On the evening of the 29th Beijing time, the FiVB announced on its official website and social media accounts that the Chinese men's volleyball team, which was absent from last year's World Men's Volleyball League due to the epidemic, has confirmed to participate in the "2022 World Men's Volleyball League" (VNL, also translated: National League).
This year's World Men's Volleyball League will be unveiled in Brasilia, Brazil and Ottawa, Canada, on June 7, the first leg of the Chinese men's volleyball team expedition to Brasilia, in which the Chinese men's volleyball team will play against Iran, Japan, Slovenia and the host Brazil men's volleyball team.
Later this year, the "2022 Men's Volleyball World Championship" will be held in Poland, Slovenia and other European countries, and the Chinese men's volleyball team has also qualified for the competition.
Chinese men's volleyball team "2022 World Men's Volleyball League" sub-station group stage competition schedule (Beijing time):
Week 1 Group 1 (Brasilia, Brazil)
June 8 (Wed) 05:00 China vs Iran ;
June 10(5) 02:00 Japan vs China ;
12 June 02:00 Slovenia vs China ;
Sunday, June 12, 21:00 Brazil vs China.
Week 2 Panel 3 (Quezon City Station, Philippines)
22 June (Wed) 15:00 China vs France ;
23 June (Thu) 15:00 China vs Germany ;
24 June (Fri) 15:00 Argentina vs China ;
Sunday, June 26, 19:00 Italy vs China.
Group 6 of the third week (Gdansk, Poland)
6 July (Wed) 21:00 Netherlands vs China ;
8 July (Fri) 21:00 China vs Bulgaria ;
9 July (Sat) 21:00 Poland vs China ;
Sunday, July 10, 21:00 China vs Serbia.
* In the stage of the sub-station competition, the Chinese men's volleyball team did not have the opportunity to play against the United States, Australia and Canada;
* Gdansk match times may also be subject to correction (the official website currently does not match local time and Beijing time).
The finals of this year's World Men's Volleyball League will be held on July 20-24, and the matching city has not yet been determined. If it is the same format as the women's volleyball team, the top eight teams in the sub-station ranking are eligible to participate.