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32-563: From 2018, the World League and World Grand Prix was replaced by the men's and women's Nations League and men's and women's Challenger Cup. The World League was created in 1990 as part of the intensive marketing programme that would become a distinctive mark of the FIVB 's activities near the end of the century. The idea was to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing an annual competition that would appeal to audiences all over

64-577: A compelling on-court narrative, easier for fans to engage with and understand. The International Volleyball Federation has partnered with global brand strategy and design firm Landor Associates to create the Volleyball Nations League branding. Landor has also contributed with in-stadium and on-screen television graphics, staff uniforms, designs for the World Volleyball app, medals and the winning trophy. Microsoft ,

96-474: A pool at least once. The teams are divided into 4 pools of 4 teams in each week and compete five weeks long, with a total of 120 matches. The top five teams after the round-robin tournament join the hosts in the final round. The relegation will consider the four challenger teams and the last ranked challenger team will be excluded from the next edition. The winners of the Challenger Cup would qualify for

128-544: A pool take place over a weekend in the same city. When all matches of the preliminary round have been played, the top five teams in the overall standings qualify for the final round, and the remaining ones leave the competition. The host nation automatically qualifies for the final round. 16 national teams will compete in the inaugural edition of the tournament; 12 core teams, which are always qualified, and 4 challenger teams, which can face relegation. The 16 teams compete in round-robin tournament, with every core team hosting

160-619: A second gold medal, beating the Italians in three straight sets. With further titles each year from 2003 to 2007, and winning another titles in 2009 and 2010, the Brazilians were the preeminent at the start of the 21st century, being also World and Olympic Champions. The interruptions to Brazil's dominance came in 2002, when Russia took the title, and in 2008, with the United States winning gold and gaining positive momentum going into

192-541: Is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament was played between 20 and 24 June 2018 in Matosinhos , Portugal. The Portugal team won the inaugural edition, defeating Czech Republic counterpart in the final and qualified for

224-717: The 2019 Nations League . The tournament was first announced in October 2017 (alongside the announcement of the Nations League ) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations. The Challenger Cup serves as a qualifying tournament for the aforementioned Nations League. The FIVB Challenger Cup is held before the Nations League's Final Round (in 2018 and 2019 editions) but changed it in 2022 edition and

256-492: The Beijing Olympics . The FIVB is constantly adapting the World League's competition formula to improve competitiveness and to make the games more attractive to the audience. Nevertheless, a few basic rules and restrictions will probably remain unchanged in the following years. List of hosts by number of final round championships hosted. Brazil and Italy are the only teams that participated in all editions of

288-472: The FIVB would drastically change the format for both the 2018 World League and World Grand Prix . According to the reports, starting from 2018, the World League and the World Grand Prix would have only one Group (no more Groups 1, 2 and 3) of 16 national teams. In October 2017, the FIVB announced, via a press release, the creation of the men's and women's Volleyball Nations League, confirming

320-469: The FIVB decided to postpone the Nations League until after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Finally, the FIVB canceled the 2020 edition and confirmed Italy as the host of the final stage of the 2021 VNL. In February 2024, the FIVB announced that the competition will be expand to 18 teams from the 2025 edition onwards while the core and challenge teams' status will be abolished with

352-445: The FIVB global audience and improve fan engagement. According to the FIVB, the prize money is equal for both the men's and women's VNL as per the FIVB's gender equality policy. At the preliminary round, the winning team is awarded US$ 9,500 for every win and the losing team is awarded US$ 4,250. Prize money allocated to teams based on their final place in the final round: Fair Play Award : This first fair play award of US$ 15,000

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384-455: The Finals. The 16 teams will be divided into 2 groups of eight. Each team will play with 12 matches during the three weeks of the preliminary round. Two pools of eight teams will compete in four matches of six days of competition (Tuesday – Sunday). The new competition format allows for a one-week gap between events. The total number of matches in the pool phase will be 96. The Finals will see

416-499: The World League. FIVB Volleyball Men%27s Nations League The FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League is an annual international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between May and July 2018, with the final taking place in Lille , France. Russia won

448-423: The action closer to fans around the world. By pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation and digital broadcasting, spectators at home would witness new and diverse angles, showcasing the world class athleticism of each nation's best players. For the first time, the FIVB, in collaboration with the sports marketing company IMG , would take complete control of content production, maximizing quality and promoting

480-453: The eight strongest teams moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches. The total number of matches in the final phase will be 8. The VNL will expand to 18 teams from 2025 alongside format changes that will elevate the VNL experience for athletes, fans, and all stakeholders. To facilitate

512-604: The five continental confederations as follows: The Continental Confederations, responsible for determining the teams that will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup, are free to organise their Continental Qualification Tournament or use an existing competition to define the qualified team(s). The FIVB Challenger Cup held before the FIVB Volleyball Nations League Finals (in 2018 and 2019 editions) but changed it in 2022 edition and

544-455: The former World League, the competition will be divided in two phases, albeit with changes in the competition formula: a preliminary round, with a system of rotating host cities, and a final round played in a pre-selected host city. The preliminary round is held over five weeks, versus three in the World League. Each week, the participating teams are organized in pools, and each team plays one match against all other teams in its pool. All games in

576-485: The gold in 1997. In 1998, the winners were Cuba , while in 1999 and 2000 Italy won again. As can be seen, Italy were clearly the dominant team in the first decade of the World League: from 1990 to 2000, the World League was played 11 times, and Italy took gold eight times, while the remaining three titles were won by three different teams. Italy's supremacy in the World League began to wane in 2001, when Brazil won

608-595: The highest number of green cards received during the VNL Finals will be rewarded a cash prize of US$ 30,000. In case of a tie, the best-ranked team will be awarded. The players selected for the Dream Team receive US$ 10,000 each while the MVP is given US$ 30,000. The FIVB announced that the 2019 Volleyball Nations League (both men's and women's) attracted a cumulative global audience of more than 1.5 billion. This number

640-412: The inaugural edition, defeating France in the final. In July 2018, the FIVB announced that USA would host the next three editions of the men's Volleyball Nations League Finals, from 2019–2021‌. However, the host selection was changed due to a scheduling conflict with the U.S. Independence Day . The FIVB then confirmed Turin , Italy as the new host of the final stage of 2020 VNL, but on 13 March 2020

672-428: The multinational technology company, has signed an agreement with the FIVB that the international federation vows will change the way the sport of volleyball is consumed while heightening the fan experience during match days as well as in the digital space. Under the tie-up, the "Microsoft Sports Digital Platform" has been created to create new digital services and deliver personalised content on demand in order to boost

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704-450: The next edition as a challenger team. The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The first ranked teams play against the second ranked teams in this round. The winners of the semifinals advance to compete for the Nations League title. The new format is applied to 2022 edition. The whole competition still be divided into two phases: The pool phase and

736-495: The reform, there will be no relegation for the VNL 2024 participating teams, while the winner of the 2024 Volleyball Challenger Cup, plus the top ranked not-yet-qualified team as per the Senior Volleyball World Ranking, will join the participating teams of the VNL 2025. As of the 2025 edition, the core team status shall be abolished with the last team in the competition's final standing relegated, and

768-623: The reformed format. The creation of the tournament was announced in October 2017 (alongside the announcement of the Challenger Cup ) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations. The Nations League replaced the World League , a former annual men's international event that ran between 1990 and 2017 . A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League . In June 2017, Argentinian website Voley Plus reported that

800-471: The semifinals advance to compete for the Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations League as a challenger team. The eight qualified teams play in a knockout stage format. The top four teams in the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winner of the quarterfinal 1 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 4 and the winner of

832-433: The top team not yet qualified as per the Senior Volleyball World Ranking promoted into the following edition of the VNL. The FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup will be a competition for national teams which will run in concurrence with the Volleyball Nations League. The Challenger Cup will consist of teams not participating in the current edition of the Volleyball Nations League and will feature one host team and seven teams from

864-482: The tournaments as a replacement for the World League and World Grand Prix. According to the press release, the goal of the tournament would be to revolutionize volleyball competitions, making it one of the most important events in the history of the sport, presenting volleyball in a way that has never been experienced before, building on the innovative sports presentation on display at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and bringing

896-626: The winner earns the right to participate in the next year's Nations League as a challenger team. The lowest ranked Challenger team of the current edition of the VNL will play the Volleyball Challenger Cup (VCC) held after the VNL. The winner of the current edition of the VCC shall be promoted and compete in the next edition of the VNL. List of hosts by number of final round championships hosted. FIVB Men%27s Volleyball Challenger Cup The FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

928-408: The winner earns the right to participate in the next year's Nations League. A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup . The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The first ranked teams play against the second ranked teams in this round. The winners of

960-712: The world. In the 1990s, the Italians dominated the World League, winning the first three tournaments in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Playing at home, Brazil , at the time the Olympic champions, managed to take the gold in 1993, but Italy regained the title in 1994 and 1995. In 1996, foreshadowing what would happen just a couple of months later at the Atlanta Olympic Games , the Netherlands beat them in an extremely tight five-set match, before Italy once again won

992-404: Was an increase of 200 million from the 2018 VNL. In total, more than 600,000 tickets were sold in the 2019 VNL. The cumulative global audience grew by a remarkable 48% growth from 2022 to 2023. Moreover, the sponsorship value of the VNL increased by 27%, and TV viewership increased by 13% to 630 million. The VNL 2023 also captivated a vast audience with a social media reach of 214 million. As in

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1024-435: Was awarded to the men's team of Poland in VNL 2022 Finals as they admitted to touching the ball in blocking, or the net multiple times during Finals. Starting from VNL 2023 finals, A new system of rewarding fair play is introduced. For the first time in international competition, green cards will be shown to players who admit to a block touch or a net touch and thus help save time from unnecessary video challenges. The team with

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