1994 FIVB Volleyball World League

{{Infobox FIVB tournament

| competition = World League

| continent = World

| gender =

| year = 1994

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = {{ITA}} (Final)

| dates = 6 May – 30 July

| teams = 12

| venues =

| cities =

| champions = ITA

| title_number = 4

| mvp = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Giani

| website =

| last = 1993 FIVB Volleyball World League

| next = 1995 FIVB Volleyball World League

}}

The 1994 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fifth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 6 May to 30 July 1994. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.

Pools composition

class="wikitable"

!width=32%|Pool A

!width=32%|Pool B

!width=32%|Pool C

{{vb|CHN}}

{{vb|JPN}}

{{vb|ITA}}

{{vb|RUS}}

|

{{vb|BRA}}

{{vb|BUL}}

{{vb|GRE}}

{{vb|USA}}

|

{{vb|CUB}}

{{vb|GER}}

{{vb|NED}}

{{vb|KOR}}

Intercontinental round

=Pool A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}

| team2 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vb|ITA}}|status_ITA=H

| team3 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vb|JPN}}

| team4 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vb|CHN}}

|bwin_RUS =10 |bloss_RUS =2 |sw_RUS =31 |sl_RUS =8 |spw_RUS =534 |spl_RUS =403

|bwin_ITA =9 |bloss_ITA =3 |sw_ITA =29 |sl_ITA =14 |spw_ITA =576 |spl_ITA =455

|bwin_JPN =4 |bloss_JPN =8 |sw_JPN =16 |sl_JPN =26 |spw_JPN =466 |spl_JPN =547

|bwin_CHN =1 |bloss_CHN =11 |sw_CHN =5 |sl_CHN =33 |spw_CHN =373 |spl_CHN =544

| col_A = #ccffcc | text_A =Final round

| result1 = A

| col_H = #87ceeb | text_H =Final round

| result2 = H|note_ITA=Qualified as hosts

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–1|{{vb|CHN}}|16–14|15–3|12–15|15–11||58–43}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|0–3|{{vb|RUS}}|12–15|6–15|7–15|||25–45}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|CHN}}|17–15|15–8|15–9|||47–32}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|3–1|{{vb|RUS}}|14–16|16–14|15–7|15–8||60–45}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|2–3|{{vb|ITA}}|10–15|15–7|6–15|15–13|12–15|58–65}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|RUS}}|7–15|13–15|9–15|||29–45}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|1–3|{{vb|ITA}}|11–15|7–15|15–10|3–15||36–55}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|RUS}}|12–15|10–15|6–15|||28–45}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|15–12|15–13|15–8|||45–33}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|ITA}}|7–15|10–15|5–15|||22–45}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|15–11|15–10|15–3|||45–24}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|ITA}}|12–15|9–15|8–15|||29–45}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–1|{{vb|ITA}}|15–10|11–15|15–4|15–7||56–36}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|1–3|{{vb|JPN}}|11–15|7–15|15–12|13–15||46–57}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|ITA}}|15–13|15–7|15–13|||45–33}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|JPN}}|7–15|13–15|9–15|||29–45}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|1–3|{{vb|RUS}}|5–15|13–15|15–5|12–15||45–50}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|3–0|{{vb|CHN}}|15–13|15–3|15–9|||45–25}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|RUS}}|15–7|15–11|15–5|||45–23}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|0–3|{{vb|CHN}}|4–15|11–15|7–15|||22–45}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|CHN}}|15–6|15–9|15–8|||45–23}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|15–3|15–11|15–2|||45–16}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|CHN}}|15–5|15–9|15–8|||45–22}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–1|{{vb|JPN}}|15–9|12–15|15–10|15–11||57–45}}

{{end}}

=Pool B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA}}

| team2 = BUL | name_BUL ={{vb|BUL}}

| team3 = GRE | name_GRE ={{vb|GRE}}

| team4 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}

|bwin_BRA =12 |bloss_BRA =0 |sw_BRA =36 |sl_BRA =3 |spw_BRA =582 |spl_BRA =361

|bwin_BUL =7 |bloss_BUL =5 |sw_BUL =24 |sl_BUL =16 |spw_BUL =506 |spl_BUL =448

|bwin_GRE =5 |bloss_GRE =7 |sw_GRE =15 |sl_GRE =27 |spw_GRE =469 |spl_GRE =558

|bwin_USA =0 |bloss_USA =12 |sw_USA =7 |sl_USA =36 |spw_USA =438 |spl_USA =628

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Final round

|result1=A|result2=A

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|1–3|{{vb|BRA}}|15–11|11–15|15–17|6–15||47–58}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|USA}}|1–3|{{vb|GRE}}|16–14|15–17|9–15|12–15||52–61}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA}}|5–15|13–15|11–15|||29–45}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|USA}}|0–3|{{vb|GRE}}|6–15|8–15|8–15|||22–45}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|USA}}|15–5|15–11|15–7|||45–23}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA}}|14–16|14–16|10–15|||38–47}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|USA}}|15–13|16–14|15–6|||46–33}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA}}|5–15|5–15|12–15|||22–45}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|USA}}|15–0|15–10|15–12|||45–22}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|3–2|{{vb|BUL}}|10–15|6–15|15–10|15–10|15–13|61–63}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|USA}}|15–7|15–7|15–11|||45–25}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|0–3|{{vb|BUL}}|9–15|10–15|4–15|||23–45}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|GRE}}|15–8|15–5|15–10|||45–23}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|USA}}|0–3|{{vb|BUL}}|13–15|4–15|10–15|||27–45}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|GRE}}|17–16|15–2|15–13|||47–31}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|USA}}|1–3|{{vb|BUL}}|7–15|15–12|14–16|10–15||46–58}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|GRE}}|15–12|15–8|15–4|||45–24}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|USA}}|2–3|{{vb|BRA}}|7–15|15–13|15–12|11–15|13–15|61–70}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|GRE}}|15–7|15–4|15–7|||45–18}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|USA}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA}}|9–15|13–15|3–15|||25–45}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|BUL}}|15–5|15–12|15–7|||45–24}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|3–1|{{vb|USA}}|15–2|15–12|8–15|15–9||53–38}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|BUL}}|15–6|15–2|15–6|||45–14}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|GRE}}|3–2|{{vb|USA}}|12–15|15–9|13–15|15–13|15–12|70–64}}

{{end}}

=Pool C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = NED | name_NED ={{vb|NED}}

| team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}

| team3 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vb|KOR}}

| team4 = GER | name_GER ={{vb|GER}}

|bwin_NED =11 |bloss_NED =1 |sw_NED =34 |sl_NED =11 |spw_NED =630 |spl_NED =453

|bwin_CUB =9 |bloss_CUB =3 |sw_CUB =28 |sl_CUB =14 |spw_CUB =534 |spl_CUB =454

|bwin_KOR =2 |bloss_KOR =10 |sw_KOR =17 |sl_KOR =30 |spw_KOR =549 |spl_KOR =616

|bwin_GER =2 |bloss_GER =10 |sw_GER =9 |sl_GER =33 |spw_GER =387 |spl_GER =577

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Final round

|result1=A|result2=A

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|0–3|{{vb|NED}}|13–15|5–15|10–15|||28–45}}

{{Vb res 2|6 May|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vb|GER}}|15–11|15–11|15–4|||45–26}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|0–3|{{vb|NED}}|11–15|6–15|14–16|||31–46}}

{{Vb res 2|7 May|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|2–3|{{vb|GER}}|12–15|5–15|15–7|15–13|12–15|59–65}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|0–3|{{vb|CUB}}|9–15|9–15|9–15|||27–45}}

{{Vb res 2|13 May|{{vb-rt|GER}}|0–3|{{vb|NED}}|3–15|8–15|4–15|||15–45}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|2–3|{{vb|CUB}}|15–9|6–15|14–16|15–9|10–15|60–64}}

{{Vb res 2|14 May|{{vb-rt|GER}}|1–3|{{vb|NED}}|15–12|4–15|4–15|9–15||32–57}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–2|{{vb|KOR}}|9–15|15–6|11–15|15–13|15–13|65–62}}

{{Vb res 2|20 May|{{vb-rt|GER}}|0–3|{{vb|CUB}}|7–15|13–15|9–15|||29–45}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–2|{{vb|KOR}}|15–13|15–8|12–15|11–15|15–10|68–61}}

{{Vb res 2|21 May|{{vb-rt|GER}}|0–3|{{vb|CUB}}|8–15|6–15|13–15|||27–45}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–1|{{vb|GER}}|15–11|9–15|15–13|15–6||54–45}}

{{Vb res 2|27 May|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vb|KOR}}|15–7|15–12|15–13|||45–32}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–0|{{vb|GER}}|15–12|15–5|15–11|||45–28}}

{{Vb res 2|28 May|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vb|KOR}}|15–9|11–15|15–12|15–9||56–45}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vb|GER}}|15–7|15–6|15–8|||45–21}}

{{Vb res 2|3 Jun|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|1–3|{{vb|NED}}|15–12|3–15|5–15|11–15||34–57}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vb|GER}}|15–7|15–6|15–8|||45–21}}

{{Vb res 2|4 Jun|{{vb-rt|KOR}}|0–3|{{vb|NED}}|12–15|15–17|5–15|||32–47}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|NED}}|1–3|{{vb|CUB}}|15–7|10–15|10–15|14–16||49–53}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Jun|{{vb-rt|GER}}|0–3|{{vb|KOR}}|9–15|10–15|9–15|||28–45}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–1|{{vb|CUB}}|15–4|7–15|15–8|15–5||52–32}}

{{Vb res 2|11 Jun|{{vb-rt|GER}}|3–1|{{vb|KOR}}|15–8|15–12|5–15|15–12||50–47}}

{{end}}

Final round

=Pool play=

  • Pool winners of Intercontinental Round will play against runners-up from other pools.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA}}

| team2 = BUL | name_BUL ={{vb|BUL}}

| team3 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}

| team4 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vb|ITA}}

| team5 = NED | name_NED ={{vb|NED}}

| team6 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}

|bwin_BRA =2 |bloss_BRA =0 |sw_BRA =6 |sl_BRA =0 |spw_BRA =92 |spl_BRA =68

|bwin_BUL =2 |bloss_BUL =0 |sw_BUL =6 |sl_BUL =2 |spw_BUL =112 |spl_BUL =91

|bwin_CUB =1 |bloss_CUB =1 |sw_CUB =3 |sl_CUB =5 |spw_CUB =96 |spl_CUB =103

|bwin_ITA =1 |bloss_ITA =1 |sw_ITA =3 |sl_ITA =5 |spw_ITA =97 |spl_ITA =105

|bwin_NED =0 |bloss_NED =2 |sw_NED =4 |sl_NED =6 |spw_NED =124 |spl_NED =128

|bwin_RUS =0 |bloss_RUS =2 |sw_RUS =2 |sl_RUS =6 |spw_RUS =83 |spl_RUS =109

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals

|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Jul|{{vb-rt|NED}}|2–3|{{vb|BUL}}|15–13|14–16|15–8|9–15|11–15|64–67}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Jul|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|2–3|{{vb|CUB}}|15–10|15–9|9–15|5–15|12–15|56–64}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Jul|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|ITA}}|15–12|15–12|15–12|||45–36}}

{{Vb res 2|28 Jul|{{vb-rt|NED}}|2–3|{{vb|ITA}}|15–9|15–7|10–15|8–15|12–15|60–61}}

{{Vb res 2|28 Jul|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|0–3|{{vb|BUL}}|13–15|8–15|6–15|||27–45}}

{{Vb res 2|28 Jul|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|CUB}}|15–12|15–4|17–16|||47–32}}

{{end}}

=Final four=

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|Consol=3rd place match

|29 July|{{vb|BRA}}|2|{{vb|CUB}}|3

|29 July|{{vb|BUL}}|0|{{vb|ITA}}|3

|30 July|{{vb|CUB}}|0|{{vb|ITA}}|3

|30 July|{{vb|BRA}}|3|{{vb|BUL}}|2

}}

==Semifinals==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Jul|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|2–3|{{vb|CUB}}|11–15|15–6|15–5|12–15|20–22|73–63}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Jul|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|0–3|{{vb|ITA}}|4–15|4–15|13–15|||21–45}}

{{end}}

==3rd place match==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Jul|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vb|BUL}}|15–10|12–15|15–10|12–15|15–8|69–58}}

{{end}}

==Final==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Jul|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|0–3|{{vb|ITA}}|13–15|8–15|9–15|||30–45}}

{{end}}

Final standing

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width=40|Rank

!width=180|Team

align=center

|{{Gold1}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|ITA}}

align=center

|{{Silver2}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|CUB}}

align=center

|{{Bronze3}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|BRA}}

align=center

|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|BUL}}

align=center

|5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|NED}}

align=center

|6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|RUS}}

align=center

|7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|GRE}}

align=center

|8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|JPN}}

align=center

|9

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|KOR}}

align=center

|10

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|GER}}

align=center

|11

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|CHN}}

align=center

|12

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vb|USA}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|vb|1994 World League champions|ITA|4th}}

{{col-end}}

Awards