# 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 27th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament which was played by a record of 36 teams from 16 June to 17 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Kraków, Poland. After being runners-up on five occasions, Serbia finally claimed their first World League after prevailing over Brazil in straight sets. The defending champions France claimed their first ever bronze medal at the World League after a fast victory in straight sets against Italy. Marko Ivović was elected the most valuable player.
Canada secured their promotion into the 2017 World League Group 1 by sweeping hosts Portugal in straight sets in the Group 2 final four held in Matosinhos.
In the Group 3 final four, held in Frankfurt, Germany, Slovenia defeated the home team in four sets to crown their first ever World League appearance. Additionally, the team coached by former World League champion and MVP Andrea Giani earned a spot for the Intercontinental Group 2 in the next year.

## Qualification

* All 32 teams from the 2015 edition directly qualified.
* Slovenia qualified through the 2015 European League.
* Chinese Taipei, Germany and Qatar were invited to participate in Group 3.
| Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North America | South America |
| Egypt  Tunisia | Australia  China  Chinese Taipei  Iran  Japan  Kazakhstan  Qatar  South Korea | Belgium  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Italy  Montenegro  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Turkey | Canada  Cuba  Mexico  Puerto Rico  United States | Argentina  Brazil  Venezuela |
    $^1$ Teams making their debuts.

## Format
### Intercontinental round

* Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
* Group 2, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
* Group 3, the 12 teams were drawn in 6 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 6 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

### Final round

* Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
* Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

## Pools composition

The pools of Group 1 and Group 2 were announced on 18 August 2015. The pools of Group 3 were announced on 29 October 2015.

## Competition schedule

| ● | Intercontinental round | ● | Final round |
| | Week 1 16–19 Jun | Week 2 23–26 Jun | Week 3 1–3 Jul | Week 4 9–10 Jul | Week 5 13–17 Jul |
| Group 1 | 18 matches | 18 matches | 18 matches | | 10 matches |
| Group 2 | 18 matches | 18 matches | 18 matches | 4 matches | |
| Group 3 | 18 matches | 18 matches | 4 matches | | |

## Squads

There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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

## Intercontinental round
### Group 1
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3.125 | 793 | 681 | 1.164 | Group 1 Final round |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 2.778 | 814 | 748 | 1.088 | Group 1 Final round |
| 3 | Serbia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 2.091 | 810 | 738 | 1.098 | Group 1 Final round |
| 4 | France | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2.300 | 806 | 735 | 1.097 | Group 1 Final round |
| 5 | Italy | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2.000 | 715 | 654 | 1.093 | Group 1 Final round |
| 6 | Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1.071 | 698 | 662 | 1.054 | |
| 7 | Iran | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 0.682 | 777 | 861 | 0.902 | |
| 8 | Belgium | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 760 | 779 | 0.976 | |
| 9 | Argentina | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 0.800 | 824 | 835 | 0.987 | |
| 10 | Poland (H) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | 755 | 815 | 0.926 | Group 1 Final round |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 0.308 | 706 | 810 | 0.872 | |
| 12 | Australia | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0.111 | 600 | 740 | 0.811 | Relegated position |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

#### Week 1
##### Pool A1

* Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia
* All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 18:10 | France | 3–0 | Italy | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 20:40 | Australia | 0–3 | Belgium | 27–29 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 67–79 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 17:40 | Belgium | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 20:10 | Australia | 0–3 | France | 14–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 12:40 | Belgium | 3–2 | France | 13–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 100–104 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 15:10 | Australia | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 66–75 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B1

* Venue: Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jun | 14:10 | Brazil | 3–0 | Iran | 25–19 | 25–16 | 28–26 | | | 78–61 | P2 P3 |
| 16 Jun | 17:15 | Argentina | 1–3 | United States | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 94–98 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 14:10 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–21 | 25–13 | 26–24 | | | 76–58 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 17:15 | United States | 3–1 | Iran | 23–25 | 25–13 | 27–25 | 26–24 | | 101–87 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 20:30 | Iran | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–22 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 13–25 | 15–11 | 99–103 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 23:21 | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | 25–19 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 97–81 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool C1

* Venue: Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia
* All times are Kaliningrad Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:40 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Poland | 25–19 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 81–94 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 19:10 | Russia | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 32–34 | 17–25 | | 71–84 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 16:40 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Serbia | 26–28 | 25–27 | 18–25 | | 69–80 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 19:10 | Russia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 16:40 | Serbia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 19:10 | Russia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 95–82 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 2
##### Pool D1

* Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:10 | Russia | 0–3 | France | 22–25 | 34–36 | 20–25 | | | 76–86 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 20:10 | Poland | 3–1 | Argentina | 26–24 | 31–29 | 36–38 | 25–22 | | 118–113 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 17:10 | France | 2–3 | Argentina | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 13–15 | 109–109 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 20:10 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 15–25 | | 77–95 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 17:10 | Argentina | 3–0 | Russia | 25–18 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 20:10 | Poland | 0–3 | France | 28–30 | 20–25 | 29–31 | | | 77–86 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool E1

* Venue: PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | United States | 25–17 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 101–103 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 20:10 | Australia | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 27–29 | 17–25 | | | 59–79 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Australia | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 95–85 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–20 | 25–17 | 31–29 | | | 81–66 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 15:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Belgium | 21–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 18:30 | United States | 3–0 | Italy | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–68 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool F1

* Venue: Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, Belgrade, Serbia
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Jun | 16:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 93–88 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Jun | 19:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–19 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 83–94 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 16:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Iran | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 99–77 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 19:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 96–85 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 19:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 84–99 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 3
##### Pool G1

* Venue: Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Poland | 30–28 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 80–65 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 18:00 | France | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–19 | 28–26 | 25–20 | | | 78–65 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Belgium | 20–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 107–107 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 18:00 | France | 3–1 | Poland | 22–25 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 102–94 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Poland | 25–19 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 108–104 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 18:00 | France | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 21–25 | | 91–98 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool H1

* Venue: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, United States
* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 17:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 24–26 | 12–25 | | | 55–76 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 19:30 | United States | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | 100–92 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 19:30 | United States | 3–0 | Australia | 25–14 | 26–24 | 25–15 | | | 76–53 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 12:37 | United States | 3–0 | Russia | 35–33 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 85–71 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Australia | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 16–14 | 110–102 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool I1

* Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 18:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Argentina | 25–18 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 97–85 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 21:00 | Iran | 3–2 | Serbia | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 16–14 | 106–109 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 18:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Argentina | 23–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 65–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 21:00 | Iran | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 18:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 15–17 | 102–108 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 21:00 | Iran | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–23 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 109–109 | P2 P3 |

### Group 2
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 3.714 | 787 | 677 | 1.162 | Group 2 Final round |
| 2 | Turkey | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 2.500 | 813 | 756 | 1.075 | Group 2 Final round |
| 3 | Netherlands | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 839 | 768 | 1.092 | Group 2 Final round |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 1.375 | 858 | 826 | 1.039 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 | 837 | 850 | 0.985 | |
| 6 | China | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 0.765 | 681 | 681 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 781 | 816 | 0.957 | |
| 8 | Slovakia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 0.682 | 788 | 843 | 0.935 | |
| 9 | Cuba | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 0.750 | 891 | 917 | 0.972 | |
| 10 | South Korea | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 0.636 | 804 | 820 | 0.980 | |
| 11 | Japan | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 0.667 | 763 | 803 | 0.950 | Relegated position |
| 12 | Portugal (H) | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 0.565 | 758 | 843 | 0.899 | Group 2 Final round |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

#### Week 1
##### Pool A2

* Venue: İzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall, İzmir, Turkey
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 14:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 25–11 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 99–82 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–22 | 25–20 | 28–30 | 25–19 | | 103–91 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 14:30 | Portugal | 0–3 | Netherlands | 14–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Slovakia | 27–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 77–70 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 14:30 | Portugal | 2–3 | Slovakia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 17–19 | 111–108 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B2

* Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:10 | Cuba | 3–2 | South Korea | 33–31 | 25–18 | 14–25 | 22–25 | 15–6 | 109–105 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 19:15 | Japan | 3–0 | Finland | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 76–67 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 16:10 | Japan | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 28–30 | 11–15 | 114–109 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 19:15 | Finland | 3–2 | South Korea | 25–22 | 25–20 | 27–29 | 19–25 | 19–17 | 115–113 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 16:10 | Cuba | 1–3 | Finland | 18–25 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 89–90 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 19:15 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–21 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | | 76–62 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool C2

* Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Egypt | 25–21 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 104–108 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 19:00 | China | 0–3 | Canada | 18–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 15:10 | Canada | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 18:10 | China | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 25–21 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 87–96 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 15:10 | Egypt | 3–0 | China | 25–20 | 28–26 | 26–24 | | | 79–70 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Canada | 16–25 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | | 89–100 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 2
##### Pool D2

* Venue: Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Jun | 17:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 105–104 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Jun | 20:10 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–19 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 97–89 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | Cuba | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 102–111 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 20:15 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 14–25 | 25–21 | 14–25 | 23–25 | | 76–96 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | Cuba | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 12–15 | 108–102 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 20:10 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Slovakia | 23–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 107–102 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool E2

* Venue: Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt
* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 21:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Japan | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 15–10 | 104–99 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 00:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Finland | 22–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 21:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Finland | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 105–104 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 00:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Japan | 25–22 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 109–102 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 21:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Japan | 25–18 | 31–29 | 22–25 | 25–21 | | 103–93 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 23:40 | Egypt | 3–1 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 31–29 | | 104–95 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool F2

* Venue: SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Canada
* All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:40 | China | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 97–79 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 20:10 | Canada | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 13:40 | Canada | 3–0 | China | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 16:10 | South Korea | 0–3 | Portugal | 23–25 | 26–28 | 23–25 | | 72–78 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 15:35 | South Korea | 1–3 | China | 25–18 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 88–93 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 18:20 | Canada | 3–1 | Portugal | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 99–85 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 3
##### Pool G2

* Venue: Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea
* All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 16:03 | South Korea | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 18:31 | Egypt | 1–3 | Netherlands | 19–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 78–96 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 14:02 | South Korea | 3–2 | Egypt | 26–24 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 28–30 | 15–13 | 117–112 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 17:20 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 85–99 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 14:00 | South Korea | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–16 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 18–16 | 111–103 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 17:01 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–19 | 32–30 | 25–23 | | | 82–72 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool H2

* Venue: Xuancheng Sports Centre, Xuancheng, China
* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 75–63 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 17:00 | China | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Japan | 25–18 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 25–22 | | 99–87 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 17:40 | China | 0–3 | Turkey | 25–27 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 66–77 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–13 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 102–95 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 17:45 | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–11 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool I2

* Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 15:40 | Canada | 3–2 | Cuba | 24–26 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 15–13 | 108–101 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 18:40 | Finland | 2–3 | Portugal | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 12–15 | 107–107 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 15:40 | Portugal | 0–3 | Canada | 18–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Jul | 18:40 | Finland | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–19 | 25–12 | 18–25 | 25–21 | | 93–77 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 15:10 | Cuba | 3–2 | Portugal | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 15–9 | 107–97 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jul | 18:10 | Finland | 3–2 | Canada | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 104–105 | P2 P3 |

### Group 3
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 513 | 441 | 1.163 | Group 3 Final round |
| 2 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 516 | 462 | 1.117 | Group 3 Final round |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 530 | 515 | 1.029 | Group 3 Final round |
| 4 | Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 628 | 599 | 1.048 | |
| 5 | Venezuela | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1.273 | 576 | 557 | 1.034 | |
| 6 | Qatar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 477 | 480 | 0.994 | |
| 7 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 556 | 552 | 1.007 | |
| 8 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 0.769 | 537 | 549 | 0.978 | |
| 9 | Germany (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 534 | 535 | 0.998 | Group 3 Final round |
| 10 | Mexico | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | 546 | 590 | 0.925 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 423 | 478 | 0.885 | |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 397 | 475 | 0.836 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

#### Week 1
##### Pool A3

* Venue: Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:30 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Venezuela | 22–25 | 26–28 | 20–25 | | 68–78 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Qatar | 25–15 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 93–79 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 16:30 | Venezuela | 3–1 | Qatar | 25–27 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 25–23 | 102–90 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 20:00 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 15:30 | Qatar | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–22 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–87 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 19:00 | Venezuela | 1–3 | Slovenia | 25–23 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 93–99 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B3

* Venue: Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City, Mexico
* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 18:00 | Montenegro | 3–2 | Germany | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 108–100 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 21:00 | Mexico | 2–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 104–111 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 18:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Spain | 20–25 | 28–26 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | 81–101 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 20:40 | Mexico | 1–3 | Montenegro | 19–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 88–96 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 16:00 | Spain | 2–3 | Montenegro | 27–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 106–111 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 19:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Germany | 25–21 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 25–17 | | 90–83 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool C3

* Venue: Kozani New Indoor Sports Hall, Kozani, Greece
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 30–28 | 25–15 | | 80–63 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 21:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Greece | 16–25 | 26–28 | 18–25 | | 60–78 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | 78–71 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 29–27 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 79–67 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 97–86 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 2
##### Pool D3

* Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–17 | 25–17 | 27–29 | 26–24 | 103–87 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–12 | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Qatar | 21–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | 62–76 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Qatar | 22–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 29–27 | 101–96 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool E3

* Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
* All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 16:00 | Montenegro | 2–3 | Venezuela | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 13–15 | 98–99 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 22:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Mexico | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 97–82 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 16:00 | Mexico | 2–3 | Venezuela | 25–22 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 99–110 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 22:00 | Tunisia | 3–2 | Montenegro | 22–25 | 25–27 | 31–29 | 26–24 | 19–17 | 123–122 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 16:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Montenegro | 25–18 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | 83–93 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 22:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Venezuela | 28–26 | 25–27 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 103–94 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool F3

* Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
* All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 12:10 | Spain | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 20–25 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 88–99 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 15:40 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Germany | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–27 | | 65–77 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 12:10 | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Germany | 25–23 | 16–25 | 30–28 | 25–21 | 96–97 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 15:40 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 12:10 | Germany | 3–1 | Spain | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 96–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 15:40 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 92–98 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Group 3

* Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

#### Final four (Week 3)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 July | 1 July |
| Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 July | 2 July |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 July | 2 July |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Germany | 1 |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Germany | 1 |
| 1 July | 1 July | Slovenia | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | 3 |
| Greece | 0 | | |
| Greece | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 2 July | 2 July |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| | | Greece | 3 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Jul | 20:10 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Greece | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Jul | 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Greece | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 18–25 | | 87–99 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Jul | 17:10 | Germany | 1–3 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | | 82–96 | P2 P3 |

### Group 2

* Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
* All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

#### Final four (Week 4)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 9 July | 9 July |
| Canada | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 10 July | 10 July |
| Turkey | 0 | 10 July | 10 July |
| Turkey | 0 | Canada | 3 |
| 9 July | 9 July | | Canada | 3 |
| 9 July | 9 July | Portugal | 0 |
| Portugal | 3 | Portugal | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 10 July | 10 July |
| | | Turkey | 1 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jul | 16:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Turkey | 26–24 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 76–64 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 19:00 | Portugal | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 29–27 | | 97–98 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 15:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 30–28 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 97–103 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 18:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–15 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |

### Group 1

* Venue: Tauron Arena, Kraków, Poland
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

#### Pool play (Week 5)
##### Pool J1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 195 | 194 | 1.005 | Semifinals |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 213 | 208 | 1.024 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 192 | 198 | 0.970 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:30 | Poland | 3–2 | France | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 28–26 | 15–12 | 106–105 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Jul | 20:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | | 86–93 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Jul | 17:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | France | 20–25 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 102–108 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool K1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 188 | 167 | 1.126 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 160 | 171 | 0.936 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 206 | 216 | 0.954 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 | United States | 1–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 25–27 | 28–26 | 21–25 | | 96–103 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Jul | 20:30 | Brazil | 3–2 | United States | 24–26 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 113–110 | P2 P3 |

#### Final four (Week 5)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 16 July | 16 July |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Italy | 2 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Italy | 2 | Serbia | 3 |
| 16 July | 16 July | | Serbia | 3 |
| 16 July | 16 July | Brazil | 0 |
| France | 1 | Brazil | 0 |
| Brazil | 3 | | |
| Brazil | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 17 July | 17 July |
| | | Italy | 0 |
| | | France | 3 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Italy | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 15–11 | 106–105 | P2 P3 |
| 16 Jul | 20:45 | France | 1–3 | Brazil | 16–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 31–33 | | 98–109 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 17:30 | Italy | 0–3 | France | 23–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 64–75 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Brazil |
| | France |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Poland |
| 5 | United States |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 10 | Argentina |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
| 12 | Australia |
| 13 | Canada |
| 14 | Portugal |
| 15 | Netherlands |
| 16 | Turkey |
| 17 | Finland |
| 18 | Czech Republic |
| 19 | China |
| 20 | Egypt |
| 21 | Slovakia |
| 22 | Cuba |
| 23 | South Korea |
| 24 | Japan |
| 25 | Slovenia |
| 26 | Germany |
| 27 | Greece |
| 28 | Chinese Taipei |
| 29 | Montenegro |
| 30 | Venezuela |
| 31 | Qatar |
| 32 | Spain |
| 33 | Tunisia |
| 34 | Mexico |
| 35 | Kazakhstan |
| 36 | Puerto Rico |
* 2016 World League champions
* Serbia 1st title
* 14-man Roster for Group 1 Final Round
* Aleksandar Okolić, Uroš Kovačević, Milan Katić, Aleksa Brđović, Dragan Stanković (c), Marko Ivović, Nikola Jovović, Miloš Nikić, Tomislav Dokić, Dražen Luburić, Neven Majstorović, Marko Podraščanin, Nikola Rosić, Srećko Lisinac
* Head coach
* Nikola Grbić

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Marko Ivović
* Best setter
    Simone Giannelli
* Best outside spikers
    Marko Ivović
    Antonin Rouzier
* Best middle blockers
    Maurício Souza
    Srećko Lisinac
* Best opposite spiker
    Wallace de Souza
* Best libero
    Jenia Grebennikov

## Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 10 July 2016.

### Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | Points | Name | Points | Name | Points |
| 1 | Tsvetan Sokolov | 155 | Ahmed Elkotb | 188 | Marko Bojić | 125 |
| 2 | Gert Van Walle | 153 | Wouter Ter Maat | 178 | Kervin Piñerua | 116 |
| 3 | Wallace de Souza | 130 | Olli-Pekka Ojansivu | 171 | Mitja Gasparini | 113 |
| 4 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 124 | Alexandre Ferreira | 164 | Chen Chien-chen | 100 |
| 5 | Luca Vettori | 123 | Kunihiro Shimizu | 158 | Rafail Koumentakis | 99 |

### Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | % | Name | % | Name | % |
| 1 | Wallace de Souza | 55.90 | Baturalp Burak Güngör | 56.95 | Steven Morales | 55.70 |
| 2 | Uroš Kovačević | 55.56 | Michal Finger | 53.95 | Rafail Koumentakis | 55.06 |
| 3 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 54.59 | Maarten van Garderen | 52.97 | Andreas-Dimitrios Frangos | 54.97 |
| 4 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 53.15 | John Gordon Perrin | 52.50 | Wang Ming-chun | 54.48 |
| 5 | Antonin Rouzier | 52.63 | Alexandre Ferreira | 51.59 | Andrés Villena | 53.01 |

### Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Simon Van De Voorde | 0.74 | Jasper Diefenbach | 0.82 | Gojko Ćuk | 1.07 |
| 2 | Sebastián Solé | 0.69 | Tommi Siirilä | 0.76 | Omar Agrebi | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dmitry Musersky | 0.69 | Chen Longhai | 0.60 | Ibrahim Ibrahim | 0.86 |
| 4 | Mohammad Mousavi | 0.68 | Graham Vigrass | 0.54 | Tomás Aguilera | 0.77 |
| 5 | Srećko Lisinac | 0.59 | Thomas Koelewijn | 0.53 | Jonathan Quijada | 0.72 |

### Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 0.52 | Olli-Pekka Ojansivu | 0.55 | Mitja Gasparini | 0.71 |
| 2 | Srećko Lisinac | 0.47 | Hossam Abdalla | 0.51 | Marko Bojić | 0.46 |
| 3 | Simone Giannelli | 0.43 | Donovan Dzavoronok | 0.47 | Kervin Piñerua | 0.40 |
| 4 | Ivan Zaytsev | 0.40 | Seo Jae-duck | 0.36 | Klemen Čebulj | 0.39 |
| 5 | Cristian Poglajen | 0.39 | Kunihiro Shimizu | 0.34 | Pedro Rangel | 0.27 |

### Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Benjamin Toniutti | 9.06 | Han Sun-soo | 11.97 | José Carrasco | 9.08 |
| 2 | Grzegorz Łomacz | 8.82 | Li Runming | 11.53 | Sergey Kuznetsov | 8.84 |
| 3 | Sergey Grankin | 6.90 | TJ Sanders | 9.44 | Khaled Ben Slimene | 7.17 |
| 4 | Simone Giannelli | 5.93 | Eemi Tervaportti | 8.71 | Huang Pei-hung | 6.59 |
| 5 | Luciano De Cecco | 5.83 | Hossam Abdalla | 6.06 | Mehdi Ben Cheikh | 6.39 |

### Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Jenia Grebennikov | 3.03 | Lauri Kerminen | 2.50 | Nikola Lakčević | 2.31 |
| 2 | Alexis González | 2.25 | Ahmed Mohamed | 1.66 | Tayeb Korbosli | 2.09 |
| 3 | Luke Perry | 2.23 | TJ Sanders | 1.56 | Ismaïl Moalla | 1.78 |
| 4 | Paweł Zatorski | 2.18 | Blair Cameron Bann | 1.54 | Jesús Rangel | 1.65 |
| 5 | Erik Shoji | 2.12 | Tong Jiahua | 1.37 | Héctor Mata | 1.52 |

### Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.
| | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Rank | Name | % | Name | % | Name | % |
| 1 | Rafał Buszek | 59.47 | Tong Jiahua | 66.44 | Héctor Mata | 61.03 |
| 2 | Taylor Sander | 57.96 | Jung Ji-seok | 65.12 | Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi | 59.35 |
| 3 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 56.29 | Blair Cameron Bann | 64.18 | Lin Yung-shun | 59.28 |
| 4 | Erik Shoji | 56.25 | John Gordon Perrin | 60.81 | Jhonlen Barreto | 58.91 |
| 5 | Jenia Grebennikov | 56.10 | Lauri Kerminen | 60.67 | Roman Fartov | 58.33 |