DAILY BULLETIN No. 6 20 July 2014

World League Finals Florence - Italy

16 – 20 July 2014

Final Ranking

1. U.S.A. 2. Brazil 3. Italy 4. Iran 5. Australia ‐. Russia

Best Team & MVP

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 3 Taylor SANDER

Best Opposite Best Middle Blocker Best Outside Hitter 4 4 3

Wallace David Taylor DE SOUZA LEE SANDER

Best Libero 7

Best Outside Hitter Best Middle Blocker Best Setter Salvatore 10 16 4 ROSSINI

Souza Ricardo Lucas Mir Saeid LUCARELLI SAATKAMP MAROUFLAKRANI More infographics on the FIVB website: www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2014/ & twitter feed: @FIVBWorIdLeague

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MATCH RESULTS Pool H-Final Round Result per set (points) Total No Date Teams Set Time Spectators 12345Points 50 16/07/2014ITA- USA 3-0 25-22 25-21 26-24 76- 67 1:36 5.500 52 17/07/2014USA- AUS 3-1 22-25 25-18 25-23 25-19 97- 85 1:51 1.300 54 18/07/2014AUS- ITA 0-3 14-25 22-25 21-25 57- 75 1:17 7.100 Pool I-Final Round Result per set (points) Total No Date Teams Set Time Spectators 12345Points 49 16/07/2014IRI- RUS 2-3 25-18 18-25 21-25 37-35 8-15 109-118 2:38 3.700 51 17/07/2014RUS- BRA 1-3 24-26 25-22 23-25 22-25 94- 98 2:05 2.600 53 18/07/2014BRA- IRI 1-3 21-25 19-25 25-23 26-28 91-101 2:05 5.600 Semifinals Result per set (points) Total No Date Teams Set Time Spectators 12345Points 55 19/07/2014IRI- USA 0-3 18-25 22-25 16-25 56- 75 1:24 6.700 56 19/07/2014ITA- BRA 0-3 11-25 23-25 20-25 54- 75 1:23 8.000 Finals Result per set (points) Total No Date Teams Set Time Spectators 12345Points 57 20/07/2014IRI- ITA 0-3 22-25 18-25 22-25 62- 75 1:30 9.000 58 20/07/2014USA- BRA 3-1 31-29 21-25 25-20 25-23 102- 97 2:15 9.000 TEAM RANKING Pool H-Final Round Matches Results Details Sets Points Rk Code Team Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio 1ITAItaly 622020000060MAX1511241,218 2USAUSA 3211010001340,7501641611,019 3AUSAustralia 0202000011160,1671421720,826 Pool I-Final Round Matches Results Details Sets Points Rk Code Team Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio 1IRIIran 4211010100541,2502102091,005 2BRABrazil 3211010010441,0001891950,969 3RUSRussia 2211001010450,8002122071,024

Match:57Date: 20/07/2014 Spectators: 9.000 TeamsSets12345Total City: Florence IRI 0 22 18 22 62 Hall: Nelson Mandela Forum ITA 3 25 25 25 75 Match duration: Start: 17:30 End: 19:00 Total: 1:30 Set duration 0:27 0:28 0:29 1:24

Referees: Cespedes D. [DOM] & Cholakian H. [ARG]

IRI • Iran 12345 Pts ITA • Italy 12345 Pts

2 Mostafavand Saeed 2 Kovar Jiri 4 Marouflakrani Mir Saeid  3 Parodi Simone  10 5 Ghaemi Farhad  6 4 Vettori Luca  6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed Mohammad  6 7L Rossini Salvatore LLL 7 Fayazi Damnabi Pourya 9 Zaytsev Ivan  14 8L Zarif Ahangaran V. Farhad LLL 10 Lanza Filippo  10 9 Gholami Adel  2 11 Buti Simone  7 10 Ghafour Amir  8 13 Travica Dragan  3 12 Mirzajanpour M. Mojtaba  2 14 Piano Matteo 13 Mahdavi Mehdi  2 15 Birarelli Emanuele 15L Alizadeh Gh. Abdolreza 16 Baranowicz Michele 16 Tashakori Armin  1 17 Giovi Andrea  17 Ghara Reza  5 19 Anzani Simone  8 22 Ebadipour Ghara H. Milad  6 22 Randazzo Luigi Coach: KOVAC Slobodan (SRB) Coach: BERRUTO Mauro (ITA) Assistant: MOHAMMADI RAD Rahman (IRI) Assistant: BROGIONI Andrea (ITA) TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Total Scoring Won Total No Name No Name Pts Atts Skills Pts Atts 31 79 Total Team 36 67 Total Team 6 20 10 Ghafour Amir 12 26 9 Zaytsev Ivan Spike 6 13 22 Ebadipour Ghara H. Milad 9 13 10 Lanza Filippo 5 10 6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed 8 16 3 Parodi Simone 5 29 Total Team 12 36 Total Team 2 5 5 Ghaemi Farhad 4 7 19 Anzani Simone Block 1 2 17 Ghara Reza 3 10 11 Buti Simone 1 9 6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed 2 7 13 Travica Dragan 2 64 Total Team 4 73 Total Team 2 7 10 Ghafour Amir 2 15 11 Buti Simone Serve 2 14 3 Parodi Simone

24 Total Team Opp. error 23 Total Team 62 172 Total Team Total 75 176 Total Team 8 28 10 Ghafour Amir Best Scorer 14 48 9 Zaytsev Ivan

 Starting line-up Pts = Points scored nn = Captain  Substitute Atts = Attempts L = Libero Opp = Opponent

Match:58Date: 20/07/2014 Spectators: 9.000 TeamsSets12345Total City: Florence USA 3 31 21 25 25 102 Hall: Nelson Mandela Forum BRA 1 29 25 20 23 97 Match duration: Start: 20:30 End: 22:45 Total: 2:15 Set duration 0:36 0:29 0:30 0:31 2:06

Referees: Labasta M. [CZE] & Wang N. [CHN]

USA • USA 12345 Pts BRA • Brazil 12345 Pts

1 Anderson Matthew  23 1 Rezende Bruno Mossa  2 Rooney Sean  1 3 Carbonera Eder  2 3 Sander Taylor  24 4 De Souza Wallace  16 4 Lee David  12 5 Santos Junior Sidnei Dos  11 6 Lotman Paul 6 Vissotto Neves Leandro  5 7 Shoji Kawika  8 Endres Murilo  9 11 Christenson Micah  6 10 Lucarelli Souza Ricardo  14 12 Holmes Russell 14 Araujo Rafael 15 Clark Carson 15 Bonatto Gustavo 17 Holt Maxwell  9 16 Saatkamp Lucas  8 18 Muagututia Garrett  3 19L Pedreira Junior Mario LLLL 22L Shoji Erik LLLL 20 Oliveira Raphael  1 21 Souza Douglas 22 Loh Lucas Eduardo Coach: Speraw, John (USA) Coach: Bernardo Rezende (BRA) Assistant: Fuerbringer, Matthew (USA) Assistant: Roberley Leonaldo (BRA) TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Total Scoring Won Total No Name No Name Pts Atts Skills Pts Atts 60 116 Total Team 51 116 Total Team 22 44 1 Anderson Matthew 14 29 4 De Souza Wallace Spike 22 37 3 Sander Taylor 12 27 10 Lucarelli Souza Ricardo 7 12 17 Holt Maxwell 10 16 5 Santos Junior Sidnei Dos 14 62 Total Team 11 58 Total Team 7 17 4 Lee David 3 12 16 Saatkamp Lucas Block 2 6 11 Christenson Micah 2 11 4 De Souza Wallace 2 12 3 Sander Taylor 2 10 8 Endres Murilo 4 101 Total Team 4 98 Total Team 2 22 11 Christenson Micah 1 5 3 Carbonera Eder Serve 1 12 4 Lee David 1 10 20 Oliveira Raphael 1 14 18 Muagututia Garrett 1 14 10 Lucarelli Souza Ricardo 24 Total Team Opp. error 31 Total Team 102 279 Total Team Total 97 272 Total Team 24 63 3 Sander Taylor Best Scorer 16 47 4 De Souza Wallace

 Starting line-up Pts = Points scored nn = Captain  Substitute Atts = Attempts L = Libero Opp = Opponent

VIS, version 1.96 (Build 586, 16 pools), © 1992-2013 FIVB 20/07/2014 23:57 Page 1  VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills FIVB Men's Volleyball World League 2014    Best Scorers Rk No Name Pos. Team Spike Block Serve Total 1 10 Ghafour Amir OP IRI 67 2 2 71 2 3 Sander Taylor OS USA 60 3 3 66 3 1 Anderson Matthew OP USA 58 3 3 64 4 9 Zaytsev Ivan OP ITA 50 5 4 59 5 4 De Souza Wallace OS BRA 47 7 1 55 6 10 Lucarelli Souza Ricardo OS BRA 45 5 2 52 7 16 Saatkamp Lucas MB BRA 29 9 4 42 8 4 Lee David MB USA 23 13 5 41 917Holt Maxwell MBUSA 19 7 10 36 10 5 Santos Junior Sidnei Dos MB BRA 24 7 3 34 11 6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed Mohammad MB IRI 24 6 2 32 11 5 Ghaemi Farhad OS IRI 24 5 3 32 13 10 Lanza Filippo OS ITA 27 1 1 29 13 3 Parodi Simone OS ITA 24 2 3 29 15 11 Buti Simone MB ITA 19 3 4 26 15 8 Endres Murilo OS BRA 19 7 0 26 17 2 Rooney Sean OS USA 21 3 1 25 17 12 Mirzajanpour M. Mojtaba OS IRI 24 0 1 25 19 9 Gholami Adel MB IRI 19 4 1 24 20 6 Vissotto Neves Leandro OP BRA 15 2 0 17 21 11 Christenson Micah S USA 7 3 4 14 21 22 Ebadipour Ghara H. Milad OS IRI 14 0 0 14 23 19 Anzani Simone MB ITA 8 4 0 12 23 22 Loh Lucas Eduardo OS BRA 10 2 0 12 25 15 Birarelli Emanuele MB ITA 5 4 2 11 25 3 Carbonera Eder MB BRA 6 3 2 11 27 2 Kovar Jiri OS ITA 8 1 1 10 28 4 Marouflakrani Mir Saeid S IRI 4 2 3 9 29 13 Travica Dragan S ITA 3 4 0 7 30 14 Piano Matteo MB ITA 5 1 0 6 30 22 Randazzo Luigi OS ITA 5 1 0 6 30 16 Tashakori Armin MB IRI 5 1 0 6 30 1 Rezende Bruno Mossa S BRA 5 0 1 6 34 17 Ghara Reza OP IRI 4 1 0 5 35 15 Clark Carson OP USA 4 0 0 4 36 18 Muagututia Garrett OS USA 2 0 1 3 37 4 Vettori Luca OP ITA 2 0 0 2 37 7 Shoji Kawika S USA 2 0 0 2 37 2 Mostafavand Saeed MB IRI 2 0 0 2 37 7 Fayazi Damnabi Pourya OS IRI 2 0 0 2 37 13 Mahdavi Mehdi S IRI 2 0 0 2 37 20 Oliveira Raphael S BRA 1 0 1 2 43 7 Rossini Salvatore L ITA 0 0 0 0 43 16 Baranowicz Michele S ITA 0 0 0 0 43 17 Giovi Andrea L ITA 0 0 0 0 43 6 Lotman Paul OS USA 0 0 0 0 43 12 Holmes Russell MB USA 0 0 0 0 43 22 Shoji Erik L USA 0 0 0 0 43 14 Araujo Rafael OP BRA 0 0 0 0 43 15 Bonatto Gustavo MB BRA 0 0 0 0 Total tournament 744 121 68 933

Best Spikers  Limit: 15.00% Total Succ. Rk No Name Pos. Team Spikes Faults Shots Attempts % 1 3 Sander Taylor OS USA6014249861.22 2 9 Zaytsev Ivan OP ITA5016319751.55 3 10 Lucarelli Souza Ricardo OS BRA4516299050.00 4 10 Ghafour Amir OP IRI67234513549.63 5 4 De Souza Wallace OS BRA4717329648.96 63Parodi Simone OSITA 24 7 21 52 46.15 7 1 Anderson Matthew OP USA58254913243.94 8 2 Rooney Sean OS USA 21 9 30 60 35.00 - 5 Ghaemi Farhad OS IRI 24 11 20 55 - 12 Mirzajanpour M. Mojtaba OS IRI24102054 Total Tournament 744 239 492 1.475 50.44  Best Blockers Kill Total Avg. Rk No Name Pos. Team Faults Rebounds Blocks Attempts by set 1 4 Lee David MB USA131515430.93 2 16 Saatkamp Lucas MB BRA 9 21 15 45 0.60 317Holt Maxwell MBUSA 7 14 20 41 0.50 4 4 De Souza Wallace OS BRA7 813280.47 5 5 Santos Junior Sidnei Dos MB BRA 7 10 13 30 0.47 6 8 Endres Murilo OS BRA 7 10 10 27 0.47 7 9 Zaytsev Ivan OP ITA 5 8 5 18 0.42 8 6 Mousavi Eraghi Seyed Mohammad MB IRI 6 16 9 31 0.40 9 19 Anzani Simone MB ITA 4 1 3 8 0.33 10 15 Birarelli Emanuele MB ITA 4 5 8 17 0.33 Total Tournament 121 292 252 665 4.32  Best Servers Serve Total Avg. Rk No Name Pos. Team Aces Faults Hits Attempts by set 117Holt Maxwell MBUSA101443670.71 2 4 Lee David MB USA5 447560.36 3 11 Buti Simone MB ITA4 342490.33 4 9 Zaytsev Ivan OP ITA 4 15 30 49 0.33 5 11 Christenson Micah S USA 4 13 42 59 0.29 6 16 Saatkamp Lucas MB BRA 4 12 31 47 0.27 73Parodi Simone OSITA 3 11 23 37 0.25 8 3 Sander Taylor OS USA3 832430.21 9 1 Anderson Matthew OP USA 3 12 29 44 0.21 10 4 Marouflakrani Mir Saeid S IRI3 352580.20 Total Tournament 68 231 1.008 1.307 2.43

Best Spikers  Limit: 15.00% Total Succ. Rk Team Spikes Faults Shots Attempts % 1 ITA Italy 156 44 98 298 52.35 2 BRA Brazil 201 63 126 390 51.54 3 USA USA 196 60 128 384 51.04 4 IRI Iran 191 72 140 403 47.39 Total Tournament 744 239 492 1.475 50.44  Best Blockers Kill Total Avg. Rk Team Faults Rebounds Blocks Attempts by set 1 BRA Brazil 42 86 72 200 2.80 2 USA USA 32 74 73 179 2.29 3 ITA Italy 26 47 47 120 2.17 4 IRI Iran 21 85 60 166 1.40 Total Tournament 121 292 252 665 4.32  Best Servers Serve Total Avg. Rk Team Aces Faults Hits Attempts by set 1 USA USA 27 61 251 339 1.93 2 ITA Italy 15 58 205 278 1.25 3 BRA Brazil 14 56 290 360 0.93 4 IRI Iran 12 56 262 330 0.80 Total Tournament 68 231 1.008 1.307 2.43

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title

Florence, Italy, July 20, 2014 – USA, ranked fourth in the world, beat world No. 1 Brazil in four outstanding sets 3-1 (31-29, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23) to claim their second World League title in front of 9,000 fans at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy on Sunday.

Taylor Sander and Matt Anderson led the way with 24 points and 23 points respectively but it was middle blocker David Lee who, with a Finals high seven blocks, was instrumental in the win for the Americans, who one their first World League title in 2008. Wallace was Brazil’s best with 16.

"It's unbelievable, unbelievable – I am lost for words," said tournament Best Blocker David Lee after getting his gold medal. "I’m feeling fantastic. We are a great team and our players are very young. Taylor Sander played an amazing game. Guys like him are the future. Tonight really couldn’t have worked better."

For USA, who topped Pool B in the Intercontinental Round with nine wins and three defeats, they become the fourth country to win more than one World League title. They receive $1m in prize money. Brazil received $500,000 for finishing second.

Earlier, Italy beat Iran 3-0 (25-22, 25-28, 25-22) to claim their fourth bronze medal and 15th World League medal overall.

Key points

• First World League final between Brazil and USA • USA fourth country to win more than one World League title • USA now have two gold (2014, 2008) from three World League finals and five medals overall (two gold, one silver and two bronze). Brazil claimed their fifth silver medal and 18th overall (nine gold, five silver and four bronze). Brazil most successful nation in the World League. • Brazil’s last title was in 2010. Finished second in 2011 and 2013. • Italy claimed fourth bronze medal and now clear second most successful country with eight gold, three silver and four bronze medals. • World League winner takes home $1m in prize money • Italy win the bronze medal for the second year in a row. Prior to 2013, they had not finished on the podium for eight seasons. • Iran finish fourth, which is their best ever World League performance. In their debut season, 2013, they finished ninth. • With 71 points, Iran's Amir Ghafour finished as the tournament's best scorer. Taylor Sander finished with 66 and Matt Anderson with 64.

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2014 World League Dream Team · 1st Best Outside Spiker: Taylor Sander (USA) · 2nd Best Outside Spiker: Lucarelli (Brazil) · 1st Best Middle Blocker: David Lee (USA) · 2nd Best Middle Blocker: Lucas (Brazil) · Best Libero: Salvatore Rossini (Italy) · Best Setter: Mir Saeid Marouflakrani (Iran) · Best Opposite Spiker: Wallace (Brazil) · Most Valuable Player: Taylor Sander (USA) · · The MVP received $30,000 in prize money, with the other award winners collecting $10,000 each.

LIVE SCORING - WEEK 9 / FINALS

Match Local GMT Live Score Press Pool Date Teams City Description Stats Photos No Time Time Result Conf.

G1-49 I 16/07 17:30 15:30 IRI-RUS 2-3 Florence View View View View

G1-50 H 16/07 20:45 18:30 ITA-USA 3-0 Florence View View View View

G1-51 I 17/07 17:30 15:30 RUS-BRA 1-3 Florence View View View View

G1-52 H 17/07 20:30 18:30 USA-AUS 3-1 Florence View View View View

G1-53 I 18/07 17:30 15:30 BRA-IRI 1-3 Florence View View View View

G1-54 H 18/07 20:30 18:30 AUS-ITA 0-3 Florence View View View View

G1-55 SF-GR1 19/07 17:30 15:30 IRI-USA 0-3 Florence View View View View

G1-56 SF-GR1 19/07 20:30 18:30 ITA-BRA 0-3 Florence View View View View

G1-57 Finals 20/07 17:30 15:30 IRI-ITA 0-3 Florence View View View View

G1-58 Finals 20/07 20:30 18:30 USA-BRA 3-1 Florence View View View View

World League 2014 Final Standing

1) USA 16) Czech Republic 2) Brazil 16) Finland 3) Italy 16) Germany 4) Iran 19) Japan 5) Russia 19) Korea 6) Serbia 21) Cuba 7) Bulgaria 22) Turkey 7) Poland 23) China 9) Australia 24) Slovakia 10) France 25) Mexico 11) Belgium 25) Spain 12) Netherlands 27) Puerto Rico 13) Argentina 27) Tunisia 13) Canada 13) Portugal

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Top Scoring Performances · 37- Yuan Zhi of China v Cuba (June 28) · 36 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Russia (June 27) · 33 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (July 5) · 32 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Serbia (June 14) · 32 – Maurice Torres of Puerto Rico v Spain (June 8) · 32 – Thomas Edgar of Australia v Finland (June 7) · 31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (June 20) · 31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Belgium (June 8) · 30 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Brazil (July 3) · 30 - Amir Ghafour of Iran v Russia (July 16 World League Group 1 Finals) · 28 - Rolando Cepeda Abreu of Cuba v Turkey (June 29 - Group 3 gold medal match) · 28 – Park Chul-Woo of Korea v Netherlands (June 28) · 28 – Michal Winiarski of Poland v Italy (June 13) · 28 – Jeon Kwang-In of Korea v Czech Republic (June 5) · 28 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Finland (June 1) · 28 – Nemanja Petric of Serbia v Russia (May 31) · 28 – Christian Fromm of Germany v Japan (May 24) · 28 – Kunihiro Shimizu of Japan v Germany (May 24) · Top Blocking Performances · 10 – Dmitriy Muserskiy of Russia v USA (June 27) · 8 – Tommi Siirila of Finland v Belgium (July 5) · 8 – Pieter Verhees of Belgium v Finland (July 4) · 8 – Gil Marcel Keller of Portugal v Netherlands (June 8) · 8 – Nicolas Le Goff of France v Japan (May 31) · 8 – Matteo Piano of Italy v Brazil (May 24) · 8 – Jorge Fernandez Valcarel (June 15) · 7 – David Lee of USA v Brazil (July 20 – Group 1 gold medal match) · 7 – Sebastian Solé of Argentina v France (June 29) · 7 – Michael Parkinson of the Netherlands v Korea (June 29) · 6 – Michal Krisko of Czech Republic v Korea (June 21) · 6 – Artem Volvich of Russia v Serbia (May 30) · 6 – Aidan Zingel of Australia v Finland (June 14) · 6 – Viktor Yosihof of Bulgaria v Russia (June 15) · 6 – Jukka Lehtonen of Finland v Belgium (June 22) · 6 – Aidan Zingel of Australia v France (July 12 - Group 2 gold medal match) · Top Blocking Performances by Team · 23 - The Netherlands v Korea (June 29) · 18 – Finland v Belgium (July 5) · 18 – USA v Serbia (June 14) · 18 – Portugal v Netherlands (June 8)

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· 17 – Russia v USA (June 27) · 17 – Czech Republic v Korea (June 21) · 17 – Canada v Australia (June 20) · 17 – Spain v Slovakia (June 15) · 17 – Turkey v Tunisia (June 8) · 17 – France v Argentina (May 24) · 16 – Germany v Japan (June 28) · 16 – Netherlands v Czech Republic (June 14) · 16 – Spain v Puerto Rico (June 8) · 16 – Italy v Poland (June 8) · 16 – Turkey v Mexico (June 7) · 16 – Czech Republic v Korea (June 5) · 16 – Iran v Brazil (June 6) · Top Serving Performances · 7 – Mikko Oivanen (Finland) v Belgium (June 22) · 6 – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Netherlands) v Portugal (June 21) · 6 – Alexandre Ferreira (Portugal) v Czech Republic (May 31) · 5 - Lubos Kostolani (Slovakia) v China (June 29 - Group 3 bronze medal match) · 5 – Yuan Zhi (China) v Cuba (June 28) · 5 – Valdir Sequeira (Portugal) v Netherlands (June 21) · 5 – Luiz Felipe Fonteles (Brazil) v Poland (May 29) · 5 – Dick Kooy (Netherlands) v Korea (May 31) · 5 – Nicolas Marechal (France) v Germany (June 15) · Top Serving Performances by Team · 14 – Finland v Belgium (June 22) · 12 - Slovakia v China (June 29 - Group 3 bronze medal match) · 12 – Netherlands v Portugal (June 21) · 11 – USA v Bulgaria (June 20) · 11 – Bulgaria v Serbia (June 8) · 11 – France v Germany (June 15) · 10 – Germany v Japan (May 24) · 10 – Finland v Australia (June 15) · Highest Scorer by Round · Week 1: 28 – Christian Fromm of Germany v Japan; Kunihiro Shimizu of Japan v Germany (May 24) · Week 2: 28 – Nemanja Petric of Serbia v Russia (May 31) · Week 3: 32 – Maurice Torres of Puerto Rico v Spain (June 8); Thomas Edgar of Australia v Finland (June 7) · Week 4: 32 – Matthew Anderson of USA v Serbia (June 14) · Week 5: 31 – Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Australia (June 20) · Week 6: 37 – Yuan Zhi of China v Cuba (June 28)

FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE 2014

· Week 7: 30 – Ivan Zaytsev of Italy v Brazil (July 3) · Week 8: 26 - Edgar Thomas of Australia v the Netherlands (July 11) · Week 9: 30 - Amir Ghafour of Iran v Russia (July 16) · Highest Set Score · Week 1: Germany v Japan, 27-29 (May 24) · Week 2: Brazil v Poland, 29-27 (May 29) · Week 3: Czech Republic v Korea, 31-33 (June 5); Turkey v Cuba, 31-33 (June 6); Belgium v Canada, 33-31 (June 8) · Week 4: USA v Serbia (June 13), China v Puerto Rico (June 15) 30-28 · Week 5: Russia v Serbia (June 20) 37-35 · Week 6: China v Slovakia (June 29) 39-37 · Week 7: Finland v Belgium (July 5) 29-27 · Week 8: Australia v the Netherlands (July 11) 27-25 · Week 9: Russia v Iran (July 16) 37-35 · Highest Scoring Matches · Week 1: Germany v Japan (May 24) (25-23, 25-21, 27-29, 23-25, 15-9) – 222 points · Week 2: Canada v Finland (June 1) (19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11) – 207 points · Week 3: Czech Republic v Korea (June 5) (31-33, 25-19, 26-24, 26-28, 20-18) – 250 points · Week 4: Poland v Italy (June 13) (25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 15-10) – 225 points · Week 5: Australia v Canada (June 20) (25-27, 20-25, 30-28, 25-17, 15-13) – 225 points · Week 6: Korea v Netherlands (June 28) (31-29, 16-25, 25-23, 30-32, 14-16) – 241 points · Week 7: Finland v Belgium (July 5) (23-25, 29-27, 22-25, 25-23, 15-8) – 222 points · Week 8: France v Australia (July 12) (25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14) - 217 points · Week 9: Russia v Iran (July 16) (18-25, 25-18, 25-21, 35-37, 15-8) - 227 points

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