The 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 22nd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 27 May to 10 July 2011. The Final Round was held in Gdańsk, Poland. Qualification Top 14 teams of the 2010 edition directly qualified. and qualified through the qualification. replaced , who withdrew from the tournament. replaced , who withdrew from the tournament. Pools composition 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 top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Poland finish lower than second in Pool A, they will still qualify along with the best three second place teams across all four pools. Pool A |} Week 1 |} Week 2 |} Week 3 |} Week 4 |} Week 5 |} Week 6 |} Pool B |} Week 1 |} Week 2 |} Week 3 |} Week 4 |} Week 5 |} Week 6 |} Pool C |} Week 1 |} Week 2 |} Week 3 |} Week 4 |} Week 5 |} Week 6 |} Pool D |} Week 1 |} Week 2 |} Week 3 |} Week 4 |} Week 5 |} Week 6 |} Final round Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). Pool play Pool E |} |} Pool F |} |} Final four Semifinals |} 3rd place match |} Final |} Final standing Awards Most Valuable Player Maxim Mikhaylov Best Scorer Bartosz Kurek Best Spiker Théo Lopes Best Blocker Maxim Mikhaylov Best Server Dmitriy Muserskiy Best Setter Luciano De Cecco Best Receiver Murilo Endres Best Libero Krzysztof Ignaczak External links Official website Final Standing 2011 FIVB World League Sport in Sopot