# 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification

The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification was a qualification tournament to determine the final two spots for the 2012 World League. It was held from 29 July to 21 August 2011.

## Teams

| Team | Qualified as |
| Second Round ||
| Portugal | 14th place* of the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League |
| Puerto Rico | 16th place of the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League |
| First Round ||
| Egypt | African Challenger (No. 13 in the World Ranking) |
| China | Asian Challenger** (No. 11 in the World Ranking) |
| Canada | American Challenger (No. 22 in the World Ranking) |
| Slovakia | European Challenger (No. 33 in the World Ranking) |
* Because of 15th place Japan to play all its 2011 World League matches abroad due to the nuclear and radiation concerns in Japan, FIVB decided to guarantee Japan a vacancy in the 2012 edition. ** China beat Iran 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–18, 25–19) in the Asian Qualifier in Taicang, China on 11 July 2011.

## Pool standing procedure

* Match points
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## First round

* All times are local.

### Playoff 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 175 | 160 | 1.094 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 160 | 175 | 0.914 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 19:30 | Canada | 1–3 | Slovakia | 26–28 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 97–100 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Jul | 19:30 | Canada | 3–0 | Slovakia | 28–26 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 78–60 | P2 P3 |

### Playoff 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 189 | 177 | 1.068 |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 177 | 189 | 0.937 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 14:03 | China | 3–0 | Egypt | 29–27 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 79–71 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Jul | 14:05 | China | 3–2 | Egypt | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 17–15 | 110–106 | P2 P3 |

## Second round

* All times are local.

### Playoff 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 168 | 139 | 1.209 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 139 | 168 | 0.827 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Aug | 19:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–17 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–23 | | 93–87 | P2 P3 |
| 21 Aug | 19:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |

### Playoff 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 203 | 193 | 1.052 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 193 | 203 | 0.951 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Aug | 14:00 | China | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–20 | 21–25 | 14–25 | 23–25 | | 83–95 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Aug | 14:00 | China | 3–2 | Portugal | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 110–108 | P2 P3 |