2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
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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]
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | France |
City | Lille (final round) |
Dates | 25 May – 8 July |
Teams | 16 (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 | |
MVP | Maxim Mikhaylov |
Best Setter | Benjamin Toniutti |
Best OH | Taylor Sander Dmitry Volkov |
Best MB | Kévin Le Roux Dmitry Muserskiy |
Best OPP | Matt Anderson |
Best Libero | Jenia Grebennikov |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 130 |
Attendance | 494,775 (3,806 per match) |
Official website | |
Volleyball Nations League | |
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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]