The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being held at Spodek, Katowice.
The tournament was won by the host country Poland, who beat Brazil (who won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).
563,263 fans watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.
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On 4 September 2008 the FIVB announced it had agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2014. "This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in volleyball but throughout the whole sports family," said FIVB Honorary Life President Rubén Acosta. "Poland - I'm sure about it - will make this championship very special."
Acosta and FIVB President Wei Jizhong agreed the deal in Warsaw following negotiations with the Polish Minister of Sport, Miros?aw Drzewiecki; Miros?aw B?aszczyk, President of the Board of Administration of Polsat Television; Polsat Television Sports Department Director, Marian Kmita and Polish Volleyball Federation President, Miros?aw Przedpe?ski.
Volleyball in Poland has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity during the 2000s. The Polish Men's team finished as runners-up at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan and a year later, Katowice hosted one of the best-ever FIVB Volleyball World League Final Rounds.
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Qualification
The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Hosts Poland were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five, and South America three places.
Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The draw was held in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January 2014. Because the CAVB and NORCECA qualification process were in progress on 27 January 2014, the best world rankings of CAVB (13, 15 and 19) and NORCECA (4, 7, 11, 20 and 22) were used when the draw was made. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.
Squads
Venues
It was the first time Poland had hosted an FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Matches were played in Kraków, Gda?sk, Wroc?aw, Katowice, ?ód?, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw.
Pool standing procedure
- Match points
- Number of matches won
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3-0 or 3-1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3-2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Opening ceremony
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Poland 2014 begins on August 30 with a dream opening match between the hosts and Serbia, who will play to a record 62,000 spectators at the National Stadium in Warsaw.
First round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
- The top four teams from the pool A and D qualified for the pool E, whereas the top four teams from the pool B and C qualified for the pool F.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round.
- The top three teams in each pool qualified for the third round.
Pool E
Pool F
Third round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
- The pool E and F winners were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.
- The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match.
Pool G
Pool H
Final round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
5th-6th places
5th place match
Final four
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
Prize money
Marketing
Sponsors
- KGHM Polska Mied?
- Polsat
- PKN Orlen
- Wirtualna Polska
- Plus
- Radio ZET
- Adidas
- Samsung
Official songs
The competition's official opening song was "Start a Fire" by Margaret. She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was transmitted in over 168 countries.
Trophy
The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry.
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Source: FIVB.com
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