1999 FIVB Men's World Cup

The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from November 18 to December 2, 1999 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Sydney, Australia 2000.

The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yoyogi, and Komazawa. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since it began with the first edition in 1970.

quads

*details|1999 FIVB Men's World Cup Squads

Round Robin

Final Ranking

* "Russia, Cuba and Italy qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia."

Final Ranking

1. vb|RUS

2. vb|CUB

3. vb|ITA

4. vb|USA

5. vb|ESP

6. vb|BRA

7. vb|KOR

8. vb|CAN

9. vb|ARG

10. vb|JPN

11. vb|CHN

12. vb|TUN

Awards

*Most Valuable Player:* flagathlete|Roman Yakovlev|RUS
*Best Scorer:* flagathlete|Rafael Pascual|ESP
*Best Spiker:* flagathlete|Roman Yakovlev|RUS
*Best Blocker:* flagathlete|Bang Sing-Bong|KOR
*Best Server:* flagathlete|Osvaldo Hernández|CUB
*Best Digger:* flagathlete|Ho Lee|KOR
*Best Receiver:* flagathlete|Ho Lee|KOR
*Best Setter:* flagathlete|Lloy Ball|USA

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus/wcup_m99.htm Results]
* [http://todor66.com/volleyball/World_Cup/Men_1999.html results]
* [http://www.volleyballnewsletter.com/news-let/swnb-092.htm Stats]