1952 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1952 Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Soviet Union
Dates	17–29 August
Teams	11
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
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Israel Vs Soviet Union, 1952 FIVB Men's World Championship

The 1952 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the second edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 17 to 29 August 1952. Eleven nations participated in the tournament. Soviet Union claimed their second world title, by winning the Final Six round-robin tournament without dropping a set.

Pools composition

First round

Group A

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Hungary	6	3	0	9	3	3.000	163	113	1.442
2	Bulgaria	5	2	1	7	3	2.333	142	82	1.732
3	Poland	4	1	2	5	6	0.833	123	127	0.969
4	Finland	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	29	135	0.215

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

Group B

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Soviet Union	6	3	0	9	0	MAX	135	35	3.857
2	Romania	5	2	1	6	3	2.000	110	79	1.392
3	Israel	4	1	2	3	6	0.500	75	116	0.647
4	Lebanon	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	46	136	0.338

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	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

Group C

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czechoslovakia	4	2	0	6	0	MAX	90	30	3.000
2	France	3	1	1	3	3	1.000	54	64	0.844
3	India	2	0	2	0	6	0.000	40	90	0.444

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	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

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
7	Poland	8	4	0	12	0	MAX	181	50	3.620
8	India	7	3	1	9	3	3.000	168	103	1.631
9	Lebanon	6	2	2	6	9	0.667	167	186	0.898
10	Israel	5	1	3	5	9	0.556	138	183	0.754
11	Finland	4	0	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

Championship

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Soviet Union	10	5	0	15	0	MAX	225	114	1.974
2	Czechoslovakia	9	4	1	12	7	1.714	253	194	1.304
3	Bulgaria	8	3	2	11	9	1.222	265	255	1.039
4	Romania	7	2	3	7	12	0.583	209	262	0.798
5	Hungary	6	1	4	7	12	0.583	218	264	0.826
6	France	5	0	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 01 !  Soviet Union 02 !  Czechoslovakia 03 !  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

Russia national volleyball teams in 1952 FIVB World Championship

Israel men's national volleyball team in 1952 FIVB World Championship

External links

• Results at FIVB.org
• Sports Database

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