Men Volleyball IX Universiade 1977 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Saturday, 27th August

Men Volleyball IX Universiade 1977 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Saturday, 27th August - Gold Medal: Bulgaria

Women Tournament 1977

Finals
Game	date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set1	set2	set3	set4	s5
Final	27.08.77	Bulgaria	3-1	Czechoslovakia	57-40	15-2	15-12	12-15	15-11
3-4	27.08.77	South Korea	3-2	Soviet Union	65-65	12-15	15-13	15-10	8-15	15-12
5-6	27.08.77	Romania	3-1	Cuba	50-37	15-2	15-13	5-15	15-7
7-8	27.08.77	Yugoslavia	3-2	United States
9-10	27.08.77	Japan	3--	Brazil
11-12	27.08.77	Italy	3--	Mexico
13-14	26.08.77	Canada	3--	Egypt
15-16	26.08.77	Netherlands	3--	Turkey
17-18	26.08.77	Belgium	3--	Tunisia
19-20	26.08.77	Lebanon	3--	Algeria

Semi-Finals (1/2)).

Game	date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set1	set2	set3	set4
1/2	26.08.77	Czechoslovakia	3-1	Soviet Union	57-41	15-2	12-15	15-13	15-11
1/2	26.08.77	Bulgaria	3-1	South Korea	54-50	15-12	9-15	15-9	16-14
5-8	26.08.77	Romania	3-0	United States	45-33	15-12	15-12	15-9
5-8	26.08.77	Cuba	3-1	Yugoslavia
9-12	26.08.77	Japan	3-2	Italy
9-12	26.08.77	Brazil	3-0	Mexico
13-16	26.08.77	Canada	3-1	Netherlands
13-16	26.08.77	Egypt	3-2	Turkey
17-20	26.08.77	Belgium	3-1	Algeria
17-20	26.08.77	Tunisia	3--	Lebanon

Bulgaria: Ivanov, Valchev, Arshinkov, Angelov, Zlatanov, Krumov, Tsanov, K, Simeonov, Draganov, Nikolov. Coaches: Sava Robev and D. Karov.

Other national teams: Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia.

Final Ranking

1. Bulgaria

2. Czechoslovakia

3. South Korea

4. Soviet Union

eliminated in Second Groups Round

5. Romania

6. Cuba

7. Yugoslavia

8. United States

9. Japan

10.Brazil

11.Italy

12.Mexico

eliminated in First Groups Round

13.Canada

14.Egypt

15.Netherlands

16.Turkey

17.Belgium

18.Tunisia

19.Lebanon

20.Algeria

21.Kuwait

22.Greece

23.Sudan

Second Groups Round

First 2 to 1/2 Finals. Rest to Classification.

	Group G	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	Czec	Bulg	Cuba	UnSt	Ital	Mexi
1.	Czechoslovakia	10	5(2)	0	15:5^3.00	277/192^1.443	5	-----	3:2^63-58	3:2^66-59	3:1^58-43	3:0^45-19	3:0^45-13
2.	Bulgaria	8	3	2(1)	12:8^1.50	254/215^1.181	5		-----		3:0^45-20	3:1^50-44	3:1^60-32
3.	Cuba	8	3	2(1)	11:8^1.38	160/129^1.240	5		3:1^56-41	-----		3:1	3:0^45-22
4.	United States	8	3(1)	2	10:9^1.11	63/103^0.612	5			3:0	-----	3:2	3:1
5.	Italy	6	1	4(1)	7:13^0.54	63/95^0.663	5					-----	3:1
6.	Mexico	5	0	5	3:15^0.20	67/150^0.447	5						-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
20.08.77		Czechoslovakia	3-1	United States	58-43	15-8	15-13	13-15	15-7
20.08.77		Cuba	3-1	Italy
20.08.77		Bulgaria	3-1	Mexico	60-32	15-17	15-3	15-4	15-8
played at Hristo Botev Hall
21.08.77	14:00	Italy	3-1	Mexico
21.08.77	15:30	United States	3-0	Cuba
21.08.77	17:00	Czechoslovakia	3-2	Bulgaria	63-58	15-6	11-15	7-15	15-12	15-10
22.08.77	09:00	United States	3-1	Mexico
22.08.77	15:30	Bulgaria	3-1	Italy	50-44	5-15	15-9	15-12	15-8
22.08.77	18:30	Czechoslovakia	3-2	Cuba	66-59	12-15	15-7	9-15	15-12	15-10
24.08.77	10:30	Cuba	3-0	Mexico	45-22	15-7	15-11	15-4
24.08.77	14:00	Czechoslovakia	3-0	Italy	45-19	15-7	15-10	15-2
24.08.77	15:30	Bulgaria	3-0	United States	45-20	15-1	15-11	15-8
25.08.77	09:00	United States	3-2	Italy
25.08.77	10:30	Czechoslovakia	3-0	Mexico	45-13	15-7	15-1	15-5
25.08.77	18:30	Cuba	3-1	Bulgaria	56-41	15-11	15-4	11-15	15-11

	Group F	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	SoKo	SoUn	Roma	Yugo	Braz	Japa
1.	South Korea	9	4(1)	1	13:6^2.17	166/129^1.287	5	-----		3:2^64-63	3:1^57-45	3:0^45-21	3:0
2.	Soviet Union	9	4(1)	1	13:7^1.86	169/152^1.112	5	3:1	-----	3:1^57-45		3:0	3:2^67-44
3.	Romania	8	3	2(1)	12:7^1.71	264/248^1.065	5			-----	3:0^46-36	3:1^60-55	3:0^50-36
4.	Yugoslavia	8	3(1)	2	10:10^1.00	260/252^1.032	5		3:1^63-45		-----	3:1^57-47	3:2^59-57
5.	Brazil	6	1	4	5:13^0.38	123/162^0.759	5					-----	3:1
6.	Japan	5	0	5(2)	5:15^0.33	137/176^0.778	5						-----

date	date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
19.08.77		South Korea	3-2	Romania	64-63	8-15	15-12	17-15	9-15	15-6
20.08.77		Soviet Union	3-0	Brazil
20.08.77		Yugoslavia	3-2	Japan	59-57	9-15	15-12	5-15	15-10	15-5
played at Minyor hall, Pernik
21.08.77	15:00	Soviet Union	3-1	Romania	57-45	15-11	15-12	12-15	15-7
21.08.77	16:30	South Korea	3-0	Japan
21.08.77	18:00	Yugoslavia	3-1	Brazil	57-47	11-15	16-14	15-8	15-10
22.08.77	15:00	Brazil	3-1	Japan
22.08.77	16:30	Romania	3-0	Yugoslavia	46-36	16-14	15-13	15-9
22.08.77	18:00	Soviet Union	3-1	South Korea
24.08.77	15:00	South Korea	3-0	Brazil	45-21	15-9	15-6	15-6
24.08.77	16:30	Yugoslavia	3-1	Soviet Union	63-45	15-12	8-15	15-13	15-10
24.08.77	18:00	Romania	3-0	Japan	50-36	20-18	15-12	15-6
25.08.77	15:00	South Korea	3-1	Yugoslavia	57-45	15-12	12-15	15-12	15-6
25.08.77	16:30	Romania	3-1	Brazil	60-55	15-13	16-14	14-16	15-12
25.08.77	18:00	Soviet Union	3-2	Japan	67-44	10-15	15-8	12-15	15-2	15-4

Group I

date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
20.08.77	Egypt	3-0	Belgium
20.08.77	Netherlands	3-0	Sudan
20.08.77	Lebanon	3-2	Greece
21.08.77	Netherlands	3-0	Lebanon
21.08.77	Egypt	3-0	Sudan
21.08.77	Belgium	---	Greece
22.08.77	Greece	3-1	Sudan
22.08.77	Egypt	3-2	Netherlands
22.08.77	Belgium	3-1	Lebanon
24.08.77	Egypt	3-0	Lebanon	47-31	17-15	15-8	15-8
24.08.77	Belgium	3-0	Sudan	45-8	15-1	15-2	15-5
24.08.77	Netherlands	3-1	Greece
25.08.77	Lebanon	3-0	Sudan
25.08.77	Egypt	3-0	Greece
25.08.77	Netherlands	3-1	Belgium

Group K

date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
20.08.77	Turkey	3-0	Kuwait
20.08.77	Canada	3-0	Algeria
--.08.77	Canada	---	Turkey
21.08.77	Tunisia	3-1	Algeria
22.08.77	Tunisia	3-1	Kuwait
22.08.77	Turkey	3-0	Algeria
24.08.77	Canada	3-0	Kuwait
--.08.77	Turkey	---	Tunisia
25.08.77	Algeria	3-0	Kuwait
--.08.77	Canada	---	Tunisia

First Groups Round

First 2 to Second Groups Round. Rest to Classification. Scores were transferred.

	Group A	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	Bulg	Mexi	Egyp	Belg
1.	Bulgaria	6	3	0	9:1^9.00	150/72^2.083	3	-----	3:1^60-32	3:0^45-18	3:0^45-22
2.	Mexico	5	2	1	7:4^1.75	132/112^1.179	3		-----	3:1^55-34	3:0^45-18
3.	Egypt	4	1	2	4:6^0.67	52/100^0.520	3			-----	3:0
4.	Belgium	3	0	3	0:9^0.00	40/90^0.444	3				-----

date	date	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Hristo Botev hall.
Thu 18.08.77	10:30	Bulgaria	3-0	Egypt	45-18	15-3	15-6	15-9
Thu 18.08.77	15:00	Mexico	3-0	Belgium	45-18	15-6	15-3	15-9
Fri 19.08.77	10:30	Mexico	3-1	Egypt	55-34	15-5	10-15	15-7	15-7
Fri 19.08.77	18:00	Bulgaria	3-0	Belgium	45-22	15-2	15-10	15-10
Sat 20.08.77	10:30	Egypt	3-0	Belgium
Sat 20.08.77	18:30	Bulgaria	3-1	Mexico	60-32	15-17	15-3	15-4	15-8

	Group B	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	SoUn	Braz	Turk	Kuwa
1.	Soviet Union	6	3	0	9:0^max	90/21^4.286	3	-----	3:0	3:0^45-17	3:0^45-4
2.	Brazil	5	2	1	6:3^2.00	45/9^5.000	3		-----	3:0	3:0^45-9
3.	Turkey	4	1	2	3:6^0.50	17/45^0.378	3			-----	3:0
4.	Kuwait	3	0	3	0:9^0.00	13/90^0.144	3				-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Cherveno Zname hall.
Thu 18.08.77	10:00	Soviet Union	3-0	Kuwait	45-4	15-1	15-0	15-3
Thu 18.08.77	16:00	Brazil	3-0	Turkey
Fri 19.08.77	10:30	Brazil	3-0	Kuwait	45-9	15-1	15-2	15-6
Fri 19.08.77	18:00	Soviet Union	3-0	Turkey	45-17	15-9	15-6	15-2
Sat 20.08.77	14:00	Turkey	3-0	Kuwait
Sat 20.08.77	18:30	Soviet Union	3-0	Brazil

	Group C	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	Cuba	Ital	Neth	Suda
1.	Cuba	6	3	0	9:1^9.00	0/0^max	3	-----	3:1	3:0	3:0
2.	Italy	5	2	1	7:3^2.33	45/20^2.250	3		-----	3:0^45-20	3:0
3.	Netherlands	4	1	2	3:6^0.50	20/45^0.444	3			-----	3:0
4.	Sudan	3	0	3	0:9^0.00	0/0^max	3				-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Minyor hall, Pernik.
Thu 18.08.77	14:00	Cuba	3-0	Sudan
Thu 18.08.77	18:30	Italy	3-0	Netherlands	45-20	15-4	15-7	15-9
Fri 19.08.77	15:30	Italy	3-0	Sudan
Fri 19.08.77	18:30	Cuba	3-0	Netherlands
Sat 20.08.77	14:00	Netherlands	3-0	Sudan
Sat 20.08.77	17:00	Cuba	3-1	Italy

	Group D	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	Yugo	Japa	Cana	Alge
1.	Yugoslavia	6	3(1)	0	9:2^4.50	149/98^1.520	3	-----	3:2^59-57	3:0^45-29	3:0^45-12
2.	Japan	5	2	1(1)	8:3^2.67	57/59^0.966	3		-----	3:0	3:0
3.	Canada	4	1	2	3:6^0.50	29/45^0.644	3			-----	3:0
4.	Algeria	3	0	3	0:9^0.00	12/45^0.267	3				-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Minyor hall, Pernik.
Thu 18.08.77	15:30	Japan	3-0	Algeria
Thu 18.08.77	17:00	Yugoslavia	3-0	Canada	45-29	15-9	15-13	15-7
Fri 19.08.77	14:00	Yugoslavia	3-0	Algeria	45-12	15-6	15-3	15-3
Fri 19.08.77	17:00	Japan	3-0	Canada
Sat 20.08.77	15:30	Canada	3-0	Algeria
Sat 20.08.77	18:30	Yugoslavia	3-2	Japan	59-57	9-15	15-12	5-15	15-10	15-5

	Group E	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	CzSl	UnSt	Leba	Gree
1.	Czechoslovakia	6	3	0	9:1^9.00	148/64^2.312	3	-----	3:1^58-43	3:0^45-13	3:0^45-8
2.	United States	5	2	1	7:3^2.33	43/58^0.741	3		-----	3:0	3:0
3.	Lebanon	4	1(1)	2	3:8^0.38	13/45^0.289	3			-----	3:2
4.	Greece	3	0	3(1)	2:9^0.22	8/45^0.178	3				-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Cherveno Zname hall.
Thu 18.08.77	11:30	Czechoslovakia	3-0	Greece	45-8	15-3	15-0	15-8
Thu 18.08.77	13:00	United States	3-0	Lebanon
Fri 19.08.77	14:00	Czechoslovakia	3-0	Lebanon	45-13	15-4	15-6	15-3
Fri 19.08.77	15:30	United States	3-0	Greece
Sat 20.08.77	10:30	Lebanon	3-2	Greece
Sat 20.08.77	17:00	Czechoslovakia	3-1	United States	58-43	15-8	15-13	13-15	15-7

	Group F	pt	won	lst	sets	points	m	SoKo	Roma	Tuni
1.	South Korea	4	2(1)	0	6:2^3.00	109/72^1.514	2	-----	3:2^64-63	3:0^45-9
2.	Romania	3	1	1(1)	5:3^1.67	108/82^1.317	2		-----	3:0^45-18
3.	Tunisia	2	0	2	0:6^0.00	27/90^0.300	2			-----

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	points	set 1	set 2	set 3	set 4	set 5
played at Cherveno Zname hall.
Group F
Thu 18.08.77	14:30	South Korea	3-0	Tunisia	45-9	15-0	15-7	15-2
Fri 19.08.77	19:30	South Korea	3-2	Romania	64-63	8-15	15-12	17-15	9-15	15-6
Sat 20.08.77	15:30	Romania	3-0	Tunisia	45-18	15-4	15-8	15-6

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