1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 19 to 28 November 1981 in Japan. It was the 4th edition of the competition.

1981 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates19–28 November
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Poland
Tournament awards
MVPSoviet Union Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 1   Japan
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20 Jul – 1 Aug 1980   Moscow 1   Soviet Union
1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 20 September – 1 October 1978   Italy 1   Italy
1981 Men's European Volleyball Championship 19–27 September 1981   Bulgaria 1   Poland
1981 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship 4–10 July 1981   Mexico City 1   Cuba
1981 Men's South American Volleyball Championship 12–19 July 1981   Santiago 1   Brazil
Asian Qualifier 14–23 March 1981   Hong Kong 1   China
1979 Men's African Volleyball Championship 9–15 November 1979   Tripoli 1   Tunisia
Total 8

Results

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Source:[1]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Soviet Union 7 7 0 14 21 2 10.500 338 188 1.798
2   Cuba 7 6 1 13 18 9 2.000 364 283 1.286
3   Brazil 7 5 2 12 16 11 1.455 352 316 1.114
4   Poland 7 4 3 11 14 13 1.077 313 320 0.978
5   China 7 3 4 10 12 14 0.857 328 307 1.068
6   Japan 7 2 5 9 12 15 0.800 326 306 1.065
7   Italy 7 1 6 8 9 18 0.500 275 358 0.768
8   Tunisia 7 0 7 7 1 21 0.048 110 328 0.335
Source: [citation needed]

Location: Fukuoka

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Brazil 15–6 15–4 15–5     45–15
19 Nov Japan   3–0   Italy 15–10 15–13 15–5     45–28
19 Nov Poland   3–0   Tunisia 15–3 15–8 15–2     45–13
19 Nov Cuba   3–2   China 11–15 15–13 11–15 15–11 15–9 67–63
20 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   China 15–11 15–11 15–12     45–34
20 Nov Cuba   3–0   Tunisia 15–6 15–4 15–4     45–14
20 Nov Poland   3–2   Italy 15–7 15–10 10–15 11–15 15–6 66–53
20 Nov Brazil   3–1   Japan 15–10 10–15 15–8 15–11   55–44

Location: Hiroshima and Matsuyama

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Nov Brazil   3–2   Italy 13–15 14–16 15–6 15–12 15–8 72–57
22 Nov Cuba   3–0   Poland 16–14 15–4 15–3     46–21
22 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Tunisia 15–4 15–8 15–2     45–14
22 Nov China   3–1   Japan 15–12 2–15 15–8 15–9   47–44

Location: Gifu

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
24 Nov Brazil   3–1   China 12–15 15–12 15–12 15–12   57–51
24 Nov Cuba   3–1   Italy 14–16 15–10 15–2 15–3   59–31
24 Nov Soviet Union   3–2   Poland 8–15 15–11 15–4 13–15 15–4 66–49
24 Nov Japan   3–0   Tunisia 15–1 15–1 15–6     45–8

Location: Tokyo

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Cuba 15–3 17–15 15–11     47–29
26 Nov Poland   3–2   Japan 15–13 3–15 8–15 15–8 15–13 56–64

Location: Yokohama

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Nov China   3–1   Italy 15–13 15–5 10–15 15–8   55–41
26 Nov Brazil   3–1   Tunisia 15–3 15–9 13–15 15–10   58–37

Location: Tokyo

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Italy 15–6 15–5 15–9     45–20
27 Nov Cuba   3–2   Japan 15–8 12–15 15–12 10–15 15–7 67–57
27 Nov China   3–0   Tunisia 15–? 15–? 15–?     45–8
27 Nov Brazil   3–0   Poland 15–10 15–11 15–10     45–31
28 Nov Italy   3–0   Tunisia 15–3 15–8 15–5     45–16
28 Nov Poland   3–0   China 15–11 15–11 15–11     45–33
28 Nov Cuba   3–1   Brazil 5–15 15–10 16–14 15–11   51–50
28 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Japan 15–5 15–11 15–11     45–27

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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