2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World Grand Prix in the international calendar.[1] The competition was held between May and July 2018, and the final round took place in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China.[2][3]

2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League
FIVB 世界女排聯賽 中国 2019
Tournament details
Host nationChina
CityNanjing (final round)
Dates15 May – 1 July
Teams16
Venue(s)21 (in 21 host cities)
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place China
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVPUnited States Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
Best SetterTurkey Cansu Özbay
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPBrazil Tandara Caixeta
Best LiberoBrazil Suelen Pinto
Tournament statistics
Matches played130
Attendance399,149 (3,070 per match)
Official website
Volleyball Nations League

Six-time World Grand Prix winners, United States won the inaugural edition, defeating Turkey in five sets on the final.[4] This was Turkey's first ever final on a senior world-level premier competition (World Championship, World Cup, Summer Olympic Games and the aforementioned Grand Prix). Reigning Olympic champions and host nation, China defeated 12-time Grand Prix champions Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.[5] Michelle Bartsch-Hackley from USA was elected the MVP.[6][7]

Argentina was the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and will be replaced by Challenger Cup winners Bulgaria in the 2019 edition.[8]

Qualification

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Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Twelve of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other four teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.

Country Confederation Designation Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
  Argentina CSV Challenger team 0 None None
  Belgium CEV Challenger team 0 None None
  Brazil CSV Core team 0 None None
  China AVC Core team 0 None None
  Dominican Republic NORCECA Challenger team 0 None None
  Germany CEV Core team 0 None None
  Italy CEV Core team 0 None None
  Japan AVC Core team 0 None None
  Netherlands CEV Core team 0 None None
  Poland CEV Challenger team 0 None None
  Russia CEV Core team 0 None None
  Serbia CEV Core team 0 None None
  South Korea AVC Core team 0 None None
  Thailand AVC Core team 0 None None
  Turkey CEV Core team 0 None None
  United States NORCECA Core team 0 None None

Format

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Preliminary round

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The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format with every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams are divided into 4 pools of 4 teams at each week and compete five weeks long, with a total of 120 matches. The top five teams after the league round join the hosts of the final round to compete in the final round.[1] The relegation takes in consideration only the 4 challenger teams and the last ranked challenger team will be excluded from the 2019 Nations League. The winners of the Challenger Cup will qualify for the next edition as a challenger team.[9]

Final round

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The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in round-robin. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The pool winners play against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the Nations League title. The losers face in the third place match.

Pools composition

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The overview of pools was released on February 16, 2018.[2]

Preliminary round

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Week 1
Pool 1
Russia
Pool 2
China
Pool 3
United States
Pool 4
Brazil

  Russia
  Argentina
  Netherlands
  Thailand

  China
  Belgium
  Dominican Republic
  South Korea

  United States
  Italy
  Poland
  Turkey

  Brazil
  Germany
  Japan
  Serbia

Week 2
Pool 5
Japan
Pool 6
South Korea
Pool 7
Macau, China
Pool 8
Turkey

  Japan
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  United States

  South Korea
  Germany
  Italy
  Russia

  China
  Poland
  Serbia
  Thailand

  Turkey
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Dominican Republic

Week 3
Pool 9
Netherlands
Pool 10
Serbia
Pool 11
Thailand
Pool 12
Hong Kong, China

  Netherlands
  Brazil
  Poland
  South Korea

  Serbia
  Belgium
  Russia
  Turkey

  Thailand
  Dominican Republic
  Germany
  United States

  China
  Argentina
  Italy
  Japan

Week 4
Pool 13
Netherlands
Pool 14
China
Pool 15
Thailand
Pool 16
Poland

  Netherlands
  Dominican Republic
  Italy
  Serbia

  China
  Brazil
  Russia
  United States

  Thailand
  Japan
  South Korea
  Turkey

  Poland
  Argentina
  Belgium
  Germany

Week 5
Pool 17
Germany
Pool 18
Poland
Pool 19
Italy
Pool 20
Argentina

  Germany
  China
  Netherlands
  Turkey

  Poland
  Dominican Republic
  Japan
  Russia

  Italy
  Belgium
  Brazil
  Thailand

  Argentina
  Serbia
  South Korea
  United States

Final round

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Pool A Pool B
  China   United States
  Brazil   Serbia
  Netherlands   Turkey

Venues

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The list of host cities and venues was announced on February 16, 2018.[2]

Preliminary round

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Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
Yekaterinburg, Russia Ningbo, China Lincoln, United States Barueri, Brazil
Team Sports Palace Beilun Gymnasium Bob Devaney Sports Center Ginásio José Corrêa
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 7,907 Capacity: 5,100
       
Week 2
Pool 5 Pool 6 Pool 7 Pool 8
Toyota, Japan Suwon, South Korea Macau, China Ankara, Turkey
Sky Hall Toyota Suwon Gymnasium Macau Forum Başkent Volleyball Hall
Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 5,145 Capacity: 4,062 Capacity: 7,600
       
Week 3
Pool 9 Pool 10 Pool 11 Pool 12
Apeldoorn, Netherlands Kraljevo, Serbia Bangkok, Thailand Hong Kong, China
Omnisport Apeldoorn Kraljevo Sports Hall Indoor Stadium Huamark Hong Kong Coliseum
Capacity: [10] 5,000 Capacity: 3,331 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,500
       
Week 4
Pool 13 Pool 14 Pool 15 Pool 16
Rotterdam, Netherlands Jiangmen, China Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Bydgoszcz, Poland
Topsportcentrum Rotterdam Jiangmen Sports Hall Korat Chatchai Hall Łuczniczka
Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 8,764
       
Week 5
Pool 17 Pool 18 Pool 19 Pool 20
Stuttgart, Germany Wałbrzych, Poland Eboli, Italy Santa Fe, Argentina
Porsche-Arena Centrum Sportowo-Rekreacyjne Aqua Zdrój PalaSele Gimnásio del Campus de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Capacity: 6,181 Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,000
       

Final round

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Nanjing, China
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Capacity: 13,000
 

Competition schedule

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League round Final round
Week 1
15–17 May
Week 2
22–24 May
Week 3
29–31 May
Week 4
5–7 Jun
Week 5
12–14 Jun
Week 6
Rest Week
Week 7
27 Jun – 1 Jul
24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 10 matches

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matched lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

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The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.

Preliminary round

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Ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1   United States 15 13 2 40 42 8 5.250 1227 997 1.231 Final round
2   Serbia 15 12 3 37 41 15 2.733 1324 1141 1.160
3   Brazil 15 12 3 35 40 20 2.000 1376 1229 1.120
4   Netherlands 15 12 3 34 39 18 2.167 1327 1176 1.128
5   Turkey 15 11 4 35 40 19 2.105 1351 1244 1.086
6   Italy 15 10 5 29 34 22 1.545 1230 1136 1.083
7   Russia 15 8 7 23 26 29 0.897 1194 1198 0.997
8   Poland 15 8 7 22 29 29 1.000 1298 1211 1.072
9   China[a] 15 7 8 22 29 27 1.074 1237 1178 1.050 Final round
10   Japan 15 7 8 20 27 31 0.871 1209 1273 0.950
11   Germany 15 5 10 15 23 35 0.657 1220 1315 0.928
12   South Korea 15 5 10 14 16 34 0.471 1022 1141 0.896
13   Belgium 15 4 11 12 18 36 0.500 1115 1250 0.892
14   Dominican Republic 15 3 12 12 17 37 0.459 1072 1245 0.861
15   Thailand 15 2 13 7 17 41 0.415 1218 1355 0.899
16   Argentina 15 1 14 3 5 42 0.119 830 1161 0.715 Excluded from the 2019 Nations League
Source: VNL 2018 standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Week 1

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Pool 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 May 16:30 Thailand   0–3   Netherlands 20–25 24–26 13–25     57–76 P2
15 May 19:00 Russia   3–1   Argentina 20–25 25–13 25–13 25–22   95–73 P2
16 May 16:30 Argentina   1–3   Netherlands 25–22 19–25 8–25 18–25   70–97 P2
16 May 19:00 Russia   3–1   Thailand 25–23 13–25 25–18 30–28   93–94 P2
17 May 16:30 Argentina   0–3   Thailand 17–25 17–25 16–25     50–75 P2
17 May 19:00 Russia   0–3   Netherlands 22–25 20–25 25–27     67–77 P2

Pool 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 May 16:00 Belgium   3–0   South Korea 25–18 25–22 25–21     75–61 P2
15 May 19:30 China   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–17 25–15 25–11     75–43 P2
16 May 16:00 Dominican Republic   2–3   South Korea 24–26 27–25 25–21 14–25 12–15 102–112 P2
16 May 19:30 China   3–0   Belgium 25–14 25–20 25–13     75–47 P2
17 May 16:00 Dominican Republic   2–3   Belgium 16–25 25–18 18–25 25–19 7–15 91–102 P2
17 May 19:30 China   0–3   South Korea 15–25 15–25 13–25     43–75 P2

Pool 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 May 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Italy 25–21 25–21 25–20     75–62 P2
15 May 19:30 United States   3–1   Poland 28–26 25–22 22–25 25–15   100–88 P2
16 May 17:00 Poland   3–2   Italy 21–25 25–14 19–25 25–17 15–12 105–93 P2
16 May 19:30 United States   2–3   Turkey 26–28 19–25 25–20 26–24 14–16 110–113 P2
17 May 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Poland 25–21 25–17 25–23     75–61 P2
17 May 19:30 United States   3–0   Italy 25–21 25–18 25–21     75–60 P2

Pool 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 May 15:05 Brazil   1–3   Germany 25–15 22–25 18–25 20–25   85–90 P2
15 May 17:30 Japan   0–3   Serbia 18–25 17–25 22–25     57–75 P2
16 May 15:05 Brazil   3–1   Japan 22–25 25–18 25–23 25–11   97–77 P2
16 May 17:30 Germany   0–3   Serbia 16–25 21–25 17–25     54–75 P2
17 May 15:05 Brazil   3–1   Serbia 23–25 25–22 25–14 25–21   98–82 P2
17 May 17:30 Germany   1–3   Japan 21–25 23–25 25–21 17–25   86–96 P2

Week 2

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Pool 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May 15:40 Belgium   2–3   Netherlands 25–21 19–25 25–23 29–31 10–15 108–115 P2
22 May 19:10 Japan   0–3   United States 20–25 16–25 23–25     59–75 P2
23 May 15:40 Netherlands   0–3   United States 19–25 21–25 23–25     63–75 P2
23 May 19:10 Japan   3–0   Belgium 25–19 25–20 25–19     75–58 P2
24 May 15:40 Belgium   0–3   United States 11–25 18–25 17–25     46–75 P2
24 May 19:10 Japan   0–3   Netherlands 18–25 18–25 21–25     57–75 P2

Pool 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May 15:00 Italy   0–3   Russia 24–26 12–25 23–25     59–76 P2
22 May 18:00 South Korea   3–1   Germany 23–25 26–24 25–16 25–16   99–81 P2
23 May 16:00 Italy   3–0   Germany 25–22 25–18 25–20     75–60 P2
23 May 19:00 South Korea   3–0   Russia 25–19 25–14 25–17     75–50 P2
24 May 16:00 Germany   1–3   Russia 25–19 21–25 15–25 23–25   84–94 P2
24 May 19:00 South Korea   0–3   Italy 17–25 21–25 21–25     59–75 P2

Pool 7

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May 16:30 Thailand   1–3   Serbia 18–25 23–25 25–19 19–25   85–94 P2
22 May 20:00 China   2–3   Poland 25–18 17–25 18–25 25–22 12–15 97–105 P2
23 May 17:30 Poland   1–3   Serbia 25–20 25–27 24–26 15–25   89–98 P2
23 May 20:00 China   3–1   Thailand 25–23 26–24 22–25 25–17   98–89 P2
24 May 17:30 Poland   2–3   Thailand 22–25 25–21 23–25 25–21 14–16 109–108 P2
24 May 20:00 China   1–3   Serbia 25–21 23–25 21–25 17–25   86–96 P2

Pool 8

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May 14:00 Argentina   0–3   Dominican Republic 24–26 24–26 19–25     67–77 P2
22 May 17:00 Turkey   1–3   Brazil 17–25 19–25 25–23 21–25   82–98 P2
23 May 14:00 Brazil   3–0   Argentina 25–9 25–21 25–14     75–44 P2
23 May 17:00 Turkey   3–1   Dominican Republic 25–20 17–25 25–20 25–19   92–84 P2
24 May 14:00 Dominican Republic   0–3   Brazil 20–25 10–25 13–25     43–75 P2
24 May 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Argentina 25–16 25–16 25–19     75–51 P2

Week 3

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Pool 9

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May 16:30 South Korea   1–3   Brazil 11–25 14–25 33–31 20–25   78–106 P2
29 May 19:30 Netherlands   3–0   Poland 25–22 25–22 27–25     77–69 P2
30 May 16:30 Poland   0–3   Brazil 20–25 20–25 23–25     63–75 P2
30 May 19:30 Netherlands   3–0   South Korea 25–18 25–10 25–12     75–40 P2
31 May 16:30 South Korea   0–3   Poland 11–25 15–25 16–25     42–75 P2
31 May 19:30 Netherlands   1–3   Brazil 23–25 24–26 25–13 22–25   94–89 P2

Pool 10

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May 17:00 Belgium   0–3   Turkey 19–25 18–25 24–26     61–76 P2
29 May 20:00 Serbia   3–0   Russia 25–23 25–19 25–18     75–60 P2
30 May 16:00 Turkey   2–3   Russia 23–25 25–19 25–23 20–25 11–15 104–107 P2
30 May 19:00 Belgium   0–3   Serbia 20–25 16–25 14–25     50–75 P2
31 May 17:00 Russia   3–1   Belgium 25–21 25–20 23–25 25–18   98–84 P2
31 May 20:00 Turkey   2–3   Serbia 20–25 25–22 25–18 23–25 12–15 105–105 P2

Pool 11

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May 15:05 Germany   0–3   United States 18–25 17–25 17–25     52–75 P2
29 May 18:05 Thailand   0–3   Dominican Republic 21–25 22–25 20–25     63–75 P2
30 May 15:05 Dominican Republic   0–3   United States 20–25 23–25 21–25     64–75 P2
30 May 18:05 Thailand   2–3   Germany 23–25 26–28 25–23 25–22 10–15 109–113 P2
31 May 15:05 Dominican Republic   1–3   Germany 22–25 15–25 25–21 12–25   74–96 P2
31 May 18:05 Thailand   0–3   United States 10–25 22–25 16–25     48–75 P2

Pool 12

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 May 18:00 Japan   3–2   Italy 20–25 25–23 20–25 25–23 15–11 105–107 P2
29 May 20:30 China   3–0   Argentina 25–22 25–16 25–12     75–50 P2
30 May 18:00 Argentina   0–3   Italy 15–25 16–25 18–25     49–75 P2
30 May 20:30 China   3–0   Japan 25–21 25–19 25–17     75–57 P2
31 May 18:00 Japan   3–0   Argentina 25–16 25–21 25–21     75–58 P2
31 May 20:30 China   1–3   Italy 18–25 14–25 25–16 18–25   75–91 P2

Week 4

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Pool 13

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 16:30 Italy   3–2   Serbia 19–25 25–21 25–21 18–25 15–13 102–105 P2
5 Jun 19:30 Netherlands   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–22 25–21 25–18     75–61 P2
6 Jun 16:30 Serbia   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–19 25–20 25–13     75–52 P2
6 Jun 19:30 Netherlands   2–3   Italy 25–18 23–25 25–19 15–25 8–15 96–102 P2
7 Jun 16:30 Dominican Republic   0–3   Italy 18–25 15–25 20–25     53–75 P2
7 Jun 19:30 Netherlands   3–2   Serbia 15–25 19–25 29–27 25–17 20–18 108–112 P2

Pool 14

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 16:00 Russia   0–3   United States 14–25 18–25 18–25     50–75 P2
5 Jun 19:30 China   2–3   Brazil 25–19 23–25 25–27 25–10 14–16 112–97 P2
6 Jun 16:00 United States   3–1   Brazil 25–23 26–28 25–21 25–18   101–90 P2
6 Jun 19:30 China   3–0   Russia 25–21 25–19 25–22     75–62 P2
7 Jun 16:00 Brazil   3–2   Russia 15–25 25–21 25–20 19–25 17–15 101–106 P2
7 Jun 19:30 China   0–3   United States 20–25 22–25 20–25     62–75 P2

Pool 15

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 15:05 Japan   1–3   Turkey 17–25 23–25 25–13 11–25   76–88 P2
5 Jun 18:05 Thailand   1–3   South Korea 16–25 18–25 25–20 24–26   83–96 P2
6 Jun 15:05 Japan   3–0   South Korea 25–22 25–14 25–20     75–56 P2
6 Jun 18:05 Thailand   1–3   Turkey 20–25 28–30 25–18 19–25   92–98 P2
7 Jun 15:05 South Korea   0–3   Turkey 19–25 21–25 23–25     63–75 P2
7 Jun 18:05 Thailand   2–3   Japan 25–19 25–20 17–25 19–25 20–22 106–111 P2

Pool 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 17:30 Germany   3–1   Belgium 25–19 25–21 22–25 25–23   97–88 P2
5 Jun 20:30 Poland   3–0   Argentina 25–11 25–14 25–20     75–45 P2
6 Jun 17:30 Belgium   3–0   Argentina 25–22 25–16 25–14     75–52 P2
6 Jun 20:30 Poland   3–1   Germany 25–21 21–25 25–20 25–9   96–75 P2
7 Jun 17:30 Argentina   0–3   Germany 16–25 13–25 16–25     45–75 P2
7 Jun 20:30 Poland   3–1   Belgium 22–25 25–22 27–25 25–14   99–86 P2

Week 5

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Pool 17

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 17:30 Turkey   2–3   Netherlands 11–25 29–31 25–16 25–20 10–15 100–107 P2
12 Jun 20:30 Germany   2–3   China 25–20 27–25 17–25 23–25 8–15 100–110 P2
13 Jun 17:30 China   1–3   Netherlands 24–26 25–17 17–25 21–25   87–93 P2
13 Jun 20:30 Germany   1–3   Turkey 16–25 15–25 25–20 19–25   75–95 P2
14 Jun 17:30 China   1–3   Turkey 26–28 21–25 25–20 20–25   92–98 P2
14 Jun 20:30 Germany   1–3   Netherlands 21–25 16–25 26–24 19–25   82–99 P2

Pool 18

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 17:30 Russia   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–21 25–20 25–16     75–57 P2
12 Jun 20:30 Poland   3–2   Japan 18–25 25–15 25–16 21–25 16–14 105–95 P2
13 Jun 17:30 Dominican Republic   2–3   Japan 15–25 25–14 25–21 27–29 13–15 105–104 P2
13 Jun 20:30 Poland   3–0   Russia 25–21 25–18 25–15     75–54 P2
14 Jun 17:30 Russia   3–2   Japan 19–25 25–14 25–16 23–25 15–10 107–90 P2
14 Jun 20:30 Poland   1–3   Dominican Republic 18–25 25–16 21–25 20–25   84–91 P2

Pool 19

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 17:00 Brazil   3–1   Belgium 25–15 25–14 21–25 25–23   96–77 P2
12 Jun 20:00 Italy   3–0   Thailand 25–11 25–17 25–15     75–43 P2
13 Jun 17:00 Brazil   3–1   Thailand 25–16 25–22 18–25 25–13   93–76 P2
13 Jun 20:00 Italy   3–0   Belgium 25–22 25–18 25–19     75–59 P2
14 Jun 17:00 Belgium   3–1   Thailand 26–24 23–25 25–20 25–21   99–90 P2
14 Jun 20:00 Italy   3–2   Brazil 22–25 25–20 17–25 25–19 15–12 104–101 P2

Pool 20

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 17:40 Serbia   3–1   United States 30–28 23–25 25–20 25–18   103–91 P2
12 Jun 20:40 Argentina   3–0   South Korea 25–18 26–24 25–21     76–63 P2
13 Jun 17:40 South Korea   0–3   United States 13–25 23–25 19–25     55–75 P2
13 Jun 20:40 Argentina   0–3   Serbia 27–29 13–25 16–25     56–79 P2
14 Jun 17:40 South Korea   0–3   Serbia 17–25 20–25 11–25     48–75 P2
14 Jun 20:40 Argentina   0–3   United States 15–25 14–25 15–25     44–75 P2

Final round

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Pool play

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 120 1.250 Semifinals
2   China 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 159 161 0.988
3   Netherlands 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 142 170 0.835
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 19:15 China   3–1   Netherlands 20–25 25–21 25–22 25–18   95–86 P2
28 Jun 19:15 Brazil   3–0   Netherlands 25–16 25–17 25–23     75–56 P2
29 Jun 20:30 China   0–3   Brazil 20–25 22–25 22–25     64–75 P2

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 182 165 1.103 Semifinals
2   Turkey 2 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 202 206 0.981
3   Serbia 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 171 184 0.929
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 15:00 United States   3–2   Turkey 17–25 21–25 25–21 25–15 15–11 103–97 P2
28 Jun 15:00 Serbia   2–3   Turkey 25–20 21–25 18–25 25–19 14–16 103–105 P2
29 Jun 15:00 United States   3–0   Serbia 29–27 25–22 25–19     79–68 P2

Final four

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30 June
 
 
  Brazil0
 
1 July
 
  Turkey3
 
  Turkey2
 
30 June
 
  United States3
 
  China1
 
 
  United States3
 
3rd place match
 
 
1 July
 
 
  China3
 
 
  Brazil0

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun 15:00 Brazil   0–3   Turkey 23–25 23–25 22–25     68–75 P2
30 Jun 19:45 China   1–3   United States 23–25 20–25 25–18 18–25   86–93 P2

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul 15:00 China   3–0   Brazil 25–18 25–22 25–22     75–62 P2

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul 19:00 Turkey   2–3   United States 25–17 22–25 28–26 15–25 7–15 97–108 P2

Final standing

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Awards

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Statistics leaders

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Preliminary round

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as of June 14, 2018[11]

Final round

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as of July 1, 2018[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIVB announces the Volleyball Nations League". FIVB. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Pools Overview Release for Thrilling Inaugural Season VNL". FIVB. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nanjing announced as FIVB Women's Nations League Finals host". FIVB. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "It's gold and glory for Team USA as Hill leads first VNL champions". FIVB. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Captain Zhu provides consolation for China with third-place finish". FIVB. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ Keith, Braden (1 July 2018). "American Michelle Bartsch-Hackley named MVP of 2018 #VNL". Volleymob. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Michelle Bartsch-Hackley: The inaugural MVP VNL". Volleyball World. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Bulgaria amongst volleyball's cream for 2019 Women's VNL". FIVB. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Volleyball Challenger Cup battle begins in Peru for one ticket to 2019 Women's VNL". FIVB.org. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Omnisport Apeldoorn - Organiseren Bij Libéma". Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  11. ^ "Women's Statistics - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". FIVB.org. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Women's Statistics - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". FIVB.org. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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