2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

The 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League was the sixth edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. The competition was held from 21 May to 30 June 2024, with the final round took place at Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland.[1]

2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
Tournament details
Host nationPoland
CityŁódź (final round)
Dates21 May – 30 June 2024
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Champions France (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Poland
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament awards
MVPFrance Antoine Brizard
Best SetterFrance Antoine Brizard
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPFrance Jean Patry
Best LiberoJapan Tomohiro Yamamoto
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Attendance356,729 (3,430 per match)
Official website
Volleyball Nations League

Following the results of the 2023 Nations League and the 2023 Challenger Cup, China were replaced by debutants Turkey in this edition.[2]

France won their second VNL title after a four-set match against Japan in the final. It was Japan's first silver medal in 47 years. Finals host Poland swept Slovenia in the third place match to bagged their third bronze medal.[3] Antoine Brizard from France named the MVP of the tournament.[4]

Qualification

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Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Ten of them qualified as core teams, which cannot face relegation, with the other six teams selected as the challenger teams that could be relegated from the tournament. Turkey replaced China after winning the 2023 Challenger Cup. In a change of format for the next edition, none of the current teams will be relegated, and from the year 2025 onwards the competition will expand to 18 teams. The two extra spots will be from the team that wins the 2024 Challenger Cup and the best FIVB ranked team who are not in this year event.[5]

Country Confederation Designation Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
  Argentina CSV Core team 5 2018 2023 5th place (2023)
  Brazil CSV Core team 5 2018 2023 Champions (2021)
  Bulgaria CEV Challenger team 5 2018 2023 11th place (2018)
  Canada NORCECA Challenger team 5 2018 2023 7th place (2018)
  Cuba NORCECA Challenger team 1 2023 13th place (2023)
  France CEV Core team 5 2018 2023 Champions (2022)
  Germany CEV Core team 5 2018 2023 9th place (2018)
  Iran AVC Core team 5 2018 2023 5th place (2019)
  Italy CEV Core team 5 2018 2023 4th place (2022, 2023)
  Japan AVC Core team 5 2018 2023 3rd place (2023)
  Netherlands CEV Challenger team 3 2021 2023 8th place (2022)
  Poland CEV Core team 5 2018 2023 Champions (2023)
  Serbia CEV Core team 5 2018 2023 5th place (2018)
  Slovenia CEV Challenger team 3 2021 2023 4th place (2021)
  Turkey CEV Challenger team 0 None None
  United States NORCECA Core team 5 2018 2023 Runners-up (2019, 2022, 2023)

Format

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Preliminary round

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The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, the current format has the 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team play 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.[6]

Final round

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The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase, which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and the bronze and gold medal matches.[6]

Final 8 direct elimination formula:

  • The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, and the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
  • The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation team do not finish in the top eight in the Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.

Pool composition

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The overview of pools was released on 8 December 2023.[7]

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Pool 1
Turkey
Pool 2
Brazil
Pool 3
Japan
Pool 4
Canada
Pool 5
Slovenia
Pool 6
Philippines

  Turkey
  Poland
  United States
  Slovenia
  France
  Netherlands
  Canada
  Bulgaria

  Brazil
  Italy
  Argentina
  Japan
  Serbia
  Iran
  Cuba
  Germany

  Japan
  Brazil
  Poland
  Slovenia
  Iran
  Turkey
  Bulgaria
  Germany

  Canada
  Italy
  United States
  France
  Argentina
  Serbia
  Netherlands
  Cuba

  Slovenia
  Poland
  Italy
  Argentina
  Serbia
  Turkey
  Cuba
  Bulgaria

  Japan
  United States
  Brazil
  France
  Iran
  Netherlands
  Germany
  Canada

Venues

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Preliminary round

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Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2
Antalya, Turkey Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Antalya Sports Hall Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 11,800
   
Week 2
Pool 3 Pool 4
Fukuoka, Japan Ottawa, Canada
West Japan General Exhibition Center TD Place Arena
Capacity: 7,900 Capacity: 5,500
   
Week 3
Pool 5 Pool 6
Ljubljana, Slovenia Manila, Philippines
Arena Stožice SM Mall of Asia Arena
Capacity: 12,480 Capacity: 15,000
   

Final round

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All matches
Łódź, Poland
Atlas Arena
Capacity: 13,805
 

Competition schedule

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Preliminary round Final round
Week 1
21–26 May
Week 2
4–9 Jun
Week 3
18–23 Jun
Week 4
27–30 Jun
32 matches 32 matches 32 matches 8 matches

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply, with the teams ranked by the most points 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, the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Sets 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 sets won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets 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 points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match between the tied teams during the Round Robin Phase. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovenia 12 11 1 28 34 14 2.429 1145 1026 1.116 Final round
2   Poland[a] 12 10 2 29 31 10 3.100 973 856 1.137 Final round
3   Italy 12 9 3 27 29 14 2.071 1006 884 1.138 Final round
4   Japan 12 9 3 25 30 17 1.765 1039 1019 1.020
5   Canada 12 8 4 23 29 19 1.526 1089 1071 1.017
6   France 12 8 4 23 30 20 1.500 1122 1070 1.049
7   Brazil 12 6 6 21 27 24 1.125 1154 1106 1.043
8   Argentina 12 6 6 18 23 24 0.958 1049 1049 1.000
9   Cuba 12 5 7 17 24 26 0.923 1109 1132 0.980
10   Serbia 12 5 7 17 23 26 0.885 1051 1094 0.961
11   Germany 12 5 7 15 20 25 0.800 1018 1048 0.971
12   United States 12 5 7 15 19 26 0.731 1015 1047 0.969
13   Netherlands 12 3 9 11 17 31 0.548 1057 1107 0.955
14   Bulgaria 12 3 9 8 12 31 0.387 900 1033 0.871
15   Iran 12 2 10 6 14 34 0.412 1026 1111 0.923
16   Turkey 12 1 11 5 13 34 0.382 1024 1124 0.911
  1. ^ Qualified as host

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
21 May 17:00 Bulgaria   0–3   France 21–25 24–26 14–25     59–76 P2 Report
21 May 20:00 Turkey   1–3   Canada 25–17 23–25 21–25 21–25   90–92 P2 Report
22 May 17:00 Netherlands   2–3   Slovenia 33–31 22–25 25–20 21–25 25–27 126–128 P2 Report
22 May 20:00 United States   0–3   Poland 22–25 15–25 24–26     61–76 P2 Report
23 May 14:00 Slovenia   3–1   France 25–18 25–22 23–25 25–21   98–86 P2 Report
23 May 17:00 Canada   1–3   Poland 25–18 20–25 23–25 21–25   89–93 P2 Report
23 May 20:00 Turkey   2–3   Netherlands 25–19 25–20 18–25 21–25 9–15 98–104 P2 Report
24 May 14:00 Bulgaria   0–3   Canada 22–25 28–30 24–26     74–81 P2 Report
24 May 17:00 France   3–0   United States 25–22 25–21 25–21     75–64 P2 Report
24 May 20:00 Netherlands   0–3   Poland 28–30 23–25 18–25     69–80 P2 Report
25 May 14:00 Slovenia   3–2   Canada 22–25 25–18 25–18 21–25 15–10 108–96 P2 Report
25 May 17:00 Turkey   1–3   France 27–25 23–25 16–25 14–25   80–100 P2 Report
25 May 20:00 Bulgaria   3–1   United States 25–21 25–20 21–25 25–21   96–87 P2 Report
26 May 14:00 Slovenia   3–0   Poland 25–20 25–21 25–18     75–59 P2 Report
26 May 17:00 Turkey   1–3   United States 25–20 22–25 25–27 21–25   93–97 P2 Report
26 May 20:00 Bulgaria   1–3   Netherlands 16–25 25–20 13–25 20–25   74–95 P2 Report

Pool 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May 17:30 Argentina   1–3   Japan 26–24 22–25 23–25 19–25   90–99 P2 Report
21 May 21:00 Cuba   3–1   Brazil 25–23 27–29 25–21 25–21   102–94 P2 Report
22 May 17:30 Germany   0–3   Italy 21–25 18–25 23–25     62–75 P2 Report
22 May 21:00 Iran   1–3   Serbia 25–27 25–17 19–25 18–25   87–94 P2 Report
23 May 14:00 Cuba   3–1   Germany 26–24 25–20 18–25 25–23   94–92 P2 Report
23 May 17:30 Japan   3–0   Serbia 25–20 25–16 25–22     75–58 P2 Report
23 May 21:00 Argentina   2–3   Brazil 13–25 25–20 25–19 23–25 11–15 97–104 P2 Report
24 May 14:00 Cuba   2–3   Japan 25–18 22–25 23–25 25–19 20–22 115–109 P2 Report
24 May 17:30 Iran   0–3   Italy 19–25 18–25 11–25     48–75 P2 Report
24 May 21:00 Serbia   1–3   Brazil 21–25 20–25 25–22 22–25   88–97 P2 Report
25 May 14:00 Japan   1–3   Italy 25–23 16–25 17–25 17–25   75–98 P2 Report
25 May 17:30 Argentina   3–1   Germany 21–25 25–19 25–21 25–21   96–86 P2 Report
25 May 21:00 Cuba   3–1   Iran 25–20 14–25 25–21 25–21   89–87 P2 Report
26 May 10:00 Brazil   2–3   Italy 25–17 15–25 25–22 17–25 13–15 95–104 P2 Report
26 May 14:00 Serbia   0–3   Germany 21–25 20–25 20–25     61–75 P2 Report
26 May 17:30 Iran   2–3   Argentina 25–23 29–31 25–20 20–25 13–15 112–114 P2 Report

Week 2

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Pool 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 12:00 Germany   0–3   Brazil 15–25 16–25 15–25     46–75 P2 Report
4 Jun 15:30 Poland   3–1   Bulgaria 21–25 25–21 25–19 25–18   96–83 P2 Report
4 Jun 19:20 Iran   0–3   Japan 23–25 22–25 17–25     62–75 P2 Report
5 Jun 15:30 Slovenia   3–0   Turkey 25–22 26–24 25–20     76–66 P2 Report
5 Jun 19:20 Germany   2–3   Japan 22–25 25–22 27–25 23–25 8–15 105–112 P2 Report
6 Jun 12:00 Iran   1–3   Brazil 19–25 25–22 16–25 23–25   83–97 P2 Report
6 Jun 15:30 Bulgaria   1–3   Germany 24–26 25–22 16–25 16–25   81–98 P2 Report
6 Jun 19:20 Poland   3–0   Turkey 25–19 25–12 25–19     75–50 P2 Report
7 Jun 12:00 Bulgaria   3–2   Iran 20–25 25–22 25–23 20–25 15–11 105–106 P2 Report
7 Jun 15:30 Brazil   2–3   Slovenia 25–27 25–23 24–26 25–21 12–15 111–112 P2 Report
7 Jun 19:20 Japan   0–3   Poland 17–25 15–25 20–25     52–75 P2 Report
8 Jun 12:00 Turkey   3–1   Iran 22–25 25–23 25–23 27–25   99–96 P2 Report
8 Jun 15:30 Poland   1–3   Brazil 21–25 17–25 25–21 23–25   86–96 P2 Report
8 Jun 19:20 Japan   3–1   Slovenia 25–23 19–25 26–24 25–21   95–93 P2 Report
9 Jun 15:30 Turkey   2–3   Germany 22–25 44–42 23–25 25–19 12–15 126–126 P2 Report
9 Jun 19:20 Bulgaria   0–3   Slovenia 23–25 14–25 21–25     58–75 P2 Report

Pool 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 16:30 Argentina   0–3   United States 23–25 21–25 24–26     68–76 P2 Report
4 Jun 20:00 Canada   3–1   Cuba 25–21 25–27 25–20 28–26   103–94 P2 Report
5 Jun 16:30 Serbia   3–0   Netherlands 25–17 25–20 26–24     76–61 P2 Report
5 Jun 20:00 France   3–2   Italy 25–23 18–25 25–23 19–25 15–10 102–106 P2 Report
6 Jun 11:00 Cuba   1–3   Netherlands 24–26 25–21 20–25 22–25   91–97 P2 Report
6 Jun 16:30 United States   0–3   Italy 23–25 24–26 20–25     67–76 P2 Report
6 Jun 20:00 Canada   1–3   Argentina 18–25 25–22 21–25 20–25   84–97 P2 Report
7 Jun 11:00 Cuba   1–3   Italy 21–25 25–22 19–25 13–25   78–97 P2 Report
7 Jun 16:30 France   3–1   Netherlands 25–20 20–25 25–19 25–22   95–86 P2 Report
7 Jun 20:00 United States   3–1   Serbia 23–25 25–15 25–23 25–14   98–77 P2 Report
8 Jun 13:00 Cuba   3–2   France 25–18 20–25 23–25 25–22 15–10 108–100 P2 Report
8 Jun 16:30 Canada   3–1   United States 25–16 19–25 26–24 28–26   98–91 P2 Report
8 Jun 20:00 Serbia   2–3   Argentina 26–28 18–25 25–18 25–22 13–15 107–108 P2 Report
9 Jun 11:00 Italy   3–0   Netherlands 25–18 25–15 25–21     75–54 P2 Report
9 Jun 14:30 Argentina   2–3   France 19–25 17–25 25–22 28–26 9–15 98–113 P2 Report
9 Jun 18:00 Canada   1–3   Serbia 25–21 20–25 18–25 23–25   86–96 P2 Report

Week 3

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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
18 Jun 16:30 Bulgaria   3–1   Turkey 27–25 25–20 12–25 25–22   89–92 P2 Report
18 Jun 20:30 Slovenia   3–0   Argentina 25–23 25–22 29–27     79–72 P2 Report
19 Jun 16:30 Cuba   2–3   Serbia 25–22 25–21 16–25 21–25 12–15 99–108 P2 Report
19 Jun 20:30 Italy   0–3   Poland 22–25 21–25 22–25     65–75 P2 Report
20 Jun 13:00 Turkey   0–3   Argentina 17–25 18–25 20–25     55–75 P2 Report
20 Jun 16:30 Bulgaria   0–3   Italy 25–27 20–25 21–25     66–77 P2 Report
20 Jun 20:30 Cuba   2–3   Slovenia 22–25 25–20 21–25 31–29 8–15 107–114 P2 Report
21 Jun 13:00 Argentina   0–3   Poland 19–25 18–25 22–25     59–75 P2 Report
21 Jun 16:30 Bulgaria   0–3   Cuba 18–25 20–25 18–25     56–75 P2 Report
21 Jun 20:30 Turkey   1–3   Serbia 25–20 19–25 23–25 21–25   88–95 P2 Report
22 Jun 13:00 Bulgaria   0–3   Argentina 22–25 17–25 20–25     59–75 P2 Report
22 Jun 16:30 Serbia   2–3   Poland 21–25 25–21 18–25 25–22 11–15 100–108 P2 Report
22 Jun 20:30 Slovenia   3–0   Italy 25–19 25–21 25–19     75–59 P2 Report
23 Jun 13:00 Cuba   0–3   Poland 17–25 20–25 20–25     57–75 P2 Report
23 Jun 16:30 Turkey   1–3   Italy 21–25 26–24 19–25 21–25   87–99 P2 Report
23 Jun 20:30 Serbia   2–3   Slovenia 13–25 27–25 14–25 25–22 12–15 91–112 P2 Report

Pool 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun 17:00 Netherlands   1–3   Brazil 26–24 23–25 29–31 20–25   98–105 P2 Report
18 Jun 20:30 Canada   3–2   Japan 25–21 20–25 25–15 20–25 15–10 105–96 P2 Report
19 Jun 15:00 Germany   3–1   France 25–23 25–27 25–20 25–23   100–93 P2 Report
19 Jun 19:00 Iran   3–2   United States 26–28 25–23 25–18 26–28 15–13 117–110 P2 Report
20 Jun 11:00 Germany   0–3   Canada 19–25 18–25 21–25     58–75 P2 Report
20 Jun 15:00 Iran   3–2   Netherlands 25–22 22–25 25–21 20–25 15–10 107–103 P2 Report
20 Jun 19:00 Brazil   2–3   United States 21–25 25–18 21–25 25–22 9–15 101–105 P2 Report
21 Jun 11:00 Iran   0–3   France 21–25 17–25 20–25     58–75 P2 Report
21 Jun 15:00 Canada   3–0   Brazil 26–24 25–19 26–24     77–67 P2 Report
21 Jun 19:00 Netherlands   0–3   Japan 18–25 19–25 20–25     57–75 P2 Report
22 Jun 11:00 Germany   1–3   United States 23–25 25–21 24–26 23–25   95–97 P2 Report
22 Jun 15:00 Canada   3–2   Netherlands 21–25 25–22 28–26 14–25 15–9 103–107 P2 Report
22 Jun 19:00 France   2–3   Japan 25–17 25–19 16–25 23–25 10–15 99–101 P2 Report
23 Jun 11:00 Germany   3–0   Iran 25–20 25–23 25–20     75–63 P2 Report
23 Jun 15:00 France   3–2   Brazil 25–23 27–29 13–25 25–19 18–16 108–112 P2 Report
23 Jun 19:00 Japan   3–0   United States 25–20 25–23 25–19     75–62 P2 Report

Final round

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
28 June
 
 
  Slovenia3
 
29 June
 
  Argentina2
 
  Slovenia0
 
27 June
 
  Japan3
 
  Japan3
 
30 June
 
  Canada0
 
  Japan1
 
27 June
 
  France3
 
  Poland3
 
29 June
 
  Brazil1
 
  Poland2
 
28 June
 
  France3 3rd place match
 
  Italy2
 
30 June
 
  France3
 
  Slovenia0
 
 
  Poland3
 

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 17:00 Japan   3–0   Canada 26–24 25–18 26–24     77–66 P2 Report
27 Jun 20:00 Poland   3–1   Brazil 18–25 25–23 25–22 25–16   93–86 P2 Report
28 Jun 17:00 Italy   2–3   France 25–19 20–25 25–22 22–25 11–15 103–106 P2 Report
28 Jun 20:00 Slovenia   3–2   Argentina 19–25 25–17 17–25 29–27 15–7 105–101 P2 Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jun 17:00 Poland   2–3   France 25–22 22–25 23–25 25–20 16–18 111–110 P2 Report
29 Jun 20:00 Slovenia   0–3   Japan 21–25 25–27 29–31     75–83 P2 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun 17:00 Slovenia   0–3   Poland 24–26 16–25 17–25     57–76 P2 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun 20:00 Japan   1–3   France 23–25 25–18 23–25 23–25   94–93 P2 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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Statistics leaders

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Preliminary round

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Statistics leaders correct as of Week 3 of preliminary round.[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
  2. ^ Best attackers determined by successful spikes.
  3. ^ Best blockers determined by the stuff blocks, faults and rebounds.
  4. ^ Best servers determined by aces, faults and hits.
  5. ^ Best setters determined by running setts, faults and still sets.
  6. ^ Best diggers determined by successful digs, faults and receptions.
  7. ^ Best receivers determined by efficient receptions, faults and serve receptions.

References

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  1. ^ "VNL Men's Finals going to Łódź in 2024". Volleyball World. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dream come true for Türkiye as they win Challenger Cup 2023". Volleyball World. 30 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "France regain VNL title ahead of the Paris Olympics". Volleyball World. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "MVP Brizard guides France to second VNL gold". Volleyball World. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ Pareja, Marcos Menocal (14 February 2024). "Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "VNL 2024 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "VNL 2024 To Take The Elite Of The Sport To Four Continents" (Press release). FIVB. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's Statistics – 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League". Volleyball World. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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