1994 FIVB World League

The FIVB World League 1994 was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 6 to July 30, 1994. The final round (Final Six) was staged in Milan, Italy.

Competing Nations

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

Intercontinental Round

Pool A

Team	P	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Russia	12	10	2	31	8	22
Italy	12	9	3	29	14	21
Japan	12	4	8	16	26	16
China	12	1	11	5	33	13

Pool B

Team	P	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Brazil	12	12	0	36	3	24
Bulgaria	12	7	5	24	16	19
Greece	12	5	7	15	27	17
United States	12	0	12	7	36	12

Pool C

Team	P	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Netherlands	12	11	1	34	11	23
Cuba	12	9	3	28	14	21
South Korea	12	2	10	17	30	14
Germany	12	2	10	9	33	14

Final round

• All matches in Milan, Italy.

Quarterfinals

• First ranked teams played against second ranked teams from other pools.

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Brazil	4	2	0	6	0	MAX	92	68	1.353
2	Bulgaria	4	2	0	6	2	3.000	112	91	1.231
3	Cuba	3	1	1	3	5	0.600	96	103	0.932
4	Italy	3	1	1	3	5	0.600	97	105	0.924
5	Netherlands	2	0	2	4	6	0.667	124	128	0.969
6	Russia	2	0	2	2	6	0.333	83	109	0.761

July 27, 1994

Netherlands	2–3	Bulgaria	15-13, 14-16, 15-8, 9-15, 11-15
Russia	2–3	Cuba	15-10, 15-9, 9-15, 5-15, 12-15
Brazil	3–0	Italy	15-12, 15-12, 15-12

July 28, 1994

Netherlands	2–3	Italy	15-9, 15-7, 10-15, 8-15, 12-15
Russia	0–3	Bulgaria	13-15, 8-15, 6-15
Brazil	3–0	Cuba	15-12, 15-4, 17-16

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	1994-07-29 - Milan
	Brazil	2
	Cuba	3
					1994-07-30 - Milan
					Cuba	0
					Italy	3
					3rd Place
	1994-07-29 - Milan			1994-07-30 - Milan
	Bulgaria	0		Brazil	3
	Italy	3			Bulgaria	2

July 29, 1994

Brazil	2–3	Cuba	11-15, 15-6, 15-5, 12-15, 20-22
Bulgaria	0–3	Italy	4-15, 4-15, 13-15

July 30, 1994

Brazil	3–2	Bulgaria	15-10, 12-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8
Cuba	0–3	Italy	13-15, 8-15, 9-15

Final standings

Place	Team
1 !	Italy
2 !	Cuba
3 !	Brazil
4.	Bulgaria
5.	Netherlands
6.	Russia
7.	Greece
8.	Japan
9.	South Korea
10.	Germany
11.	China
12.	United States

FIVB World League 1994 Champions
Italy Fourth title

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Andrea Gianni

• Best Spiker
  • Kim Se-Jin

• Best Setter
  • Shin Jung-Chul

• Best Blocker
  • Jan Posthuma

• Best Server
  • Lyubomir Ganev

• Best Receiver
  • Park Hi-Song

• Best Digger
  • Akihiko Matsuda

References

• 1994 World League Results
• Sports123