2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 28th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament played by 36 teams between 2 June and 8 July. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Curitiba, Brazil.

In front of a crowd of 23,149 fans, France lifted the FIVB Volleyball World League trophy for the second time in their history, prevailing in an epic battle over hosts Brazil 3–2. This marked the fifth time in the last seven editions that Brazil reached the final and did not win the gold medal. Canada wrapped up their best ever World League campaign by seizing the bronze medal (their first medal at an international FIVB event) after a come-from-behind 3–1 win over the United States. Earvin N'Gapeth was elected the Most Valuable Player for the second time, after also being the MVP in 2015.

Slovenia defeated Japan in the Group 2 finals in Gold Coast, Australia to achieve their second straight group title since their debut last year (the team had previously won Group 3 in 2016).

Moreover, Estonia finished atop Group 3 in their first ever World League participation after a convincing 3–0 win over Spain in the final match in León, Mexico.

On 11 June 2017, the new one-set-score world record for national teams was established in the Group 3 intercontinental round match between Qatar and Venezuela. They spent 49 minutes in a 45–43 third set that was won by Qatar. The previous highest set score was 44–42, which had happened twice (in the 1999 FIVB Volleyball World League match between Canada and Brazil, and in the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament match between France and Australia).

• Excluding  Cuba and  Puerto Rico, which withdrew from the tournament, the remaining 34 teams from the 2016 edition directly qualified.
• Estonia and  Austria qualified through the 2016 European League.

 Austria1  Belgium  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Estonia1  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Italy

 Montenegro  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Turkey | Austria1  Belgium  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Estonia1  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Italy | Montenegro  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Turkey | Canada  Mexico  United States | Argentina  Brazil  Venezuela | | Austria1  Belgium  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Estonia1  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Italy | Montenegro  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Turkey | | | | | |

1 Teams making their debuts.

• Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn into 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in a round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.

• Group 2, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.

• Group 3, the 12 teams were drawn into 6 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 6 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

• Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.

• Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

The pools were announced on 13 September 2016.

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

• Venue: Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Kazan Volleyball Centre, Kazan, Russia

• All times are Moscow Time (UTC+03:00).

• Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran

• All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).

• Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria

• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau, France

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina

• All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

• Venues: Spodek, Katowice, Poland (15 June) and Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland (17–18 June)

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea

• All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

• Venue: Aréna Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey

• All times are Turkey Time (UTC+03:00).

• Venue: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland

• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

• Venue: Takasaki Arena, Takasaki, Japan

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

• Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Kunshan Sports Center Gymnasium, Kunshan, China

• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

• Venue: Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Nikoljac Sports Center, Bijelo Polje, Montenegro

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn, Estonia

• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

• Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia

• All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).

• Venue: TipsArena Linz, Linz, Austria

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

• Venue: Domo de la Feria, León, Mexico

• All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).

• Venue: Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
• All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).

• Venue: Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil
• All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, recept, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 24 June 2017.

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

• 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website

• 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League – official website

• Media Guide – Introduction and Tournament History at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Preview and Competition Information at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Team Information and Players statistics at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Referees at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Tournaments Records and History World Ranking at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Historical Information at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

• Media Guide – Media Information at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League