The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 23rd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 18 May to 8 July 2012. The Final Round was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Qualification Top 13 teams of the 2011 edition and directly qualified. and qualified through the qualification. Pools composition The pools were announced on 17 December 2011. Squads Pool standing procedure Match points Number of matches won Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams 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 All times are local. The Final Round hosts Bulgaria, the winners of each pool and the best second place team among all pools will qualify for the Final Round. If Bulgaria are ranked first in Pool D, the two best second place teams of all pools will qualify for the Final Round. The schedule was confirmed on 10 February 2012. Pool A |} Week 1 Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu, Japan |} Week 2 Venue: Palacio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |} Week 3 Venue: Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia |} Week 4 Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia |} Pool B |} Week 1 Venue: Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |} Week 2 Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland |} Week 3 Venue: Ginásio Adib Moyses Dib, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |} Week 4 Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland |} Pool C |} Week 1 Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy |} Week 2 Venue: Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France |} Week 3 Venue: Yeomju Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea |} Week 4 Venue: Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, United States |} Pool D |} Week 1 Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |} Week 2 Venue: Polideportivo Almirante Brown, Burzaco, Argentina |} Week 3 Venue: Pavilhão Multiusos, Guimarães, Portugal |} Week 4 Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria |} Final round Venue: Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00). Pool play Pool E |} |} Pool F |} |} Final four Semifinals |} 3rd place match |} Final |} Final standing Awards Most Valuable Player Bartosz Kurek Best Scorer Todor Aleksiev Best Spiker Zbigniew Bartman Best Blocker Marcin Możdżonek Best Server Clayton Stanley Best Setter