# 1952 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1952 FIVB Men's World Championship was the second edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 29 August 1952 in Moscow, Soviet Union.

## Teams
### Pool A

* Bulgaria
* Finland
* Hungary
* Poland

### Pool B

* Romania
* Israel
* Lebanon
* Soviet Union (Host)

### Pool C

* Czechoslovakia
* France
* India

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 163 | 113 | 1.442 | 1st–6th place |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 142 | 82 | 1.732 | 1st–6th place |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 123 | 127 | 0.969 | 7th–11th place |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 29 | 135 | 0.215 | 7th–11th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Aug | Hungary | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–13 | 16–14 | 9–15 | 15–10 | | 55–52 |
| 17 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 15–8 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | | 45–19 |
| 19 Aug | Hungary | 3–2 | Poland | 8–15 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 63–56 |
| 19 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Finland | 15–2 | 15–0 | 15–3 | | | 45–5 |
| 20 Aug | Hungary | 3–0 | Finland | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–3 | | | 45–5 |
| 20 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Poland | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–10 | | | 45–22 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 35 | 3.857 | 1st–6th place |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 110 | 79 | 1.392 | 1st–6th place |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 75 | 116 | 0.647 | 7th–11th place |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 46 | 136 | 0.338 | 7th–11th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 17 Aug | Romania | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–9 | 15–1 | 15–2 | 45–12 |
| 17 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Israel | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–1 | 45–7 |
| 19 Aug | Israel | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–6 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–26 |
| 19 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Romania | 15–10 | 15–2 | 15–8 | 45–20 |
| 20 Aug | Romania | 3–0 | Israel | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–5 | 45–22 |
| 20 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–6 | 45–8 |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 30 | 3.000 | 1st–6th place |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 54 | 64 | 0.844 | 1st–6th place |
| 3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 40 | 90 | 0.444 | 7th–11th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 18 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | France | 15–4 | 15–2 | 15–3 | 45–9 |
| 19 Aug | France | 3–0 | India | 15–9 | 15–3 | 15–7 | 45–19 |
| 20 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | India | 15–10 | 15–3 | 15–8 | 45–21 |

### Final round
#### 7th–11th places

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 7 | Poland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 181 | 50 | 3.620 |
| 8 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 168 | 103 | 1.631 |
| 9 | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 167 | 186 | 0.898 |
| 10 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 138 | 183 | 0.754 |
| 11 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 58 | 190 | 0.305 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Aug | Lebanon | 3–2 | Israel | 15–17 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 16–14 | 74–69 |
| 22 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | India | 15–12 | 15–7 | 16–14 | | | 46–33 |
| 23 Aug | India | 3–0 | Finland | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–4 | | | 45–9 |
| 23 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Israel | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–1 | | | 45–6 |
| 24 Aug | India | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–7 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | | 45–30 |
| 24 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–2 | | | 45–3 |
| 25 Aug | India | 3–0 | Israel | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–9 | | | 45–18 |
| 25 Aug | Lebanon | 3–1 | Finland | 15–5 | 15–4 | 10–15 | 15–3 | | 55–27 |
| 26 Aug | Israel | 3–0 | Finland | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–1 | | | 45–19 |
| 26 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Lebanon | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–2 | | | 45–8 |

#### Final places

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 114 | 1.974 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 253 | 194 | 1.304 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 265 | 255 | 1.039 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 209 | 262 | 0.798 |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 218 | 264 | 0.826 |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 180 | 261 | 0.690 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | France | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–6 | | | 45–22 |
| 22 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–12 | | | 45–18 |
| 23 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 16–14 | 12–15 | 16–14 | 15–9 | | 59–52 |
| 23 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Hungary | 15–13 | 11–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–5 | 69–57 |
| 24 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | France | 15–11 | 15–11 | 10–15 | 15–4 | | 55–41 |
| 24 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Romania | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–10 | | | 45–21 |
| 25 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 15–10 | 15–5 | | | 45–26 |
| 26 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Romania | 15–3 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–10 |
| 26 Aug | Hungary | 3–0 | France | 15–6 | 16–14 | 15–9 | | | 46–29 |
| 27 Aug | Romania | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–11 | 11–15 | 15–11 | 15–13 | | 56–50 |
| 27 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | France | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | | 45–25 |
| 27 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 12–15 | 13–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 15–4 | 70–60 |
| 28 Aug | Romania | 3–2 | France | 15–12 | 15–11 | 14–16 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 70–63 |
| 29 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–8 | 20–22 | 15–13 | 15–4 | | 65–47 |
| 29 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–11 | 15–7 | 15–6 | | | 45–24 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Romania |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | India |
| 9 | Lebanon |
| 10 | Israel |
| 11 | Finland |
* 1952 Men's World champions
* Soviet Union 2nd title