1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was played from 19 to 28 November in Japan.

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
MVP Vyacheslav Zaytsev

It was the 4th edition of the competition. Once again, hosts Japan narrowly missed out on the victory, finishing in second. As in 1981, it was the Soviet Union defended the third title.[1]

Results

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 14 7 0 21 2 10.500 338 188 1.798
2  Cuba 13 6 1 18 9 2.000 319 269 1.186
3  Brazil 12 5 2 16 11 1.455 352 316 1.114
4  Poland 11 4 3 14 13 1.077 313 320 0.978
5  China 10 3 4 12 14 0.857 326 307 1.062
6  Japan 9 2 5 12 15 0.800 326 306 1.065
7  Italy 8 1 6 9 18 0.500 275 358 0.768
8  Tunisia 7 0 7 1 21 0.048 110 328 0.335

Final standings

Awards

References


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