2010 Men's World Champs: The Summary Report

Coverage: 2010 Men's World Champ: So the tourney ended 3 days ago so before we get excited for the women's tourney, here's the Final Ranking and Best Player Awards from the event:

GOLD BRAZIL (Brazil is the best!)
SILVER CUBA (A very young team with a bright future!)
BRONZE SERBIA (We ♥ Serbia!)

4th: Italy (Good job!)
5th: Russia (A very disappointing result for Mikhaylov and team.)
6th: USA (Another medal-less performance for the Olympic Champs.)
7th: Bulgaria (Kaziyski & Nikolov played great volleyball!)
8th: Germany (Satisfying result)
9th: Argentina (They're getting better!)
10th: Czech Republic (The best finish for this team! Yehey!)
11th: France (If Rouzier didn't get injured, they could've played for a medal.)
12th: Spain (Rising team from Europe.)
13th: Cameron Egypt Poland Japan Mexico Puerto Rico
19th: Australia Canada Iran Tunisia China Venezuela

 

BEST PLAYERS:

Most Valuable Player: Murilo Endres (BRA)
Top Scorer: Iban Perez (ESP)
Best Server: Clayton Stanley (USA)
Best Spiker: Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
Best Blocker: Robertlandy Simon (CUB)
Best Setter: Nikola Grbic (SRB)
Best Libero: Ferdinand Tille (GER)

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Highest Scorers By Day:

Day 1 (1st Rd): 28 points by Antonin Rouzier (FRA) in France’s 3-2 win over the Czech Republic in Turin

Day 2 (1st Rd): 27 points by Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS) in Russia’s 3-1 win over Australia in Modena

Day 3 (1st Rd): 28 points by Fernando Hernandez (CUB) in Cuba’s 3-2 win over Brazil in Verona

Day 4 (2nd Rd): 24 points by Gyrgy Grozer (GER) in Germany’s 3-0 win over Puerto Rico in Catania

Day 5 (2nd Rd): 30 points by Iban Perez (ESP) in Spain’s 3-2 win over Russia in Catania

Day 6 (2nd Rd): 23 points by Ahmed Abdelhay (EGY) in Egypt’s win against Spain in Catania

Day 7 (3rd Rd): 25 points by Murilo (BRA) in Brazil’s win over the Czech Republic in Rome

Day 8 (3rd Rd): 26 points by Ivan Miljkovic (SRB) in Serbia’s win over Russia in Florence

Day 9 (3rd Rd): 28 points by Vladimir Nikolov (BUL) in Cuba’s win over Bulgaria in Florence

ay 10 (Semifinals): 26 points by Iban Perez (ESP) in Argentina’s win over Spain in Florence

Day 11 (Semifinals/Finals): 30 points by Ivan Miljkovic (SRB) in Cuba’s win over Serbia in Rome

Day 12 (Finals): 22 points by Ivan Miljkovic (SRB) in Serbia’s win over Italy in Rome

Highest Set Score: 34-32 (EGY v JPN in Pool A) (CUB v BRA in Pool B) Both matches played on September 27.


Highest Scoring Matches:

233 (BUL v CUB in 3rd Round) 2-3 (25-22, 23-25, 28-26, 28-30, 11-15) played on October 6 in Florence

231 (FRA v BUL in 1st Round) 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 28-30, 19-17) played on September 26 in Turin

230 (CUB v BRA in 1st Round) 3-2 (34-32, 18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12) played on September 27 in Verona

228 (JPN v EGY in 1st Round) 3-2 (32-34. 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-13) played on September 27 in Milan

226 (SRB v CUB in Semifinal (1-4) 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 29-31, 25-22, 14-16) played on October 9 in Rome
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(Source: www.FIVB.org)