2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 18th edition of the competition. It was held at Bangalore, India. The tournament took place from 6 to 10 December 2023.[1][2]

2023 Men's Club World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation India
CityBangalore
Dates6–10 December
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsItaly Sir Sicoma Perugia
(2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPUkraine Oleh Plotnytskyi
Best SetterItaly Simone Giannelli
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPRussia Dmitriy Muserskiy
Best LiberoBrazil Maique Nascimento
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Attendance11,746 (1,175 per match)
Official website
2022 Men's Club World Championship

Sir Sicoma Perugia won their second title after defeating Itambé Minas in straight sets (3–0) in the final.[3][4] Itambé Minas settle for silver and its also their first medal of the tournament.[3] Suntory Sunbirds claimed bronze after they reverse sweeped Halkbank Spor Kulübü for the 3rd place match.[3] Oleh Plotnytskyi was named the MVP of the tournament.[3]

This were Ahmedabad Defenders, Halkbank Spor Kulübü and Suntory Sunbirds' first appearance at the Club World Championship.[5]

Qualification

Team (Confederation)Qualified as
Ahmedabad Defenders (AVC)Hosts
Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (CSV)2023 South American champions
Itambé Minas (CSV)2023 South American runners-up
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle[A] (CEV)2023 European champions
Jastrzębski Węgiel[B] (CEV)2023 European runners-up
Suntory Sunbirds (AVC)2023 Asian champions
Halkbank Spor Kulübü[8](CEV)Wild card
Sir Sicoma Perugia[9] (CEV)
Notes

Venue

All matches
Bangalore, India
Koramangala Indoor Stadium

Format

Preliminary round

Six teams are divided into two pools of three teams each in a round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.[10]

Final round

Semifinals[10]
A1 vs. B2
B1 vs. A2
Finals[10]
Gold match: SFW1 vs. SFW2
Bronze march: SFL1 vs. SFL2

Pools composition

Pool APool B
Ahmedabad Defenders Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei
Itambé Minas Suntory Sunbirds
Sir Sicoma Perugia Halkbank Spor Kulübü

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Source:[11]

  1. Number of victories
  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 and 0 match point for the loser.

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner and 1 match point for the loser.

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Sir Sicoma Perugia220660MAX1511121.348Semifinals
2 Itambé Minas2113331.0001391400.993
3 Ahmedabad Defenders2020060.0001121500.747
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Dec20:30Ahmedabad Defenders 0–3 Itambé Minas22–2523–2519–25  64–75P2 Report
7 Dec20:30Sir Sicoma Perugia 3–0 Itambé Minas25–1826–2425–22  76–64P2 Report
8 Dec20:30Ahmedabad Defenders 0–3 Sir Sicoma Perugia18–2519–2511–25  48–75P2 Report

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Suntory Sunbirds2114531.6671921831.049Semifinals
2 Halkbank Spor Kulübü2113331.0001411430.986
3 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei2112350.6001891960.964
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Dec17:00Halkbank Spor Kulübü 0–3 Suntory Sunbirds23–2523–2516–25  62–75P2 Report
7 Dec17:00Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei 3–2 Suntory Sunbirds25–2131–2928–3022–2515–12121–117P2 Report
8 Dec17:00Halkbank Spor Kulübü 3–0 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei26–2425–1828–26  79–68P2 Report

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
Sir Sicoma Perugia3
 
10 December
 
Halkbank Spor Kulübü0
 
Sir Sicoma Perugia3
 
9 December
 
Itambé Minas0
 
Suntory Sunbirds2
 
 
Itambé Minas3
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 December
 
 
Halkbank Spor Kulübü2
 
 
Suntory Sunbirds3

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Dec17:00Sir Sicoma Perugia 3–0 Halkbank Spor Kulübü25–1425–1631–29  81–59P2 Report
9 Dec20:30Suntory Sunbirds 2–3 Itambé Minas25–2222–2530–2820–2515–17112–117P2 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Dec17:00Halkbank Spor Kulübü 2–3 Suntory Sunbirds25–1725–2321–2519–2512–15102–105P2 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Dec20:30Sir Sicoma Perugia 3–0 Itambé Minas25–1325–2125–19  75–53P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

Source:[3]

See also

References