2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship explained

Competition:Men's Club World Championship
Continent:World
Year:2016
Dates:18–23 October
Teams:8
Confederations:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions Other: Sada Cruzeiro
Title Number:3
Mvp: William Arjona (SDC)
Matches:16
Website:FIVB
Last:2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Next:2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 12th edition of the event. It was held in Betim, Brazil from 18 to 23 October 2016.[1]

Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro defeated Russia's Zenit Kazan in the final and won FIVB Men’s Club World Championship for the second time in a row and third on their history.[2] Italy's Trentino Diatec claimed the bronze medal by defeating Argentina's Personal Bolívar in the third place match.[3] William Arjona from Sada Cruzeiro was elected the Most Valuable Player.[4]

Qualification

width=50%Team (Confederation)width=50%Qualified as
Minas Tênis Clube (CSV)Hosts
Tala'ea El-Gaish (CAVB)2016 African Champions
Taichung Bank (AVC)2015 Asian Champions
Zenit Kazan (CEV)2016 European Champions
Sada Cruzeiro (CSV)2016 South American Champions
Trentino Diatec (CEV)Wild Card
UPCN San Juan (CSV)
Personal Bolívar (CSV)

Pools composition

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Sada Cruzeiro Personal Bolívar
Taichung Bank UPCN San Juan
Tala'ea El-Gaish Trentino Diatec
Zenit Kazan Minas Tênis Clube

Squads

See main article: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads.

Venue

All matches
Betim, Brazil
Ginásio Poliesportivo Divino Braga
Capacity: 6,000

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. 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

Preliminary round

Pool B

Final round

Final

Final standing

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Sada Cruzeiro
Zenit Kazan
Trentino Diatec
4 Personal Bolívar
5 Taichung Bank
UPCN San Juan
7 Minas Tênis Clube
Tala'ea El-Gaish
14–man roster
Éder Levi, Leozinho, Vanderson, William (c), Evandro, Leal, Simón, Rodriguinho, Isac, Cachopa, Pedrão, Serginho, Filipe, Renan
Head coach
Méndez

Awards

William Arjona (Sada Cruzeiro)

Simone Giannelli (Trentino Diatec)

Yoandy Leal (Sada Cruzeiro)

Wilfredo León (Zenit Kazan)

Pablo Crer (Personal Bolívar)

Artem Volvich (Zenit Kazan)

Evandro Guerra (Sada Cruzeiro)

Sérgio Nogueira (Sada Cruzeiro)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trentino, UPCN and Bolivar join top teams at Men's Club World Champs . 8 September 2016 . FIVB.
  2. Web site: Sada Cruzeiro retain World Championship crown in flawless display . 23 October 2016 . FIVB.
  3. Web site: Trentino pick up bronze medal after magnificent battle against Bolívar . 23 October 2016 . FIVB.
  4. Web site: William Arjona leads Club World Championship Dream Team . 23 October 2016 . FIVB.