	Final round
2	South Korea	12	6	6	18	21	24	0.875	513	553	0.928
3	Japan	12	4	8	16	18	27	0.667	514	594	0.865
4	China	12	4	8	16	18	28	0.643	546	607	0.900

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
19 May	Japan	1–3	Russia	17–16	5–15	16–17	12–15		50–63
19 May	China	3–0	South Korea	15–5	17–15	15–11			47–31
20 May	Japan	1–3	Russia	15–4	6–15	10–15	3–15		34–49
20 May	China	2–3	South Korea	8–15	15–4	15–10	12–15	12–15	62–59
26 May	South Korea	1–3	Russia	8–15	10–15	15–11	9–15		42–56
26 May	China	1–3	Japan	15–17	11–15	15–12	11–15		52–59
27 May	South Korea	0–3	Russia	9–15	8–15	6–15			23–45
27 May	China	1–3	Japan	15–6	11–15	10–15	14–16		50–52
2 Jun	Russia	3–0	China	15–8	15–7	15–9			45–24
2 Jun	South Korea	3–0	Japan	15–12	15–9	16–14			46–35
3 Jun	Russia	3–0	China	15–11	15–8	16–14			46–33
3 Jun	South Korea	3–1	Japan	15–10	3–15	15–9	15–10		48–44
9 Jun	Russia	3–1	Japan	14–16	15–3	15–5	15–7		59–31
9 Jun	South Korea	3–0	China	15–3	15–7	15–6			45–16
10 Jun	Russia	3–0	Japan	15–13	16–14	15–2			46–29
10 Jun	South Korea	1–3	China	15–6	16–17	6–15	9–15		46–53
16 Jun	Russia	3–1	South Korea	15–2	9–15	17–15	15–3		56–35
16 Jun	Japan	1–3	China	4–15	15–17	15–6	14–16		48–54
17 Jun	Russia	2–3	South Korea	15–2	14–16	15–13	13–15	9–15	66–61
17 Jun	Japan	3–1	China	13–15	15–11	16–14	15–10		59–50
23 Jun	Japan	1–3	South Korea	4–15	15–10	1–15	8–15		28–55
23 Jun	China	1–3	Russia	6–15	14–16	17–15	4–15		41–61
24 Jun	Japan	3–0	South Korea	15–13	15–3	15–6			45–22
24 Jun	China	3–2	Russia	15–10	10–15	9–15	15–3	15–13	64–56

Final round

Pool play

• Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	3	1	7	11	4	2.750	212	156	1.359	Final
2	Italy	4	3	1	7	10	6	1.667	216	182	1.187
3	Cuba	4	2	2	6	8	7	1.143	210	177	1.186	3rd place match
4	Russia	4	2	2	6	7	7	1.000	156	174	0.897
5	Bulgaria	4	2	2	6	6	8	0.750	169	180	0.939
6	South Korea	4	0	4	4	2	12	0.167	112	206	0.544

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• Venue: Mineirinho Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 Jul	Italy	3–1	South Korea	15–4	12–15	15–7	15–9		57–35
4 Jul	Cuba	3–0	Russia	15–9	15–8	15–5			45–22
4 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Bulgaria	15–5	15–8	15–13			45–26
5 Jul	Bulgaria	3–0	South Korea	15–6	15–4	15–6			45–16
5 Jul	Italy	3–0	Cuba	15–13	15–10	15–9			45–32
5 Jul	Brazil	3–1	Russia	15–4	13–15	15–8	15–11		58–38
6 Jul	Russia	3–0	Bulgaria	15–10	15–10	15–2			45–22
6 Jul	Cuba	3–1	South Korea	14–16	15–6	15–6	15–6		59–34
6 Jul	Italy	3–2	Brazil	15–11	10–15	15–12	10–15	15–11	65–64

• Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
8 Jul	Bulgaria	3–2	Cuba	11–15	10–15	15–13	15–8	25–23	76–74
8 Jul	Russia	3–1	Italy	5–15	16–14	15–13	15–7		51–49
8 Jul	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	15–10	15–5	15–12			45–27

Finals

• Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
9 Jul	Cuba	3–2	Russia	15–13	15–10	14–16	11–15	15–13	70–67

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
9 Jul	Brazil	1–3	Italy	12–15	15–7	9–15	12–15		48–52

Final standing

Rank Team   Italy   Brazil   Cuba 4   Russia 5   Bulgaria 6   South Korea 7   Spain 8   Japan 9   Greece 10   United States 11   China 12   Netherlands

1995 World League champions  Italy 5th title

Awards

Final round

• Best scorer: Dmitriy Fomin
• Best spiker: Gilson Bernardo
• Best blocker: Pasquale Gravina
• Best server: Gilson Bernardo

Intercontinental round

• Best scorer: Rafael Pascual
• Best spiker: Osvaldo Hernández
• Best blocker: Oleg Shatunov
• Best server: Lyubomir Ganev

External links

• 1995 World League results
• Sports123