2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 18th edition of the competition. It was held in Bangalore, India. The tournament took place from 6 to 10 December 2023.^[1][2]

2023 Men's Club World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	India
City	Bangalore
Dates	6–10 December
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Sir Sicoma Perugia (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Oleh Plotnytskyi
Best Setter	Simone Giannelli
Best OH	Oleh Plotnytskyi Marcus Vinícius
Best MB	Sebastián Solé Renan Michelucci
Best OPP	Dmitry Muserskiy
Best Libero	Maique Nascimento
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Attendance	11,746 (1,175 per match)
Official website
2022 Men's Club World Championship
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Sir Sicoma Perugia won their second title after defeating Itambé Minas in straight sets (3–0) in the final.^[3][4] Itambé Minas settle for silver and its also their first medal of the tournament.^[3] Suntory Sunbirds claimed bronze after they reverse sweeped Halkbank Spor Kulübü for the 3rd place match.^[3] Oleh Plotnytskyi was named the MVP of the tournament.^[3]

This were Ahmedabad Defenders, Halkbank Spor Kulübü and Suntory Sunbirds' first appearance at the Club World Championship.^[5]

Qualification

Team (Confederation)	Qualified as
Ahmedabad Defenders (AVC)	Hosts
Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (CSV)	2023 South American champions
Itambé Minas (CSV)	2023 South American runners-up
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle[A] (CEV)	2023 European champions
Jastrzębski Węgiel[B] (CEV)	2023 European runners-up
Suntory Sunbirds (AVC)	2023 Asian champions
Halkbank Spor Kulübü[8](CEV)	Wild card
Sir Sicoma Perugia[9] (CEV)

Notes

1. ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle withdrew to participate in the Club World Championship for the third time, citing a hectic schedule in the pre-Olympic season and concerns about the risks of traveling to India while competing.^[6] They were replaced by Halkbank Spor Kulübü.
2. Jastrzębski Węgiel declined the invitation to participate in the Club World Championship citing health and logistical concerns.^[7] They were replaced by Sir Sicoma Perugia.

Venue

All matches
Bangalore, India
Koramangala Indoor Stadium

Format

Preliminary round

Six teams are divided into two pools of three teams each in a round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.^[10]

Final round

Semifinals^[10]

A1 vs. B2

B1 vs. A2

Finals^[10]

Gold match: SFW1 vs. SFW2

Bronze march: SFL1 vs. SFL2

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B
Ahmedabad Defenders	Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei
Itambé Minas	Suntory Sunbirds
Sir Sicoma Perugia	Halkbank Spor Kulübü

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Source:^[11]

1. Number of victories
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner and 0 match point for the loser.

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner and 1 match point for the loser.

Preliminary round

• All times are Time in India (UTC+05:30).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Sir Sicoma Perugia	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	151	112	1.348	Semifinals
2	Itambé Minas	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	139	140	0.993
3	Ahmedabad Defenders	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	112	150	0.747

Source: Men's Club World Champs 2023 – Standings

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Dec	20:30	Ahmedabad Defenders	0–3	Itambé Minas	22–25	23–25	19–25			64–75	P2 Report
7 Dec	20:30	Sir Sicoma Perugia	3–0	Itambé Minas	25–18	26–24	25–22			76–64	P2 Report
8 Dec	20:30	Ahmedabad Defenders	0–3	Sir Sicoma Perugia	18–25	19–25	11–25			48–75	P2 Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Suntory Sunbirds	2	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	192	183	1.049	Semifinals
2	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	141	143	0.986
3	Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei	2	1	1	2	3	5	0.600	189	196	0.964

Source: Men's Club World Champs 2023 – Standings

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Dec	17:00	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	0–3	Suntory Sunbirds	23–25	23–25	16–25			62–75	P2 Report
7 Dec	17:00	Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei	3–2	Suntory Sunbirds	25–21	31–29	28–30	22–25	15–12	121–117	P2 Report
8 Dec	17:00	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	3–0	Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei	26–24	25–18	28–26			79–68	P2 Report

Final round

• All times are Time in India (UTC+05:30).

	Semifinals				Final
	9 December
	Sir Sicoma Perugia	3
					10 December
	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	0
					Sir Sicoma Perugia	3
	9 December
					Itambé Minas	0
	Suntory Sunbirds	2
	Itambé Minas	3
					3rd place match
					10 December
					Halkbank Spor Kulübü	2
					Suntory Sunbirds	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Dec	17:00	Sir Sicoma Perugia	3–0	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	25–14	25–16	31–29			81–59	P2 Report
9 Dec	20:30	Suntory Sunbirds	2–3	Itambé Minas	25–22	22–25	30–28	20–25	15–17	112–117	P2 Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Dec	17:00	Halkbank Spor Kulübü	2–3	Suntory Sunbirds	25–17	25–23	21–25	19–25	12–15	102–105	P2 Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Dec	20:30	Sir Sicoma Perugia	3–0	Itambé Minas	25–13	25–21	25–19			75–53	P2 Report

Final standing

Rank Team Sir Sicoma Perugia Itambé Minas Suntory Sunbirds 4 Halkbank Spor Kulübü 5 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei 6 Ahmedabad Defenders Source: Men's CWC 2023 – Final Standings

2023 Club World champions Sir Sicoma Perugia Second title Team Davide Candellaro, Tim Held, Simone Giannelli, Jesús Herrera, Alessandro Toscani, Wilfredo León (c), Wassim Ben Tara, Sebastián Solé, Roberto Russo, Massimo Colaci, Flávio Gualberto, Kamil Semeniuk, Oleh Plotnytskyi, Gregor Ropret Coach Angelo Lorenzetti

Awards

Source:^[3]

• Most valuable player

  Oleh Plotnytskyi (Sir Sicoma Perugia)

• Best setter

  Simone Giannelli (Sir Sicoma Perugia)

• Best outside spikers

  Oleh Plotnytskyi (Sir Sicoma Perugia)

  Marcus Vinícius (Itambé Minas)

• Best middle blockers

  Sebastián Solé (Sir Sicoma Perugia)

  Renan Michelucci (Itambé Minas)

• Best opposite spiker

  Dmitry Muserskiy (Suntory Sunbirds)

• Best libero

  Maique Nascimento (Itambé Minas)

See also

• 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship