2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

The 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, a new annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World League in the international calendar.[1] The competition was held between May and July 2018, and the final round took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille metropolitan area, France.[2][3]

2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
Tournament details
Host nationFrance
CityLille (final round)
Dates25 May – 8 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)22 (in 22 host cities)
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place United States
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Maxim Mikhaylov
Best SetterFrance Benjamin Toniutti
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPUnited States Matt Anderson
Best LiberoFrance Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played130
Attendance494,775 (3,806 per match)
Official website
en.volleyballworld.com/en/vnl/2018 Edit this at Wikidata

South Korea were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and were replaced by 2018 Challenger Cup winners Portugal in the 2019 edition.[4]

Russia won the inaugural edition, defeating the home team in straight sets in the final.[5] Both teams contesting the final had previously won the World League – Russia on three opportunities and France on two. United States, which also had won the World League twice, defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.[6] Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia, who was the World League MVP in 2011, was elected the Most valuable player.[7]

Qualification

Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Twelve of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other four teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[1]

CountryConfederationDesignationPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
 ArgentinaCSVCore team0NoneNone
 AustraliaAVCChallenger team0NoneNone
 BrazilCSVCore team0NoneNone
 BulgariaCEVChallenger team0NoneNone
 CanadaNORCECAChallenger team0NoneNone
 ChinaAVCCore team0NoneNone
 FranceCEVCore team0NoneNone
 GermanyCEVCore team0NoneNone
 IranAVCCore team0NoneNone
 ItalyCEVCore team0NoneNone
 JapanAVCCore team0NoneNone
 PolandCEVCore team0NoneNone
 RussiaCEVCore team0NoneNone
 SerbiaCEVCore team0NoneNone
 South KoreaAVCChallenger team0NoneNone
 United StatesNORCECACore team0NoneNone

Format

Preliminary round

The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format with every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams are divided into 4 pools of 4 teams at each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top five teams after the preliminary round join the hosts of the final round to compete in the final round.[1] The relegation takes into consideration only the 4 challenger teams. The last ranked challenger team will be excluded from the 2019 Nations League. The winners of the 2018 Challenger Cup will qualify for the next edition as a challenger team.[8]

Final round

The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in round-robin. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The pool winners play against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the Nations League title. The losers face each other in the third place match.

Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on February 16, 2018.[2]

Preliminary round

Week 1
Pool 1
France
Pool 2
China
Pool 3
Poland
Pool 4
Serbia

 Australia
 France
 Iran
 Japan

 Argentina
 Bulgaria
 China
 United States

 Canada
 Poland
 Russia
 South Korea

 Brazil
 Germany
 Italy
 Serbia

Week 2
Pool 5
Bulgaria
Pool 6
Brazil
Pool 7
Argentina
Pool 8
Poland

 Australia
 Bulgaria
 Russia
 Serbia

 Brazil
 Japan
 South Korea
 United States

 Argentina
 Canada
 Iran
 Italy

 China
 France
 Germany
 Poland

Week 3
Pool 9
Canada
Pool 10
Japan
Pool 11
Russia
Pool 12
France

 Australia
 Canada
 Germany
 United States

 Bulgaria
 Italy
 Japan
 Poland

 Brazil
 China
 Iran
 Russia

 Argentina
 France
 Serbia
 South Korea

Week 4
Pool 13
South Korea
Pool 14
Germany
Pool 15
United States
Pool 16
Bulgaria

 Australia
 China
 Italy
 South Korea

 Argentina
 Germany
 Japan
 Russia

 Iran
 Poland
 Serbia
 United States

 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 France

Week 5
Pool 17
Australia
Pool 18
China
Pool 19
Iran
Pool 20
Italy

 Argentina
 Australia
 Brazil
 Poland

 Canada
 China
 Japan
 Serbia

 Bulgaria
 Germany
 Iran
 South Korea

 France
 Italy
 Russia
 United States

Final round

Pool APool B

 France (Hosts)
 Serbia (Preliminary Round 3rd)
 Brazil (Preliminary Round 4th)

 Russia (Preliminary Round 1st)
 United States (Preliminary Round 2nd)
 Poland (Preliminary Round 5th)

Venues

The list of host cities and venues was announced on 16 February 2018.[2]

Preliminary round

Week 1
Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4
Rouen, FranceNingbo, ChinaKatowice (25 May) /
Kraków (26–27 May), Poland
Kraljevo, Serbia
KindarenaBeilun GymnasiumSpodek / Tauron Arena KrakówKraljevo Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,700Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 11,500 / 15,000Capacity: 3,331
Week 2
Pool 5Pool 6Pool 7Pool 8
Sofia, BulgariaGoiânia, BrazilSan Juan, ArgentinaŁódź, Poland
Armeets ArenaGoiânia ArenaEstadio Aldo CantoniAtlas Arena
Capacity: 12,373Capacity: 11,333Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 13,805
Week 3
Pool 9Pool 10Pool 11Pool 12
Ottawa, CanadaOsaka, JapanUfa, RussiaAix-en-Provence, France
TD Place ArenaOsaka Municipal Central GymnasiumUfa ArenaAréna du Pays d'Aix
Capacity: 9,500Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 8,250Capacity: 6,004
Week 4
Pool 13Pool 14Pool 15Pool 16
Seoul, South KoreaLudwigsburg, GermanyHoffman Estates, United StatesVarna, Bulgaria
Jangchung ArenaArena LudwigsburgSears Centre ArenaPalace of Culture and Sports
Capacity: 4,507Capacity: 5,325Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 6,000
Week 5
Pool 17Pool 18Pool 19Pool 20
Melbourne, AustraliaJiangmen, ChinaTehran, IranModena, Italy
Hisense ArenaJiangmen Sports Center GymnasiumAzadi Indoor StadiumPalaPanini
Capacity: 10,500Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 4,968

Final round

All matches
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 28,010

Competition schedule

Preliminary roundFinal round
Week 1
25–27 May
Week 2
1–3 Jun
Week 3
8–10 Jun
Week 4
15–17 Jun
Week 5
22–24 Jun
Week 6
Rest Week
Week 7
4–8 Jul
24 matches24 matches24 matches24 matches24 matches10 matches

Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be 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, then 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 of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.

Preliminary round

Ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification or relegation
1  France[a]151233538162.375129511401.136Final round
2  Russia151143436142.571119110961.087Final round
3  United States151143337191.947129411831.094
4  Serbia151142933241.375128912551.027
5  Brazil151053034211.619128012131.055
6  Poland151052932191.684122111241.086
7  Canada15872529241.208121912270.993
8  Italy15872430281.071131512961.015
9  Germany15782329300.967129913070.994
10  Iran15782129300.967135513441.008
11  Bulgaria15691726340.765128813510.953
12  Japan15691523370.622130113740.947
13  Australia155101521350.600123613400.922
14  Argentina154111523340.676127013260.958
15  China15312915390.385117312910.909
16  South Korea15114611420.262110812670.875Excluded from the 2019 Nations League
Source: VNL 2018 standings
Notes:

Week 1

Pool 1

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 May17:00Australia  1–3  Japan18–2515–2525–2317–25 75–98P2 Report
25 May20:00France  3–1  Iran25–2024–2625–2025–17 99–83P2 Report
26 May17:00Australia  0–3  Iran23–2523–2521–25  67–75P2 Report
26 May20:00France  3–1  Japan25–1620–2525–2025–22 95–83P2 Report
27 May15:00Iran  1–3  Japan22–2528–3025–2323–25 98–103P2 Report
27 May18:00France  3–0  Australia25–1725–2036–34  86–71P2 Report

Pool 2

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 May16:00Argentina  2–3  United States27–2526–2424–2621–2510–15108–115P2 Report
25 May19:30China  2–3  Bulgaria18–2525–1825–1917–2511–1596–102P2 Report
26 May16:00Bulgaria  1–3  United States19–2525–2219–2520–25 83–97P2 Report
26 May19:30China  3–0  Argentina25–2225–2125–18  75–61P2 Report
27 May16:00Bulgaria  3–1  Argentina19–2525–1925–2125–22 94–87P2 Report
27 May19:30China  0–3  United States20–2524–2618–25  62–76P2 Report

Pool 3

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 May16:00Poland  3–0  South Korea25–2025–1825–21  75–59P2 Report
25 May19:00Russia  3–0  Canada26–2425–1425–19  76–57P2 Report
26 May16:00Poland  3–0  Russia25–1525–2325–23  75–61P2 Report
26 May19:00Canada  3–0  South Korea25–2025–1725–19  75–56P2 Report
27 May16:00Poland  3–1  Canada25–2126–2421–2525–17 97–87P2 Report
27 May19:00South Korea  0–3  Russia26–2821–2515–25  62–78P2 Report

Pool 4

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 May17:00Germany  1–3  Italy18–2519–2525–2320–25 82–98P2 Report
25 May20:00Serbia  0–3  Brazil22–2522–2524–26  68–76P2 Report
26 May16:00Italy  3–2  Brazil18–2525–1925–2124–2615–8107–99P2 Report
26 May19:00Germany  1–3  Serbia25–1921–2516–2514–25 76–94P2 Report
27 May16:00Brazil  3–0  Germany26–2425–2326–24  77–71P2 Report
27 May19:00Italy  3–0  Serbia25–2125–1825–16  75–55P2 Report

Week 2

Pool 5

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Jun17:00Australia  1–3  Russia18–2519–2525–1822–25 84–93P2 Report
1 Jun20:00Bulgaria  2–3  Serbia17–2525–2325–2321–2514–16102–112P2 Report
2 Jun17:00Russia  2–3  Serbia25–2023–2523–2525–2212–15108–107P2 Report
2 Jun20:05Bulgaria  0–3  Australia23–2523–2524–26  70–76P2 Report
3 Jun17:00Serbia  3–2  Australia25–2325–1920–2525–2715–9110–103P2 Report
3 Jun20:00Bulgaria  0–3  Russia17–2515–2521–25  53–75P2 Report

Pool 6

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Jun12:15Japan  2–3  United States25–2325–1318–2520–2510–1598–101P2 Report
1 Jun15:05Brazil  3–0  South Korea25–2125–1925–19  75–59P2 Report
2 Jun08:35Brazil  3–0  Japan26–2425–1925–20  76–63P2 Report
2 Jun11:20South Korea  0–3  United States23–2521–2511–25  55–75P2 Report
3 Jun10:05South Korea  2–3  Japan29–2719–2525–1626–2812–15111–111P2 Report
3 Jun13:20Brazil  3–2  United States21–2520–2525–1925–2020–18111–107P2 Report

Pool 7

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Jun18:10Canada  3–1  Italy22–2527–2525–2325–16 99–89P2 Report
1 Jun21:10Argentina  2–3  Iran25–2122–2522–2526–249–15104–110P2 Report
2 Jun18:10Iran  0–3  Italy23–2518–2520–25  61–75P2 Report
2 Jun21:10Argentina  1–3  Canada22–2518–2526–2423–25 89–99P2 Report
3 Jun16:10Iran  1–3  Canada23–2522–2525–2121–25 91–96P2 Report
3 Jun19:10Argentina  3–0  Italy25–1933–3125–20  83–70P2 Report

Pool 8

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Jun16:00Poland  3–0  France25–1925–2025–22  75–61P2 Report
1 Jun19:00China  1–3  Germany25–2318–2522–2521–25 86–98P2 Report
2 Jun16:00Poland  3–0  China25–1925–1825–21  75–58P2 Report
2 Jun19:00Germany  0–3  France21–2518–2523–25  62–75P2 Report
3 Jun16:00Poland  1–3  Germany18–2521–2525–2125–27 89–98P2 Report
3 Jun19:00France  2–3  China25–1622–2521–2525–1613–15106–97P2 Report

Week 3

Pool 9

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jun16:40Germany  3–0  United States25–1925–2225–13  75–54P2 Report
8 Jun19:40Canada  3–0  Australia25–1926–2425–19  76–62P2 Report
9 Jun16:10United States  3–1  Australia20–2525–2025–1525–17 95–77P2 Report
9 Jun19:10Canada  1–3  Germany23–2522–2525–2019–25 89–95P2 Report
10 Jun13:10Australia  3–2  Germany25–2218–2517–2525–1815–11100–101P2 Report
10 Jun16:10Canada  1–3  United States25–2313–2519–2520–25 77–98P2 Report

Pool 10

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jun15:40Italy  2–3  Poland17–2525–2117–2531–2910–15100–115P2 Report
8 Jun19:10Japan  0–3  Bulgaria14–2521–2527–29  62–79P2 Report
9 Jun12:40Italy  3–1  Bulgaria25–2325–1921–2525–19 96–86P2 Report
9 Jun16:10Japan  0–3  Poland16–2521–2520–25  57–75P2 Report
10 Jun11:10Bulgaria  1–3  Poland21–2526–2418–2519–25 84–99P2 Report
10 Jun14:40Japan  3–2  Italy21–2525–2123–2525–2215–10109–103P2 Report

Pool 11

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jun16:30China  0–3  Iran19–2520–2515–25  54–75P2 Report
8 Jun19:00Russia  1–3  Brazil21–2520–2527–2518–25 86–100P2 Report
9 Jun16:30Iran  2–3  Brazil17–2525–2319–2525–2113–1599–109P2 Report
9 Jun19:00Russia  3–0  China25–2325–2331–29  81–75P2 Report
10 Jun16:30China  0–3  Brazil20–2519–2525–27  64–77P2 Report
10 Jun19:00Russia  3–1  Iran28–3025–2327–2525–21 105–99P2 Report

Pool 12

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jun17:00Argentina  1–3  Serbia25–2023–2515–2522–25 85–95P2 Report
8 Jun20:45France  3–0  South Korea25–2125–1825–22  75–61P2 Report
9 Jun18:00France  3–1  Argentina25–1825–1623–2525–20 98–79P2 Report
9 Jun21:00South Korea  0–3  Serbia16–2523–2519–25  58–75P2 Report
10 Jun15:00South Korea  0–3  Argentina20–2523–2524–26  67–76P2 Report
10 Jun18:00France  3–0  Serbia31–2925–1625–15  81–60P2 Report

Week 4

Pool 13

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Jun16:00China  1–3  Italy23–2521–2525–1917–25 86–94P2 Report
15 Jun19:00South Korea  1–3  Australia25–2319–2519–2521–25 84–98P2 Report
16 Jun14:00South Korea  2–3  Italy23–2519–2525–2225–2212–15104–109P2 Report
16 Jun17:00Australia  3–1  China25–2741–3929–2725–21 120–114P2 Report
17 Jun14:00South Korea  3–0  China25–2125–2125–22  75–64P2 Report
17 Jun17:00Italy  1–3  Australia25–2725–1819–2523–25 92–95P2 Report

Pool 14

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Jun18:00Germany  2–3  Japan22–2525–2115–2525–2012–1599–106P2 Report
15 Jun20:30Russia  3–0  Argentina25–2025–2026–24  76–64P2 Report
16 Jun16:00Germany  3–1  Argentina25–1925–1920–2525–22 95–85P2 Report
16 Jun19:00Russia  3–0  Japan25–1625–2225–23  75–61P2 Report
17 Jun12:00Argentina  2–3  Japan24–2625–1225–2323–2511–15108–101P2 Report
17 Jun15:00Germany  0–3  Russia18–2524–2618–25  60–76P2 Report

Pool 15

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Jun17:30Poland  0–3  Iran24–2624–2622–25  70–77P2 Report
15 Jun20:00United States  3–0  Serbia25–2225–1625–14  75–52P2 Report
16 Jun14:00Iran  2–3  Serbia25–2122–2525–2725–2011–15108–108P2 Report
16 Jun19:30United States  3–0  Poland25–2025–1925–19  75–58P2 Report
17 Jun12:00Poland  0–3  Serbia23–2523–2523–25  69–75P2 Report
17 Jun17:30United States  3–0  Iran29–2725–2026–24  80–71P2 Report

Pool 16

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Jun15:30Canada  3–0  Brazil25–2234–3225–23  84–77P2 Report
15 Jun18:30Bulgaria  0–3  France21–2520–2523–25  64–75P2 Report
16 Jun15:30France  3–0  Brazil25–1925–2325–23  75–65P2 Report
16 Jun18:30Bulgaria  3–0  Canada25–2225–1929–27  79–68P2 Report
17 Jun15:30France  3–2  Canada25–1922–2525–2224–2616–14112–106P2 Report
17 Jun18:30Bulgaria  3–2  Brazil25–2219–2525–1518–2515–12102–99P2 Report

Week 5

Pool 17

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 Jun18:40Poland  3–0  Argentina26–2425–2029–27  80–71P2 Report
22 Jun21:10Australia  0–3  Brazil22–2519–2519–25  60–75P2 Report
23 Jun17:40Australia  1–3  Argentina20–2519–2525–2021–25 85–95P2 Report
23 Jun20:10Brazil  3–1  Poland25–2225–2323–2525–23 98–93P2 Report
24 Jun12:10Brazil  0–3  Argentina23–2522–2521–25  66–75P2 Report
24 Jun15:10Australia  0–3  Poland16–2524–2623–25  63–76P2 Report

Pool 18

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 Jun16:00Canada  0–3  Serbia21–2518–2517–25  56–75P2 Report
22 Jun19:30China  3–1  Japan25–1625–2118–2525–22 93–84P2 Report
23 Jun16:00Japan  1–3  Serbia28–2633–3521–2518–25 100–111P2 Report
23 Jun19:30China  0–3  Canada21–2523–2522–25  66–75P2 Report
24 Jun16:00Japan  0–3  Canada23–2520–2522–25  65–75P2 Report
24 Jun19:30China  1–3  Serbia21–2522–2525–1715–25 83–92P2 Report

Pool 19

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 Jun16:00Bulgaria  2–3  Germany25–2122–2525–2323–2513–15108–109P2 Report
22 Jun19:15Iran  3–1  South Korea27–2523–2525–2225–23 100–95P2 Report
23 Jun16:00Germany  3–0  South Korea25–2325–1825–19  75–60P2 Report
23 Jun18:30Iran  3–1  Bulgaria25–2225–1523–2525–14 98–76P2 Report
24 Jun16:00Bulgaria  3–2  South Korea19–2525–2225–1822–2515–12106–102P2 Report
24 Jun18:30Iran  3–2  Germany25–2023–2525–2222–2515–11110–103P2 Report

Pool 20

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 Jun17:30United States  2–3  France21–2525–2328–2620–2512–15106–114P2 Report
22 Jun20:50Italy  0–3  Russia21–2522–2520–25  63–75P2 Report
23 Jun17:30United States  0–3  Russia23–2515–2522–25  60–75P2 Report
23 Jun20:30Italy  3–0  France25–2125–2227–25  77–68P2 Report
24 Jun17:30France  3–0  Russia25–2025–1325–18  75–51P2 Report
24 Jun20:30Italy  0–3  United States23–2517–2527–29  67–79P2 Report

Final round

Pool play

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  France2205623.0001831591.151Semifinals
2  Brazil2114531.6671831691.083
3  Serbia2020060.0001151530.752
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul20:45France  3–2  Brazil22–2525–2021–2525–2215–13108–105P2 Report
5 Jul20:45Serbia  0–3  Brazil16–2526–2819–25  61–78P2 Report
6 Jul20:45France  3–0  Serbia25–1925–1825–17  75–54P2 Report

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Russia2206616.0001721471.170Semifinals
2  United States2113331.0001421361.044
3  Poland2020160.1671441750.823
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul18:00Russia  3–1  Poland25–1825–2322–2525–17 97–83P2 Report
5 Jul18:00United States  3–0  Poland28–2625–1725–18  78–61P2 Report
6 Jul18:00Russia  3–0  United States25–2225–2125–21  75–64P2 Report

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 France3
 
8 July
 
 United States2
 
 France0
 
7 July
 
 Russia3
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Brazil0
 
3rd place match
 
 
8 July
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Brazil0

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
7 Jul14:00France  3–2  United States25–1825–1723–2524–2615–13112–99P2 Report
7 Jul17:00Russia  3–0  Brazil25–1725–1825–14  75–49P2 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jul17:00United States  3–0  Brazil25–2128–2628–26  81–73P2 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Jul20:45France  0–3  Russia22–2520–2523–25  65–75P2 Report

Final standing

Source: VNL 2018 final standings

 2018 Men's Nations League champions 

Russia
First title
14-man roster

Ilya Vlasov, Dmitry Kovalyov, Artem Volvich, Anton Karpukhov, Dmitry Volkov (c), Aleksandr Sokolov, Igor Filippov, Dmitry Muserskiy, Viktor Poletaev, Maxim Mikhaylov, Egor Kliuka, Romanas Shkulyavichus, Igor Kobzar, Aleksey Kabeshov

Head coach
Sergey Shlyapnikov

Awards

Statistics leaders

Preliminary round

Statistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.[9]

Best Attackers
PlayerSpikesFaultsShotsTotal%
1 Dmitry Muserskiy146156222365.47
2 Jiang Chuan2429110744055.00
3 Matt Anderson136447225253.97
4 Dražen Luburić136378625952.51
5 Christian Fromm133428325952.51

Best Servers
PlayerAcesFaultsHitsTotalAvg
1 Earvin N'Gapeth1734741250.31
2 Jan Zimmermann18251301730.31
3 Matt Anderson1744981590.30
4 Wallace de Souza16181391730.29
5 Graham Vigrass15171581900.28

Best Diggers
PlayerDigsFaultsReceptionsTotalAvg
1 Luke Perry7301362091.30
2 Maximiliano Cavanna6801041721.19
3 Micah Christenson650351001.16
4 Jenia Grebennikov600891491.11
5 Paweł Zatorski5412711371.06

Final round

Statistics leaders correct at the end of final round.[10]

Best Attackers
PlayerSpikesFaultsShotsTotal%
1 Bartosz Kurek21573363.64
2 Stéphen Boyer64172610759.81
3 Maxim Mikhaylov5310268959.55
4 Wallace de Souza59202210158.42
5 Marko Ivović15662755.56

Best Servers
PlayerAcesFaultsHitsTotalAvg
1 Egor Kliuka6638500.46
2 Thibault Rossard71030470.44
3 Dmitry Volkov51335530.38
4 Maxim Mikhaylov51040550.38
5 Srećko Lisinac2410160.33

Best Diggers
PlayerDigsFaultsReceptionsTotalAvg
1 Paweł Zatorski14016302.00
2 Thales Hoss26029551.86
3 Dmitry Volkov18012301.38
4 Earvin N'Gapeth20011311.25
5 Aleksey Kabeshov16016321.23

See also

References